No. 18/16 Syracuse Too Much for BC

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass – No. 18/16 Syracuse jumped out to a fast start and never looked back as the Orange captured an 83-70 victory over Boston College Sunday afternoon inside Conte Forum. The Orange moved to 5-1 overall and 2-1 in the ACC while the Eagles fell to 4-3 overall and 0-3 in conference play.

Freshman center Kamilla Cardoso was 10-of-11 from the field to lead all scorers with 24 points.

Junior Taylor Soule led Boston College in scoring as she tallied 20 points, seven rebounds, and three assists while junior Clara Ford added 19 points and 12 rebounds of her own. Junior Cameron Swartz was also in double figures, notching 15 points.

The Orange led the Eagles 31-15 at the end of one quarter of play. BC shot just 6-of-20 from the field with five points coming from Ford in the first 10 minutes while Syracuse shot 60% in the opening frame.

Boston College cut into the Syracuse lead by outsourcing the Orange 20-13 in the second quarter to close the gap to 44-35 entering the half. The Eagles ended the half on a 12-2 run that was kicked off by back-to-back three-point field goals by Marnelle Garraud and Makayla Dickens.

Both teams went back and forth over the third and fourth quarters. Soule led the Eagles in the third quarter as she added nine points, but it was not enough to overcome the first-half deficit they faced.

The Eagles were unable to catch fire in the final 10 minutes as they knocked down just two field goals in the fourth quarter.

Boston College is back in action on Thursday, December 31 at Pitt. The 2 p.m. game will air on ACC Network Extra.

Game Notes:

Syracuse marked the second straight ranked opponent BC has faced this season. The Orange are now 33-24 against BC.
Junior Clara Ford established a new career-high with 19 points. Her previous single-game best was 15 against UMass on Nov. 29, 2020.
Ford also set new career-highs in free throws made (9) and free throws attempted (9).
BC continues to be one of the nation's best teams in making free throws. The Eagles were 21-of-24 from the foul line against the Orange.
The Eagles committed a season-low 10 turnovers.
Syracuse did most of its damage inside as the Orange outscored the Eagles 52-30 in the paint.

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Team Stats

Taylor Soule

Clara Ford

Cameron Swartz

Jaelyn Batts

Players Mentioned

Makayla Dickens

Clara Ford

Marnelle Garraud

Taylor Soule

Cameron Swartz

Players Mentioned

Makayla Dickens

Clara Ford

Marnelle Garraud

Taylor Soule

Cameron Swartz