Eagles Head To No. 14/15 Syracuse

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. - The Boston College women's basketball team (14-9, 3-7 ACC) will take on No. 15/14 Syracuse (17-5, 6-3 ACC) Sunday at 2 p.m. at the Carrier Dome. Fans can watch the game live via ACC Network Extra.

The Eagles are coming off a tough road loss at Virginia, 79-77, in overtime. It was the second overtime game for BC in the last three games. On Jan. 31, Boston College defeated Duke in double-overtime, 92-90.

BC fought back from 13 points down in the first half against Virginia. Freshman Makayla Dickens led the way with 24 points and 10 rebounds for her third double-double of the season. Junior Emma Guy had 18 points and eight boards, while sophomore Sydney Lowery chipped in with 10 points.

Dickens is averaging 23.0 points and six boards in the last three games. She tallied her career-high of 25 at Miami and followed it up with a 20-point effort vs. Virginia Tech. At Virginia, Dickens matched her season-high in three-pointers made with seven, as she went 7-for-11 from long range.

BC vs. No. 15/14 Syracuse
- This is the 53rd meeting between BC and the Orange.
- Syracuse leads the overall series, 29-23. The Orange have not lost at game to BC since joining the ACC.
- Last year Boston College lost to Syracuse twice. The Eagles lost at Syracuse on Jan. 28, 75-57. In the second game at Conte Forum on Feb. 25, BC lost 69-63.
- The last time BC defeated the Orange was Feb. 12, 2005 in Syracuse, New York. Brooke Queenan scored 16 and Clare Droesch had 15 to lead No. 22 Boston College past Syracuse, 75-50.
- This will be the sixth time this season BC plays a ranked team (No. 14 Minn., No, 9 NC State, No. 21 FSU, No. 23 Miami and No. 14/15 'Cuse).

PROBABLE STARTERS
- Fr. Guard – Makayla Dickens
- Jr. Guard – Taylor Ortlepp
- So. Guard – Sydney Lowery
- Jr. Forward – Emma Guy
- Jr. Forward – Georgia Pineau

ACC ACTION
- Freshman Makayla Dickens has tallied double-figures in scoring in nine of the 10 ACC games. The first-year guard is leading BC in scoring (14.3 ppg.), rebounds (6.5 rpg.) and assists (4.4 apg.) against conference teams.
- Dickens is the second highest scoring freshman in the conference, while shooting 40 percent both the floor and 43 percent from the three-point arc.
- Junior Taylor Ortlepp is the Eagles second leading scorer against ACC teams at 13.3 points per game. She is shooting 43 percent from the floor and 37 percent from the three-point line.
- Dickens and Ortlepp have combined for 60 of the Eagles 85 three-pointers against ACC teams.
- The Eagles are averaging 73.1 points per game, third highest in the conference behind Notre Dame (83.7) and North Carolina (74.1).
- BC is shooting 43.5 percent from the floor as a team, third best behind Notre Dame (50.2%) and Louisville (45.1%).
- The Eagles are fourth in the conference in assists (160 – 16.0 apg.).

ABOUT THE EAGLES
- BC is ranked 24^th in the country in scoring offense (77.5 ppg.) and assists per game (16.9 apg.). The team is still in the Top 20 in offensive rebounds per game (19.0 rpg.).
- BC has now used five different starting lineups. Against Virginia, BC started two juniors (Emma Guy, Georgia Pineau), a sophomore (Sydney Lowery) and two freshmen (Makayla Dickens & Marnelle Garraud).
- Freshman Makayla Dickens has scored in double-figures in 16 games, including the last five games. She has recorded three double-doubles, most recently at Virginia (24 points, 10 boards).
- Sophomore Sydney Lowery has started the last three games. She has tallied double-figures in three of the last four games.
- Junior Georgia Pineau grabbed five boards vs. Virginia to reach the 500-rebound mark. She is now just 16 blocks from 100. She is eighth on the all-time list with 84.

PLAY4KAY GAME
- This year the Play4Kay Initiative game will be played on Saturday, Feb. 16 at 1 p.m. It is also scheduled to be the annual Alumni Game.
- The team is also participating in the Play4Kay National Free Throw Shooting Challenge – you can check out the Eagles page at - https://pledgeit.org/bc-play4kay.
- Fans please remember to wear pink as the game will be played in honor of our celebrated alum Clare Droesch '05, who lost her battle to cancer in 2018.
- Any alumni planning on attending the game please contact BC women's basketball Director of Operations, Michael Gibson at gibsonmf@bc.edu.

HISTORY LESSON
- In 1987-88, Boston College defeated Providence, 77-63, at home. That season BC went 17-11 and 10-6 in the Big East. Ann Odoy '88 led the team in scoring with a 14.1 scoring average. It was the year the NCAA introduced the three-point shot and Odoy led BC with 68.

NEXT UP
- BC will return home to host No. 5/5 Notre Dame on Wednesday Feb. 13 at 7 p.m. The Eagles will host Clemson on Saturday at 1.
- Tickets for this week's home games vs. Notre Dame and Clemson 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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Players Mentioned

Makayla Dickens

Marnelle Garraud

Emma Guy

Sydney Lowery

Taylor Ortlepp

Georgia Pineau