Waggoner Lands on NCAA.com's Starting Five
January 11, 2023 | Women's Basketball
INDIANAPOLISÂ - - Junior guard Dontavia Waggoner landed on NCAA.com's Starting Five after wins over then-No. 10/9 NC State and Florida State.Â
Waggoner joins Adrianna Smith (Maine), Lauren Gustin (BYU), Dazia Lawrence (Charlotte), and Taylor Mikesell (Ohio State) as having the top performances from last week.Â
The ACC's steals leader averaged 22 points, 12 rebounds, three assists, and 2.5 steals through both wins. The Nashville native turned in at least 20 points and 10 rebounds in both contests. She scored nine of her 13 second-half points in the fourth quarter in the Eagles' first win over a top-10 team since 2010.Â
She followed her 23-point, 10-rebound performance with 21 points and a personal-high 14 rebounds in the win over FSU on Sunday, handing the Seminoles their first ACC loss of the season. She played an intricate part in holding Ta'Niya Latson, the ACC's leading scorer at over 20 points per game, to a season-low 10 points on 4-of-17 shooting.Â
Waggoner is third in the country with 58 steals, while her 11-point improvement from last season is the largest in the league.Â
She is one of two players (Elizabeth Kitley - VT) with three games of a least 20 points and 10 boards in the ACC and is the only player in the country averaging at least 13.5 points, 7.5 rebounds and 3.0 steals per game this season.Â
Waggoner will look to help lead the Eagles to a third straight win on Thursday when they host Syracuse in Conte Forum at 7 p.m.  For tickets, visit the Boston College box office, call (617) 552-GOBC, or visit BCEagles.com.
