Eagles Host Miami on Sunday at 4

GAME PREVIEW
Miami at Boston College
Miami (13-13, 5-10 ACC) | Boston College (16-10, 9-6 ACC)
WHEN: Sunday, Feb. 23, 2020
WHERE: Conte Forum, Chestnut Hill, Mass.
TIME: 4 p.m.
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Senior Day
Prior to Sunday's game vs. Miami, the women's basketball program will honor the senior class – forward Georgia Pineau, co-captain Taylor Ortlepp and co-captain Emma Guy.

Pineau, a native of Victoria, Australia, has played in 114 games with 77 career starts. She has scored 958 career points, along with 618 rebounds, 261 assists and 93 blocks. She is currently 11^th on the all-time list in rebounding, 17^th in assists and seventh in blocks. Pineau made the key lob pass to Emma Guy when the Eagles defeated Notre Dame on Feb. 13, 56-55.

Ortlepp, a native of Adelaide, Australia, has played in 95 games with 73 career starts. The feisty guard has averaged 8.8 points a game in her career and has tallied 156 three-pointers, good enough for eighth in the BC record books. She has over 800 points, 200 rebounds and with 226 assists she is 26^thon the all-time list.

Guy, a native of Penfield, New York, became the 27^th player in program history to reach the 1,000 point milestone. She currently has 1,091 points along with 600 rebounds. Guy is averaging 13.6 points, while shooting 60 percent from the floor, tops in the ACC and ninth in the country. She has reached double-figures in scoring in 21 games and has led the team in scoring in eight games. She has led the team on the boards in seven games. She is currently 18^th on the all-time list in scoring, 13^th in rebounding and will be the second player in program history to lead the team in field goal percentage all four seasons.

Please remember to arrive early for the pre-game ceremony. Tickets for the game can be purchased online or at the ticket window on game-day.

About Boston College
- BC has won four straight games and is 6-1 in the last seven games.
- The 16 wins is now BC's best victory total since the 2010-11 season. That team went 20-13.
- The nine ACC victories is a new program record for the Eagles. The previous high was seven, which was accomplished in '07-08 and '08-09.
- BC has won five ACC road games, a new program record. The most was four road wins in the 2008-09 season.
- The Eagles are 11-4 when they score over 70-plus points.
- BC is currently 5-1 in February. It is the best record in the month of February since the 2005-06 team went 4-4. The program record of six wins was set by the 1986-87 (6-3), 1987-88 (6-2) team and the 2003-04 (6-1) team.
- Boston College is shooting 44.0 percent from the floor, third highest in the ACC and 37th in the nation.
- BC is also fourth in the ACC and 39th in the nation in scoring offense (73.2).
- The team is also third in the ACC in assists per game (14.6 apg.) and 4th in steals (8.27 spg.).

BC vs. Miami
- Miami (13-13, 5-10 ACC) is coming off a loss to No. 10 NC State, 50-48, in Coral Gables on Thursday night. Destiny Harden had 15 points in the loss, while Mykea Gray had 11 points.
- Miami is 1-3 in the last four games. The Hurricanes are 1-7 on the road this season.
- Boston College and Miami (13-13, 5-10 ACC) have played 45 times.
- The Hurricanes lead the overall series, 28-17.
- Miami has won five meetings between the two teams.
- The last time BC earned a victory was on Jan. 16, 2014 at Conte Forum (63-62). Katie Zenevitch had 12 points and 10 rebounds, while Nicole Boudreau hit a three with 1:32 to play to seal the win.
- The two teams first played in 1992.
- The Eagles first win over the Hurricanes came on Jan. 25, 1994 (80-71).
- Since joining the ACC, BC and Miami have played 23 times. BC has won nine of those games.
- Last season, Boston College lost to Miami, 76-73, in a game that had 18 ties and 17 lead changes.at the Watsco Center in Coral Gables, Florida. Six BC players tallied double-figures with Taylor Ortlepp leading the way with 17 points.

Last Time Out
- Boston College defeated Pittsburgh, 70-59, for the second time this season. BC improved to 16-10 overall and 9-6 in the ACC.
- BC pulled away in the third quarter when the Eagles outscored Pitt, 23-12 behind a 10 point quarter for Taylor Soule.
- Soule led BC with 22 points and 12 rebounds for her ninth double-double of the season. Senior Georgia Pineau pitched in with 11 points, while senior Emma Guy added 10 points.

Game Promotion
- National Girls and Women in Sport Day
Pre-Game event featuring a meet and greet, sport stations and autographs. Click here to register!
- Spirit Clinic: Ticket Package includes clinic instruction by BC Spirit, BC Spirit t-shirt, game admission, and in-game performance. Click here to purchase!
- In-Game: Tribute to the 2020 Senior Class
- Concession Item of the Game: $3.50 Original Pizza

Next Up
- The Eagles will travel to play No. 5/6 Louisville on Thursday night on the ACC Network.

Players Mentioned

Emma Guy

Taylor Ortlepp

Georgia Pineau

Taylor Soule

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