Eagles Seek Bounce-Back Win at Providence

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. - The Boston College women's basketball team seeks a bounce-back win tomorrow in a 1 p.m. road matchup against Providence.

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Boston College suffered its first loss of the season at Boston University on Wednesday, 69-65. Taylor Soule scored a season and game-high 25 points on 11-of-17 shooting from the field. Soule scored 21 of her points in the second half, while adding five boards. Marnelle Garraud tied a career high with six teals on top of nine points and five rebounds. Dontavia Waggoner's second-chance basket started a 6-0 spurt that sliced the gap to 43-42 at the end of the third quarter. Makayla Dickens and Soule capped off the spurt with back-to-back layups that gave the Eagles a strong start in the fourth and a 46-43 edge. Just when it looked like the momentum swung in the Eagles' favor, BU reclaimed the lead later in the period thanks to a 7-0 run and a 3:39 scoring drought by the BC offense. The Terriers took their largest lead of the game, 59-51, with 3:59 left in the contest. The Eagles cut the deficit down to one possession on multiple occasions. Dickens drained a trifecta to slice the lead to two points with 10 seconds left, but the Terriers pulled out the win hitting two at the line to seal the game.

A Win Would
- Move the Eagles to 3-1 on the season.
- Give BC it's first win on Providence's home floor since 2015.
- Give the Eagles back-to-back wins in the series for the first time since '15-16.
- Hand Providence its third loss of the season.
- Move BC to 25-33 all-time against PC.

By the Numbers
5 - Garraud is one of five players in the nation to post multiple games with at least five steals.
7 - Soule is one of seven players in the country with Aja Blount (Coastal Carolina), Paige Bueckers (UConn), Ayoka Lee (Kansas State), Shaiquel McGruder (New Mexico), IImar'I Thomas (UCLA) and Anna Jones (Tennessee Tech) to average at least 20 points and shoot at least 70 percent from the field.
43 - Ally VanTimmeren leads the team in plus/minus.
162 - Garraud is eighth all-time in program history with 162 steals.

What to Watch for
- See if the Eagles can get a balanced scoring attack going on Saturday, as at least three players scored in double figures in both of the Friars' losses.
- In the Eagles' two wins this season, they have an average rebounding margin of plus-6 compared to minus-3 in the loss to BU. Watch if they can win the battle on the glass, as PC is minus-10 in its two losses (plus-6 in win).
- Providence comes into the game averaging just over 20 turnovers a game. Watch if the Eagles can turn the Friars' mistakes into easy opportunities.
- See if Boston College can get to the line against Providence after shooting a season-low eight foul shots at Boston University.
- Watch if BC can get back to its defensive ways after allowing the Terriers to shoot 48.1 percent from the field. The Eagles allowed their first two foes to shoot a combined 33.3 percent from the field.

Scouting Providence
- Providence heads into the game with a 1-2 mark following a 66-53 loss to Rhode Island on Wednesday.
- Mary Baskerville recorded a 15-point, 11-rebound double-double in the setback.
- Janai Crooms (14 pts.) and Alyssa Geary (13 pts.) rounded out the leading scorers.
- Providence's lone win came in a 66-61 overtime victory against Maine.
- Three players are averaging double figures, with Crooms averaging a double-double of 16.7 points and 10.7 rebounds per game.
- Emily Archibald (11.0 ppg) and Baskerville (10.3 ppg) are also averaging double figures.
- PC is second in the country in blocked shots per game, averaging 9.3.
- The Friars are 0-2 at home this season.
- PC is led by head coach Jim Crowley, who is in his sixth season with the Friars.

Series History
The Friars hold a 33-24 edge in the all-time series. Boston College won last season's matchup in a low-scoring 58-46 victory at home. Cameron Swartz led the team with 16 points in the triumph, while Clara Ford dropped 10.

What's Next
BC will return home for a Wednesday matchup against Northeastern at 2 p.m.

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Players Mentioned

Clara Ford

Marnelle Garraud

Taylor Soule

Cameron Swartz

Ally VanTimmeren

Dontavia Waggoner