Eagles Host No. 16/20 Miami on Thursday

GAME INFORMATION
No. 16/20 Miami at Boston College (13-8, 1-7 ACC)
WHEN: Thursday, Feb. 4, 2016
TIME: 7 p.m.
WHERE: Conte Forum, Chestnut Hill, Mass.
VIEW: BCEAGLES.COM
PBP: Bill Spaulding / @billspaulding
COLOR: Kerri Shields (BC '13)

ABOUT BC

Boston College (13-8, 1-7 ACC) returns home after a two-game road swing. The Eagles will now start a two-game home series as they host No. 16/20 Miami on Thursday followed by North Carolina on Sunday.
The Eagles are coming off its third consecutive close game. The Eagles lost, 62-56, on Sunday despite 23 points from rookie Mariella Fasoula.
Miami comes to BC for the first time since the 2013-14 season when BC defeated the Hurricanes, 63-62. Miami is coming off a tough loss at home to Syracuse on Monday. The Cuse needed a key rebound and put back by Briana Day with 45 seconds to pull away from the Hurricanes, 57-51. Adrienne Motley led Miami with 16 points and four rebounds.
Rookie Mariella Fasoula, who has won the ACC ROW twice, was named Eagle of the Week on Tuesday. The first-year center averaged 20.5 points and 5.5 rebounds in two games last week. She also shot .594 from the field (19-for-35) in those contests. Fasoula is the highest scoring rookie in the ACC action (15.9 ppg.) She is also 18th in the country and fifth in the ACC in field goal percentage.
Senior Nicole Boudreau has moved into the eighth spot on BC's all-time list for assists with 316. She is 10^th on the all-time steals list with 148.
Martina Mosetti, Kelly Hughes and Nicole Boudreau are the only three players on the roster to start every game this season.

PROBABLE STARTERS

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

BC vs. No. 16/20 MIAMI

Miami leads the overall series against BC, 24-17.
BC lost last year's meeting, 80-77, in Coral Gables, Fla. The Eagles turned the ball over 17 times and were down, 34-23 at the half.
The Eagles last defeated Miami in the 2013-14 season. Katie Zenevitch had 15 points and 10 rebounds in the 63-62 home victory.
Since BC joined the ACC, the series is tied at 9-9.

LAST 3 GAMES

Boston College is 0-3 in the last three games. The Eagles lost to Wake Forest (65-59), at Syracuse (62-61) and at Georgia Tech (62-56).
Rookie center Mariella Fasoula leads the team in scoring at 20.3 points per game and she is shooting 58.7 percent from the floor in the three game run.
In the three games, BC is shooting 46.5 percent from the floor and 32.7 percent from long range.
The Eagles have lost the battle of the boards, 111-101, as well as giving up the ball 20.7 times a game in the run.

THIS DAY IN HISTORY

On Feb. 4, 2010, Boston College upset then sixth-ranked Duke, 61-57, at Conte Forum. Carolyn Swords '11 had 14 points and nine boards, while Mickel Picco '10 added 12 points and Stefanie Murphy '11 pitched in with six points and eight boards, along with three assists. The Eagles out-rebounded Duke, 42-33, and forced the Blue Devils into 20 turnovers.

NEXT UP

Come support the Eagles on Sunday, Jan. 7 as they host North Carolina at 1 p.m. Any fans planning on attending can gain free entrance if you bring a paper, report card or report with an A Grade.

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