Eagles Seek ACC/B1G Challenge Win Versus Rutgers

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. - The Boston College women's basketball team seeks to help the ACC in the last ACC/B1G Challenge against Rutgers on Wednesday at 7 p.m. in Conte Forum on NESN.

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Last Time Out
Boston College finished 1-1 at the Puerto Rico Clasico last weekend with a win over Morgan State before falling to Stephen F. Austin on Saturday. BC wrapped up a stretch of three games in four days last week. Highlighting the weekend was Andrea Daley's career-high 18 points on 7-of-11 shooting from the field.

ACC/B1G Challenge History
The Eagles are 4-7 all-time in the "Challenge" following last season's 86-69 victory against Penn State. BC is looking for back-to-back wins in the "Challenge" for the first time since the 2009-10 seasons. Eight of the 11 games have been decided by 10 points or less.

A Win Would
- Give Boston College a 6-3 record.
- Improve BC's mark to 11-14 against Rutgers.
- Move to 5-7 in the ACC/B1G Challenge.
- Improve to 4-1 at home this season.

By the Numbers
8th - Maria Gakdeng is tied for eighth all-time in school history in career blocks with 88.
26 - Dontavia Waggoner is third in the country in steals.
44.3 - Boston College is eighth in the nation in offensive rebound rate at 44.3 percent.
85 - BC is 4-0 this season when its offensive rating is 85 or higher.
298 - Taina Mair has played 298 out of 320 minutes this season. She leads the ACC in minutes per game.

What to Watch for
- See if the offense can get going against a Rutgers team that is allowing its opponents to shoot 48.4 percent from the field in its four losses.
- In six of eight games this season, the Scarlet Knights have committed at least 20 turnovers. See if BC can force mistakes for easy points.
- In four home games, T'Yana Todd is averaging 14 points on 45 percent shooting. The freshman scored a career-high 20 in the last home game against Holy Cross. See if Todd continues her solid play at home.
- Watch if the Eagles' defense can bounce back after allowing Stephen F. Austin to shoot over 50 percent from the field. BC is 5-0 this season when its opponent shoots 45 percent or less.
- See if BC can get back to being more consistent at the line. The Eagles shot only 57.7 percent from the line at the Puerto Rico Clasico after shooting 77.7 percent over the four games prior.

Scouting Rutgers
- Rutgers is 4-4 following a 71-52 win versus Cornell on Sunday.
- Kaylene Smikle led the team with a game-high 23 points off the bench on 7-of-14 shooting from the floor with eight rebounds.
- Chyna Cornwell turned in a double-double with 11 points and a game-best 16 rebounds.
- The Scarlet Knights are led by Coquese Washington, who is in her first year at the helm after spending time at Notre Dame.
- Smikle is averaging a team-high 13.6 points per game, while she is tied for the team lead with 14 trifectas.
- Cornwell's 8.8 rebounds per game is a team best as well.

Series History
The Eagles and Scarlet Knights face each other for the first time since the 2012-13 season when Boston College edged Rutgers, 58-56, in Conte Forum. Rutgers is 14-10 all-time against BC.

What's Next
BC will face Boston University on Sunday at 2 p.m. in Conte Forum in the Battle of Comm. Ave.

Eagles Seek ACC/B1G Challenge Win Versus Rutgers

Players Mentioned

Andrea Daley

Maria Gakdeng

Taina Mair

T'yana Todd

Dontavia Waggoner