No. 1 Notre Dame Up Next For The Young Eagles

SOUTH BEND, Ind. – The Boston College women's basketball team will travel to South Bend to play No. 1 Notre Dame (17-1, 5-0 ACC) on Sunday at the Purcell Pavilion at 1 p.m. The game will be broadcast online via ACC Network Extra.

Boston College is currently 13-5 overall and 2-3 in the conference. BC is coming off a tough, 91-71, home loss to No. 21 Florida State on Thursday night. The Eagles were led by the junior class – Emma Guy (24 points, 12 rebounds), Taylor Ortlepp (18 points, 5 assists) and Georgia Pineau (12 points, 5 rebounds). Freshman Marnelle Garraud finished with four points, five rebounds and three steals.

Notre Dame is coming off a, 80-51, win over Virginia Tech on Wednesday night. Jessica Shepard led the Irish with 20 points and 11 rebounds, while Arike Ogunbowale added 19 points and Marina Mabrey pitched in with 15 points.

BC vs. NOTRE DAME
- This will be the 28th meeting between Boston College and Notre Dame.
- The two teams first played in the 1983-84 season.
- BC's last victory against Notre Dame came on March 19, 2006 in the NCAA Tournament.

PROBABLE STARTERS
- Jr., F - Georgia Pineau
- Jr., G - Taylor Ortlepp
- Jr., F - Emma Guy
- Fr. G - Marnelle Garraud
- Fr., G - Makayla Dickens

IN THE ACC
- Boston College is 2-3 in the ACC.
- The Eagles two wins came at Wake Forest (65-64) and at Pittsburgh (59-55). BC has lost to No. 9 NC State, Georgia Tech and No. 21 Florida State.
- Boston College is averaging 68 points and 36.4 rebounds a game in conference play.
- The Eagles are shooting 40 percent from the floor and 31 percent from the three-point arc.
- In ACC action, junior Emma Guy leads the Eagles in points (13.0) and is second in rebounds (7.2). She is also shooting 59.2 percent from the floor.
- Junior Taylor Ortlepp is averaging a team-high 33.4 minutes, 12.8 points a game and has just five turnovers in five games.
- Freshman Makayla Dickens, who earned ACC co-Rookie of the Week honors on Monday, is averaging 12 points, 7.6 rebounds and has two double-doubles (vs. NC State & Wake Forest).

PLAY4KAY GAME
- This year the Play4Kay Initiative game will be played on Saturday, Feb. 16 at 1 p.m. It is also scheduled to be the annual Alumni Game. Fans please remember to wear pink as the game will be played in honor of our celebrated alum Clare Droesch '05, who lost her battle to cancer in 2018. Any alumni planning on attending the game please contact BC women's basketball Director of Operations, Michael Gibson at gibsonmf@bc.edu.

HISTORY LESSON
- In the 2008-09 season, Mickel Picco sank six three-pointers in her home state of Texas to lead Boston College past Houston, 62-56. She shot 6-for-8 from long range finished with a team-high 29 points. Upon graduation in 2010, Picco was the all-time leader in three-pointers made with 237. Since then, three players have surpassed her record – Kerri Shields (252), Nicole Boudreau (253) and the all-time leader Kelly Hughes (322).

UP NEXT
- Boston College will have a bye on Thursday of this week. The Eagles will next play on Sunday, Jan 27 at Miami. The game will be broadcast online via ACC Network Extra.
- The next Eagles home game will be on Thursday, Jan. 31 as the Duke Blue Devils come to town for a 7 p.m. tilt.
- Tickets for the 2018-19 women's basketball games are on sale. Fans can visit bceagles.com/tickets, or call 617-552-GoBC (4622) to speak with an account representative.

No. 1 Notre Dame Up Next For The Young Eagles

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Players Mentioned

Makayla Dickens

Marnelle Garraud

Emma Guy

Kelly Hughes

Taylor Ortlepp

Georgia Pineau