Tuesday, November 25
Chestnut Hill, Mass.
11:00 a.m.
Boston College
4-4,0-0ACC
77
vs
72
Merrimack
2-4,0-0MAAC
1
2
3
4
F
Merrimack
18
14
17
23
72
Boston College
23
12
20
22
77
Photo by: Meg Kelly
Women's Basketball Earns Win on Field Trip Day
November 25, 2025 | Women's Basketball
CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. - Boston College women's basketball earned a 77-72 victory against Merrimack on Tuesday afternoon in Conte Forum.
​The Eagles improve to 4-4, snapping their three-game skid, while the Warriors fall to 2-4.
​Athena Tomlinson stuffed the stat sheet, scoring a career-high 21 points on 7-of-15 shooting with eight rebounds, six assists and three steals. Lily Carmody scored 14 points with three boards and two helpers, while Erin Houpt scored a season-high 12 points.
Teionni McDaniel led the reserves with 11 points, and Kayla Rolph recorded her first BC double-double with 10 points and 12 rebounds. She also dished out four assists with two steals.
​It was a back-and-forth contest in the first quarter until BC's offense hit six of its final eight shot attempts in the period. Houpt scored the final five points of the frame, breaking an 18-18 tie to give the hosts a 23-18 edge going into the second.
​The Eagles extended their lead to 31-22 in the second frame when Tomlinson followed up Rolph's 3-pointer with a pull-up jumper. Merrimack sliced the gap to just one before Carmody hit a layup with one second left to give the Eagles a 35-32 edge at the break.
Boston College built some momentum at the beginning of the third, extending its lead to double digits, 42-32. However, the Warriors responded with a 12-2 run to go up by one possession midway through the quarter. Tomlinson helped her team regain control in the final period, hitting a buzzer-beating 3-pointer to take a 55-49 lead.
The Eagles went on a 6-of-7 stretch in the early goings of the fourth, ballooning the lead to 66-52 with 6:19 left in the game. Tomlinson and McDaniel hit all six shots during the run that was capped off by a Tomlinson layup.
Merrimack made things interesting as it cut the gap to four with 14 seconds left, before BC pulled away for the win.
BC hits the road to the Sunshine State when it takes part in the Daytona Beach Classic. The Eagles face James Madison and Murray State on Friday and Saturday, respectively, with both games at 11 a.m.
Tip-Ins
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​The Eagles improve to 4-4, snapping their three-game skid, while the Warriors fall to 2-4.
​Athena Tomlinson stuffed the stat sheet, scoring a career-high 21 points on 7-of-15 shooting with eight rebounds, six assists and three steals. Lily Carmody scored 14 points with three boards and two helpers, while Erin Houpt scored a season-high 12 points.
Teionni McDaniel led the reserves with 11 points, and Kayla Rolph recorded her first BC double-double with 10 points and 12 rebounds. She also dished out four assists with two steals.
​It was a back-and-forth contest in the first quarter until BC's offense hit six of its final eight shot attempts in the period. Houpt scored the final five points of the frame, breaking an 18-18 tie to give the hosts a 23-18 edge going into the second.
​The Eagles extended their lead to 31-22 in the second frame when Tomlinson followed up Rolph's 3-pointer with a pull-up jumper. Merrimack sliced the gap to just one before Carmody hit a layup with one second left to give the Eagles a 35-32 edge at the break.
Boston College built some momentum at the beginning of the third, extending its lead to double digits, 42-32. However, the Warriors responded with a 12-2 run to go up by one possession midway through the quarter. Tomlinson helped her team regain control in the final period, hitting a buzzer-beating 3-pointer to take a 55-49 lead.
The Eagles went on a 6-of-7 stretch in the early goings of the fourth, ballooning the lead to 66-52 with 6:19 left in the game. Tomlinson and McDaniel hit all six shots during the run that was capped off by a Tomlinson layup.
Merrimack made things interesting as it cut the gap to four with 14 seconds left, before BC pulled away for the win.
BC hits the road to the Sunshine State when it takes part in the Daytona Beach Classic. The Eagles face James Madison and Murray State on Friday and Saturday, respectively, with both games at 11 a.m.
Tip-Ins
- Tomlinson is one of two players in the ACC (Hannah Hidalgo - Notre Dame) to post a game with at least 20 points, five rebounds, five assists and three steals.
- The 12 points for Houpt is a BC career-high.
- BC saw a season-high five players score in double figures.Â
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Team Stats
Merri
BC
FG%
.429
.357
3FG%
.308
.417
FT%
.909
.680
RB
42
44
TO
21
17
STL
12
13
Game Leaders
Pts
21
FGM
7
3FGM
3
FTM
4
Pts
14
FGM
5
3FGM
0
FTM
4
Pts
12
FGM
3
3FGM
2
FTM
4
Pts
11
FGM
4
3FGM
2
FTM
1
Players Mentioned
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