Wednesday, December 6
Worcester, Mass.
7:05 PM
Boston College
4-5
70
at
61
Holy Cross
3-5
1
2
3
4
F
Boston College
13
12
23
22
70
Holy Cross
16
9
17
19
61
Photo by: John Quackenbos
Pineau Leads Eagles Past Crusaders, 70-61
December 06, 2017 | Women's Basketball
Eagles improve to 3-5 on the season.
Worcester, Mass. – The Boston College women's basketball team defeated the Holy Cross Crusaders, 70-61, on Wednesday night at the Hart Center behind sophomore Georgia Pineau's 19 point-12 rebound effort.
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The Eagles are now 4-5 on the season, while the Crusaders fell to 3-5.
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Boston College and the Crusaders were tied 25-25 at the end of the half. The Eagles took the lead for good at the start of the third quarter when they went on a 16-8 run. Pineau had six points in the run while Milan Bolden Morris pitched in with five. BC outscored Holy Cross 23-17 in the period and shot 66.7 percent from the floor to pull ahead to a 48-42 lead.
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BC shot 48.9 percent from the floor while Holy Cross shot 33.3 percent. The Eagles out-rebounded the Crusaders 43-31 in the victory.
GAME INFORMATION
Score:Â Boston College 70, Holy Cross 61
Records:Â Boston College (3-5), Holy Cross (3-4)
When:Â Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2017
Where: Hart Center, Worcester, Mass.
BC Starters:Â M. Bolden-Morris (G), T. Ortlepp (G), E. Guy (F), G. Pineau (F), S. Lowery
Holy Cross Starters: L. Manis (F), I. Thomas-Waheed (G), J. Faulkner (G), M. Smith (G), N. Morris (G)
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BC HIGHLIGHTS
HOW IT HAPPENED
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The Eagles are now 4-5 on the season, while the Crusaders fell to 3-5.
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Boston College and the Crusaders were tied 25-25 at the end of the half. The Eagles took the lead for good at the start of the third quarter when they went on a 16-8 run. Pineau had six points in the run while Milan Bolden Morris pitched in with five. BC outscored Holy Cross 23-17 in the period and shot 66.7 percent from the floor to pull ahead to a 48-42 lead.
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BC shot 48.9 percent from the floor while Holy Cross shot 33.3 percent. The Eagles out-rebounded the Crusaders 43-31 in the victory.
GAME INFORMATION
Score:Â Boston College 70, Holy Cross 61
Records:Â Boston College (3-5), Holy Cross (3-4)
When:Â Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2017
Where: Hart Center, Worcester, Mass.
BC Starters:Â M. Bolden-Morris (G), T. Ortlepp (G), E. Guy (F), G. Pineau (F), S. Lowery
Holy Cross Starters: L. Manis (F), I. Thomas-Waheed (G), J. Faulkner (G), M. Smith (G), N. Morris (G)
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BC HIGHLIGHTS
- In the final 2:27 to play in the game, sophomore Taylor Ortlepp went 8-for-8 from the foul line. She finished with 14 points, a season-high seven assists and five rebounds.
- Rookie Milan Bolden-Morris chipped in with 15 points and was 3-for-4 from the three-point line.
- Freshman Sydney Lowery contributed 10 points, while sophomore Emma Guy had eight points, 10 rebounds and two assists.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Holy Cross led 16-13 at the end of the first quarter. BC was led by freshman Milan Bolden Morris' six points, including three rebounds.
- Both the Eagles and Crusaders opened the second quarter scoreless in the first four minutes. Pineau hit the first shot of the quarter with off a jumper with 6:45 left to pull the Eagles within three. Madalyn Smith hit a three-pointer with a minute left in the half to tie the score at 25-25 heading into the locker room.              Â
- BC opened the second half on a 16-8 run to pull ahead to a 41-33 lead. They shot a combined 7-for-9 from the floor and had no turnovers in the run. The Eagles finished the quarter shooting 66.7 shooting percent and outshot the Crusaders 23-17 to enter the fourth with a 48-42 lead.
- Holy Cross opened the fourth quarter on a 5-0 run to pull within one point of the Eagles. A three-pointer by Ortlepp with 4:30 left to play followed by a pair of free throws by Lowery gave the Eagles a double-digit lead, 59-48. The Eagles would maintain that lead for the remainder of the game behind Ortlepp's sharp shooting from the charity stripe.
- BC shot 48.9 percent from the field for the second time this season.
- The Eagles won the battle of the board 43-31.
- BC matched its season-high with 17 assists.
- The 19-point, 12 rebound effort by Georgia Pineau was her second double-double of the season. She also had six assists and a block.
- Senior Rachel Gartner played a strong 21 minutes of the bench at back-up point guard. She notched four rebounds and had a steal.
- Boston College will return home to host former Big East rival Seton Hall on Sunday, Dec. 10 at 1:00 p.m.
Team Stats
BC
HCW
FG%
.489
.333
3FG%
.417
.250
FT%
.633
.611
RB
43
31
TO
18
11
STL
5
10
Game Leaders
Pts
19
FGM
8
3FGM
0
FTM
3
Pts
15
FGM
5
3FGM
3
FTM
2
Pts
14
FGM
2
3FGM
2
FTM
8
Pts
10
FGM
2
3FGM
0
FTM
6
Players Mentioned
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