SEC/ACC Challenge: Eagles Face Arkansas in Road Matchup

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. - Boston College women's basketball travels to Fayetteville for a 7 p.m. (ET) contest against Arkansas in the second SEC/ACC Challenge in Bud Walton Arena.

About the Eagles
Last Time Out
Boston College suffered a narrow 54-49 loss to Oregon State in the finale of the Baha Mar Championship last week. T'yana Todd registered a team-high 13 points with three of her five baskets from 3-point land. Teya Sidberry collected a team-best eight rebounds with five points and five steals.Neither team led by more than eight, with six ties and 14 lead changes.The Eagles trailed by four late in the third before Todd drained a trifecta at the buzzer, slicing the gap to 40-39, starting a 9-0 run into the fourth period. A Sidberry layup and Kaylah Ivey 3-pointer gave BC a 45-40 lead with under four minutes left in the game.OSU tied the contest, 46-46, with 1:30 left before scoring eight of the final 11 points.

A Win Would
- Give BC a 7-3 mark.
- Snap a two-game skid.
- Give the Eagles their first win over Arkansas and in the SEC/ACC Challenge.

By the Numbers
2 - Head coach Joanna Bernabei-McNamee is two wins away from 100 for her career at BC.
3 - Tatum Greene is third among all freshmen in the ACC averaging 1.4 steals per game.
40/85 - Todd is one of six players in the ACC shooting at least 40 percent from 3-point land and 85 percent from the line.
358 - Ivey is 10th all-time in school history with 358 career assists.
989 - Waggoner is 11 points away from 1,000 points for her career (NC State/Boston College).

What to Watch for
- Watch if the Eagles can come up with second-chance opportunities, as Arkansas is allowing 15.6 offensive rebounds per game.
- See if BC can stop Arkansas' 3-point attack. The Razorbacks are averaging 8.6 3-pointers per game - good for second in the SEC.
- See if the offense can get back on track, as the Razorbacks' defensive rating is 100.6 this season and 115 in losses.
- Watch if the Eagles can get off to a better start, where three of their lowest scoring quarters have come in the first period. Opponents are outscoring Arkansas by a combined 22 points in the opening period.
- See if the Eagles can convert inside the paint after scoring a season-low 20 points in the paint against Oregon State. Opponents are averaging 38.2 points in the paint, which is over 50 percent of their points.

Scouting Arkansas (4-5, 0-0 SEC)
- The Razorbacks are 4-5 to the season after dropping their last two matchups against Oklahoma State and most recently Bowling Green on Sunday, 79-78.
- Izzy Higginbottom scored a game-high 26 points on 7-of-15 shooting with nine assists.
- Jenna Lawrence scored 21 points with five of her eight field goals from 3-point land.
- Higginbottom is averaging 22.6 points on 44.4 percent shooting and six assists per game.
- Lawrence leads the team in rebounding at 7.9 per clip on top of 9.3 points per game.
- The Razorbacks have been one of the top 3-point shooting teams in the nation, averaging 8.6 per game, which is second in the SEC and 34th in the nation.

Series History
The Eagles are 0-3 all-time against Arkansas, with the last matchup taking place in 2001. BC is 0-1 in the SEC/ACC Challenge after last season's setback at Kentucky.

What's Next
Boston College takes a break from non-conference play for a 2 p.m. contest at Virginia on Sunday in the ACC opener.

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Players Mentioned

Tatum Greene

Kaylah Ivey

Teya Sidberry

T'yana Todd