Eagles End Regular Season At Syracuse

Sunday, January 28

Chestnut Hill, Mass.

1:00 PM

Boston College

Syracuse University

Photo by: John Quackenbos

February 24, 2018 | Women's Basketball

BC-Cuse Live Stream Live Stats

Eagles-Orange tip off at 2 p.m.

By: Athletic Communications

Boston College is on the second leg of a two-game road swing. The Eagles will play Syracuse on Sunday at 2 p.m. The game will be live streamed on the ACC Network Extra.

In the Eagles first road game of the two-game swing, Boston College lost to No. 9 Florida State, 67-39. Graduate senior Andie Anastos led BC with nine points. The Eagles led at the half 27-25. BC's offense stalled in the second half due to 12 turnovers.

BC vs. Syracuse
- This is the 52nd meeting between BC and the Orange.
- Syracuse leads the overall series, 28-23.
- The two teams met twice in 2016-17 - Syracuse won both games 79-52 in January and in Feb. at Conte Forum, 72-45.
- In January, Syracuse defeated the Eagles, 75-57, despite 15 points from Emma Guy and 17 from Georgia Pineau.

Last 3 Games
- Boston College is 0-3 in the last three games. The Eagles have lost No. 4 Louisville (87-52), No. 5 Notre Dame (89-55) and No. 9 Florida State (67-39).
- BC's offense is averaging 48.7 points per game, while opponents are scoring 81 points per game in the last three games.
- BC has lost the battle of the boards, 105-81.
- In the three games, Boston College has turned the ball over 54 times to 27 by its opponents.
- Offensively sophomore Georgia Pineau is averaging 12.7 points and 5.7 rebounds a game. She is 10-for-12 from the foul line in the last three games.
- Sophomore Taylor Ortlepp is averaging 12.0 points and shooting just 37 percent from the floor. She had career-highs in points (24) and three-pointers (6) vs. Notre Dame on Feb. 18.

Free Throws
-Freshman Milan Bolden-Morris now owns the record for most three-pointers made by a rookie in BC women's basketball history. She now has 75, which broke the record of 74 held by former Eagles guard Kelly Hughes '13-14. Bolden-Morris is also ninth on the freshman class all-time scoring list (341) behind Nicole Boudreau who scored 345 points in 2012-13.
- Sophomore Taylor Ortlepp has had a great run in ACC action. The second-year is averaging a team-high 12 points per game against conference teams. She has also notched double-figures in nine games, including seven of the last nine games.
- The Eagles have made 178 three-pointers this season, sixth most by a team in program history. The record is 250 by the 2014-15 team.
-Senior Martina Mosetti leads the team in games played at 115 and has 68 career starts. Mosetti needs just two assists for 300 career helpers.

This Day In History
In the 2000-01 season Boston College finished the season 14-15 and won six of the last seven games of the season. One of the more exciting games took place in an overtime victory over Pittsburgh when Janelle McManus hit a jumper and hit a foul shot to help pull out a 65-63 win over the Panthers. BC Hall of Fame forward Becky Gottstein led all scorers with 25 points with eight rebounds while teammate Nicole Conway had nine points, eight rebounds, seven assists and five steals.

Up Next
Following the Eagles two-game road swing from Florida State to Syracuse, the team will head to Greensboro on Monday for the ACC Tournament. The first day of action is on Wednesday, February 28.