BC Faces No. 18/16 Louisville in Road Matchup

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. - Boston College women's basketball hits the road to face No. 18/16 Louisville on Thursday at 7 p.m. inside the KFC Yum! Center.

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Last Time Out
Boston College fell to Georgia Tech 69-54 on Sunday in Atlanta. Teya Sidberry led the Eagles with 15 points and grabbed four rebounds and two steals. Andrea Daley was the other Eagle in double figures with 12 points, pulling down a team-high eight rebounds and three steals.

A Win Would
- Give BC a 12-9 record and 4-4 mark in ACC play.
- Give the Eagles their first ACC road win.
- Give BC its first ranked win of the season and second ranked road victory in as many seasons.
- Give BC its first win on Louisville's home floor.

By the Numbers
2 - Kaylah Ivey is one of two players in the country with at least 120 assists and just 35 turnovers.
5 - Dontavia Waggoner is one of five players in the nation averaging at least 12 points, six rebounds, 1.5 assists and 3.0 steals.
8 - Daley is one of eight players in the country (one of two in ACC) to average at least 15.5 points, 5.5 rebounds, 1.0 assists, shoot better than 50 percent and have a PER of 25 or higher.
24.5 - BC is one of three teams in the ACC with at least three players posting a PER of 24.5 or higher.
165 - Waggoner is ninth all-time in school history with 165 steals.

What to Watch for
- See if the Eagles can get to the line after attempting a season-low eight free throw attempts against Georgia Tech. The Eagles are 6-3 when attempting at least 20 or more foul shots. Opponents average 22.3 attempts at the charity stripe in Louisville's three losses.
- Watch if BC can turn its offense into defense, as Louisville allows 19.7 points off its turnovers in losses (12.1 in wins).
- See if BC can protect the ball on Thursday, as Louisville is forcing just over 20.8 turnovers per game this season.
- Watch if BC can convert inside, as it's second in the ACC averaging 39.4 points in the paint. Louisville allows 34 in its three setbacks.
- See if BC can keep the Cardinals from going off beyond the arc, as they are shooting 39.3 percent in conference play.

Scouting Louisville (16-3, 5-1 ACC)
- Louisville is 16-3 and 5-1 in ACC play, falling to then-No. 23/24 North Carolina, 79-68.
- Nyla Harris led three players in double figures with 16 points on 7-of-11 shooting and three boards.
- Olivia Cochran posted 14 points, a team-best five boards and dished out four assists. Jayda Curry was the third Cardinal in double digits with 14 points.
- Kiki Jefferson leads UofL averaging 12.2 points per game on 51 percent shooting from the field.
- Cochran's 5.9 rebounds per game is a team high, while she is pouring in 11.9 points per game.
- Five different players average at least 5.2 points per game and four at least 9.0 points.
- Louisville is second in the ACC and 22nd in turnovers forced per game at 20.84 per contest.
- The Cardinals are third in the league shooting 46.2 percent from the field.

What's Next
The Eagles will host No. 7 NC State on Sunday at 2 p.m. inside Conte Forum.

BC Faces No. 18/16 Louisville in Road Matchup

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Players Mentioned

Andrea Daley

Kaylah Ivey

Teya Sidberry

Dontavia Waggoner