Eagles Fall To Providence, 76-60

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The Boston College women's basketball team fell to Providence, 76-60, on Sunday afternoon in a non-conference game at Alumni Hall in Providence, Rhode Island.

Boston College is now 2-2 and will host Rhode Island on Thursday night at Conte Forum. Providence improved to 3-0 and will travel to Monmouth on Wednesday.

Sophomore Taylor Soule led the Eagles with 18 points and seven rebounds, while senior Emma Guy added 10 points and six boards.

Providence was led by Kaela Webb with 18 points and Kyra Spiwak pitched in with 17 points.

The Friars hit six of their first seven shots, including two three-pointers to jump out to a 14-4 lead. Providence took an 11 point lead after the first quarter and extended the lead at the half, 49-31. The Friars shot 65.5 percent from the floor in the half.

Boston College outscored the Friars in the second half, 29-27, but the closest the Eagles got was 14 points with under a minute to play in the game.

Score: Providence 76, Boston College 60
Records: Providence (3-0) | Boston College (2-2)
Location: Alumni Hall, Providence College
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GAMENOTES
- Sophomore Taylor Soule led the Eagles with 18 points and seven rebounds, while senior Emma Guy had 10 points and six rebounds.
- Senior Georgia Pineau earned her first start of the season. She finished with six points and four rebounds.
- Boston College had 36 rebounds, while Providence grabbed 33.
- Boston College bench outscored the Friars, 27-18.

HOW IT HAPPENED
- Providence took a 10 point lead as the Friars shot 6-for-7 from the floor in the first five minutes of the game and took a 14-4 lead. The lead grew to 21-6 behind Kyra Spiwak's second three-pointer of the half with 3:22 to play. Providence held a 23-12 lead after the first 10 minutes as Spiwak had eight points and Chanell Williams pitched in with six.
-Boston College battled back as Soule scored six points in the first three minutes of the quarter to cut the lead to nine points, 30-21, at 7:07. Providence pulled away on a 9-0 run to end the half as BC's offense went silent in the final 2:35. The Friars held a 49-31 lead at the half.
- BC opened the quarter on a 4-0 run behind a layup from Soule and hook from Emma Guy. Providence responded with a 7-0 run to go up 56-35 behind Spiwak's third three-pointer. Hevynne Bristow hit two consecutive three-pointers to push the Friars lead to 64-39 with 4:03 to play in the third quarter. Despite a BC five-point run at the end of the quarter Providence led, 66-49, heading into the final quarter.
- BC held Providence to just three field goals but couldn't make a dent in the lead. The Friars didn't score a field goal in the final 4:19 but held on for the 76-60 victory.

TEAM LEADERS
Boston College
Points: 18, Taylor Soule
Rebounds: 7, Taylor Soule
Assists: 3, Marnelle Garraud
Steals: 3, Marnelle Garraud, Taylor Soule

Providence
Points: 18, Kaela Webb
Rebounds: 8, Earlette Scott
Assists: 3, Olivia Orlando, Kyra Spiwak, Earlette Scott
Steals: 4, Kaela Webb

Ties: 1
Lead Changes: 0
Largest Lead: BC (0) | Providence (27, 3Q 3:29)
BC led for: 0:00
PROV led for: 38:11

UP NEXT
- Boston College will return home for a two-game home stand.
-The Eagles will host Rhode Island on Thursday at 7 p.m.at Conte Forum.
- VCU will come to the Heights on Sunday at 2.
-Tickets for all Boston College home games can be purchased at the box office on online – bceagles.tickets.com.

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Team Stats

Taylor Soule

Emma Guy

Makayla Dickens

Georgia Pineau

Players Mentioned

Marnelle Garraud

Emma Guy

Georgia Pineau

Taylor Soule

Players Mentioned

Marnelle Garraud

Emma Guy

Georgia Pineau

Taylor Soule