Eagles Host No. 6/9 Notre Dame Thursday

ACC GAME PREVIEW
No. 6/9 Notre Dame at Boston College (8-10, 1-4)
WHEN: Thursday, Jan. 19, 2017
TIME: 7 p.m.
WHERE: Conte Forum, Chestnut Hill, Mass.
TRACK: LIVE STATS
WATCH: ACC Network Extra

The Game
- Boston College (8-10, 1-4) will host #6/9 Notre Dame on Thursday night at 7 p.m. at Conte Forum.
- The Eagles are coming off a tough road loss at Virginia, 62-55, on Sunday afternoon. Sophomore Mariella Fasoula led BC with 20 points and 11 rebounds, her third double-double of the season.
- Notre Dame arrives at The Heights after a 71-69 loss at Tennessee on Monday night. It was the third loss of the season for the Irish (4-1 ACC). Notre Dame was outscored in the fourth quarter, 19-7 as Tennessee erased a 15-point deficit for the win.
- Sophomore Arike Ogunbowale leads the Irish on offense (15.1 ppg.), while junior center Brianna Turner is averaging 14 points and 7.2 rebounds.

Probable Starters
- Senior Guard                    Kelly Hughes
- Sophomore Center                   Mariella Fasoula
- Freshman            Forward                 Georgia Pineau
- Gr.-Senior Forward                Kailey Edwards
- Junior                  Guard Martina Mosetti

BC vs. Notre Dame
- This is the 24th meeting between BC and Notre Dame.
- The Irish lead the overall series, 18-5. Boston College is 4-7 at home against Notre Dame. The Irish are 11-0 on their home court.
- The Eagles last defeated Notre Dame on March 19, 2006 during the NCAA Tournament. The win snapped a five game losing streak to the Irish. It was the first round of the tournament and BC defeated Ohio State in the second round before losing to Utah in the regional semifinal game.
- The two teams did not play from 2008 until 2013. Notre Dame and BC have played twice during the regular season every year since 2014.
- Boston College has lost the last eight meetings to Notre Dame.
- The last time BC defeated Notre Dame at Conte Forum was on Jan. 29, 2003 (76-43).

Quick Hits
- Boston College is shooting 43 percent from the floor this season, which is sixth in the ACC.
- Senior shooting guard Kelly Hughes is the only player on the roster to start every game this season. She is just five three-pointers away from becoming the all-time leader in men's or women's basketball. Troy Bell (2003) is the men's all-time leader with 300 career three-pointers. Hughes is also closing in on 1,500 career points and 600 rebounds.
- Rookie point guard Taylor Ortlepp played a career-high 29 minutes at Syracuse. She averaged 25.5 minutes and nine points over the last two games.
- Second year center Mariella Fasoula averaged 21 points and nine rebounds in the two ACC games last week. She shot 66 percent from the floor.

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 host #15/16 Duke on Sunday at 2 p.m.

Players Mentioned

Kailey Edwards

Mariella Fasoula

Kelly Hughes

Martina Mosetti

Taylor Ortlepp

Georgia Pineau

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