Women's Basketball Faces Northeastern in Wednesday Matinee

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. - The Boston College women's basketball team will face Northeastern on Wednesday morning at 11 a.m. in Boston on FloHoops as well as NESN.

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About the Eagles
Last Time Out
Boston College fell to then-No. 14/15 Ohio State on Sunday, 82-64. Three Eagles scored in double figures, with Maria Gakdeng shooting 6-of-7 en route to 13 points. JoJo Lacey scored 11 and T'Yana Todd chipped in with 10 points. Dontavia Waggoner pulled down a personal-high 13 rebounds with nine points and a personal-high six steals. Taina Mair dished out a game-high 10 assists for her second game of at least 10 helpers.

A Win Would
- Give BC a 2-2 mark through the first four games of the season.
- Give the Eagles their ninth straight win in the series and an 18-13 mark all-time against the Huskies.
- Give BC its first road win of the season.

By the Numbers
1 - Mair is the only player in the country to have a game with at least five points, five rebounds, 10 assists and five steals in a game (9/6/13/7 vs. UMass Lowell).
5 - Waggoner is one of five players in the country averaging at least 10 points, 10 rebounds and three steals.
9 - Gakdeng is nine blocks away from moving into ninth all-time in school history in blocks.
69.6 - Boston College has scored 69.6 percent of its points in the paint.
114 - Mair has played in 114 of 120 possible minutes through the first three games.

What to Watch for
- Despite the loss on Sunday, the Eagles were still able to own the glass against Ohio State (42-33), including 16 offensive rebounds. BC is 20th in the nation in offensive rebound rate (45.4%). Watch if BC can get second-chance opportunities on Wednesday.
- See if the Eagles can turn up the pressure on Wednesday, as they are forcing 23 turnovers through the first three games of the season, which is 35th in the nation.
- In two games against Northeastern, opponents are averaging 24 free throw attempts per game. See if the Eagles can get to the line.
- JoJo Lacey has scored in double figures in all three games to start the season on 51.6 percent shooting. See if the junior wing can continue her solid play.
- BC has scored 69.6 percent of its points in the paint this season, averaging 47.3 inside. See if the Eagles can continue to dominate down low.

Scouting Northeastern
- Northeastern is 1-1 to the season after a win over BU in the opener and falling to UConn in its most recent outing.
- Erin Erdogan (14.5 ppg) and Gemima Motema (13.5 ppg) lead the team in scoring.
- Oralye Kiefer is pulling down a team-best 6.5 rebounds per game.
- The Huskies were picked to finish eighth in the CAA Preseason poll, with Motema being named all-preseason CAA.
- Bridgette Mitchell is in her second year as the head coach following a two-year stint at Pittsburgh as the recruiting coordinator.

Series History
- BC is 17-13 all-time and riding an eight-game win streak against Northeastern following last season's low-scoring 57-46 victory in Conte Forum. BC used an 18-5 run over the final 7:59 of the game to outlast the Huskies.

What's Next
BC will host Providence on Sunday at 12 p.m.

Women's Basketball Faces Northeastern in Wednesday Matinee

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Players Mentioned

Maria Gakdeng

JoJo Lacey

Taina Mair

T'yana Todd

Dontavia Waggoner