Women's Basketball Travels to NC State for Thursday Showdown

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. - The Boston College women's basketball team faces No. 9/10 NC State on Thursday evening at 7 p.m. in Reynolds Coliseum on ACCNX.

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About the Eagles
Last Time Out
The Eagles trailed by three in the opening quarter, but Notre Dame used a 9-0 run to pull away early in its victory on Sunday. Andrea Daley paced the offense with 15 of her team-high 17 points coming in the second half. Taina Mair scored 10 points, while Maria Gakdeng tied a career best with six blocks, becoming one of seven players in school history to reach the century mark in blocks.

A Win Would
- Give BC a 12-5 mark and 2-2 record in ACC play.
- Give the Eagles their first win over NC State since 2015 and their first win at NCSU since 2009.
- Give BC its first top 10 win since downing then-No. 8 Florida State 2010.

Eagles to Honor Swords

By the Numbers
2 - Taina Mair is one of two players (Olivia Miles) and the only freshman in the country to average at least 10 points, five rebounds and seven assists per game.
45 - BC is 9-0 this season when it holds its opponent to under 45 percent shooting from the field.
53 - Dontavia Waggoner's 53 steals is tied for 16th all-time in a single season. She is 37 away from setting the single-season record of 89 by Ann Odoy.
90 - The Eagles are 9-0 this season when their offensive rating is 90 or higher.
101 - Gakdeng is one of seven players in program history with at least 100 blocks. She is on pace to finish third by the end of the season.

What to Watch for
- Over the last three games, the Wolfpack are averaging 19 turnovers per game, which is just over five above their season average. See if the Eagles can turn up the pressure.
- Watch if the defense can have a bounce-back performance after surrendering a season-high 85 points on Sunday. NC State scored less than 70 points in both of its losses.
- Andrea Daley has stepped up on the road, where she is averaging 13.3 points on 51.3 percent shooting. Two of her highest-scoring outings have come on the road.
- Watch if BC can get off to a fast start, as the Wolfpack were outscored by a combined 19 points in the first half of their two losses.
- The offense for BC was averaging 77.5 points, and its offensive rating was 105 during its four-game win streak before falling to Notre Dame. See if the Eagles can get back to their scoring ways.

Scouting NC State
- The Wolfpack came away with a narrow 56-54 win at Syracuse on Sunday to improve to 12-2 and 2-1 in ACC play.
- Camille Hobby was the lone player for NCSU in double figures, scoring 12 points.
- Jada Boyd led the team in rebounding with seven boards, while three players dished out three assists.
- Diamond Johnson leads the team in scoring at a clip of 13.9 points per game.
-Jakia Brown-Turner is second with an average of 10.4 points per game.
- River Baldwin is pulling down a team-high 5.6 rebounds per game.
- The Wolfpack are one of the top rebounding teams in the country as they're 11th in rebounding margin.
- NCSU is also 12th in 3-point field goal percentage shooting 37.9 percent from beyond the arc.

Series History
NC State is 21-8 in the all-time series and has won the last 10 matchups. BC fell to NC State last season in overtime inside Conte Forum.

What's Next
The Eagles return to Conte Forum on Sunday at 12 p.m. against Florida State.

Women's Basketball Travels to NC State for Thursday Showdown

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Players Mentioned

Andrea Daley

Maria Gakdeng

Taina Mair

Dontavia Waggoner