Georgia Tech Wins ACC Opener Over BC

ATLANTA - The Boston College women's basketball team lost its first game of the season at Georgia Tech as the host Yellow Jackets captured an 86-68 victory on Wednesday at McCamish Pavilion.

BC (4-1, 0-1 ACC) could not overcome a hot shooting Georgia Tech (3-1, 1-0 ACC) team that hit on 61 percent of its shots in the first half.

Junior forward Taylor Soule led BC in scoring with 19 points, including her first career three-point field goal. Junior Makayla Dickens added 16 points and seven rebounds while junior Cameron Swartz had a strong showing with 14 points of her own.

Boston College found themselves in unfamiliar territory after the first 10 minutes of play as Georgia Tech sprinted out to a 27-18 lead. Wednesday's game marked the first time in five games this season that the Eagles did not hold a lead after one quarter of play. Despite the early deficit, Dickens scored eight points in the period on 3-of-4 shooting from the field.

Georgia Tech added to the lead doubling up BC 24-12 in the second quarter to take a 51-30 lead into halftime. In the first half, the Yellow Jackets knocked down 7-of-14 from three-point range.

The Yellow Jackets outscored BC 23-15 in the third quarter to lead 74-45 after 30 minutes of play.

The Eagles would not go away without a fight, as they outscored Georgia Tech 23-12 in the final 10 minutes. Dickens drained two three-point field goals early in the fourth quarter, which sparked a 13-1 run.

Boston College returns to Conte Forum on Sunday at 2 p.m. versus No. 3 NC State on ACC Network.

Game Notes:

Boston College is 5-11 all-time in ACC openers, including an 1-2 record versus Georgia Tech.
BC is 6-14 all-time against the Yellow Jackets.
Three Eagles finished in double-figures, led by junior Taylor Soule's 19 points (8-of-11 from the field). Soule was 1-for-1 from behind the three-point arc, the first three of her career.
Junior Makayla Dickens finished with 16 points (4-of-6 from three-point range) and seven rebounds.
Junior Cameron Swartz returned to her home state and finished with 14 points on five-of-11 shooting from the field. She is from Marietta, Ga.
Freshman Akunna Konkwo was a perfect 3-of-3 from the field in 12 minutes of action.
BC shot 7-of-8 from the free throw line. The Eagles are 78-of-92 (84.8%) from the free throw line this season.

Coach Joanna Bernabei-McNamee post-game:
"We came out pretty sleepy and looked like we weren't ready to play and not the intensity that we needed, which allowed them to get hot. They shot the ball really well from the three-point line, which of course we weren't expecting.

In the fourth quarter, I think you saw the team that we are and the team that we're going to need to be consistently to win ACC games. Hopefully we can build off that fourth quarter and come back in the next game and look a little bit sharper."

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Team Stats

Taylor Soule

Makayla Dickens

Cameron Swartz

Clara Ford

Players Mentioned

Makayla Dickens

Akunna Konkwo

Taylor Soule

Cameron Swartz

Players Mentioned

Makayla Dickens

Akunna Konkwo

Taylor Soule

Cameron Swartz