Turnovers Doom Eagles Against Orange

Thursday, February 25

Chestnut Hill, Mass.

7:00 PM

Boston College

2-1314-14; ACC

Syracuse

13-323-6; ACC

Team	1	2	3	4	F
#18 Syracuse	22	17	13	19	71
Boston College	21	8	14	12	55

Photo by: John Quackenbos

February 25, 2016 | Women's Basketball

Box Score

BC falls to 14-14 on the season

GAME INFORMATION
Score: No. 18 Syracuse 71, Boston College 55
Records: Syracuse (23-6, 13-3 ACC), Boston College (14-14, 2-13 ACC)
BC Starters: Coulombe (F), Fasoula (C ), Boudreau (G), Hughes (G), Mosetti (G)
Syracuse Starters: Slim (F), Day (C ), Peterson (G), Butler (G), Sykes (G)
Location: Conte Forum, Chestnut Hill, Mass.
Press Conference

Game Highlights

Boston College began the game with hot shooting, however, Syracuse's full-court press proved too much to handle—the Eagles turned the ball over 33 times—as the team fell to the No. 18 Orange, 71-55, at Conte Forum in Chestnut Hill, Mass, on Sunday afternoon. Boston College is now 14-14 and 2-13 in the ACC while Syracuse moves to 23-6 and 13-3 in conference play.

BC HIGHLIGHTS

Senior guard Nicole Boudreau and senior forward Alexa Coulombe were honored prior to the game as part of Senior Day. Boudreau recorded eight points, four assists, three rebounds and two steals.
Freshman Mariella Fasoula led the team in points (15) and rebounds (eight).

HOW IT HAPPENED

The Orange opened the game with a 5-0 run and used a stingy full court press to force four turnovers in the quarter. The Eagles answered with a 7-0 run with Syracuse responding with one of its own. After both teams exchanged baskets, BC closed the quarter on a 7-0 run capped off by a buzzer-beating three-pointer from Boudreau to make it 22-21 Orange after one.
After a free-throw from freshman Mariella Fasoula tied it for the Eagles, Syracuse took off on a 5-0 run. Boston College would use a 7-2 run to pull even with the Orange at 29 with 6:46. However, that would be the last bucket the Eagles would score in the quarter as Syracuse scored 10 unanswered to take a 39-29 lead into the break.
A three from the Orange's Brianna Butler was the only points of the quarter until Fasoula sank a pair of free throws with 4:59 remaining. That would spark Boston College, as the team went on a 10-3 run, fueled by eight points from Hughes to pull within six. However, Syracuse's full-court press once again stymied the Eagles, with the Orange running off five points unanswered to close the quarter.
After trading buckets for the first couple minutes, Syracuse raced out on a 14-0 run to increase the lead to 69-47, putting the game out of reach.

TEAM LEADERS

Boston College
Points: Mariella Fasoula, 15
Rebounds: Fasoula, 8
Assists: Nicole Boudreau, Kailey Edwards, 4

Syracuse
Points: Brianna Butler, 19
Rebounds: Cornelia Fondren, 7
Assists: Fondren, 4

UP NEXT
Boston College will travel to South Bend to take on Notre Dame in the regular-season finale on Saturday, Feb. 27 at 1 p.m.

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