Sunday, February 23
Chestnut Hill, Mass.
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Boston College
17-10,10-6ACC
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University of Miami
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Pineau's 20 Points Leads Eagles Past Miami, 75-64
February 23, 2020 | Women's Basketball
Eagles improve to 17-10 overall and 10-6 in the ACC.
CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – Senior Georgia Pineau scored her season-high 20 points and grabbed a team-high eight rebounds to lead Boston College over Miami, 75-64, in an ACC match up at Conte Forum on Sunday afternoon.
Boston College is now 17-10 overall and 10-6 in the ACC. The Eagles are now tied in fourth place with Virginia Tech (10-6) and Florida State (10-6). The Eagles have won five straight games. Miami dropped to 13-14 overall and 5-11 in the conference.
Pineau, who along with seniors Taylor Ortlepp and Emma Guy, played in their final regular season home game at Conte Forum, shot 8-for-15 from the floor plus four assists with only one turnover in 29 minutes of action.
Senior Emma Guy pitched in with 17 points and four rebounds while sophomore Taylor Soule had 16 points and five boards.
The Eagles outscored Miami, 26-17, in the final quarter as the Eagles shot 50 percent from the floor and hit 9-of-10 free throws to secure the win. Pineau had eight points and Cameron Swartz contributed seven points in the quarter.
Miami was led by Beatrice Mompremier with 15 points and six boards as she returned to action after missing most of the season with an injury. Taylor Mason pitched in with 15 points, while Kelsey Marshall had 13 points.
Score: Boston College 75, Miami 64
Records: Miami (13-14, 5-11 ACC) | Boston College (17-10, 10-6 ACC)
Location: Conte Forum, Chestnut Hill, Mass.
BC Starters: T. Ortlepp, M. Garraud, M. Dickens, G. Pineau, E. Guy
Miami Starters: D. Harden, B. Jackson, E. Banks, M. Gray, K. Marshall
HOW IT HAPPENED
- After a 10-10 first quarter, Boston College took its first lead at 9:44 in the second quarter on a layup by Georgia Pineau. The Eagles took a 17-10 lead behind an 11-0 run which started at the end of the first quarter. Miami's Mykea Gray stopped the run with a jumper to stop a six minute scoring drought. BC's Emma Guy hit two straight buckets as BC took a three-point lead with 1:30 to play but a three by Endia Banks ended the half at 27-27.
- BC did not make a three-pointer in the half had just 20 rebounds to 29 for Miami. Pineau led BC with nine points at the half.
- The third quarter mimicked the second quarter as the two teams battled back and forth. BC took a 49-47 lead into the final quarter behind 10 points from Taylor Soule in the quarter.
- Cameron Swartz hit the first three of the game to open up the fourth. A layup by Dickens with 7:45 to play pushed the lead to five points, 56-51.
- The lead grew to 11 points, 55-44, on a jumper by Swartz with 4:08 to play. That capped an 8-3 run by Boston College. Miami cut it to nine points twice but the Eagles slowly diced through the Hurricanes press and extended the lead to 14 points with 1:37 left in the game.
GAMENOTES
- Prior to the game, Boston College honored the three seniors – Georgia Pineau, Taylor Ortlepp and Emma Guy.
- Boston College is now 12-4 when scoring over 70 points in a game.
- BC is now 6-1 in the month of February. It matches the program high, which was set by the 2003-04 team.
- Pineau's 20 points marked the second time this season she led the team in scoring. She had scored in double-figures in seven games and three of the last four games. She is now just 22 points from reaching the 1,000 point milestone.
- BC had a 44-41 edge on the boards. It's the fourth straight game the Eagles won the battle of the boards.
- It was the first time Boston College has beaten Miami since the 2014 season.
TEAM LEADERS
Boston College
Points: 20, Georgia Pineau
Rebounds: 8, Georgia Pineau
Assists: 5, Makayla Dickens
Steals: 3, Cameron Swartz
Miami
Points: 15, B. Mompremier, T. Mason
Rebounds: 6, D. Harden, B. Jackson
Assists: 3, E. Banks
Steals: 2, K. Marshall
Halftime Score: Boston College 27, Miami 27
Ties: 7
Lead Changes: 6
Largest Lead: BC 14 (1:37, 4Q) | Miami (6, 1st 6:55)
BC led for: 25:00
Miami led for: 10:45
Points In The Paint: BC 42 | Miami 20
Bench: BC 27 | Miami 33
Points off TO: BC 26 | Miami 12
UP NEXT
- Boston College will finish the regular season with a two-game road trip – at Louisville on Thursday and at Syracuse on Sunday.
- Both games will be streamed live on the ACC Network.
- Fans can follow the team via its social channels. Twitter and Instagram (@BC_WBB) and Facebook (Boston College Women's Basketball).
Boston College is now 17-10 overall and 10-6 in the ACC. The Eagles are now tied in fourth place with Virginia Tech (10-6) and Florida State (10-6). The Eagles have won five straight games. Miami dropped to 13-14 overall and 5-11 in the conference.
Pineau, who along with seniors Taylor Ortlepp and Emma Guy, played in their final regular season home game at Conte Forum, shot 8-for-15 from the floor plus four assists with only one turnover in 29 minutes of action.
Senior Emma Guy pitched in with 17 points and four rebounds while sophomore Taylor Soule had 16 points and five boards.
The Eagles outscored Miami, 26-17, in the final quarter as the Eagles shot 50 percent from the floor and hit 9-of-10 free throws to secure the win. Pineau had eight points and Cameron Swartz contributed seven points in the quarter.
Miami was led by Beatrice Mompremier with 15 points and six boards as she returned to action after missing most of the season with an injury. Taylor Mason pitched in with 15 points, while Kelsey Marshall had 13 points.
Score: Boston College 75, Miami 64
Records: Miami (13-14, 5-11 ACC) | Boston College (17-10, 10-6 ACC)
Location: Conte Forum, Chestnut Hill, Mass.
BC Starters: T. Ortlepp, M. Garraud, M. Dickens, G. Pineau, E. Guy
Miami Starters: D. Harden, B. Jackson, E. Banks, M. Gray, K. Marshall
HOW IT HAPPENED
- After a 10-10 first quarter, Boston College took its first lead at 9:44 in the second quarter on a layup by Georgia Pineau. The Eagles took a 17-10 lead behind an 11-0 run which started at the end of the first quarter. Miami's Mykea Gray stopped the run with a jumper to stop a six minute scoring drought. BC's Emma Guy hit two straight buckets as BC took a three-point lead with 1:30 to play but a three by Endia Banks ended the half at 27-27.
- BC did not make a three-pointer in the half had just 20 rebounds to 29 for Miami. Pineau led BC with nine points at the half.
- The third quarter mimicked the second quarter as the two teams battled back and forth. BC took a 49-47 lead into the final quarter behind 10 points from Taylor Soule in the quarter.
- Cameron Swartz hit the first three of the game to open up the fourth. A layup by Dickens with 7:45 to play pushed the lead to five points, 56-51.
- The lead grew to 11 points, 55-44, on a jumper by Swartz with 4:08 to play. That capped an 8-3 run by Boston College. Miami cut it to nine points twice but the Eagles slowly diced through the Hurricanes press and extended the lead to 14 points with 1:37 left in the game.
GAMENOTES
- Prior to the game, Boston College honored the three seniors – Georgia Pineau, Taylor Ortlepp and Emma Guy.
- Boston College is now 12-4 when scoring over 70 points in a game.
- BC is now 6-1 in the month of February. It matches the program high, which was set by the 2003-04 team.
- Pineau's 20 points marked the second time this season she led the team in scoring. She had scored in double-figures in seven games and three of the last four games. She is now just 22 points from reaching the 1,000 point milestone.
- BC had a 44-41 edge on the boards. It's the fourth straight game the Eagles won the battle of the boards.
- It was the first time Boston College has beaten Miami since the 2014 season.
TEAM LEADERS
Boston College
Points: 20, Georgia Pineau
Rebounds: 8, Georgia Pineau
Assists: 5, Makayla Dickens
Steals: 3, Cameron Swartz
Miami
Points: 15, B. Mompremier, T. Mason
Rebounds: 6, D. Harden, B. Jackson
Assists: 3, E. Banks
Steals: 2, K. Marshall
Halftime Score: Boston College 27, Miami 27
Ties: 7
Lead Changes: 6
Largest Lead: BC 14 (1:37, 4Q) | Miami (6, 1st 6:55)
BC led for: 25:00
Miami led for: 10:45
Points In The Paint: BC 42 | Miami 20
Bench: BC 27 | Miami 33
Points off TO: BC 26 | Miami 12
UP NEXT
- Boston College will finish the regular season with a two-game road trip – at Louisville on Thursday and at Syracuse on Sunday.
- Both games will be streamed live on the ACC Network.
- Fans can follow the team via its social channels. Twitter and Instagram (@BC_WBB) and Facebook (Boston College Women's Basketball).
Team Stats
Miami
BC
FG%
.370
.373
3FG%
.368
.053
FT%
.680
.750
RB
41
44
TO
22
13
STL
5
6
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
20
FGM
8
3FGM
0
FTM
4
Pts
16
FGM
6
3FGM
0
FTM
4
Pts
8
FGM
1
3FGM
0
FTM
6
Players Mentioned
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