Women's Basketball Returns Home to Face Syracuse

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. - Boston College women's basketball returns home for the first time in 2025 when it hosts Syracuse on Sunday at 12 p.m. on ACC Network.

About the Eagles
Last Time Out
The Eagles outlasted Miami in an 83-79 victory in Coral Gables on Thursday. BC saw four players in double figures with T'yana Todd carding a personal-high 29 points and tied a single-game program mark with eight triples. Dontavia Waggoner and Andrea Daley totaled 14 points apiece, while Kaylah Ivey came off the bench to dish out a BC record 16 assists and delivered the 3-pointer that pushed BC to a four-point lead with under 30 seconds left in the game. BC held a 21-10 advantage in second-chance points, shot over 50 percent in the last three periods and tied a season best with 12 3-pointers.

A Win Would
- Give BC a 12-8 mark and 3-4 record in the ACC.
- Snap a four-game losing streak against the Orange.
- Give the Eagles back-to-back ACC wins for the first time this season.
- Give BC its first ACC home win.

KI Vision
The senior guard broke the BC record with a career-high 16 assists on Thursday against the Hurricanes. It's the most by a player in an ACC game since the 2002 season, while she's the only player in the league dating back to 1999 to post a game with at least 15 helpers and zero miscues. In her three games she's posted double-digit assists, she has 39 assists and an impressive zero turnovers, while she is the only player in the country with at least 105 assists and less than 30 turnovers. Ivey leads the country with a 3.66 assist/turnover ratio. In addition, she became one of eight players in school history with 400 career assists.

By the Numbers
1 - Waggoner is the only player in BC history with at least 1,000 points, 500 rebounds and 200 steals.
8 - Todd's eight 3-pointers are the most in an ACC game this season.
15 - Ivey is the only player in the ACC dating back to 1999 to dish out at least 15 assists with zero turnovers.
122.1 - The 122.1 offensive rating is the highest in an ACC game this season for BC.
200 - Head coach Joanna Bernabei-McNamee is coaching in her 200th-career game for the Eagles.

What to Watch for
- Watch if the Eagles can protect the offensive glass, as Syracuse is second in the ACC averaging 15.4 offensive rebounds per game.
- BC assisted on 24 of its 32 field goals and posted an offensive rating of 122.1 - the most in an ACC game. Watch if the Eagles can continue their success on offense. BC is 8-1 when its offensive rating is higher than 100.
- T'yana Todd continues her stretch of stellar scoring, averaging 22.3 points over the last three games, shooting 45.2 percent from the field, 52.2 percent from deep, and 85 percent from the line. See if the junior guard can continue her hot stretch. She is coming off a career-high 29 points with eight 3-pointers against Miami.
- See if the Eagles can turn Syracuse's turnovers into points, as opponents are averaging 22.2 points off turnovers in ACC play.
- The Eagles tied a season-high 12 3-pointers against Miami. Watch if they can keep up the solid shooting from deep.

Scouting Syracuse (7-10, 1-5 ACC)
- Syracuse is coming off a 72-62 loss to Louisville on Thursday.
- Sophie Burrows and Kyra Wood led the team with 17 points apiece. ?
- Wood also grabbed a team-high nine rebounds.
- Georgia Woolley leads the team averaging 15.1 points per game, while Wood is second at 11.6 points per contest and a team-best 7.0 rpg.
- Dominique Camp has a team-high 66 assists.
- Syracuse is fourth in the ACC dishing out 16.4 assists per game and fifth recording 10.0 steals.

Series History
The Eagles are 26-39 in the series against the Orange, with Syracuse winning the last four meetings. Teya Sidberry has played well against Sunday's foe, averaging 17.5 points, 8.5 rebounds, 2.0 steals and shooting 53.3 percent in two games against the Orange.

What's Next
The Eagles welcome Notre Dame on Thursday at 7 p.m. inside Conte Forum.

Women's Basketball Returns Home to Face Syracuse

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Players Mentioned

Andrea Daley

Kaylah Ivey

Teya Sidberry

T'yana Todd

Dontavia Waggoner