Women's Basketball Begins Road Trip at Holy Cross

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. - Boston College women's basketball begins a five-game road trip on Saturday against Holy Cross at 2 p.m.

About the Eagles
Last Time Out
Dontavia Waggoner led the Eagles with a game-high 16 points on 8-of-11 shooting from the field with four rebounds and three steals. Andrea Daley was the lone other Eagle with 12 points and five off the glass. It was a balanced scoring effort as 11 of 12 players who action scored.The Eagles forced 22 turnovers for 22 points and scored 46 points in the paint. BC saw 40 points from its reserves, with Athena Tomlinson and JaKayla Thompson netting career highs in points with nine.

A Win Would
- Give the Eagles a 6-1 record.
- Give BC a 14th straight win in the series.
- Give the Eagles their first road win of the season.

By the Numbers
3 - Head coach Joanna Bernabei-McNamee is three wins away from 100 for her career at BC.
10 - In the two games Ivey dished out 10 or more assists, she has a total of 23 assists and zero turnovers.
30 - The Eagles have four wins by 30 or more points this season.
74.2 - Waggoner is shooting a career-high 74.2 percent from the line - a 14 percent improvement from last season.
114 - The Eagles are averaging 114 points per 100 possessions in five wins.

What to Watch for
- In last year's win over Holy Cross, Waggoner and Daley combined for 41 points and 14 rebounds. See if the duo can come up with another stellar performance.
- See if BC can keep the Crusaders off the offensive glass, as HC is averaging 11.3 offensive rebounds over the last four contests.
- Watch if the offense can keep it going on Saturday, as the Eagles are averaging 114.08 points per 100 possessions in five wins.
- The Eagles are shooting 36.8 percent from deep through six games. See if they can stay consistent from 3-point land as Holy Cross is allowing its opponents to shoot 40.5 percent in two losses.
- Watch if the Eagles can protect the rock after 19 turnovers against New Hampshire. The Crusaders forced 19 turnovers with a season-high 12 steals against UMass.

Scouting Holy Cross (3-2, 0-0 Patriot League)
- Holy Cross is coming off a 75-70 victory over UMass.
- Meg Cahalan scored 23 points on 8-of-15 shooting, leading five players in double figures.
- Calahan also led the way with seven rebounds.
- Four players are averaging double figures, with Simone Foreman averaging 13.8 points per game and 7.4 rebounds.
- Kaitlyn Flanagan is is dishing out a team-high 5.8 assists with 12.8 points per game, which is second on the team.
- HC won the Patriot League title last season en route to an NCAA Tournament berth.
- The Crusaders were picked sixth in this season's preseason poll with a pair of first-place votes.

Series History
The Eagles are 33-10 in the all-time series and have won the last four meetings in the series. BC is 12-6 on Holy Cross' home floor.

What's Next
The Eagles will face Ole Miss on Monday in the opening round of the Baha Mar Championship in the Bahamas at 5 p.m.

Women's Basketball Begins Road Trip at Holy Cross

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Players Mentioned

Andrea Daley

JaKayla Thompson

Athena Tomlinson

Dontavia Waggoner