Eagles To Play At NC State on Thursday

Thursday, February 11

Raleigh, NC

7:30 PM

Boston College

NC State

February 10, 2016 | Women's Basketball

Eagles-Wolfpack at 7:30 p.m.

GAME INFORMATION
BOSTON COLLEGE (13-10, 1-9) at NC State (16-8, 7-4 ACC)
WHEN: Thursday, Feb. 11, 2016
TIME: 7:30 p.m.
WHERE: Holliday Gymnasium – Raleigh, N.C.
VIEW: GOPACK.COM
PLAY-BY-PLAY: Patrick Kinas
COLOR: Rachel Stockdale

ABOUT BC

Boston College (13-10, 1-9 ACC) is in the midst of a five-game skid. In the five games, BC has lost to UNC (86-78 on Sunday), No. 16/20 Miami by six points, Georgia Tech by six points, RV/RV Syracuse by one point and Wake Forest by six points.
The Eagles lost to UNC, 86-78, despite 26 points from Nicole Boudreau and 17 points and 10 rebounds from Kelly Hughes. BC ran into a hot team as UNC shot 53 percent for the game but 66.7 percent in the second half.
NC State (16-8, 7-4) is currently on a two-game skid with losses at Notre Dame and at Wake Forest. The Wolfpack are led by Dominique Anderson with 15.9 points per game average and 4.0 rebounds per game average. Miah Spencer averages 13.4 points, 4.9 rebounds and leads the Wolfpack with 118 assists.
In the first four ACC games of the 2016, BC has played four ranked teams - RV/RV Virginia Tech, No. 15/19 FSU, No. 3/3 Notre Dame and No. 19/22 Duke.
Senior Nicole Boudreau is coming off her best game of the season. Boudreau tied a program record when she hit eight three's vs. UNC. She finished with a career-high 26 points and eight assists. She moved into second on the all-time three's made list at BC and now is nine away from breaking the program record of 252.
Rookie Mariella Fasoula is second in the ACC and 25th in the country in field goal percentage (55.6). She is second on the team and the highest scoring rookie in the ACC (13.8 ppg.). Fasoula earned Eagle of the Week honors twice this season. She has notched double-figures in 17 games this season, including nine of the 10 ACC games this season.
Junior guard Kelly Hughes leads BC in scoring (14 ppg.) and rebounding (5.9 rpg.). She is also second in the ACC and eight in the nation in three-point field goals made (69). Hughes is also fourth in the conference and 42^nd in the nation in three-point field goal percentage (40.4%).
The Eagles are 34^th in the nation and fourth in the conference in field goal percentage (44.2%). The team is also 22^nd in the nation and second third in the ACC in total assists (388), while BC is 20^th in the nation and second in the ACC in assists per game (16.9).

PROBABLE STARTERS

Senior – Guard – Nicole Boudreau
Junior – Guard – Kelly Hughes
Senior – Forward – Alexa Coulombe
Sophomore – Guard – Martina Mosetti
Freshman – Center – Mariella Fasoula

BC vs. NC STATE

This will be the 19th game between BC and NC State. The Wolfpack lead the overall series, 10-8. The Eagles are 2-7 on the road against NC State.
Last season, BC defeated NC State, 64-59 in overtime at Conte Forum. BC led, 31-20 at the half. BC blew a, 52-42, lead with six minutes left. A game-tying three by NC State sent the game into overtime. Kelly Hughes, who finished with 16 points, led BC in overtime with four of the nine points to win the game.

LAST 3 GAMES

Boston College is 0-3 in the last three games. The Eagles have lost at Georgia Tech (62-56), vs. No. 16/20 Miami (67-62) and UNC (86-78).
The Eagles are shooting 45 percent from the floor and averaging 65 points per game in the three game run. BC's opponents are averaging 71.7 points per game and shooting 42.4 percent from the floor.
BC still struggles with taking care of the ball as the team is averaging 16.3 turnovers a game.
On the positive side, the Eagles love to share the ball and average 16 assists per game.

THIS DAY IN HISTORY

On Feb. 11, 2007, Boston College defeated Miami, 78-65, behind 23 points from senior guard Kindyll Dorsey and 21 points and 16 rebounds from senior forward Kathrin Ress. Senior point guard Sarah Marshall added 14 points, five rebounds and six assists. The Eagles pulled away late in the half when Dorsey hit a three with 6:36 to play for a 62-53 lead. Dorsey's seventh three of the game came with 4:36 and the lead grew to 68-55. The Eagles hit 20-of-24 free throws with Ress leading the way going 9-for-12.

NEXT UP

Fans come out and support the team on Sunday as the Eagles host Virginia at 5 p.m. at Conte Forum. The program will celebrate the Play4Kay Initiative and anyone wearing pink will gain free admission. Please visit the website www.play4kay.org - to learn more about the initiative.