Fasoula Scores Career High As Eagles Fall To Penn State

GAME INFORMATION
ACC-BIG TEN CHALLENGE
Score: Penn State 60, Boston College 56
Records: Boston College (2-5), Penn State (5-2)
When: Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2016
Location: Conte Forum, Chestnut Hill, Mass.
BC Starters: G, Pineau; G, Mosetti; G, Hughes; F, Edwards; C, Fasoula.
PSU Starters: G, Carter; G, Page; G, Spann; F, Mitchell; C, Thomas.

BC HIGHLIGHTS

Sophomore Mariella Fasoula finished with career highs of 29 points and 14 field goals, and recorded nine rebounds. She shot 8-for-8 in the first half.
Senior Kelly Hughes contributed 12 points including two 3-pointers.
Freshman Georgia Pineau and senior Kailey Edwards each chipped in five assists.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Penn State's balanced scoring gave the Nittany Lions a 13-8 lead in the first quarter.
Boston College stormed back with a 16-0 run, taking a 22-13 lead with 8:52 left in the second quarter. Mariella Fasoula scored three straight lay ups early in the stretch. Kelly Hughes continued BC's momentum during the run with eight unanswered points, including two three-pointers and two free throws.
Penn State ended the half on a 12-4 run, which included eight points from Teniya Page. BC held on to a one point lead at the half, 31-30.
The Nittany Lions brought their momentum to the second half, taking a 41-33 lead with 5:22 left in the third quarter.
Boston College countered with a 6-0 stretch early in the fourth quarter. Hughes converted a layup to shrink Penn State's lead to 47-45 with 6:19 left in the game.
Penn State later held a 51-47 lead. But consecutive lay ups from Georgia Pineau and Fasoula tied the game at 51-51 with 2:34 remaining.
Following a free throw from Page, Fasoula took advantage of Penn State's heavy perimeter defense. Pineau hit the Eagles center for a wide-open layup. She got fouled on the play and sunk the free throw to give the Eagles a 54-52 lead with 1:05 left in the game.
Penn State took advantage of late foul shots, scoring its last four points from the charity stripe.

TEAM LEADERS
Boston College
Points: Mariella Fasoula, 29
Rebounds: Mariella Fasoula, 9
Assists: 2 tied with 5

Penn State
Points: Teniya Page, 24
Rebounds: Kaliyah Mitchell, 10
Assists: Lindsey Spann, 4

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
Ties: 3
Lead changes: 4
Largest lead: BC by 9, 2^nd Q – 9:45
BC led for: 14:20
PSU led for: 24:04
Game was tied for: 1:09
Points in the paint: BC 36, PSU 28
Points off turnovers: PSU 22, BC 9
Bench points: PSU 16, BC 5

GAME NOTES

Mariella Fasoula only needed to score seven to surpass 500 career points, which she did in the first quarter. Fasoula went 5-for-5 in in the first 10 minutes.
Senior Kailey Edwards made her second start of the season, contributing four points and five assists.
Senior Kelly Hughes recorded eight rebounds. She has averaged 10 rebounds in the last two games as she had a season-high 12 boards Saturday against St. Francis Brooklyn.
Boston College shot 7-for-9 from the free-throw line.
Martina Mosetti played 28 minutes and had just one turnover as the Eagles point guard.
Eagles had 16 assists on 23 field goals in the game.

UP NEXT

Boston College will travel to New York to play at Fordham on Sunday at 2 p.m.

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