Eagles Travel to Play at North Carolina on Thursday Night

Thursday, February 9

Chapel Hill, NC

5:30 PM

Boston College

North Carolina

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Eagles Travel to Play at North Carolina on Thursday Night

February 08, 2017 | Women's Basketball

Coach Erik Johnson Press Conference

GAME INFORMATION
Boston College at North Carolina
RECORDS: BC (8-16, 1-10); UNC (13-10, 2-8)
WHEN: Thursday, Feb. 9, 2017
WHERE: Carmichael Arena
TIME: 5:30 p.m.
WEEKLY PRESS CONFERENCE
VIEW: ACC NETWORK EXTRA
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The Boston College women's basketball team will head out on a two-game road swing. The Eales will play North Carolina (13-10, 2-8 ACC) on Thursday at 5:30 p.m. The game can be viewed on ACC Network Extra. The second game on the road swing is on Sunday at No. 12/14 Louisville (3 p.m.). Fans will be able to watch the game on a Regional Sports Network (NESN).

Boston College is coming off a tough home loss to No. 21/24 Syracuse, 72-45, on Thursday night. Freshman Georgia Pineau had 14 points and seven rebounds.

BC vs. UNC
- This is the 14th meeting between BC and North Carolina.
- The Tar Heels lead the overall series, 12-1.
- Boston College is 0-6 at home and 1-5 at Carmichael Arena.
- BC's last victory over North Carolina was on Feb. 11, 2010.Carolyn Swords had 14 points and nine rebounds, while Stefanie Murphy pitched in with nine points and 12 rebounds. Kerri Shields added 13 points in the win.

Probable Starters
- Senior / Forward / Kelly Hughes
- Soph. / Center / Mariella Fasoula
- Freshman / Guard / Taylor Ortlepp
- G-Senior / Forward / Kailey Edwards
- Freshman / Forward / Emma Guy

Quick Hits
- Senior Kelly Hughes is just 13 points from 1,500 career points. She will be the seventh player in program history to reach the plateau.
- Senior Emilee Daley is just a two points from the 600 point plateau.
- BC has had at least two freshmen in the starting five in 12 games this season. In the last six games, Emma Guy and Taylor Ortlepp have started. Fellow rookie Georgia Pineau has 18 career starts.
- Graduate senior Kailey Edwards leads the team in charges taken with 10. The native of Colorado needs just four more assists for a 100 helpers as an Eagle.
- The Eagles have scored more points in the final quarter in 10 of 24 games this season.
- In the last six games, Boston Collee has played five ranked teams – No. 7/8 Notre Dame, No. 15 Duke, No. 17 Miami, No. 6/5 FSU and No. 21/24 Syracuse.

Up Next
- Boston College will play at Louisville on Sunday at 3 p.m. The game will be on the NESN. BC will return home to host NC State on Thursday night.