PREVIEW: VCU Up Next For Eagles

GAME INFORMATION
Virginia Commonwealth at Boston College
Records: VCU (2-2) | BC (3-2)
When: Sunday, November 24, 2019
Where: Conte Forum, Chestnut Hill, Mass.
Time: 2 p.m.
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CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – Boston College is set to face Virginia Commonwealth on Sunday, November 24 at Conte Forum. Tipoff is scheduled for 2 p.m. The game can be seen on the ACC Network Extra online with streaming audio available through mobile devices on the TuneIn app.

ABOUT BC
- Following Sunday's game vs. VCU, Boston College will go on a five game road swing. BC will play Charlotte and Tulane in the Puerto Rico Clasico on Wednesday (noon) and Thursday (2:30 p.m.). Both games can be seen on FloHoops.
- When the Eagles return, they will play in the Big Ten-ACC Challenge at Northwestern on Dec. 4, followed by the ACC opener at Duke on Dec. 8. On the return to Massachusetts, BC will play at Boston University on Dec. 15.
- Boston College is averaging 78.4 points per game -4^th in the ACC and 48^th in the country in scoring offense.
- The Eagles have 50 steals in five games – 3^rd in the ACC and 50^th in the country.
- Sophomore Taylor Soule leads BC offensively as she is averaging 11.6 points a game, while grabbing four boards a game. Sophomore Makayla Dickens and junior Milan Bolden-Morris are second in scoring at 10.8 points per game.
- Senior Georgie Pineau leads BC with 93 games played. She is just 158 points from the 1,000 career mark.
- Sophomore Makayla Dickens needs just 18 rebounds for 200 career boards. She is 91 points from the 500-point career mark.

BC vs. VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH
- The will be the first meeting between Boston College and Virginia Commonwealth.
- The lone connection to VCU is the fact that former BC GA Mia Nickson returns to the Heights. Nickson played one season (2008-09) at BC before transferring to Penne State. She returned to the Heights and worked as a graduate assistant in the 2017-18 season. She is originally from Ashburn, Virginia.

LAST TIME OUT
- Boston College defeated Rhode Island, 66-55, on Thursday night at Conte Forum.
- Senior Georgia Pineau led the Eagles with 13 points and seven rebounds, while sophomore Marnelle Garraud pitched in with 10 points, seven rebounds and three assists. Sophomore Cameron Swartz finished with 11 points while Makayla Dickens added 10 points.
- Boston College led 19-6 after the first quarter as the Eagles held URI to just three field goals.
- BC extended the lead to 22 points in the second quarter and led 39-23 at the half. BC shot xx percent from the floor in the half.
- Garraud scored 10 of the Eagles 13 points in the third quarter as BC held a 52-39 lead going into the final 10 minutes.
- The Eagles had the edge on the boards, 46-43.

PROBABLE STARTERS
- Senior, Emma Guy
- Junior, Milan Bolden-Morris
- Sophomore, Taylor Soule
- Sophomore, Makayla Dickens
- R-Sophomore, Cameron Swartz

NEXT UP
- Boston College will host hit the road and head to Puerto Rico to play in a two-game tournament. On Wednesday, the Eagles will play Charlotte (noon) followed by Thursday's game vs. Tulane (2:30 p.m.). Both games can be seen on FloHoops.
- Tickets for all BC home games are available at the box office in Conte Forum prior to the game or online.

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Players Mentioned

Milan Bolden-Morris

Makayla Dickens

Marnelle Garraud

Emma Guy

Georgia Pineau

Taylor Soule

Cameron Swartz