Eagles Host Providence in Sunday Battle

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. - Boston College women's basketball aims for a bounce-back win against Providence on Sunday at 12 p.m. in Conte Forum.

About the Eagles
Last Time Out
The Eagles fell to Harvard in a 78-70 loss on Thursday. Dontavia Waggoner and T'yana Todd paced the offense with 16 points apiece. Waggoner shot 8-of-10 from the free-throw line and grabbed five boards with a season-high five steals. Todd made five field goals and corralled four boards. Andrea Daley netted 13 and Kaylah Ivey chipped in with 10. Teya Sidberry led the team with seven rebounds and scored nine. Harvard took advantage of the 3-point line, hitting 13 trifectas and shot 50 percent from deep.

A Win Would
- Give BC a 4-1 mark to the season.
- Keep the Eagles' home record undefeated.

By the Numbers
5 - Coach Mac is five wins away from 100 for her career at Boston College.
14 - The Eagles are 11th in the nation averaging 14 steals per game.
23.3 - BC is forcing 23.3 turnovers through the first four games of the season.
70 - Boston College is fifth in the nation with 70 free throws made.
75 - Waggoner is shooting a career-high 75 percent from the charity stripe.

What to Watch for
- See if the Eagles can force the Friars into mistakes, as BC is 23rd in the nation averaging 14 steals per game and second in the ACC forcing 23.2 turnovers per contest.
- In two career games against Providence, Todd is averaging 14 points, and Sidberry scored 22 points with nine rebounds in her first game against Providence. The tandem combined for 35 points in last season's win. See if the duo can find continued success against the Friars.
- See if the Eagles can come up with second-chance opportunities against the Friars after BC only had six offensive rebounds in the setback against Harvard.
- Boston College is getting to the line at will, averaging 23.8 free throw attempts per game. See if the Eagles can continue to get opportunities at the charity stripe after attempting 27 against Harvard.
- Watch if the Eagles can get off to a faster start after scoring just 14 points in the opening quarter against Harvard. Two of the lowest scoring quarters this season have come in the first period (9 vs. Lafayette).

Scouting Providence (2-1, 0-0 Big East)
- Providence is off a 58-53 road win against Vermont on Tuesday.
- Grace Efosa led th team with 20 points on 9-of-12 shooting and three boards.
- Emily Archibald scored 10 points with seven rebounds, two assists and four steals, while Orlagh Gormely tallied 10 as well.
- Efosa leads the team in scoring at a 14.0 a points per game clip, shooting 69.2 percent from the floor - good for 23rd in the nation.
- The Friars were picked third in the preseason poll behind UConn and Creighton, respectively.
- Providence is 38th in the nation averaging 5.7 blocks per game.

Series History
The Eagles are 27-33 in the all-time series, but have won the previous matchups in the series.

What's Next
Boston College faces new Hampshire on Wednesday at 6 p.m. in Conte Forum.

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Players Mentioned

Andrea Daley

Kaylah Ivey

Teya Sidberry

T'yana Todd

Dontavia Waggoner