Boston College
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Swartz Catches Fire, Leads BC to ACC Road Win Versus Clemson
January 09, 2022 | Women's Basketball
The Senior Guard Tied Single-Game School Record for Points
CLEMSON, S.C. - Senior guard Cameron Swartz tied the single-game school record with a personal-high 39 points to lead the Boston College women's basketball team to an 80-74 road win over Clemson on Sunday afternoon.Â
The Eagles improve to 11-4 and 2-2 in the ACC, earning its first road win in league action. Clemson falls to 6-9 and 0-4 in league play.Â
Swartz couldn't be stopped all afternoon, shooting 14-of-20 from the field, 4-of-7 from 3-point range, and hit all seven of her free throws. The 14 field goals made are tied for the second-most in a single game as well. She tied a personal high with nine rebounds.Â
Taylor Soule scored 13 points, grabbed six rebounds, and dished out a pair of assists. Makayla Dickens scored 12 and led the team with five helpers.Â
After taking a 17-13 advantage going into the second period, BC stretched the lead to 35-25 following a Dickens trifecta. The Eagles went into the break with a 40-31 edge.Â
The Tigers scored the first four points of the second half before Swartz and Soule responded with six straight points to give BC its largest lead of the game at 11, 46-35.Â
Clemson sliced the gap to single digits before the trio of Maria Gakdeng, Swartz, and Soule hit seven straight shots late in the third and early into the fourth that gave BC a 67-57 lead.Â
Clemson again got to within striking distance, cutting the lead to six midway through the fourth. However, Swartz and Dickens scored on back-to-back possessions to help the Eagles pull away for their third straight win in the series.Â
Gakdeng scored seven of her nine points in the second half, grabbed eight rebounds, and blocked a personal-high five shots.Â
The Eagles tied a season-high with 18 free throws made on the road, shooting 81.8 percent from the charity stripe.Â
BC returns to action on Thursday in a road matchup against Pittsburgh at 6 p.m.Â
Tip-Ins
- BC is 27-2 when the Eagles score 80 or more points under Bernabei-McNamee.
- The Eagles are 13-6 all-time against Clemson.
- BC matches its best 15-game start under Bernabei-McNamee. The Eagles started 11-4 in '18-19 in coach Mac's first season.Â
- The Eagles are 6-1 when scoring at least 20 points off turnovers (24 vs. Clemson).Â
- Ally VanTimmeren led the team in plus/minus with a plus-13, chipping in with two points, six rebounds and a steal in 17:28.Â
On Swartz's performance ...  Â
- Ties Sarah Behn's mark of 39 on Jan. 13, 1993, which also came on the road (at Georgetown).Â
- Â Are the second-most points in a road game (non-neutral site) and tied for the ninth-highest outing in a game this season.
- Â Are the most points in a conference game this season.Â
- Â Is one of three players in the nation to post at least 39 points and nine rebounds.Â
- Out of the 12 players in the nation who have scored at least 39 points in a game, Swartz's 20 shot attempts are the second-fewest out of any outing.Â
