Two Game Road Trip For The Eagles

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – The Boston College women's basketball team will head out on a two-game road trip. The Eagles (14-12, 3-10 ACC) will play at North Carolina (16-11, 7-6 ACC) on Thursday (7 p.m.), followed by a Sunday afternoon game at No. 4 Louisville (2 p.m.). Fans can watch both the games via the ACC Network.

BC vs. UNC
- Boston College and North Carolina have met 15 times. The Tar Heels lead the overall series, 12-3.
- The two teams played twice last season. In the regular season, Boston College defeated North Carolina, 77-64, at Conte Forum. Taylor Ortlepp led BC with 23 points. They met against in the ACC Tournament with the Tar Heels earning the win, 69-64.
- The two teams first met on Feb. 20, 2006.
- UNC is coming off a 70-53 victory over Virginia. The Tar Heels have three wins over ranked teams (USF, Notre Dame and NC State).

BC vs. LOUISVILLE
- Boston College and Louisville (23-2, 10-2 ACC) have played six times. The Cardinals lead the overall series, 5-1.
- BC's only victory over Louisville came in the first meeting on Dec. 28, 1085. BC defeated the Cardinals, 74-68, behind Marie Grant's 20-point, 9-rebound effort at the WRAL Classic hosted by NC State.
- Coach Joanna Bernabei-McNamee was an assistant coach at Maryland alongside current Louisville head coach Jeff Walz when the Terps won the 2005-06 National Championship.
- BC assistant coach AJ Cohen was a practice player and video assistant coordinator for the Louisville program. He is a 2013 graduate of Louisville.
- Louisville is at Virginia on Thursday at 7.

TEAM NOTES
- BC is averaging 75.2 points, 39.5 rebounds and shooting 43 percent from the floor in 26 games.
- The Eagles scoring average (75.2) is the second highest in program history if it stands to the end of the season. The record is 77.9 set by the 2010-11 team.
- In ACC play only, Emma Guy is sixth overall in field goal percentage at 56 percent. She is 14.2 points and six rebounds a game.
- Freshman Makayla Dickens is the second highest scoring first-year player in the conference with a 14-point average in ACC action. Dickens has tallied double-figures in six of the last eight games. She has recorded three double-doubles – all against ACC teams (NC State, Wake Forest & Virginia).
- Junior Taylor Ortlepp played 27 minutes on her return to action last week against Clemson. Prior to her injury, Ortlepp was averaging a team-high 31 minutes per game.
- Freshman Taylor Soule has started the last three games (at Syracuse, vs. Notre Dame and vs. Clemson). Soule is averaging 9.0 points and 6.0 rebounds a game. She notched her career-high with nine rebounds vs. Clemson on Saturday.

HISTORY LESSON
- On Feb. 27, 2011, former point guard Jaclyn Thoman '11 tallied her 500^th career assist vs. Maryland. She is one of six players in program history to record 500 or more assists. Thomas finished with 521 which is fifth on the all-time list. The all-time record is 611 held by Sue Fristch '90.

UP NEXT
- Boston College will play at No. 4 Louisville on Sunday at the KFC Yum! Center at 2 p.m.
- The Eagles will finish out the regular season on Sunday, March 3 as Syracuse will come to town (2 p.m.). Tickets for the game can be purchased online or at the gate.

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Players Mentioned

Makayla Dickens

Emma Guy

Taylor Ortlepp

Taylor Soule