1998-99 (Junior)
A pre-season All-BIG EAST selection, her season ended on January 10 against Georgetown, when she injured her left knee midway through the second half...Had anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction surgery on Friday, February 12 on her left knee... Prior to her injury, she was third on the team in scoring with an average of 12.7 points in 13 games...Started all 13 games she played in and averaged 34.4 minutes...Scored in double figures in nine games...Led the team in scoring in two games...Averaged 3.3 assists per game...Registered a 31.3 percent (20-64) 3-pt. field goal percentage...Averaged 4.2 rebounds per game...Also registered 17 steals and two blocks...Played in six BIG EAST games and averaged 10.8 points and 4.5 rebounds... Netted a season-high 18 points in the victory over Toledo on Nov. 27...Did not play at Holy Cross (Nov. 19) due to a concussion suffered in practice prior to the game...Currently has a career total of 950 points and 202 rebounds...Currently second on the Boston College career list for three-point field goals made (116) and third on the career list for three-point field goals attempted (300)...She is also eighth in career free throws (224) and seventh in free throws attempted (298).
1997-98 (Sophomore)
An All-BIG EAST First-Team selection...Earned BIG EAST Player of the Week honors twice (Nov. 24 and Jan. 19)...Named to the All-Tournament teams at the Comfort Inn Downtown Classic and the Corestates Hawk Classic...A BIG EAST Academic All-Star...Earned the Athletic Director's Award for Academic Achievement...Named to the ECAC/AmeriSuites All-Conference Third Team...Led the team in scoring and was fifth in the BIG EAST with an average of 16.0 points per game...Started all 28 games and averaged 36.3 minutes...Eighth in the BIG EAST in field goal percentage (45.9), connecting on 147-of-320 attempts...Also eighth in the league in free throw percentage (76.2), connecting on 99-of-130 attempts...Led the BIG EAST in three-point field goal percentage and finished 11th in the nation (45.1), connecting on 55-of-122...Also registered 101 assists, 39 steals, and averaged 2.8 rebounds...Averaged 3.6 assists per game...Finished the season ranked fifth on the Boston College career list for three-point field goals made (96) and fourth on the career list for three-point field goals attempted (236)...Averaged 16.9 points in 18 BIG EAST games...A pre-Season All-BIG EAST Second Team selection...Scored in double figures in 24 games...Led the team in scoring in 14 games...Scored a career-high 32 points in the victory over Texas at the Reebok Classic on November 23...Netted 28 points (9-10 FG, 6-7 3-pt., 4-5 FT) and grabbed a season-high six rebounds in the win over Rutgers on January 14...Also registered a career-high six three-point field goals against Rutgers on January 14...Scored 27 points and handed out seven assists in the loss at Georgia Tech on November 29...Netted 23 points in each of the games against Providence (Jan. 8), Miami (Jan. 10), and Georgetown (Feb. 7)...Hit a driving layup with five seconds remaining in regulation to give the Eagles a 78-76 win over Notre Dame on January 17...Competed internationally as a member of the Canadian National Team during the summer of 1998.
1996-97 (Freshman)
A unanimous selection to the BIG EAST All-Rookie Team... Named BIG EAST Rookie of the Week three times (Dec. 30, Jan. 13, Jan. 20)... Started in the backcourt in 26 games and finished second on the team in scoring with 12.0 points per game...Led the Eagles in both scoring and assists in eight games...Scored in double figures in 19 games...Shot 38.7 percent from the field (101-261)...Second on the team in free throw percentage, connecting on 78.3 percent (94-120)...Shot 36 percent from three-point range (41-114)...Recorded 60 assists, 32 steals, and two blocks...Averaged 29.3 minutes per game...In BIG EAST play, she averaged 12.2 points...Led the Eagles with a career-high 24 points (6-11 FG, 4-6 3-pt. FG, 8-10 FT) in the BIG EAST Tournament win over St. John's (Mar. 1)...Pumped in 22 points (4-10 FG, 2-5 3-pt. FG, 12-14 FT) and added three steals in the win at Georgetown (Jan. 12)...The leading scorer in the win over Providence (Feb. 5), pumping in 21 points, including 19 in the second half, and dished out five assists... Registered a career-high five steals in the loss at Notre Dame (Feb. 12)...Named Sheraton Player of the Game against Alaska-Anchorage (Dec. 21) in the Northern Lights Invitational. In that win, she scored 19 points, including three-of-five three-point field goals, and recorded three assists, two rebounds, and one steal... Competed internationally as a member of the Canadian National Team during the summer of 1997.
High School
Earned Toronto Star First Team all-star honors and was a member of the Toronto Basketball Association All-Star Team in 1995-96...Averaged 25.0 points, 6.4 rebounds, 6.5 assists and 7.1 steals per game in 1995-96...Three-year member of Team Ontario that won the 1994, 1995, and 1996 Canadian Junior National Basketball Championship, serving as team captain in 1996... Earned MVP honors at the Junior National Tournament in 1995... Member of the Weston Spartans Basketball Club (Ontario bronze medal) and the Markham Gems Basketball Club (Ontario silver medal); earned MVP honors at the Provincial Tournament in 1995-96...Led the Ontario Junior Development program to back-to-back undefeated records and the gold medal.
Personal
Carolin Ruth Bouchard, born on November 27, 1977...Enrolled in the Carroll School of Management as an Accounting major.
Bouchard's Career Highs
Points 32 vs. Texas (11/23/97)
3-pt. FG's 6 vs. Rutgers (1/14/98)
Rebounds 6 vs. Weber State (12/20/96)
6 vs. Rutgers (1/14/98)
Assists 8 vs. Marist (11/20/97)
Steals 5 vs. Notre Dame (2/12/97)
Blocks 1 vs. Weber State (12/20/96)
1 vs. West Virginia (1/19/97)
Bouchard's 1997-98 Season Highs
Points 32 vs. Texas (11/23/97)
3-pt. FG's 6 vs. Rutgers (1/14/98)
Rebounds 6 vs. Rutgers (1/14/98)
Assists 8 vs. Marist (11/20/97)
Steals 3 vs. West Virginia (12/6/97)
3 vs. Yale (12/29/97)
3 vs. Notre Dame (1/17/98)
Blocks None
Bouchard's Career Statistics
Year GP-GS Min FGM-FGA Pct. 3FGM-3FGA Pct. FTM-FTA Pct. Off-Def REB-Avg. AST ST BK Pts.-Avg.
1996-97 28-26 821 101-261 .387 41-114 .360 94-120 .783 29-41 70-2.5 60 32 2 337-12.0
BIG EAST18-16 541 66-176 .375 25-74 .338 63-78 .808 13-30 43-2.4 35 22 1 220-12.2
1997-98 28-28 1017 147-320 .459 55-122 .451 99-130 .762 19-58 77-2.8 101 39 0 448-6.0
BIG EAST18-18 682 98-210 .467 41-80 .513 67-86 .779 15-38 53-2.9 61 25 0 304-16.9
Totals 56-54 1838 248-581 .427 96-236 .407 193-250 .772 48-99 147-2.6 161 71 2 785-14.0
BIG EAST36-34 1223 164-386 .425 66-154 .429 130-164 .793 28-68 96-2.7 96 47 1 524-14.6
