Game Preview: Eagles Are Minnesota Bound

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – The Boston College women's basketball team will travel to Minnesota to play the Gophers on Sunday, Nov, 19 at 8 p.m. (ET). It will be a homecoming for senior Katie Quandt, who hails from Lakeville, Minnesota.

Boston College is currently 2-1 after beating Fordham on Thursday, 55-52, behind 16 points from freshman Milan Bolden-Morris. Minnesota is currently 3-0 after picking up a 103-78 win over VCU on Thursday. The Gophers have scored over 100 points in two of its first three games.

GAME INFORMATION
WHEN: Sunday, Nov. 19, 2017
GAME TIME - 8 p.m. (ET)
WHERE: Williams Arena, Minneapolis, Minn.
VIEW - Big Ten Network Plus
LIVE STATS

PROJECTED BC STARTERS
PG – So., Taylor Ortlepp
G – Gr. Sr., Andie Anastos
G – Fr., Sydney Lowery
F – Fr., Milan Bolden-Morris
F – So., Georgia Pineau

BC vs. MINNESOTA
-The first meeting between Boston College and Minnesota took place on March 28, 2004 in the NCAA Tournament game in Norfolk, Virginia. The Gophers defeated the Eagles, 76-63, in the Mideast Regional.
- The two teams met again in the 2008 ACC-BIG Ten Challenge on Dec. 3, 2008. The Eagles lost to the Gophers, 80-6

FREE THROWS
-Freshman Milan Bolden-Morris leads the Eagles in scoring (14.3 ppg.) and minutes played (105). The rookie is shooting 47 percent from the floor and 46 percent from the three-point arc. She is currently 20^th in the country in three's attempted, 21^st in three-pointers made and 40^th in threes per game (3.67).
-Sophomore Georgia Pineau leads BC in rebounding (9.7 rpg.) and she is second in points per game at 10.3. She ranks 101^st in the country in rebounding.
- Freshman Sydney Lowery is averaging 33 minutes and 9.3 points per game. The rookie hit her first career three in the win over Fordham. Lowery is also averaging four boards a game in the first three games.

THIS DAY IN HISTORY
- In the 1999-00 season, Boston College defeated Davidson, 86-54, to improve to 3-0 on the season. Brianne Stepherson scored 16 points to lead six players in double figures. Becky Gottstein had 14 points, Alissa Murphy and Cal Bouchard 11 and Jamie Cournoyer and Nicole Conway 10 apiece. BC finished the season with a 22-9 overall record and advanced to the NCAA Tournament.

UP NEXT
- Boston College will host Houston on Wednesday at 6 p.m. in Conte Forum.
-Tickets for future women's basketball games 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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Players Mentioned

Taylor Ortlepp

Georgia Pineau

Katie Quandt