Eagles Take On Fighting Irish in ACC Road Contest

Saturday, January 24

South Bend, Ind.

6 p.m.

Boston College

Notre Dame

Photo by: Meg Kelly

Eagles Take On Fighting Irish in ACC Road Contest

January 23, 2026 | Men's Basketball

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BC looks to improve to 3-4 in conference play

CHESTNUT HILL, MASS - Boston College looks for its third straight ACC victory this weekend, taking on Notre Dame at Purcell Pavilion on Saturday, January 24. The game can be seen on ACCN and heard on WEEI 850.

BOSTON COLLEGE VS. NOTRE DAME - ALL-TIME SERIES
• Wednesday marks the 47th overall meeting between the Eagles and Fighting Irish.
• Notre Dame holds a 17-29 all-time series lead.
• BC's most recent encounter with Notre Dame occurred on Feb. 12, 2025, where the Fighting Irish took a 97-94 OT2 win at Conte Forum.
• The Eagles have won six of the last 10 matchups.

LAST TIME OUT
• Boston College won its second-straight conference game, besting Pitt, 65-62, at Conte Forum.
• Boden Kapke had a career-high 19 points; including the eventual game-winning three in the final seconds of regulation.
• Fred Payne (18) and Donald Hand Jr. (10) also reached double figures for BC.
• BC moved to 2-4 in ACC play and 23-39 all-time against Pittsburgh.

RISING ABOVE THE CROWD
• Boston College is making their mark nationally through 19 games this season.
• Defensively, the Eagles rank 21st in the nation and third in the ACC in blocks per game (5.1). Jayden Hastings (32; 4th) and Aidan Shaw (28; 6th) rank in the top ten in individual blocks in the ACC.
• The team also holds the 65th best 3pt percentage defense (30.8) and 58th best scoring defense (68.5) in the country.
• BC is cleaning up the boards efficiently, collecting 38.1 boards per game, good for eighth in the ACC. The team is also taking care of the ball, allowing just 10.6 turnovers per game. That mark ranks 74th in the nation and sixth 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 (+8.0), rebounds (+1.0), assists (+1.7) across 19 games.
• The redshirt-sophomore surpassed his total points tally (171) from last season in the first 15 games of the 2025-26 campaign.
• Defensively, the redshirt-sophomore has recorded more steals (+4) and blocks (+3) through 19 games this season compared to his 2024-25 totals.
• Using the PAR/G metric (points+assists+rebounds/game), Payne has jumped +10.8 year-over-year.

CLOSING THE DOOR, TURNING THE CORNER
• In two consecutive games, the Eagles have emerged victorious in thrilling fashion; out-scoring their opponents 15-2 in the final three minutes of regulation.
• BC went on a 9-2 run to force overtime vs. Syracuse, followed by a 17-9 score differential in overtime to win 81-73.
• Trailing by three with 2:56 remaining against Pitt, the Eagles hit back-to-back threes to win the game off a six-point swing.
• Prior to the Syracuse win, Boston College had suffered eight losses (three ACC, three in overtime, two in regulation) where
late scoring runs by the opposition dissolved a second-half BC lead.

MARK THE MILESTONES
• Chase Forte secured 1,000 career points in BC's ACC opener against Georgia Tech (1/3).
• Donald Hand Jr. is 70 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).

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.

DEFENDING THE HILL
• Boston College has defended home court through nine games, holding an 8-3 record on the Edgerley Family Court.
• The Eagles are holding opponents to 63.5 points per game and limiting them to 38.9% from the field and 29.1% from behind the arc.
• At least two BC players have scored in double figures in each home contest this season. Boden Kapke scored a career high 19, Fred Payne followed with 18, and Donald Hand Jr. tallied 10 points in the most recent contest against Pitt.

CAREER ACCOMPLISHMENTS
• 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).
• Jayden 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 in a win against FDU (12/22).
• Hastings tallied a career-high six blocks against No. 22 Clemson (1/13).
• Fred Payne scored a career-high 26 points, adding six assists, four 3pt field goals, and three steals vs. Syracuse (1/17).
• Boden Kapke put up a career-high of 19 points and five rebounds vs. Pittsburgh (1/21).

SIZZLING STREAKS
• Fred Payne has scored double-digit figures in 15 of his last 17 games. He has surpassed 15 points in 10 games of that streak, with his most recent display of 18 points vs. Pittsburgh.
• Payne has also surpassed 20+ points in five of his last seven starts. His highest tally came in the overtime win against Syracuse, where he scored a career-high 26 points.
• Donald Hand Jr. has reached double digit scoring numbers in 10 of his last 11 appearances. The redshirt-junior has surpassed 10+ points in all but three games this season.
• Jayden Hastings has recorded at least two blocks in three-straight games and is currently on a five-game block streak. His highest total was recorded at No. 22 Clemson, where the redshirt-sophomore tallied six.
• Aidan Shaw rode a seven game streak with at least one block. His season-best mark came against Temple (5).
• 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.

NEWCOMER IMPACT
• The freshmen tandem of Radunovic and Steger have combined for 5.8 points, 2.9 rebounds, and 0.4 assists per game.
• Boden Kapke, Chase Forte, Jason Asemota, and Aidan Shaw are making their presence known on Chestnut Hill. The quadruple is averaging a combined 21.8 points, 16.4 rebounds, 4.3 assists, 2.6 blocks and 2.1 steals per game.