Sunday, February 3
1:00 P.M.
Boston College
14-8
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Virginia Tech
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Virginia Tech
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Boston College
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Eagles Fall To Virginia Tech, 95-86
February 03, 2019 | Women's Basketball
Taylor Ortlepp leads BC with 23 points, while Makayla Dickens added 20 points.
CHESTNUT HILL, MASS. – Junior Taylor Ortlepp and freshman Makayla Dickens combined for 43 points, but it was not enough as Virginia Tech stole a 95-86 victory over the Eagles on Sunday at Conte Forum in ACC action. Boston College is now 14-8 and 3-6 in the ACC, while Virginia Tech improved to 15-7 overall and 2-7 in the conference.
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Ortlepp tied her career-high with seven three-pointers and finished with a team-high 23 points and five rebounds, while Dickens hit four three-pointers, 20 points and a career-high eight assists for the Eagles. Emma Guy chipped in with 14 points.
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Virginia Tech went on an 8-0 run at the end of the third quarter that ignited the Hokies offense. BC led by as many as 16 points in the quarter but a buzzer-beater by Dara Mabrey cut the Eagles lead to nine points – 71-62.
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The fourth quarter the Hokies opened up on a 6-0 run before two foul shots by Dickens stopped the run. Virginia Tech took the lead for good with 6:31 to play on a three-pointer by Aisha Sheppard (14 points). She would hit her second three-pointer at 4:51and Tech's lead was two points. A foul shot by Emma Guy cut the lead to one point, but that was the closest BC would get. Sheppard hit her third three-pointer of the quarter to put the Hokies six points with 3:09 to play. Virginia Tech would hit 10-of-10 foul shots in the final minute of play to seal the win.
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After a Virginia Tech 8-0 run to open up the game, Boston College settled down after a time out and controlled most of the action. Ortlepp would hit three three-pointers in the first quarter and finished with 11 points as the Eagles held a 28-27.
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BC went on a 13-2 run in the middle of the second quarter to push the lead to 43-33. With 2:15 to play in the quarter, the Hokies broke their drought with a layup by Regan Magarity (30 points). Tech hit two three-pointers in the final minute to cut the BC lead to four points. A layup at the buzzer by Clara Ford extended BC's lead, 47-41, at intermission.
In the third quarter, BC opened with an 8-2 run to push the lead to 55-43. Virginia Tech went to Regan Magarity (30 points, 14 rebounds), who kept her team in the game with 12 points in the quarter. Â BC pushed the lead to 16 points behind the long-range shooting from Ortlepp and Dickens. With BC up 71-55 with 1:38 to play, Virginia Tech went on an 8-0 run to end the quarter and BC's lead was 71-62 after three.
BC HIGHLIGHTS
- Taylor Ortlepp tied her career-high in three-pointers made with seven. It was the fifth time in her career she tallied seven long range shots in a game. She now leads BC with 57 three-pointers this season.
- Freshman Makayla Dickens tallied 20 points with a career-high eight assists. Dickens has scored in double-figures in 15 games, including 10 of the last 11 games.
- Boston College made 12 three-pointers in the game. It is the 10th time this season BC has tallied double-figures in three-pointers. In the last two games, Boston College has made 25-of-58 from long range.
- Freshman Taylor Soule had eight points and six boards off the bench.
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GAME STATS
- There were eight lead changes and zero ties in the game.
- BC had the lead in the game for 25:31 minutes.
- The Eagles biggest lead was 16 points in the third quarter, while Virginia Tech's was nine points in the fourth quarter.
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UP NEXT
- Boston College head out on a two-game road trip as the Eagles play at Virginia on Thursday at 7 p.m. On Sunday, BC will play at No. 18/16 Syracuse at 2 p.m. The games will be broadcast online via ACC Network Extra.
- BC will return home to host No. 5/5 Notre Dame on Wednesday Feb. 13 at 7 p.m.
- Tickets for the 2018-19 women's basketball games are on sale. Fans can visit bceagles.com/tickets, or call 617-552-GoBC (4622) to speak with an account representative.
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Ortlepp tied her career-high with seven three-pointers and finished with a team-high 23 points and five rebounds, while Dickens hit four three-pointers, 20 points and a career-high eight assists for the Eagles. Emma Guy chipped in with 14 points.
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Virginia Tech went on an 8-0 run at the end of the third quarter that ignited the Hokies offense. BC led by as many as 16 points in the quarter but a buzzer-beater by Dara Mabrey cut the Eagles lead to nine points – 71-62.
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The fourth quarter the Hokies opened up on a 6-0 run before two foul shots by Dickens stopped the run. Virginia Tech took the lead for good with 6:31 to play on a three-pointer by Aisha Sheppard (14 points). She would hit her second three-pointer at 4:51and Tech's lead was two points. A foul shot by Emma Guy cut the lead to one point, but that was the closest BC would get. Sheppard hit her third three-pointer of the quarter to put the Hokies six points with 3:09 to play. Virginia Tech would hit 10-of-10 foul shots in the final minute of play to seal the win.
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After a Virginia Tech 8-0 run to open up the game, Boston College settled down after a time out and controlled most of the action. Ortlepp would hit three three-pointers in the first quarter and finished with 11 points as the Eagles held a 28-27.
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BC went on a 13-2 run in the middle of the second quarter to push the lead to 43-33. With 2:15 to play in the quarter, the Hokies broke their drought with a layup by Regan Magarity (30 points). Tech hit two three-pointers in the final minute to cut the BC lead to four points. A layup at the buzzer by Clara Ford extended BC's lead, 47-41, at intermission.
In the third quarter, BC opened with an 8-2 run to push the lead to 55-43. Virginia Tech went to Regan Magarity (30 points, 14 rebounds), who kept her team in the game with 12 points in the quarter. Â BC pushed the lead to 16 points behind the long-range shooting from Ortlepp and Dickens. With BC up 71-55 with 1:38 to play, Virginia Tech went on an 8-0 run to end the quarter and BC's lead was 71-62 after three.
BC HIGHLIGHTS
- Taylor Ortlepp tied her career-high in three-pointers made with seven. It was the fifth time in her career she tallied seven long range shots in a game. She now leads BC with 57 three-pointers this season.
- Freshman Makayla Dickens tallied 20 points with a career-high eight assists. Dickens has scored in double-figures in 15 games, including 10 of the last 11 games.
- Boston College made 12 three-pointers in the game. It is the 10th time this season BC has tallied double-figures in three-pointers. In the last two games, Boston College has made 25-of-58 from long range.
- Freshman Taylor Soule had eight points and six boards off the bench.
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GAME STATS
- There were eight lead changes and zero ties in the game.
- BC had the lead in the game for 25:31 minutes.
- The Eagles biggest lead was 16 points in the third quarter, while Virginia Tech's was nine points in the fourth quarter.
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UP NEXT
- Boston College head out on a two-game road trip as the Eagles play at Virginia on Thursday at 7 p.m. On Sunday, BC will play at No. 18/16 Syracuse at 2 p.m. The games will be broadcast online via ACC Network Extra.
- BC will return home to host No. 5/5 Notre Dame on Wednesday Feb. 13 at 7 p.m.
- Tickets for the 2018-19 women's basketball games are on sale. Fans can visit bceagles.com/tickets, or call 617-552-GoBC (4622) to speak with an account representative.
Team Stats
VT
BC
FG%
.582
.532
3FG%
.550
.429
FT%
.800
.667
RB
30
26
TO
11
13
STL
7
5
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
23
FGM
8
3FGM
7
FTM
0
Pts
20
FGM
6
3FGM
4
FTM
4
Pts
8
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
0
Players Mentioned
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