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Photo by: Joe Sullivan
Women's Basketball Soars Past UVA in ACC Opener
December 08, 2024 | Women's Basketball
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. - Boston College women's basketball earned a 72-57 win in the ACC opener against Virginia on Sunday afternoon in JPJ Arena.Â
The Eagles snap a three-game skid, improving to 7-4 and 1-0 in ACC play. UVA falls to 6-5 and 0-1 in the league.Â
T'yana Todd led the way with a game and season high 21 points, with 19 of her points coming in the first half. Todd shot 8-of-14 from the floor with five trifectas.
Teya Sidberry posted 12 points (10 in the second half), grabbed a team-best seven rebounds and dished out three assists. Andrea Daley chipped in with 12 to round out the leading scorers, while adding three assists and three rebounds.Â
Todd led the charge in the first quarter, scoring 14 points on five field goals and four from beyond the arc. The junior guard scored the final eight points of the first period to give BC a 22-17 going into the second.Â
BC's defense stymied the Cavaliers in the second frame, holding them to just 11 points and held UVA scoreless for 3:48. The Eagles went on a 6-of-7 stretch from the field early in the quarter. A Kennedi Jackson layup with under two minutes left gave the Eagles a 39-24 lead, eventually taking a 41-28 score into the break.Â
The advantage stretched to 18 midway in the third period thanks to baskets by JaKayla Thompson and Daley. The Eagles' lead never went below 13 points in the frame, leading to a 54-39 showing heading into the fourth.Â
Boston College stayed in control in the fourth, hitting six of its final eight shots to clinch its first win in Charlottesville since 2011.Â
Nine of 11 players who saw action scored and six players dished out multiple assists led by Kaylah Ivey's five.
The Eagles forced Virginia into a season-high 22 turnovers and 2-of-23 shooting from deep.Â
Boston College returns home on Wednesday to face in-state rival, UMass, at 11 a.m. in Conte Forum.Â
Tip-Ins
- It's the first ACC-opening win since 2016-17 and the first time BC has won a league opener on the road since 2008-09.Â
- Tatum Greene's career and game-high four blocks is the most for a freshman since the 2021-22 season. She also added seven points and five rebounds.
- It's the second time in Todd's career she's come off the bench to score 20 or more points.Â
- BC is 5-0 this season when recording at least 25 points off turnovers.Â
- Head coach Joanna Bernabei-McNamee is one win away for 100 in her career at Boston College.Â
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The Eagles snap a three-game skid, improving to 7-4 and 1-0 in ACC play. UVA falls to 6-5 and 0-1 in the league.Â
T'yana Todd led the way with a game and season high 21 points, with 19 of her points coming in the first half. Todd shot 8-of-14 from the floor with five trifectas.
Teya Sidberry posted 12 points (10 in the second half), grabbed a team-best seven rebounds and dished out three assists. Andrea Daley chipped in with 12 to round out the leading scorers, while adding three assists and three rebounds.Â
Todd led the charge in the first quarter, scoring 14 points on five field goals and four from beyond the arc. The junior guard scored the final eight points of the first period to give BC a 22-17 going into the second.Â
BC's defense stymied the Cavaliers in the second frame, holding them to just 11 points and held UVA scoreless for 3:48. The Eagles went on a 6-of-7 stretch from the field early in the quarter. A Kennedi Jackson layup with under two minutes left gave the Eagles a 39-24 lead, eventually taking a 41-28 score into the break.Â
The advantage stretched to 18 midway in the third period thanks to baskets by JaKayla Thompson and Daley. The Eagles' lead never went below 13 points in the frame, leading to a 54-39 showing heading into the fourth.Â
Boston College stayed in control in the fourth, hitting six of its final eight shots to clinch its first win in Charlottesville since 2011.Â
Nine of 11 players who saw action scored and six players dished out multiple assists led by Kaylah Ivey's five.
The Eagles forced Virginia into a season-high 22 turnovers and 2-of-23 shooting from deep.Â
Boston College returns home on Wednesday to face in-state rival, UMass, at 11 a.m. in Conte Forum.Â
Tip-Ins
- It's the first ACC-opening win since 2016-17 and the first time BC has won a league opener on the road since 2008-09.Â
- Tatum Greene's career and game-high four blocks is the most for a freshman since the 2021-22 season. She also added seven points and five rebounds.
- It's the second time in Todd's career she's come off the bench to score 20 or more points.Â
- BC is 5-0 this season when recording at least 25 points off turnovers.Â
- Head coach Joanna Bernabei-McNamee is one win away for 100 in her career at Boston College.Â
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Team Stats
BC
UVa
FG%
.468
.412
3FG%
.286
.087
FT%
.800
.650
RB
37
29
TO
21
22
STL
12
10
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
21
FGM
8
3FGM
5
FTM
0
Pts
12
FGM
5
3FGM
0
FTM
2
Pts
12
FGM
5
3FGM
0
FTM
2
Pts
7
FGM
2
3FGM
1
FTM
2
Players Mentioned
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/ Women's Basketball
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