Friday, March 6
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Boston College
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Duke University
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Photo by: Andy Mead
Eagles Stun No. 3 Duke, 84-77
March 06, 2020 | Women's Basketball
Taylor Soule leads Eagles with 26 points in victory.
GREENSBORO, N.C. - Sophomore Taylor Soule scored 12 of her game-high 26 points in the fourth quarter to lead No. 6 Boston College past No. 3 Duke, 84-77, at the Greensboro Coliseum on Friday night in the quarterfinals of the ACC Tournament.
Boston College will play No 2 NC state in the semifinals on Saturday at 2:30 p.m.
With just under 4:35 left in the game the Eagles were down, 77-70. Soule's jumper started a 14-0 run. She tied the game at 77-77 on a traditional three-point play off a Duke turnover.
Senior Emma Guy, who had six points and five boards in the quarter, hit a layup with 1:46 to play to give BC the lead for good, 79-77. Soule salted the game away with five foul shots in the final 51 seconds.
Guy finished 6-for-9 from the floor for 14 points and grabbed a team-high 10 rebounds. Sophomore Makayla Dickens hit 4-of-5 from the three-point line and finished with 14 points and five assists, while sophomore Marnelle Garraud contributed 12 points.
Score: Boston College 84, Duke 77
Records: Duke (18-12) | Boston College (20-11)
Location: Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, North Carolina
BC Starters: T. Ortlepp, M. Garraud, M. Dickens, T. Soule, E. Guy
Duke Starters: L. Odom, O. Akinbode-James, J. Williams, H. Gorecki, K. Lambert
GAMENOTES.
- This is BC's second time in the semifinal round. BC advance to the semifinals in 2010. The Eagles, a seventh seed, defeated No. 10 Virginia Tech and No. 2 Florida State before bowing out in the semifinal against NC State.
- BC is now 8-14 in the ACC Tournament.
- Boston College shot 54.4 percent in the game and 61.5 percent (8-for-13) in the fourth quarter.
- Both teams had 19 turnovers and Duke had a 30-28 edge on the boards.
- Taylor Soule has now scored in double-digits in 23 games, including the last eight games.
- Emma Guy had 14 points and for the second straight season has scored 400 plus points. She also tallied double-digits for the 24th game of the season. Guy also recorded her fourth double-double of the season.
- Senior Georgia Pineau pitched in with six points off the bench. She also tallied her 1,000th career point, needing just one point prior to the game.
- This was the fifth time BC has defeated Duke in 21 games. Since joining the ACC, BC is now 4-12 against Duke.2010-11 (20-13).
- Boston College is now 20-11. It is the first time BC has won 20 games in a season since
TEAM LEADERS
Boston College
Points: 26, Taylor Soule
Rebounds: 10, Emma Guy
Assists: 5, Makayla Dickens
Steals: 3, Guy, Dickens
Duke
Points: 25, H. Gorecki
Rebounds: 10, H. Gorecki
Assists: 5, Gorecki, K. Lambert
Halftime Score: Duke 41, Boston College 39
Ties: 9
Lead Changes: 12
Largest Lead: BC 9 (3Q, 5:30) | Duke 7 (4Q, 5:51)
BC led for: 16:12
Duke led for: 18:42
Points in The Paint: BC 44 | Duke 40
Bench: BC 12 | Duke 8
Points off TO: BC 25 | Duke 24
UP NEXT
- No. 6 Boston College will play No. 2 NC State on Saturday at 2:30 in the semifinals of the ACC Tournament.
- Fans can follow the team via its social channels. Twitter and Instagram (@BC_WBB) and Facebook (Boston College Women's Basketball).
Boston College will play No 2 NC state in the semifinals on Saturday at 2:30 p.m.
With just under 4:35 left in the game the Eagles were down, 77-70. Soule's jumper started a 14-0 run. She tied the game at 77-77 on a traditional three-point play off a Duke turnover.
Senior Emma Guy, who had six points and five boards in the quarter, hit a layup with 1:46 to play to give BC the lead for good, 79-77. Soule salted the game away with five foul shots in the final 51 seconds.
Guy finished 6-for-9 from the floor for 14 points and grabbed a team-high 10 rebounds. Sophomore Makayla Dickens hit 4-of-5 from the three-point line and finished with 14 points and five assists, while sophomore Marnelle Garraud contributed 12 points.
Score: Boston College 84, Duke 77
Records: Duke (18-12) | Boston College (20-11)
Location: Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, North Carolina
BC Starters: T. Ortlepp, M. Garraud, M. Dickens, T. Soule, E. Guy
Duke Starters: L. Odom, O. Akinbode-James, J. Williams, H. Gorecki, K. Lambert
GAMENOTES.
- This is BC's second time in the semifinal round. BC advance to the semifinals in 2010. The Eagles, a seventh seed, defeated No. 10 Virginia Tech and No. 2 Florida State before bowing out in the semifinal against NC State.
- BC is now 8-14 in the ACC Tournament.
- Boston College shot 54.4 percent in the game and 61.5 percent (8-for-13) in the fourth quarter.
- Both teams had 19 turnovers and Duke had a 30-28 edge on the boards.
- Taylor Soule has now scored in double-digits in 23 games, including the last eight games.
- Emma Guy had 14 points and for the second straight season has scored 400 plus points. She also tallied double-digits for the 24th game of the season. Guy also recorded her fourth double-double of the season.
- Senior Georgia Pineau pitched in with six points off the bench. She also tallied her 1,000th career point, needing just one point prior to the game.
- This was the fifth time BC has defeated Duke in 21 games. Since joining the ACC, BC is now 4-12 against Duke.2010-11 (20-13).
- Boston College is now 20-11. It is the first time BC has won 20 games in a season since
TEAM LEADERS
Boston College
Points: 26, Taylor Soule
Rebounds: 10, Emma Guy
Assists: 5, Makayla Dickens
Steals: 3, Guy, Dickens
Duke
Points: 25, H. Gorecki
Rebounds: 10, H. Gorecki
Assists: 5, Gorecki, K. Lambert
Halftime Score: Duke 41, Boston College 39
Ties: 9
Lead Changes: 12
Largest Lead: BC 9 (3Q, 5:30) | Duke 7 (4Q, 5:51)
BC led for: 16:12
Duke led for: 18:42
Points in The Paint: BC 44 | Duke 40
Bench: BC 12 | Duke 8
Points off TO: BC 25 | Duke 24
UP NEXT
- No. 6 Boston College will play No. 2 NC State on Saturday at 2:30 in the semifinals of the ACC Tournament.
- Fans can follow the team via its social channels. Twitter and Instagram (@BC_WBB) and Facebook (Boston College Women's Basketball).
Team Stats
BC
Duke
FG%
.544
.477
3FG%
.600
.333
FT%
.722
1.000
RB
28
30
TO
19
19
STL
7
10
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
26
FGM
9
3FGM
0
FTM
8
Pts
14
FGM
5
3FGM
4
FTM
0
Pts
12
FGM
5
3FGM
2
FTM
0
Players Mentioned
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