Season Finale at Syracuse Sunday

GAME INFORMATION
Boston College at Syracuse
RECORDS: BC 17-11, 10-7 ACC | Syracuse 15-13, 9-8 ACC
WHEN: Sunday, March 1, 2020
WHERE: Carrier Dome, Syracuse New York
TIME: 4 p.m.
VIEW: NESN
LIVE STREAM: ACC NETWORK

About BC
• Boston College will travel to Syracuse to play the Orange on Sunday at 4 p.m. on NESN.
• This will be the second match between the two longtime rivals. The Orange won the first meeting at Conte Forum, 89-79, on Feb. 6.
• The Eagles are coming off a tough road loss at No. 5/6 Louisville, 68-48. Sophomore Taylor Soule notched her 10th double-double of the season with 11 points and 11 rebounds. Emma Guy pitched in with 10 points.
• Syracuse fell to NC State, 69-60, despite 20 points from Kiera Lewis and 10 from Maeva Djaldi-Tabdi.
• Boston College is currently in sixth place in the ACC. Georgia Tech is in seventh and Syracuse is in eighth place. Georgia Tech has the head-to-head edge over Syracuse.
• Boston College has the edge over Georgia Tech due to the 55-48 road win in Atlanta in January.
• BC finished the month of February with a 6-2 record. The most wins in February since the 2003-04 season. That team went 6-1 in the month of February.

BC vs. Syracuse
• Syracuse is 15-13 and 9-8 in the ACC. The Orange lost to NC State on Thursday night.
• This is the 56th meeting between BC and Syracuse. The Orange leads the overall series, 32-23.
• Boston College lost to Syracuse in the first meeting, 89-79, on Feb. 6. Senior Emma Guy shot 7-for-12 from the floor and had a team-high 23 points and six rebounds. Taylor Soule added 18 points, while Makayla Dickens pitched in with 15 points and a team-high nine rebounds. Marnelle Garraud contributed 15 points.
• Last season Syracuse defeated BC twice during the regular season. In two games, senior Emma Guy averaged 24 points and 12 rebounds against the Orange. She had a career-high 30 points with 14 boards in the loss in New York.
• The Orange have not lost at game to BC since joining the ACC.
• The last time BC defeated the Syracuse was Feb. 12, 2005 in New York. Brooke Queenan scored 16 and Clare Droesch had 15 to lead No. 22 BC past Syracuse, 75-50.

Last Three Games
• Boston College is 2-1 with home wins against Pitt and Miami and a loss at No. 5 Louisville.
• The Eagles are averaging 64.3 points, 42.3 rebounds and 11.3 assists in the run.
• BC is shooting 39.5 percent from the floor while opponents are shooting 40.0 percent from the field.
• The Eagles have had the edge on the boards in the last three games, 127-105.
• The offensive leaders have been - Taylor Soule (16.3 pts., 9.3 rebs.), Emma Guy (12.3 pts., 5.0 rebs.) and Georgia Pineau (11.3 points, 6.0 rebs.).

Next Up
• Boston College will leave for the 2019-20 ACC Tournament in Greensboro, North Carolina on Tuesday. - - The ACC will release the final standings and tournament pairings following the BC-Syracuse game on Sunday.

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Players Mentioned

Makayla Dickens

Marnelle Garraud

Emma Guy

Georgia Pineau

Taylor Soule