Garraud, Dickens Combine For 38 points In Eagles, 89-63, Win Over Holy Cross

Thursday, November 15

Chestnut Hill, Mass.

11:30 a.m.

Boston College

3-0

Holy Cross

1-1

Holy Cross

Boston College

Photo by: John Quackenbos

Garraud, Dickens Combine For 38 points In Eagles, 89-63, Win Over Holy Cross

November 15, 2018 | Women's Basketball

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Eagles Improve to 3-0

By: Athletic Communications

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – Boston College freshmen guards Makayla Dickens and Marnelle Garraud combined for 38 points to lead the Eagles past Holy Cross, 89-63, in front of 3,117 fans during the Annual Field Trip Day at Conte Forum.

Boston College improved to 3-0, while the Crusaders drop to 1-1.

Dickens finished with 19 points, behind five three-pointers along with six rebounds, while Garraud shot 6-for-7 from the floor and 5-for-6 from the three-point arc for 19 points. She also had five rebounds and four assists in the win.

After being down, 27-25, in the first quarter, the two teams exchanged baskets in the first four minutes of play. A Dickens three-pointer at 7:10 ignited a 10-0 BC run for a 42-32 lead. She proceeded to score eight points in the quarter, 14 points in the half as the Eagles held a 51-41 halftime lead.

The closest Holy Cross would get in the second half was nine points when Avery Labarbera hit a three-pointer early in the third quarter. The Eagles pushed the lead to 19 points after layups from Georgia Pineau and Taylor Soule and two three-pointers by Garraud.

BC led 72-52 after three quarters. BC shot 58 percent in the fourth quarter but scored just 17 points. The Eagles held Holy Cross to just 11 points in the final stanza.

GAME INFORMATION
Score: Boston College 89, Holy Cross 63
Records: Boston College (3-0); Holy Cross (1-1)
BC Starters: G, T. Ortlepp; G, M. Dickens; G – T. Soule; F, G. Pineau; F, E. Guy
Holy Cross Starters: G, A. Labarbera; F, M. Swords; G, Smith; G, Pedi; F, L. Manis

BC HIGHLIGHTS
- Freshman Makayla Dickens hit five three-pointers, scored a career-high 19 points and grabbed six rebounds for the Eagles.
- Freshman Marnelle Garraud, who earned her first career start, tied her career-high with 19 points, plus five rebounds and four assists in the win.
- Junior Emma Guy added 13 points with three boards, while junior Georgia Pineau pitched in with 12 points and four rebounds.
- Boston College won the battle of the boards for the third time this season, 41-23.

GAME NOTES
- BC had 51 first half points. The last time the Eagles scored over 50 points in a half was on Nov. 21, 2013 in a win over FIU.
- In three games, Boston College is averaging 88.7 points per and 52.7 rebounds a game.
- The Eagles were 12-for-13 from the foul line.

UP NEXT
- Boston College will travel to Houston to play the Cougars on Sunday at 2 p.m. (ET).