Eagles Open ACC Play on Sunday at Duke

GAME INFORMATION
TEAMS: BOSTON COLLEGE AT DUKE
RECORDS: BC (5-4) | Duke (6-3)
WHEN: Sunday, Dec. 8, 2019
WHERE: Cameron Indoor Stadium | Durham, N.C.
TIME: 2 p.m. (ET)
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CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – The Boston College women's basketball team continues on the road as the Eagles will play at Duke (6-3) on Sunday, Dec. 8 at Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, North Carolina. Fans can view the game on the ACC Network with Ryan Craig and Debbie Taylor.

BC vs. DUKE
- BC's overall record against Duke is, 4-15.
- The Eagles first played Duke on Dec. 2, 1989.
- The first BC win against the Blue Devils was a 77-70 victory on Nov. 17, 1999.
- Since joining the ACC, BC is 3-11 vs. Duke.
- Last year Makayla Dickens hit a runner in the lane to send the game into overtime at Conte Forum. She proceeded to hit another runner in the key to win the game, 92-90, in double overtime. Dickens finished the game with 25 points.
- Prior to last year, the Eagles last defeated #13/15 Duke on Jan. 22, 2015, 60-56, at Conte Forum. Then junior Nicole Boudreau had 18 first half points as she hit five three's in the half. Then-sophomore Emilee Daley finished with 17 points, including a career-high five three's.
- BC and Duke have both lost to Northwestern this season. Duke played the Wildcats on Nov. 17 and lost 63-42.

LAST TIME OUT
-Junior Milan Bolden-Morris had 14 points and redshirt sophomore Cameron Swartz added 13 points but the Eagles fell to Northwestern, 66-63, in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge on the road.
- Bolden-Morris made four three-pointers, while Swartz had seven boards to go along with her 13 points. Senior Emma Guy was 6-for-8 from the floor and added five rebounds, while sophomore Taylor Soule had seven points with a career-high 10 rebounds.
- The Wildcats never held a lead more than seven points. There were five ties in the game and BC cut to three points six times in the final quarter.

ABOUT BC
- Boston College is averaging 77.7 points and 42.0 rebounds a game.
- BC has won the battle of the boards in seven of nine games.
- Junior Milan Bolden-Morris has led the team in scoring three times, including a team-high 14 points vs. Northwestern. Bolden-Morris is averaging 10.1 points and 2.1 three-pointers a game.
- Four players are averaging in double-figures in scoring - r-soph. Cameron Swartz (13.4), senior Emma Guy (12.1), sophomore Taylor Soule (10.7) and Milan Bolden-Morris (10.1).
- BC has hit a three-pointer in 78 straight games dating back to 2017.
- The Eagles are fourth in the ACC in scoring offense (77.67) and fourth in field goal percentage (46.6%). BC is also fifth in the conference in free throw percentage (70%) and third in steals (9.11 spg.).
- Sophomore Marnelle Garraud leads the ACC in steals (23 in nine games). The guard from Lynn is one of three ACC players to have recorded six steals in a game this season, though she has done it twice – – vs. Lowell, vs. Tulane. Garraud is also eighth in the conference in assist/turnover ratio (1.64).
- Senior Emma Guy is second in the ACC in field goal percentage (.588), while teammate r-sophomore Cameron Swartz is 10^th (.495).

PROBABLE STARTERS
- Senior, F - Emma Guy
- Freshman, F - Jaelyn Batts
- Sophomore, G - Taylor Soule
- Sophomore, G - Marnelle Garraud
- R-Sophomore, G - Cameron Swartz

HONORING COACH INGLESE
- The women's basketball team will honor former BC Head Coach Cathy Inglese by wearing a CI patch on their uniforms for all ACC games this season.
Inglese was the head coach for Boston College for 13 seasons from 1993-2008. She guided the Eagles to a 239-151 record during her tenure. Inglese led the Eagles to seven NCAA Tournament appearances, including three trips to the Sweet 16. She passed away suddenly in July.
- The program plans to honor Inglese on Sunday, January 12 during Alumni Day when Virginia (2 p.m.) comes to Conte Forum. For any alumni attending the game please send an RSVP to Women's Basketball Director of Operations Mike Gibson at gibsonmf@bc.edu.
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NEXT UP
- Boston College will next play at Boston University on Sunday, Dec. 15 at 2 p.m. BC will return home on Friday, Dec. 20 as the Eagles host Delaware State at 11 a.m. in Conte Forum.
- Tickets for all BC home games are available at the box office in Conte Forum prior to the game or online.
- Fans can follow the team via its social channels. Twitter and Instagram (@BC_WBB) and Facebook (Boston College Women's Basketball).

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Players Mentioned

Jaelyn Batts

Milan Bolden-Morris

Emilee Daley

Makayla Dickens

Marnelle Garraud

Emma Guy

Taylor Soule

Cameron Swartz