Eagles To Play Charlotte and Tulane In Puerto Rico Clasico

GAME INFORMATION
Puerto Rico Clasico
WHERE: Coliseo Ruben Rodriguez, San Juan, Puerto Rico
WHEN: Wed.-Thurs., Nov. 27-28, 2019
GAME 1: Boston College vs. Charlotte, Nov. 27, 12 p.m. (ET)
GAME 2: Boston College vs. Tulane, Nov. 28, 2:30 p.m. (ET)
RECORDS: BC (4-2) | Tulane (3-2) | Charlotte (4-1)
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CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – The Boston College women's basketball team is schedule to play Charlotte and Tulane in the Puerto Rico Clasico this week in San Juan. The games can be seen on FloHoops.

BC is coming off an impressive 87-55 victory over Virginia Commonwealth at Conte Forum on Sunday. Junior Milan Bolden-Morris led four players in double-figures with 19 points. Sophomore Marnelle Garraud recorded her first career double-double – 12 points, 10 assists.

The Eagles shot a season-high 55.9 percent from the floor and held a 39-28 edge on the boards. It was the fifth game in which BC won the battle on the boards. The Eagles also had a season-high 24 assists in the win. Garraud had a career-high 10 helpers while redshirt sophomore Cameron Swartz pitched in with her career-high six assists.

BC vs. Charlotte (4-1)
- Charlotte is coming off a 76-51 loss to Fordham. Prior to Fordham, the 49ers defeated Gardner-Webb in the season opener on Nov. 5, followed by a win over Richmond. On Nov. 15 the 49ers defeated Wake Forest, 77-65, in Winston-Salem.
- The 49ers are shooting 43.2 percent from the floor while averaging 67.8 points per game.
- Redshirt senior Jade Phillips started her career at Syracuse. She played for the Orange for two season (2015-2017). Phillips leads the 49ers offensively (15.2 ppg.) and on the boards (10.6 rpg.). She is shooting 51.5 percent from the floor.
- Junior guard Mariah Linney is averaging 12.6 points and leads the team from long range as she has hit 14 three's (35.9%).

BC vs. Tulane (3-2)
- This will be the second meeting between BC and Tulane.
- Tulane defeated BC, 69-50, on December 29, 2002 in the Double Tree Classic in New Orleans. The Eagles opened the two-game tournament with a win over SMU.
Tulane is coming off a 65-38 win over Central Arkansas on Sunday to improve to 3-2.
- The Eagles two losses have been against Middle Tennessee on Nov. 14, 64-62 and LSU on Nov. 17, 59-54.
- Tulane is averaging 65.40 points and 42.6 rebounds per game.
- The Green Wave are shooting 42.8 percent from the floor and 35.1 percent from long range. Tulane has five players on the roster with four or more three-pointers this season. Junior guard Sierra Cheatham leads Tulane with 13 three-pointers while shooting 50 percent from the arc.

Probable Starters
- Senior, Emma Guy
- Freshman, Jaelyn Batts
- Sophomore, Taylor Soule
- Sophomore, Marnelle Garraud
- R-Sophomore, Cameron Swartz

About BC
- Boston College has had five different players lead them on the boards in six games.
- BC shot a season-high 55.9 percent from the floor in the win over VCU. The previous high was 50 percent vs. St. Francis Brooklyn on Nov. 10.
- The Eagles made 13-of-24 from the three-point line vs. VCU, two shy of the program single game record.
- Junior Milan Bolden-Morris leads BC in scoring with a 12.2 ppg. She is shooting 42.6 percent from the floor and 43 percent from long range. Bolden-Morris scored all 19 of her points in the second half against VCU on Sunday. She was 5-for-10 from the three-point line. It was the fourth time in her career she tallied five or more three's in a game.
- Sophomore Marnelle Garraud is just five points from 300 career points and seven assists from 100 career helpers.
- Senior Emma Guy needs just three points for 800 career points. Teammate Georgia Pineau is closing in on 1,000 career points. She needs just 50 points.

Next Up
- Boston College will return home on Friday and play next Wednesday, Dec. 4 at Northwestern in the Big 10-ACC Challenge.
- Tickets are available at the box office in Conte Forum prior to the game or online.

Eagles To Play Charlotte and Tulane In Puerto Rico Clasico

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Players Mentioned

Jaelyn Batts

Milan Bolden-Morris

Marnelle Garraud

Emma Guy

Georgia Pineau

Taylor Soule

Cameron Swartz