Eagles Fall To No. 2/3 Notre Dame, 70-58

Saturday, February 27

South Bend, Ind.

1:00 PM

Boston College

(14-15, 2-14)

Notre Dame

(28-1, 16-0)

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Boston College	12	12	11	23	58
Notre Dame	25	17	13	15	70

February 27, 2016 | Women's Basketball

Box Score

Kelly Hughes leads BC with 16 points.

GAME INFORMATION
Score: #2/3 Notre Dame 70, Boston College 58
Records: Boston College (14-15, 2-14 ACC), #2/3 Notre Dame (28-1, 16-0)
Location: Purcell Pavilion, Joyce Center – Notre Dame, Indiana
BC Starters: Boudreau (G), Mosetti (G), Hughes (G), Coulombe (F), Fasoula (C
ND Starters: Turner (F), Allen (G), Cable (G), Mabrey (G), Huffman (G)
ATT: 9,149
About The Game

Boston College fell to No. 2/3 Notre Dame, 70-58, at Purcell Pavilion on the campus of Notre Dame. The Eagles are now 14-15 on the season, while the Irish improved to 28-1 and 16-0 in the conference.

BC HIGHLIGHTS

Junior Kelly Hughes led BC with 16 points while sophomore Marti Mosetti and freshman Mariella Fasoula each chipped in with 10 points apiece.
Sophomore Katie Quandt finished with nine points and three rebounds off the bench.
Senior Nicole Boudreau finished with just two points but had five boards and five assists.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Notre Dame opened up on a 12-2 run just four minutes into the game. Turnovers continue to plague the Eagles as they had seven in the first quarter. Notre Dame held a 25-12 lead after one quarter after shooting 83 percent from the floor.
In the first half of the second quarter, BC cut back on turnovers and cut into the lead on a three by Kelly Hughes. Lindsay Allen came back with a drive to the hoop and BC was down, 32-18 with 4:39 to play. BC made a run and cut the lead to 10 points but an 8-0 run, six points from Arike Ogunbowale pushed the lead to, 40-22. Notre Dame ended the half on a 10-2 run for a 42-24 lead at the break. BC had 10 turnovers and shot just 38 percent from the floor. Notre Dame shot 73 percent and had 15 points off turnovers.
The Eagles cut the Notre Dame lead to 12 points with under seven minutes left in the third quarter behind a jumper from Martina Mosetti and two freebies from Hughes. Ogunbowale sparked another Notre Dame run to extend the lead to 19 points as she scored seven of nine points. Turner extended the lead as she scored four consecutive points and Notre Dame held a 55-35 lead after three.
In the final quarter, Hughes hit two consecutive three's to give BC momentum but Madison Cable hit a reverse to push the lead to 18 points. BC battled back and a jumper by senior Nicole Boudreau cut the lead to 14 points but that was the closest the Eagles would get.

LEADERS

Boston College

Points: Kelly Hughes, 16
Rebounds: Nicole Boudreau, 5; Mariella Fasoula, 5
Assists: Nicole Boudreau, 5

Notre Dame

Points: Madison Cable, 20
Rebounds: Arike Ogunbowale, 8; Brianna Turner, 8
Assists: Arike Ogunbowale, 4

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

Ties: 0
Lead Changes: 0.
Sophomore center Katie Quandt scored nine points and had three boards in 12 minutes of action.
Both teams finished with 30 rebounds.
Notre Dame scored 21 points off turnovers and won the battle in the paint, 42 points to BC's 28 points.
Kelly Hughes hit three three's, giving her 88 on the season. She now has hit the second most in program history. The single season record is held by Cal Bouchard with 96 in 2000.
Freshman Mariella Fasoula scored in double-figures for the 23rd time this season. Kelly Hughes has scored double-digit in 21 games.
Senior Nicole Boudreau led the team in assists for the 12th time this season.
Sophomore Martina Mosetti had a season-high 10 points as she shot 4-for-6 from the floor.