BC Closes Non-Conference Slate at Home Against Le Moyne

CHESTNUT HILL, MASS - Boston College gears up for the final non-conference game of the 2025-26 season, hosting Le Moyne on Sunday, December 28 at Conte Forum. Tip off is set for 2 p.m. and can be seen on ACCNX.

BOSTON COLLEGE VS. LE MOYNE - ALL-TIME SERIES

Sunday marks the 19th all time meeting between BC and Le Moyne.
The Eagles holds a 13-5 series lead, winning nine of the last 10 matchups against the Dolphins.
It will be the first time both teams face off since 1979, where BC earned an 86-57 win on Chestnut Hill.

BOSTON COLLEGE vs. NEC CONFERENCE

The Eagles are 29-2 all-time vs. current Northeast Conference teams.
Boston College is 2-1 this season against teams from the NEC. They most recently defeated FDU, 72-61, on December 22.
Le Moyne will be the fourth and final NEC team the Eagles face this year.

LAST TIME OUT

Boston College hosted FDU for a holiday classic on December 22. The Eagles trailed early, but fought their way back for a 72-61 victory over the Knights.
Five Eagles reached double-digit tallies for the first time this season.
Luka Toews steered the scoring with 21, paired with Donald Hand Jr.'s 13 and Fred Payne's 11. Caleb Steger (12) and Boden Kapke (10) combined for 22 off the bench to help BC earn its fifth home win.
Luka Toews and Caleb Steger set new career-highs in points; Toews added a career-high six 3pt field goals and seven field goals.

EDGERLEY FAMILY COURT

The basketball court at Silvio O. Conte Forum will officially be named the Edgerley Family Court starting this season.
The Edgerley's are active members of the Parents Leadership Council and are supporters of undergraduate financial aid at Boston College, having co-chaired Pops on the Heights in 2023 and 2024.
Sandra Edgerley serves on the Boston College Board of Trustees, where she is a member of the Academic Affairs Committee. Paul Edgerley is a senior advisor at Bain Capital, where he was a managing director and played a leadership role for more than 30 years.
The court is a lasting symbol of the Edgerleys' commitment to enhancing the tradition of excellence at Boston College.

ON THIS DATE: DECEMBER 28

Boston College is 9-13 all-time when playing on December 28. The most recent contest was played against FDU in 2024, where BC took a 78-70 win over the Knights in on Chestnut Hill.
The Eagles' first win on December 28 came against Bucknell in 1952, winning 86-64 in Boston, Mass.
December 28 marks National Chocolate Candy Day and Call a Friend Day.
Basketball players born on December 28: John Henson and Lexi Held.
Notable events to occur on December 28 - 20th Century Fox introduces TV programs to its listings (1949); LinkedIn is founded by Reid Hoffman (2002); Aaron Holiday, Jrue Holiday and Justin Holiday all appear in the same NBA game, becoming the first trio of siblings to play in the same NBA game (2019).

MARK THE MILESTONES

Chase Forte is five points away from reaching 1,000 career points.
Donald Hand Jr. is 157 points away from reaching 1,000 career points - all have come with Boston College.
Aidan Shaw reached 100 career games played against Harvard (11/26).
Caleb Steger and Marko Radunovic made their collegiate debuts in the season opener against FAU (11/3). Radunovic also scored his first career points in that game, while Steger claimed his in BC's home opener against The Citadel (11/6).

RISING ABOVE THE CROWD

Boston College is making their mark nationally through the first 12 games this season.
Defensively, the Eagles rank 19th in the nation and third in the ACC in blocks per game (5.3). Aidan Shaw ranks fifth in the ACC individually in total blocks (19) and Jayden Hastings ranks eighth in the ACC (17).
The team also holds the 18th best 3pt percentage defense (27.9) and 53rd best scoring defense (66.9) in the country.
BC is cleaning up the boards efficiently, collecting 39.9 boards per game, good for 60th in the NCAA. The team is also taking care of the ball, allowing just 10.2 turnovers per game. That mark ranks 43rd in the nation and seventh in the ACC.

MAKING THE LEAP - FRED PAYNE

In his second full season with BC, Fred Payne has made improvements on both sides of the ball.
Payne has seen increases in points (+5.6), rebounds (+1.1), assists (+1.6) across the first 12 games.
His field goal shooting has been more efficient, seeing a +3.6% increase from his numbers in 2024-25.
Defensively, the redshirt-sophomore has more than doubled his steal (11) and block (4) count in the same number of games played.
Using the PAR/G metric (points+assists+rebounds/game), Payne has jumped +8.3 year-over-year.

DEFENDING THE HILL

Boston College has defended home court through six games, holding a 5-2 record on the Edgerley Family Court.
The Eagles are holding opponents to 58.7 points per game and limiting them to 37.0% from the field and 23.7% from behind the arc.
At least two BC players have scored in double figures in each home contest this season. The team had five in its most recent home win against FDU on Dec. 22.

CAREER ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Boden Kapke logged a career-high 17 points, and Fred Payne dished a career-high seven assists against FAU (11/3).
Marko Radunovic and Caleb Steger made their collegiate debuts against FAU. Radunovic recorded eight points, going 2-3 from behind the arc, and Steger played five minutes with two field goal attempts.
Jason Asemota flourished in the home-opener against The Citadel (11/6), grabbing a career-high nine points and adding four rebounds to lead all bench scorers.
Chase Forte swatted a career-high three blocks against Central Connecticut State (11/11).
Aidan Shaw secured a career-high 14 rebounds and matched a career-high in blocks (5) against Temple (11/15). He became the first BC player to record five or more blocks since Quinten Post did against Louisville (2/13/24).
Shaw dished a career-high three assists against Hampton (11/18).
Hastings grabbed a career-high 10 rebounds and registered his first career double-double (11p/10r) against Davidson (11/21).
Luka Toews recorded a career-high 21 points and six 3pt field goals, and Caleb Steger scored a career-high 12 points against FDU.

SIZZLING STREAKS

Fred Payne has scored double-digit figures in nine of his last 10 games. He has surpassed 15 points in five games of that streak, with his most recent display of 11 points coming against FDU.
Aidan Shaw rode a five game streak with at least one block. His season-best mark came against Temple (14).
Shaw also rode a seven game streak of at least eight rebounds per game. The stretch saw Shaw surpass 10+ rebounds on multiple occasions, including a career-high 14 rebounds against Temple.

INSTANT IMPACT

The freshmen tandem of Radunovic and Steger have translated well through the first two games, combining for 6.9 points, 3.6 rebounds, and 0.5 assists per game.
Kapke, Chase Forte, Jason Asemota, and Aidan Shaw are making their presence known on Chestnut Hill. The quadruple is averaging a combined 25.4 points, 17.5 rebounds, 13.5 assists, 8.8 blocks and 5.3 steals per game.
Individually, Shaw leads the team in rebounds (7.8), and Forte ranks first on the team in steals (1.2).

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