Women's Basketball Opens ACC Play With Virginia

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. - Boston College women's basketball opens ACC action on Sunday at 12 p.m. against Virginia in Conte Forum.

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About the Eagles
Last Time Out
Boston College fell to Quinnipiac on Wednesday, 76-49, after the Bobcats shot 50 percent from the field and hit 10 3-pointers. Amirah Anderson led the Eagles with 14 points on 5-of-10 shooting with three rebounds. Kaia Henderson tallied a personal-high eight points and four assists, while Kayla Rolph grabbed a team-high eight rebounds.

A Win Would
- Give BC a 5-7 mark.
- Snap the Eagles' three-game skid.
- Improve to 8-21 against the Cavaliers.
- Give BC back-to-back wins against UVA for the first time since 2013-14.
- Give the Eagles a 1-0 start to ACC play in back-to-back seasons for the first time since 2008-09-2009-10.

By the Numbers
3 - Head coach Joanna Bernabei-McNamee is the third-longest tenured head coach in the ACC.
6.5 - Lily Carmody is one of two players (Zamareya Jones - NC State) that's improved their scoring by at least 6.5 points from last season.
8 - BC is 4-1 this season when recording eight or more steals.
20 - BC is 3-1 this season when attempting 20 or more free throws.
80 - The Eagles are 55-4 when scoring at least 80 points since 2018-19.

What to Watch for
- Amirah Anderson is averaging 12.5 points on 61.3 percent shooting and 4.5 rebounds over the past two games. The freshman has scored in double figures in back-to-back games. Watch if she can continue her solid play on Sunday.
- Watch if the Eagles can hit their 3-pointers on Sunday, as UVA is 0-3 when opponents hit eight or more trifectas.
- See if BC can keep UVA off the glass on the offensive end, as the Cavaliers average 16.9 offensive rebounds per game.
- Watch to see if the Eagles can get to the line after attempting just eight free throws against Quinnipiac. Opponents in UVA's three losses have averaged 26 free throw attempts.
- Watch if the Eagles can protect the rock on Sunday, as UVA is forcing 19.8 turnovers in its wins (14.0 in losses).

Scouting Virginia (6-3, 0-0 ACC)
- Virginia is coming off an 81-68 setback to Vanderbilt in the ACC/SEC Challenge.
- Kymora Johnson posted a team-best 22 points on 8-of-16 shooting with five rebounds, seven assists and three steals.
- Paris Clark was second on the team with 12 points and Adeang Ring rounded out the leading scorers with 10.
- Johnson leads the Cavaliers in scoring at 17.7 points per game on 43.3 percent shooting.
- Tabitha Amanze (6.8 rpg) and Romi Levy (6.4 rpg) lead the team in rebounding, while Johnson is leading the way in assists (5.5).
- UVA is one of the top rebounding teams in the nation, where its plus-15.6 rebounding margin is first in the ACC and seventh in the nation.
- The Cavaliers are also first in the league in scoring margin (+22.2).

Series History
The Eagles are 7-21 in the all-time series against the Cavaliers, capturing the previous meeting with a 72-57 win in Charlottesville last season.

What's Next
Boston College has a quick turnaround with a 6 p.m. contest on Tuesday against Bryant in Conte Forum.

Women's Basketball Opens ACC Play With Virginia

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Players Mentioned

Amirah Anderson

Lily Carmody

Kaia Henderson

Kayla Rolph