Eagles Begin Final Stretch of Regular Season at Duke

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. - The Boston College women's basketball team will play its final two games of the regular season on the road, beginning with Duke on Thursday at 8 p.m. in Cameron Indoor Stadium.

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About the Eagles
Last Time Out
The Eagles dealt Wake Forest an 82-70 loss in the home finale on Senior Day. Cameron Swartz scored 22 points, added five assists and four rebounds. Taylor Soule (17 points) and Makayla Dickens scored 11 points off the bench, while dishing out five helpers and grabbing six boards. BC dished out a season-high 26 assists on 34 field goals and shot 59.6 percent from the floor - the highest shooting performance in league action.

A Win Would
- Improve the Eagles' record to 18-10 overall and 9-8 in league play.
- Snap a four-game skid on the road.
- Give BC a third win the past four meetings against Duke.

By the Numbers
2 - Maria Gakdeng is two blocks away from setting the single-season school record for blocks.
4 - Swartz' four straight games of 20 or more points is the longest streak in over 20 seasons at BC, while it's the longest streak in ACC play this season.
41 - Swartz and Soule are averaging a combined 41 points over the last four games.
59.6 - The 59.6 percent shooting clip against WF is the highest shooting percentage in an ACC game under Bernabei-McNamee.
80 - BC is 28-2 under coach Bernabei-McNamee when scoring 80 or more points.

What to Watch for
- Watch if the Eagles can keep the turnovers down as Duke is 9-3 when forcing more than 15 miscues. Over the last two games, BC averaged just 13.5 turnovers (18.6 per game).
- BC assisted on a season-high 76.4 percent (26-34 FGs) of its assists in the win over Wake Forest, improving to 13-4 when its assist rate is 60 percent or higher. Watch if the Eagles can continue to move the ball for easy looks.
- In three games against Duke, Dickens is averaging 18.3 points, 4.3 rebounds and 4.0 assists while shooting 54 percent from the field and 55 percent from deep. Watch if the senior can continue her success against the Blue Devils.
- Over the last four games, the Eagles' tandem of Cameron Swartz (22.5) and Soule (18.5) is averaging a combined 41 points (31.3 ppg overall). Watch if the the duo can keep up the scoring efforts.
- The Eagles improved to 11-0 after they posted an offensive rating (points per 100 possessions) of 113.9 against WF. Watch if the offense can continue its success. Duke is 2-6 when its defensive rating is higher than 100.

Scouting Duke
- Duke owns a 16-10 mark and a 7-9 record in the ACC following a 64-61 win over Clemson on the road. - Miela Goodchild led the team with 13 points off the bench on 5-of-8 shooting from the field.
- Celeste Taylor was also in double figures with 10 points, while Jade Williams led the way with seven rebounds on top of nine points.
- Day-Wilson is one of the top freshmen in the league, leading the team in scoring at a clip of 12.4 points per game.
- She is also leading the team in assists per game (3.5 apg).
- Taylor's 5.7 rebounds per game is a team-high as well.
- Duke is 8-6 this season at home.

Series History
- Boston College is 5-16 all-time against Duke and is 3-6 in Durham. The Eagles have won two of the past three meetings. The last time the two foes met was in the 2020 ACC Tournament when the Eagles captured an 84-77 victory.

What's Next
The Eagles will wrap up the regular season on Sunday at 12 p.m.

Eagles Begin Final Stretch of Regular Season at Duke

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Players Mentioned

Makayla Dickens

Maria Gakdeng

Taylor Soule

Cameron Swartz