Eagles Aim for Third Straight Win

CHESNUT HILL, Mass. - The Boston College women's basketball team begins a stretch of three games in four days on Wednesday with a 12 p.m. matchup against Holy Cross on ACCNX.

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About the Eagles
Last Time Out
BC pushed past Providence on Sunday with a 73-64 victory in Conte Forum. T'Yana Todd and Taina Mair each scored a career-high 15 points in the win. Todd scored nine of her points in the second half, while Maria Gakdeng registered her first-career double-double with 10 points and a game-high 11 rebounds. BC's bench aided in the victory with a 27-11 edge in points. Ally VanTimmeren and Kayla Lezama combined for 12 in the second quarter over the course of a 17-3 run that gave BC a commanding lead.

A Win Would
- Give BC a 4-2 mark and three straight wins.
- Improve the Eagles' record to 2-1 at home.
- Give the Eagles a 33-10 mark against Holy Cross.
- Give BC its 12th straight home win in the series.

By the Numbers
1 - Mair is first among freshmen in the nation in minutes per game. She has played in 191 of 200 possible minutes this season.
5 - BC is one of five teams in the country where a pair of freshmen scored has 15 or more points in a single game.
44 - BC's 44 percent offensive rebound rate is 11th in the country.
85 - Gakdeng is four blocks away from moving into eighth in all-time in program history in blocks.

What to Watch for
- The bench scored a season-high 27 points against Providence on Sunday. See if the reserves can continue to provide a spark.
- In Holy Cross' lone loss to Marquette, the Golden Eagles shot over 50 percent inside the arc. See if BC can do the same.
- Watch if BC can get off to a fast start, as it is outscoring opponents by plus-25 in the second half (minus-10 in the first).
- Boston College is 11th in the country in offensive rebound rate. See if the Eagles can come up with second-chance opportunities.
- In the win over Providence on Sunday, five players registered multiple assists. See if the Eagles can continue to move the ball on offense.

Scouting Holy Cross
- Holy Cross is 3-1 after coming off a win over Connecticut College on Sunday.
- Four players scored in double figures, with Bronagh Power-Cassidy scoring a game-high 16 points.
- Lindsay Berger led the team with nine rebounds and also scored 13 points.
- Janelle Allen is averaging a team-high 12.5 points on 45.2 percent shooting from the field.
- Berger's 8.3 rebounds per game is a team-best, while Kaitlyn Flanagan is dishing out a Crusader-high 3.0 assists per game.
- HC is 58th in the country in making eighth 3-pointers game this season.

Series History
- The Eagles are 32-10 all-time against Holy Cross and have won the last 11 games at home in the series. BC recorded a 75-50 victory over the Crusaders last season in Conte Forum.

What's Next
Boston College will start the Puerto Rico Thanksgiving Clasico on Friday at 5 p.m. against Morgan State.

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Players Mentioned

Maria Gakdeng

Kayla Lezama

Taina Mair

T'yana Todd

Ally VanTimmeren