Eagles Host Notre Dame on Thursday

GAME PREVIEW
Notre Dame at Boston College
RECORDS: Notre Dame (10-14, 5-7 ACC) | BC (13-10, 6-6 ACC)
WHEN: Thursday, Feb. 13, 2020
TIME: 7 p.m.
WHERE: Conte Forum, Chestnut Hill, Mass.

About Boston College
- The Eagles are currently 13-10 overall and 6-6 in the ACC. The Eagles are currently tied in 9^th place with Syracuse at 6-6.
- The six ACC victories are the most since the Eagles went 6-8 in the 2009-10 season. The most ACC wins in program history is seven, accomplished in 2007-08 and 2008-09.
- Boston College is 3-2 the last five games, including two road wins (at Clemson & at #14 FSU). The third win was against Wake Forest (67-54) at home on Feb. 2.
- The Eagles are shooting 44 percent from the floor, fourth highest in the ACC. BC is also fourth in the conference in assists per game (14.96 apg.) and steals (8.52 spg.).
- BC is 5-1 when sophomore Taylor Soule records a double-double.
- Senior Emma Guy leads the ACC and is ninth in the nation in field goal percentage (60.3%). Guy went 12-for-14 from the floor against Clemson and at one point in the game was 11-for-11. Guy is averaging 15.4 points and 7.0 rebounds a game in the ACC. She has tallied 20-plus points in the last four games. This will be her 100^th career game on Thursday night vs. Notre Dame.
- Sophomore Makayla Dickens has a team-high 48 three-pointers. She is third in the ACC in three-point field goal percentage (37.5%) and eighth in three's made. Dickens is averaging 14.8 points, 6.0 rebounds and 6.0 assists in the last three games for BC.
- Senior Taylor Ortlepp needs two steals for 100 career thefts.
- Sophomore Marnelle Garraud has made 38 three-pointers, the same amount she finished with in her freshman campaign. Garraud also has 89 assists, 16 more than she had in 2018-19. She is 26 points from 500 career points.
- BC has won five road ACC road games, a new program record. The most was four in the 2008-09 season.

BC vs. Notre Dame
- This will be the 31^st meeting between Boston College and Notre Dame.
- The Irish lead the overall series, 24-6.
- Boston College defeated Notre Dame for the first time in since 2006 earlier this season. BC earned a 75-65 victory behind 19 points and 11 rebounds from sophomore Taylor Soule on Jan. 9 on the road. Senior Emma Guy pitched in with 11 points and 12 rebounds. BC out rebounded Notre Dame, 45-34, 20 were on the offensive glass.
- It was also the first time BC defeated Notre Dame at Purcell Pavilion.
- The two teams first played on Dec. 20, 1983. Boston College won the game, 59-55, behind 13 points from Elisabeth Houghton '85 and a 12 points-10 rebound effort from Sally Madeira '86.

Last Time Out
- Boston College won its sixth ACC game, fifth on the road with a 70-68 victory at Clemson on Sunday.
- Senior Emma Guy shot 12-for-14 from the floor for 24 points and eight rebounds, while sophomore Makayla Dickens hit two free throws in the final 30 seconds on her way to 21 points.
- Guy was 10-for-10 at halftime with 20 points to give BC a 41-29 lead.
- In the second half, Clemson doubled-teamed Guy to crawl back into the game. Dickens hit five three-pointers in the game, three came in the third quarter and BC held a 54-51 lead going into the final 10 minutes.
- Clemson tied the game with 3:23 to play but Dickens hit the front end of a 1-and-1 to give BC 69-68 lead with seconds to play. Taylor Soule would rebound the second free throw and Dickens was fouled with a second to play. She made the front end and purposely missed the second and grabbed the rebound to secure the win.
- BC lost the edge on the boards, 39-34. The Eagles shot over 60 percent in the first two quarters and finished at 47.5 percent.

This Time In History
- On Feb 16, 2003 the Boston College women's basketball team was ranked 25^th in the country. The Eagles defeated Virginia Tech, 65-47, to improve to 16-6 overall and 8-3 in the Big East.

Up Next
- Boston College will host North Carolina (7-6 ACC) on Sunday at noon.
- Fans are encouraged to wear pink in honor of the Kay Yow Initiative. The first 150 fans in the door will receive a Pink Game rally towel.
- Fans can follow the team via its social channels. Twitter and Instagram (@BC_WBB) and Facebook (Boston College Women's Basketball).

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Players Mentioned

Makayla Dickens

Marnelle Garraud

Emma Guy

Taylor Ortlepp

Taylor Soule