Eagles Fall To Charlotte, 84-68
November 27, 2019 | Women's Basketball
BC to play Tulane Thursday at 2:30 p.m.
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – The Boston College women's basketball team lost to Charlotte, 84-68, in the first game of the Puerto Rico Clasico at the Coliseo Ruben Rodriquez on Wednesday afternoon in a non-conference game.
Boston College was led by senior Emma Guy with 19 points and nine rebounds while redshirt sophomore Cameron Swartz added 18 points.
The Eagles (4-3) will play Tulane on Thursday at 2:30 p.m. Fans can view the game on Flohoops.com.
Score: Charlotte 84, Boston College 68
Records: Boston College 4-3 | Charlotte 5-1
Location: Caliseo Ruben Rodriquez, San Juan, Puerto Rico
BC Starters: J. Batts, M. Garraud, C. Swartz, T. Soule, E. Guy
CHAR Starters: C. Hithe, M. Linney, J. Phillips, J. McMillian, D. Pearson.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Charlotte jumped out to a 14-7 lead in the first five minutes on a 7-0 run capped off by a jumper by Christian Hithe (17 points). The Eagles battled back and cut it to three points on a layup by Emma Guy with 1:11 to play. A three-pointer from Mariah Linney (25 points) put the 49ers up, 21-15, after the first 10 minutes.
- The two teams battled in the second quarter as the Eagles outscored the 49ers, 20-17, behind eight points from Guy. BC cut it to one point twice in the quarter, including at 1:01 to play on another inside bucket from Guy. Two foul shots with 48 second to play by Jazmine Harris gave Charlotte a 38-35 lead at the half.
- Sophomore Taylor Soule tied the game, 40-40, on a layup at 8:05 in the third quarter. BC took a two point lead behind a three-pointer from Marnelle Garraud with 7:21 to play. Charlotte would outscore BC, 18-5 in the final five minutes of the quarter to take a 15 point lead, 64-49.
-The closest BC would get to the 49ers was 11 points with 4:19 to play in the game after a layup by Garraud.
GAME NOTES
- BC held a 24-18 lead on the boards at the half. The battle ended in a tie with 34 boards for both teams. BC did grab 15 offensive boards in the game.
- The Eagles hit just four three-pointers in the game. The first came at 9:15 in the third quarter when Cameron Swartz hit her first of two long range shots.
- Sophomore Taylor Soule pitched in with 11 points on 5-for-10 from the floor. She grabbed three boards and had two steals.
- Sophomore Marnelle Garraud had nine points with four rebounds, four assists and a team-high three steals.
TEAM LEADERS
Boston College
Points: 19, Emma Guy
Rebounds: 9, Emma Guy
Assists: 4, Marnelle Garraud
Steals: 3, Marnelle Garraud
Charlotte
Points: 25, M. Linney
Rebounds: 6, C. Hithe
Assists: 6, M. Linney
Steals: 4, D. Pearson
Halftime Score: Charlotte, 38-35
Ties: 5
Lead Changes: 4
Largest Lead: BC 4 (7:21, 3rd) | Charlotte 17 (1:15 4th)
Bench Points: BC 11 | Charlotte 18
Points in the Paint: BC 42 | Charlotte 28
UP NEXT
- Boston College will play Tulane on Thursday at 2:30 p.m. (ET). The game can be viewed on FloHoops.com.
- Following the Puerto Rico Clasico, Boston College will play in the Big Ten-ACC Challenge at Northwestern on Wednesday, Dec. 4.
Boston College was led by senior Emma Guy with 19 points and nine rebounds while redshirt sophomore Cameron Swartz added 18 points.
The Eagles (4-3) will play Tulane on Thursday at 2:30 p.m. Fans can view the game on Flohoops.com.
Score: Charlotte 84, Boston College 68
Records: Boston College 4-3 | Charlotte 5-1
Location: Caliseo Ruben Rodriquez, San Juan, Puerto Rico
BC Starters: J. Batts, M. Garraud, C. Swartz, T. Soule, E. Guy
CHAR Starters: C. Hithe, M. Linney, J. Phillips, J. McMillian, D. Pearson.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Charlotte jumped out to a 14-7 lead in the first five minutes on a 7-0 run capped off by a jumper by Christian Hithe (17 points). The Eagles battled back and cut it to three points on a layup by Emma Guy with 1:11 to play. A three-pointer from Mariah Linney (25 points) put the 49ers up, 21-15, after the first 10 minutes.
- The two teams battled in the second quarter as the Eagles outscored the 49ers, 20-17, behind eight points from Guy. BC cut it to one point twice in the quarter, including at 1:01 to play on another inside bucket from Guy. Two foul shots with 48 second to play by Jazmine Harris gave Charlotte a 38-35 lead at the half.
- Sophomore Taylor Soule tied the game, 40-40, on a layup at 8:05 in the third quarter. BC took a two point lead behind a three-pointer from Marnelle Garraud with 7:21 to play. Charlotte would outscore BC, 18-5 in the final five minutes of the quarter to take a 15 point lead, 64-49.
-The closest BC would get to the 49ers was 11 points with 4:19 to play in the game after a layup by Garraud.
GAME NOTES
- BC held a 24-18 lead on the boards at the half. The battle ended in a tie with 34 boards for both teams. BC did grab 15 offensive boards in the game.
- The Eagles hit just four three-pointers in the game. The first came at 9:15 in the third quarter when Cameron Swartz hit her first of two long range shots.
- Sophomore Taylor Soule pitched in with 11 points on 5-for-10 from the floor. She grabbed three boards and had two steals.
- Sophomore Marnelle Garraud had nine points with four rebounds, four assists and a team-high three steals.
TEAM LEADERS
Boston College
Points: 19, Emma Guy
Rebounds: 9, Emma Guy
Assists: 4, Marnelle Garraud
Steals: 3, Marnelle Garraud
Charlotte
Points: 25, M. Linney
Rebounds: 6, C. Hithe
Assists: 6, M. Linney
Steals: 4, D. Pearson
Halftime Score: Charlotte, 38-35
Ties: 5
Lead Changes: 4
Largest Lead: BC 4 (7:21, 3rd) | Charlotte 17 (1:15 4th)
Bench Points: BC 11 | Charlotte 18
Points in the Paint: BC 42 | Charlotte 28
UP NEXT
- Boston College will play Tulane on Thursday at 2:30 p.m. (ET). The game can be viewed on FloHoops.com.
- Following the Puerto Rico Clasico, Boston College will play in the Big Ten-ACC Challenge at Northwestern on Wednesday, Dec. 4.
Team Stats
CLT
BC
FG%
.500
.443
3FG%
.333
.250
FT%
.842
.769
RB
34
34
TO
19
18
STL
12
8
Game Leaders
Scoring
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