Fasoula's Double-Double Leads Eagles Past Clemson

Monday, January 2

Chestnut Hill, Mass.

7:00 PM

Boston College

1-08-6; ACC

Clemson

0-111-3; ACC

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Clemson	12	14	10	12	48
Boston College	17	10	15	18	60

Fasoula's Double-Double Leads Eagles Past Clemson

January 02, 2017 | Women's Basketball

Box Score Box Score Post Game Press Conference Game Highlights

Eagles improve to 8-6 on the season.

GAME INFORMATION
ACC CONFERENCE
Score: Boston College 60, Clemson 48
Records: Boston College (8-6), Clemson (11-3)
Location: Conte Forum, Chestnut Hill, Mass.
Attendance: 528
BC Starters: Hughes (G), Pineau (F), Mosetti (G), Edwards (F), Fasoula (C )
Clemson Starters: Perry (G), Edwards (G), Collier (F), Atkism (F), Carter (F).
Box Score
Post Game Press Conference

BC HIGHLIGHTS
- Sophomore Mariella Fasoula led BC with 19 points, 11 rebounds and three assists. It was her second career double-double.
- Freshman Georgia Pineau chipped in with 14 points, eight boards and three assists in 26 minutes.
- Senior Emilee Daley sparked the Eagles offense in the third quarter with two three's as she finished with six points. Fellow senior Kelly Hughes pitched in with 12 points three boards and a steal in the win.
- BC shot 45.3 percent from the floor in the game but shot a sizzling 61.5 percent in the first quarter.
- The Eagles had 13 assists on 24 field goals in the win.

HOW IT HAPPENED
- Boston College shot 61.5 percent in the first quarter and took a 17-12 lead behind eight points from sophomore Mariella Fasoula and six from freshman Georgia Pineau.
- The Eagles offense went stagnant in the second quarter as it took five minutes before Pineau hit a layup and BC's lead was just 19-16. Clemson took the lead on two foul shots from Danielle Edwards with just under a minute to play. A layup by Fasoula gave BC the one point lead at the half, 27-26.
- BC and Clemson exchanged hoops before Emilee Daley hit her first three to push the lead to five points – 35-30 – with less than five to play. Daley hit her second three at 1:05 to give BC a 40-32 lead. BC took a 42-36 lead after three despite shooting 38 percent from the floor.
- The Eagles pushed the lead to 10 points behind two consecutive three-pointers from Kelly Hughes. Clemson cut the lead to eight points on a steal and layup by Nelly Perry (13 points). The Eagles pulled away behind two straight hoops from Fasoula and a reverse layup by Hughes with 2:55 to play. BC shot 46 percent in the quarter and hit 2-for-5 from the three-point line, both coming from Hughes.

LEADERS
Boston College
Points: Mariella Fasoula, 19
Rebounds: Mariella Fasoula, 11
Assists: two players with 3

Clemson
Points: Nelly Perry, 18
Rebounds: Aliyah Collier, 10
Assists: 4 players with 1

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
Halftime Score: 27-26
Ties: 3 times
Lead Changes: 4 times
Largest Lead: 10 in the 4th; CU, 1 2^nd Q, 00:27
BC led for: 35:20
Clemson led for 1:56
Games was tied for 02:44
Points In The Paint: BC had 40 points; CU 34 points
Bench Points: BC 13, CU 7
Points Off Turnovers: BC 11, CU 8

Box Score
Clemson 12 14 10 12 - 48
Boston College 17 10 15 18 - 60

NEXT
- Boston College will travel to Pittsburgh for a Thursday night ACC game at 7 p.m. The Eagles will then head to Syracuse for a Sunday afternoon tilt (2 p.m.).