Eagles Aim for Top-10 Win Against NC State

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. - Boston College women's basketball seeks a top-10 victory on Sunday against No. 7 NC State at 2 p.m. on ACC Network Extra in Conte Forum.

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Last Time Out
A second-half surge against No. 18/16 Louisville was too much for BC in an 88-60 setback on Thursday. Teya Sidberry led four Eagles in double figures with 12 points and grabbed five boards. Dontavia Waggoner netted 11 on 5-of-6 shooting with five off the glass and two steals. T'yana Todd also recorded 11, and Nene Ndiaye scored a personal-high 10 points with five rebounds.

A Win Would
- Give BC a 12-10 mark and 4-5 record in the ACC.
- Give the Eagles their first top-10 win at home since 2010 (No. 6 Duke).
- Give BC a 10th straight win at home.
- Give the Eagles back-to-back wins against NC State for the first time since 2009-10.

By the Numbers
2 - Kaylah Ivey is one of two players in the country with at least 120 assists and only under 40 turnovers.
5 - Sidberry is one of five players in the country averaging at least 13.0 points, 6.5 rebounds, 2.0 steals and shooting 45 percent or better from the field.
9 - Daley is one of nine players in the nation averaging at least 15.0 points, 5.5 rebounds, 1.5 assists, 1.5 steals and shooting better than 50 percent from the floor.
30th - BC is 30th in the nation averaging 14.5 offensive rebounds per game.
167 - Waggoner is ninth all-time in school history with 167 steals. She needs three more to surpass Aja Parham (02-06) for eighth in school history.

What to Watch for
- See Waggoner can keep up her solid play at home. The senior guard is averaging 15.9 points on 50.4 percent shooting, 6.5 rebounds and 3.3 steals per game at home. Waggoner also had a stellar outing against NC State in last season's upset, scoring 23 points with 10 boards.
- Nene Ndiaye has been a spark off over the last two games, averaging 8.0 points, 3.0 rebounds and hitting five of her nine shot attempts. In addition, she has been the team's best free throw shooter, hitting 81.3 percent from the charity stripe despite taking only 32 attempts. Watch if she can continue her solid play.
- Watch if BC can cut down the turnovers after averaging 19.5 over the last two games. The Eagles are 1-5 when committing at least 19 turnovers this season.
- See if the defense can step up against the Wolfpack. NC State shot 34.1 percent over its two losses (45.4 percent in wins).
- Watch if the Eagles can come up with second-chance opportunities, as they are 30th in the nation in offensive rebounds per game.

Scouting NC State (17-2, 5-2 ACC)
- NC State dealt Clemson a 71-49 setback on Thursday.
- Three players scored in double figures, with Madison Hayes recording a game-high 24 points on 10-of-15 shooting.
- Hayes also recorded nine rebounds and two assists.
- Mimi Collins (14 pts) and Saniya Rivers (13 pts) rounded out the leading scorers.
- Aziaha James is one of five players averaging double figures, pouring in 15.0 points per game.
- River Baldwin is leading the team in rebounding at a clip of 7.3 rebounds per game on top of 10.6 points per contest.
- NC State is one of the top defensive teams in the nation, where it is first in the ACC and eighth in the country in field goal percentage defense (34.3).
- The Wolfpack are third in defensive rebounds per game in the nation (32.7) and 17th in scoring margin (18.6 pts).

Series History
BC is 9-21 against the Wolfpack, while knocking off then-No. 10 NC State last season in Raleigh, 79-71. The last five matchups have been decided by 10 points or less.

What's Next
The Eagles hit the road for a 7 p.m. contest against Clemson on Thursday.

Eagles Aim for Top-10 Win Against NC State

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Players Mentioned

Kaylah Ivey

Nene Ndiaye

Teya Sidberry

T'yana Todd

Dontavia Waggoner