Boston College
Florida State
Eagles Open ACC Tournament with No. 9 Seed Florida State
March 02, 2022 | Women's Basketball
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About the Eagles
Last Time Out
BC is coming off a dominating 91-75 victory over Syracuse in the regular-season finale on Sunday. 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. The Eagles never trailed in the contest, while Cameron Swartz put forth her sixth straight game with at least 20 points (20).Â
Three Earn All-ACC Accolades
Swartz, Taylor Soule and Maria Gakdeng earned All-ACC honors, as Swartz was named First-Team All-ACC and the league's most improved player. Soule was named Second-Team All-ACC and Gakdeng earned All-ACC Freshman honors.Â
Tournament History
BC is 9-16 all-time in the ACC Tournament, and has won at least one tournament game in the past two season. The Eagles are 1-1 all-time against Florida State in the postseason, while three of their nines in the tournament is against Virginia Tech.Â
By the Numbers
1Â -Â Â Gakdeng is the only freshman in the country to average at least 8.5 points, 6.0 rebounds, 2.0 blocks and shoot 60 percent from the floor.
20Â - Cameron Swartz's six straight games of 20 or more points is the longest streak in the ACC since 2019 (Arike Ogunbowale - Notre Dame)
26Â - The 26 ACC wins under Bernabei-McNamee since 2018-19 are more than the combined ACC wins in the previous eight seasons before she was hired.
65Â - BC is 39-2 under Bernabei-McNamee when it holds its opponent to 65 points or less.
100Â - The Eagles are 12-0 when their offensive rating is more than 100.Â
What to Watch for
- See if the offense can continue its hot shooting. During the three-game win streak, the Eagles are shooting 57 percent from the field and 45.8 percent from 3-point range.
- In the first matchup, BC recorded 19 offensive rebounds for 21 second-chance points. See if BC can replicate that same performance on the offensive glass.
- Over the last three games, Makayla Dickens is averaging 13.0 points, 4.3 assists while shooting 53.6 percent the field and 46.2 percent from deep. Dickens scored zero in the last matchup against FSU. Watch if she can continue her solid play.
- Watch if the Eagles can continue to move the ball, where they are averaging 21 assists in the three victories. Their assist rate is 64.2 percent over the three wins, which would be in the top 20 in the nation.
- See if the Eagles can protect the rock against Florida State after committing just 13 in the first game. FSU is 14-3 when forcing 14 or more turnovers.Â
Scouting Florida State
- The Seminoles are 6-2 over their last eight games including back-to-back victories after defeating Pitt on Sunday, 57-52.Â
-Â O'Mariah Gordon scored a team-high 10 points while Erin Howard and Morgan Jones each grabbed six boards.Â
-Â FSU held Pitt to zero 3-pointers while outscoring the Panthers 18-0 from 3-point range.Â
- Jones is averaging a team-high 14.5 points per game on 46.8 percent shooting from the field. She is also leading the team averaging 5.9 rebounds per game.Â
- Florida State is 38th in the nation in blocks per game (4.5) while it is 26th in block rate at 11.5 percent.
- Jones (17 pts) and River Baldwin (11 pts) led the team in scoring. Thirty-four points were scored by the Seminoles' bench in the only meeting earlier this season.Â
Series History
Boston College is 2-17 all-time against Florida State after falling to the Seminoles, 66-58, in the first meeting earlier in February. The Eagles shot just over 30 percent for the game while FSU shot 48 percent. Swartz scored 22 points but shot just 7-of-24 from the field.Â
What's Next
The Eagles would play No. 1 seed NC State on Friday at 2 p.m. with a win.Â
