Ortlepp, Dickens Lead Eagles Past Wake, 65-64

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Junior guard Taylor Ortlepp scored a team-high 19 points and freshman Makayla Dickens posted her second consecutive double-double with 11 points and a career-high 16 rebounds to lead Boston College past Wake Forest, 65-64, on Thursday night at the LJVM Coliseum.

Boston College improved to 12-4 and 1-2 in the ACC, while Wake Forest is now 9-7 overall and 0-2 in the conference. BC will head to Pittsburgh to play the Panthers on Sunday at 1 p.m. (NESN). Wake Forest will travel to Indiana to play No. 1 Notre Dame on Sunday.

The Eagles held a 54-47 lead going into the final quarter. With 7:40 to play, Wake Forest cut the lead to one point off a layup by Lindsey Jarosinski. Ortlepp would hit one of her three three-pointers off a feed from Makayla Dickens to push the lead to four points.

Wake responded with a layup, but another three-pointer by Ortlepp pushed the Eagles lead to four points. The Eagles guard was not done as she hit her final long range shot of the game with 4:02 to play and BC held a five-point lead.

The Deacs chipped away at the lead off a 6-2 run capped off by two freebies from Elisa Penna (26 points) with 2:11 to play. BC held on behind three key rebounds down the stretch. Dickens rebounded a missed shot from Wake's Gina Conte with 56 seconds to play. Emma Guy pulled down an offensive rebound off a missed three-pointer with 37 seconds to play.

On the following BC play, Dickens appeared to have lost the ball at half court as she was setting up the final shot. After a review, the ball clearly went off Wake Forest and BC obtain possession. With three seconds to play, Ortlepp's shot bounced long but it was Dickens who grabbed the offensive rebound to seal the win.

GAME INFORMATION
Score: Boston College 65, Wake Forest 64
Records: BC 12-4, 1-2 | Wake Forest 9-6, 0-2
BC Starters: G – Taylor Ortlepp, F – Georgia Pineau, F – Emma Guy, G – Makayla Dickens, G – Marnelle Garraud
WF Starters: F, M. Banks; F, I. Raca; F, Elisa Penna; G, G. Condi; G, K. Dickson.

BC HIGHLIGHTS
- Boston College won the battle of the boards, 42-30. The Eagles are the first team to beat Wake Forest on the boards this season. BC also had 19 offensive rebounds, five from Dickens.
- The Eagles had 18 assists on 26 field goals. Junior Georgia Pineau had a team-high seven assists.
- Freshman Makayla Dickens tallied her second consecutive double-double with 11 points and 16 rebounds.
- Junior Taylor Ortlepp had nine of her team-high 19 points in the fourth quarter. She also played 39 minutes and had zero turnovers.
- Sophomore Milan Bolden-Morris played a season-high 26 minutes and had 13 key points off the bench. Bolden-Morris hit two three-pointers in the second quarter as BC outscored Wake Forest, 19-11, and held a 36-28 halftime lead.
- This was BC's first win over Wake Forest since Feb. 12, 2015. The Eagles won the game, 75-74, on the road.
- This was first-year coach Joanna Bernabei-McNamee's first ACC victory.

UP NEXT
- The Boston College will play Pittsburgh on Sunday at 1 p.m. (NESN/ACCNE).
- The Eagles will return to Boston and host No. 22/23 Florida State on Thursday at 7.

Ortlepp, Dickens Lead Eagles Past Wake, 65-64

Next Event

Team Stats

Taylor Ortlepp

Milan Bolden-Morris

Makayla Dickens

Georgia Pineau

Players Mentioned

Milan Bolden-Morris

Makayla Dickens

Marnelle Garraud

Emma Guy

Taylor Ortlepp

Georgia Pineau

Players Mentioned

Milan Bolden-Morris

Makayla Dickens

Marnelle Garraud

Emma Guy

Taylor Ortlepp

Georgia Pineau