Boston College
19-10,10-8ACC
Syracuse
11-17,4-14ACC
Hot Shooting Leads BC to Season Sweep at Syracuse
February 27, 2022 | Women's Basketball
SYRACUSE, N.Y. - The Boston College women's basketball team dominated Syracuse in the regular-season finale, 91-75, on Sunday afternoon at the Carrier Dome.
BC improves to 19-10 and 10-8 in ACC action, while Syracuse falls to 11-17 and 4-14 in league action.
The Eagles ride into the ACC Tournament in Greensboro with momentum on their side, winning three of the last four games.
Cameron Swartz led the Eagles with a team-high 20 points on 8-of-11 shooting from the field, added six rebounds and four assists. Her second 3-pointer of the game put her over 1,000 points for her career.
Taylor Soule shot 8-for-13 en route to 16 points, four rebounds and tied a personal best with six assists. Maria Gakdeng posted a second straight game in double figures with 14 points, eight boards, two assists, and two steals. Makayla Dickens came off the bench to score 12 points, grab six boards and dish out for helpers. Marnelle Garraud led the way with eight assists and dropped nine points.
The Eagles started the game on a blistering 21-4 run in the first 5:37 of the game. BC hit eight of its 10 shot attempts, including a 5-for-5 start from 3-point range.
BC's hot start continued as it went up by as much as 31 in the first half midway through the second quarter. The Eagles' defense suffocated Syracuse into going 5-for-30 at one point.
Seven straight field goals from the end of the first half into the third period stretched the lead to 62-26.
Syracuse did cut the lead down to 11 in the fourth period, but three straight layups Soule, Swartz and Dickens put the game out of reach for the Eagles' first season sweep over The Orange since joining the league.
BC will await its opponent for the ACC Tournament. It will be announced later in the evening.
Tip-Ins
- Swartz has scored at least 20 points in six straight games.
- The six straight outings with at least 20 points is the longest streak in the ACC since Arike Ogunbowale (Notre Dame) in 2019.
- After falling in four straight games on the road, BC has won its last two with an average margin of 16 points.
- The season-high 61.3 percent shooting from the field is the highest percentage under Bernabei-McNamee in an ACC game.
- The Eagles are 29-2 when scoring at least 80 points under Bernabei-McNamee.
- BC is 4-0 when scoring at least 50 points inside the paint this season. The Eagles scored 52 on Sunday.
- BC is 10-3 when it assists on at least 70 percent of its field goals. The Eagles assisted on 28 of 38 field goals.
