Eagles Host Georgia Tech Thursday

GAME INFORMATION
ACC ACTION
Georgia Tech (11-4, 0-2) at Boston College (8-8, 1-2)
TIME: 7 p.m.
WHERE: Conte Forum, Chestnut Hill, Mass.
TRACK: LIVE STATS
WATCH: LIVE STREAM

THE GAME
• Boston College (8-8, 1-2) comes off a two-game road swing at 0-2. BC lost at Pitt on Thursday and again to No. 25 Syracuse on Sunday. The Eagles will host Georgia Tech on Thursday at 7 p.m. at Conte Forum.
• Senior Kelly Hughes had 12 points and eight boards to lead BC but it was not enough as No. 25 Syracuse outscored BC, 43-21, in the second half to secure a 79-52 ACC victory on Sunday. Hughes shot 4-for-6 from the three-point line.
• Georgia Tech is now 11-4 and 0-2 in the conference.
• Tech has lost to Notre Dame and Duke to start the ACC season. G-Tech has not played since Jan. 5 it hosted Duke (L, 75-68).
• GT rookie Francesca Pan was named the ACC Rookie of the Week on Tuesday.

THE SERIES
• This is the 14th meeting between BC and Georgia Tech.
• Georgia Tech has a 9-5 edge in the overall series.
• The two teams played twice before BC joined the ACC. The first game took place on Dec. 28, 1991 at the Pepsi-Church's Classic in Miami Florida. The Eagle lost the opener to Tech, 97-61. BC played in Georgia at the Comfort Inn Downtown Classic on Nov. 29, 1997. Tech won, 81-79.
• The last victory for the Eagles over Georgia Tech on March 3, 2013. BC defeated Tech, 74-68, behind 20 points and six boards from Katie Zenevitch.
• Last year, BC lost at Georgia Tech, 62-56.Mariella Fasoula had 23 points and six rebounds in the loss. The Eagles have lost two of the last three games.
• BC is 4-2 against Georgia Tech at home.

QUICK HITS
• BC had 20 assists on 24 field goals in the loss at Syracuse. Gr. senior Kailey Edwards had seven helpers while rookie point guard Taylor Ortlepp had six. The Eagles are 51^st in the country in assists per game (16.2 apg.). BC is 39^th in the country in overall assists (259).
• BC senior Kelly Hughes is the only player on the roster to start every game this season. The senior is just 10 three's away from becoming BC's all-time leading three-point shooter between both men's and women's program. Troy Bell is the men's all-time leader with 300 three's made. Hughes is currently at 291 career three-pointers. She is ranked 43^rd in the country in three's made (44) and 45^th in three's attempted (113).
• Boston College has started at least one freshman in every game this season. The Eagles had two rookies start in five games (Georgia Pineau, Emma Guy). Senior Kelly Hughes is the only player to have started every game.

PROBABLE STARTERS
• Sr.        Guard                   Kelly Hughes
• Jr.         Guard                   Martina Mosetti
• So.       Center                  Mariella Fasoula
• Fr.        Forward               Georgia Pineau
• Gr.        Forward               Kailey Edwards

TICKET INFORMATION
• Tickets for the 2016-17 women's basketball season are on sale now. Season ticket memberships, which include reserved seats, are just $56, while mini-plan and group deposits are also being accepted. For more information, visit bceagles.com/tickets, or call 617-552-GoBC (4622) to speak with an account representative.

UP NEXT
• Boston College will travel to Virginia to play the Cavaliers on Sunday at 2 p.m.

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Players Mentioned

Kailey Edwards

Mariella Fasoula

Emma Guy

Kelly Hughes

Martina Mosetti

Taylor Ortlepp

Georgia Pineau