Eagles Fall To Dartmouth, 68-57

HANOVER, N.H. – The Boston College women's basketball lost on the road at Dartmouth, 68-57, on Sunday afternoon at Leede Arena on the campus of Dartmouth College.

Boston College entered the final quarter down, 51-30, and mounted a comeback that fell short in the final minute of action. Freshman Milan Bolden-Morris sparked the comeback with three-three's while graduate senior Andie Anastos had five points and two steals in the run. Six points in the final minute, four on foul shots by Dartmouth, held the Eagles off in the end.

GAME INFORMATION
RESULT: Dartmouth 68, Boston College 57
RECORDS: BC (1-1); Dartmouth (2-0)
WHEN: Sunday, November 12, 2017
WHERE: Leede Arena, Hanover, New Hampshire
STARTERS: BC – G, Taylor Ortlepp; G, Andie Anastos; G, Sydney Lowery; F, Milan Bolden-Morris; F, Georgia PIneau.
Dartmouth: G, Cy Lippold; G, Kate Letkewicz; G, Emily Slagle; F, Isalys Quinones; F, Andi Norman.

BC HIGHIIGHTS
- Sophomore Taylor Ortlepp had 11 points in the first half.
- Rookie Milan Bolden-Morris had 16 points all in the fourth quarter, which sparked an Eagles comeback. Georgia Pineau, who was scoreless in the first half, scored 12 second half points.

HOW IT HAPPENED
- BC fell behind early as Dartmouth hit 3-of-5 from long range to take a 16-8 lead in the first quarter. Taylor Ortlepp had four of the Eagles eight points.
- The three-pointers continued to come for Dartmouth as the Big Green took a 27-14 lead behind 5-for-9 shooting from beyond the arc. The Eagles were down, 32-19, at the half. BC shot just 25.7 percent from the floor in the half and went 0-for-13 from the three-pointer line. Ortlepp led BC with 11 points in the half.
- Dartmouth shot 48 percent from the floor and 45.5 percent from the arc in the first half. Katie Letkewicz led Dartmouth with eight points, while Olivia Smith chipped in with seven points.
- To open the third quarter, Dartmouth ran off a 10-4 run behind five points from Isalys Quinones. BC's offense continued to struggle as the Eagles shot just 2-for-4 from the field in the first five minutes. BC went scoreless for just over four minutes as Dartmouth continued to drain three's. The Big Green hit two straight to push the lead to 48-23 with 2:40 to play in the third quarter. A three by Letkewicz at the buzzer gave Dartmouth a 51-30 lead after three.
- Rookie Milan Bolden-Morris opened up the fourth quarter with three consecutive three-pointers to get the Eagles back in the game. She sparked a 13-7 run. BC was down 5843 with 5:13 to play in the quarter behind the rookie's hot shooting. Dartmouth's Olivia Smith hit a jumper at 4:44 to stop the Eagles offensive push. Prior to Bolden-Morris hitting her first three, BC went 0-17.
- A three by Andie Anastos and a lay-up by Bolden-Morris cut the Dartmouth lead, 60-51. A steal by Anastos led to her lay-in. Dartmouth stopped the bleeding as No. 1 hit two freebies and Dartmouth's lead was 62-53. Georgia Pineau hit a lay-in at 59.9 but the
- Dartmouth held off the Eagles in the final minute as Letkewicz hit two freebies in the final 30 seconds.

UP NEXT
- Boston College will host Fordham on Thursday which is being billed at "Field Trip Day" in Conte Forum at 11 a.m. Tickets for the 2017-18 women's basketball season are on sale. Fans can visit bceagles.com/tickets, or call 617-552-GoBC (4622) to speak with an account representative.

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Team Stats

Milan Bolden-Morris

Georgia Pineau

Taylor Ortlepp

Andie Anastos

Players Mentioned

Taylor Ortlepp

Georgia Pineau

Players Mentioned

Taylor Ortlepp

Georgia Pineau