BC Hits the Road to Face Notre Dame

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. - Boston College women's basketball faces No. 18/19 Notre Dame on Thursday at 7 p.m. on ACC Network Extra.

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About the Eagles
Last Time Out
The Eagles' rally in the fourth quarter fell short in a 71-64 setback to then-No. 25 Syracuse on Sunday. Teya Sidberry and Dontavia Waggoner led the Eagles in scoring with 12 points. Both players also recorded six rebounds and three steals. Andrea Daley registered eight points and set career highs in assists (5), steals (5) and grabbed five boards. T'yana Todd scored 11 with three rebounds and two assists. Kaylah Ivey rounded out the leading scorers with eight. Lili Krasovec tied for the team lead with six rebounds. Trailing by as much as 20 in the second half, BC made things interesting in the fourth as an 11-2 run to start the fourth quarter sliced the lead to seven. The Orange was able to hold onto the lead, and despite leading by nine with under a minute left, 3-pointers on back-to-back possessions brought the deficit to five. But Syracuse pulled out the win at the free-throw line.

A Win Would
- Give BC a 10-7 mark and 2-2 record in the ACC.
- Give the Eagles their first ACC road win.
- Give BC its first ranked win on the road since defeating then-No. 10 NC State last season.
- Give the Eagles their first win in South Bend since 2019-20.

By the Numbers
4 - Daley is one of four players in the country averaging at least 15.5 points, five rebounds, 1.0 assists and 1.5 steals while shooting 55 percent from the floor. She's also one of four in the ACC to post a game with at least five points, five rebounds, five assists and five steals.
11th - Waggoner is now 11th all-time in school history with 151 steals.
25.3 - BC is first in the ACC and eighth in the nation averaging 25.3 points off turnovers.
53.4 - The Eagles are first in the ACC averaging 53.4 percent of their points inside the paint.
90 - BC is 9-0 this season when its defensive rating is under 90.

What to Watch for
- Watch if the Eagles can come up with second-chance opportunities, as Notre Dame is 1-3 when allowing 13 or more offensive rebounds. BC is 37th in the nation averaging 14.8 offensive rebounds per game and 23rd in offensive rebound rate (38.6 percent).
- See if BC can contain the high-powered ND offense. The Eagles are 9-0 this season when their offensive rating is below 90 and 7-2 when holding opponents to under 45 percent shooting. The Fighting Irish are shooting 36.8 percent in their losses (51.3 percent in wins).
- Watch if the Eagles can take care of the ball, as they're averaging over 20 over the last three games.
- See if BC can convert inside, as the Fighting Irish allowed an average of 50 points in the paint in three losses (28.8 overall for the season).
- Watch if the Eagles can stop the Fighting Irish's transition attack, as ND is averaging 21.3 fast break points, which is third in the nation.

Scouting Notre Dame (10-3, 1-2 ACC)
- The Fighting Irish are 10-3 overall and 1-2 in ACC play after falling to North Carolina on Sunday, 61-57.
- Three players scored in double figures, with Sonia Citron scoring 18 points with seven rebounds.
- Hannah Hidalgo turned in 17 points, 11 rebounds, four assists and four steals in the setback.
- Hidalgo is averaging 23.9 points per game, 6.6 rebounds, 5.9 assists and 5.6 steals per game.
- Citron is turning in 19.8 points per game despite playing four games.
- Four players average double figures, while Maddy Westbeld is grabbing 9.4 rebounds per game.
- ND is first in the ACC in scoring (85.1 ppg), scoring margin (+25.0) and first in field goal percentage (47.9 percent).

Series History
The Eagles are 9-28 against Notre Dame while BC is 4-4 over the last eight games. Notre Dame swept the season series in 2022-23.

What's Next
Boston College returns home on Sunday to face Pittsburgh at 12 p.m. inside Conte Forum.

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Players Mentioned

Andrea Daley

Kaylah Ivey

Lili Krasovec

Teya Sidberry

T'yana Todd

Dontavia Waggoner