Wednesday, March 6
Greensboro, N.C.
1 P.M.
Boston College
14-16 (3-13ACC)
61
vs
77
University of Virginia
12-18 (5-11ACC)
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Boston College
10
19
15
17
61
Virginia
14
9
26
28
77
Virginia Tops Eagles, 77-61
March 06, 2019 | Women's Basketball
Junior Emma Guy leads BC with 18 points in the loss.
GREENSBORO, N.C. – The Boston College women's basketball team fell to Virginia, 77-61, in the first round of the ACC Tournament at the Greensboro Coliseum on Wednesday afternoon.
The Eagles finished the season with a 14-16 record, while the Cavaliers improved to 12-18. Virginia will play No. 5 Syracuse on Thursday at 11 a.m.
BC was led by junior forward Emma Guy, who shot 9-for-13 from the floor and finished with a team-high 18 points. She also had seven boards and a block in the game. Sophomore Milan Bolden-Morris added 12 points, while freshman Marnelle Garraud netted 11 points along with three assists.
Virginia was led by Jocelyn Willoughby with 29 points and 13 rebounds. She made 12-of-12 from the free-throw line to go along with two assists and two steals.
Boston College battled back from an 11-2 opening run by Virginia. Guy kept BC in the game scoring eight of the Eagles 10 points in the first quarter. The Eagles took their first lead on a three-pointer by Bolden-Morris at 3:30 in the second quarter. It was her second in the quarter as she had eight points at the half. BC took a 29-23 lead into the locker room behind 14 first half points from Guy.
UVA slowly chipped away at the lead as the Eagles held a 12 point lead with 7:33 to play in the third quarter. BC opened up on a 6-2 run and the Cavaliers called a timeout and turned the tables on BC with an 8-0 run behind five points from Willoughby.
A three-pointer from Taylor Ortlepp stopped the UVA run but the Cavaliers took the lead with 2:35 to play on a three-pointer from Khyasia Caldwell. UVA closed the quarter out with on a 16-4 run, six from Willoughby. A jumper by Milan Bolden-Morris opened the final quarter to cut the UVA lead to three points, 49-46.
BC cut the lead to three points with 4:20 to play when Taylor Soule hit a layup. Willoughby would hit eight foul shots as Virginia scored 14 of the final 16 points to seal the win.
GAME INFORMATION
Score: #12 Virginia 77, #13 Boston College 61
Records: Virginia 12-18 | Boston College 14-16
Location: Greensboro Coliseum; Greensboro, N.C.
UVA Starters: Toussaint, Willoughby, Jablonowski, Caldwell, Jones
BC Starters: Ortlepp, Dickens, Guy, Soule, Lowery
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HIGHLIGHTS
- Freshman Emma Guy finished with 18 points. It was the 21st time this season she tallied double-figures for the Eagles.
- Sophomore Milan Bolden-Morris shot 5-for-10 from the floor with two three-pointers for 12 points.
- BC had 17 assists on 25 field goals.
- The Eagles are now 6-14 in the ACC Tournament, 5-9 in first-round games.
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The Eagles finished the season with a 14-16 record, while the Cavaliers improved to 12-18. Virginia will play No. 5 Syracuse on Thursday at 11 a.m.
BC was led by junior forward Emma Guy, who shot 9-for-13 from the floor and finished with a team-high 18 points. She also had seven boards and a block in the game. Sophomore Milan Bolden-Morris added 12 points, while freshman Marnelle Garraud netted 11 points along with three assists.
Virginia was led by Jocelyn Willoughby with 29 points and 13 rebounds. She made 12-of-12 from the free-throw line to go along with two assists and two steals.
Boston College battled back from an 11-2 opening run by Virginia. Guy kept BC in the game scoring eight of the Eagles 10 points in the first quarter. The Eagles took their first lead on a three-pointer by Bolden-Morris at 3:30 in the second quarter. It was her second in the quarter as she had eight points at the half. BC took a 29-23 lead into the locker room behind 14 first half points from Guy.
UVA slowly chipped away at the lead as the Eagles held a 12 point lead with 7:33 to play in the third quarter. BC opened up on a 6-2 run and the Cavaliers called a timeout and turned the tables on BC with an 8-0 run behind five points from Willoughby.
A three-pointer from Taylor Ortlepp stopped the UVA run but the Cavaliers took the lead with 2:35 to play on a three-pointer from Khyasia Caldwell. UVA closed the quarter out with on a 16-4 run, six from Willoughby. A jumper by Milan Bolden-Morris opened the final quarter to cut the UVA lead to three points, 49-46.
BC cut the lead to three points with 4:20 to play when Taylor Soule hit a layup. Willoughby would hit eight foul shots as Virginia scored 14 of the final 16 points to seal the win.
GAME INFORMATION
Score: #12 Virginia 77, #13 Boston College 61
Records: Virginia 12-18 | Boston College 14-16
Location: Greensboro Coliseum; Greensboro, N.C.
UVA Starters: Toussaint, Willoughby, Jablonowski, Caldwell, Jones
BC Starters: Ortlepp, Dickens, Guy, Soule, Lowery
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HIGHLIGHTS
- Freshman Emma Guy finished with 18 points. It was the 21st time this season she tallied double-figures for the Eagles.
- Sophomore Milan Bolden-Morris shot 5-for-10 from the floor with two three-pointers for 12 points.
- BC had 17 assists on 25 field goals.
- The Eagles are now 6-14 in the ACC Tournament, 5-9 in first-round games.
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Team Stats
BC
VA
FG%
.379
.436
3FG%
.276
.333
FT%
.750
.897
RB
31
38
TO
15
15
STL
6
6
Game Leaders
Pts
12
FGM
5
3FGM
2
FTM
0
Pts
11
FGM
4
3FGM
3
FTM
0
Pts
7
FGM
3
3FGM
0
FTM
1
Players Mentioned
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