Eagles Face UMass in Road Matchup

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. - The Boston College women's basketball team will do battle on Wednesday against in-state rival, UMass, at 7 p.m. in the Mullins Center in Amherst.

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About the Eagles
Last Time Out
The Eagles sliced a 17-point deficit to one possession late in the fourth quarter, but couldn't get over the hump in a 69-65 setback at VCU on Sunday. Taylor Soule scored 14 of her game-high 20 points in the fourth quarter and grabbed a season-high eight rebounds. Makayla Dickens came off the bench to score 15 points, while becoming the 30th player in school history to reach 1,000 points following a 3-pointer in the first quarter. BC shot 50 percent from the field and 16-of-19 from the line, but had a season-high 30 turnovers in the loss.

A Win Would
- Improve the Eagles' record to 7-2.
- Match last season's win total.
- Move BC's mark to 2-2 on the road.
- Improve to 12-4 all-time against UMass and 5-1 on its home floor.
- Hand UMass its first home loss of the season.

By the Numbers
11 - Soule is one 11 players in the nation to average at least 18.5 points, 5.0 rebound and shoot 55 percent on the road.
1/4 - Maria Gakdeng is first in the ACC among freshmen in blocks per game (1.63) and fourth overall. She is tied for seventh in the country among freshmen in total blocks (13) and tied for ninth in blocks per game.
31/51 - Dickens is one of 31 players in the country to come off the bench and turn in at least 10.5 points, 3.5 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game. She is also one of 51 players with at least 1,000-career points and 300 assists.

What to Watch for
- See if the Eagles can get it going from beyond the arc against a UMass squad that has allowed 9.3 3-pointers over the last four games, including two games where it gave up 12 trifectas
- Watch if BC can bounce back from the setback in which it committed 30 turnovers. UMass is averaging 18.1 points off miscues this season
- UMass is 10th in the country in offensive rebound percentage at 41.8 percent, while is 31st averaging 15.3 offensive rebounds. See if the Eagles can keep them off the glass on Wednesday
- Watch if Soule can continue her scoring ways on the road, as she is averaging 18.7 points on 56.8 percent shooting and pulling down 5.3 rebounds per game. She has scored at least 20 points in three of three road contests.
- See if the Eagles can stay out of foul trouble after seven players recorded at least three fouls against VCU, committing a total of 23. VCU is averaging 19.5 foul shots per game this season.

Scouting UMass
- UMass is off to a strong 9-1 start to the season, with its lone loss coming in a 56-51 setback to then-No. 13 Iowa State.
- The Minutewomen are coming off a 58-53 win over UMass Lowell on Sunday.
- Sam Breen scored 26 points on 11-of-21 shooting and grabbed 13 rebounds.
- Breen is averaging a double-double of 18.3 points and 11.9 rebounds per game.
- Sydney Taylor (15.7 ppg) and Destiney Philoxy (11.5 ppg) round out the leading scorers on a team that's first in the Atlantic 10 in scoring.
- UMass is 24th in the nation averaging 44 rebounds per game, while its 41.8 offensive rebounding percentage is 10th.
- The Minutewomen are 5-0 at home this season.
- UMass is also 29th in points per 100 possessions at 104.2.

Series History
- The Eagles are 11-4 all-time in the series and 4-1 in Amherst.
- BC won last season's matchup in Conte, 90-82.
- Five players scored in double figures, with Soule scoring a team-high 29 points.

What's Next
Boston College returns home for a 4 p.m. matchup on Saturday against New Hampshire.

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