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 Sophomore Mickel Picco leads the Eagles in three-point field goals made with 56 this season. |
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Women's Basketball Concentrates on Vermont
March 23, 2008
Chestnut Hill, MA -
Boston College is currently 20-11 overall and finished 7-7 in the ACC, good enough for a fifth place tie in the conference with Georgia Tech and Florida State.
This is the first time Boston College has played in the post-season WNIT. The Eagles have played in the pre-season WNIT twice.
In 1999, Boston College ranked No. 20 in the nation finished 2-2 in the pre-season tournament. Cal Bouchard scored 20 points and Becky Gottstein added 18 as the Eagles defeated Maine, 83-56 in the first round game. Boston College defeated No. 22 Duke, 77-70, in the second round of the tournament. Jamie Cournoyer and Cal Bouchard combined for 41 points while Gottstein finished with eight points and 11 rebounds. In the third round game, eventual champion Georgia handed BC a 78-70 loss. BC then lost to Illinois in the consolation game, 73-42. Eagles forward Becky Gottstein earned All-Tournament team honors.
In 2005, Boston College defeated Drexel, 51-44, behind 15 points from Brooke Queenan and 10 points and nine rebounds from Kathrin Ress. In the second round game, Queenan earned her sixth career double-double (20 points, 11 rebounds) and Lisa Macchia added 14 points to lead BC past Richmond, 62-51. The Eagles then met former Big East rival, UConn in the semifinal round. BC fell, 60-46, as Ress and Kindyll Dorsey each scored 11 points. Brooke Queenan earned WNIT All-Tournament team honors for averaging 14.3 points and 8.6 rebounds in three games.
Boston College and Vermont (25-8) are meeting for the sixth time in the all-time series that dates back to 1982. The Eagles hold a 4-1 record against Vermont ... Eagles Head Coach Cathy Inglese coached at Vermont from 1986 to 1993 before arriving at BC. Inglese led the Catamounts to the NCAA Tournament two straight seasons.
BC had a four game win streak snapped last season when the Catamounts upset the Eagles in the Rhode Island Invitational. The Eagles lost, 56-48, in the final of the tournament in Kingston, RI. The Eagles shot 37 percent from the field in the game.
WHERE YOU CAN SEE OR HEAR THE GAME
Tonight's Boston College-Vermont game can be seen on ACCSELECT.COM. Fans can listen to the BC broadcast at wzbcsports.org by clicking on the "VBC" link.
FOR STARTERS BC led the ACC in rookie starts with 74. The Eagles have three freshmen in its starting lineup - Stefanie Murphy (24), Carolyn Swords (31) and Jaclyn Thoman (19). Swords is the only player to start and play in every game this season.
NEW HARDWARE Freshman forward Stefanie Murphy was named the ACC Rookie of Year and earned a spot on the ACC All-Freshman team. Murphy was also named an honorable mention for the All-ACC team.
Fellow freshman Carolyn Swords was named to the ACC All-Freshman team and also picked up an ACC All-Academic team honor. The tandem dominated the ACC Rookie of the Week voting. The two garnered the award nine times between them. Murphy has won the award five times while Swords just picked up her fourth last week (Feb. 25).
FREE THROWS
* Mickel Picco has hit a three-pointer in 24 of 30 games she has played this season. She has hit 56 of the 106 three-pointers the Eagles have hit this season. The 56 three-pointers places Picco fifth on the all-time 3-point FGM in a single season list.
* Carolyn Swords completed the regular season with the ACC's best field goal percentage (64.8). She is currently shooting 64.3 percent from the field. The BC women's basketball record is 58.7 % set by Kathrin Ress in the 2003-04 season.
* Freshman Jaclyn Thoman led the Eagles in assists (113, 3.6 apg). She is currently fifth in the ACC in assists and the top freshman in the category (3.77 apg).
* The 20-11 record gives head coach Cathy Inglese her 10th winning season in 15 years while at Boston College. She is now just eight victories away from 400 career wins.
TICKETS The Boston College Women's Basketball Team will host the second round of the WNIT on Monday, March 24 at 7:00 p.m. Boston College will play Vermont. Tickets may be purchased online at www.bceagles.com, over the phone at 617-552-4622 or at the Boston College Box Office. Tickets are priced at $8.00 for adults and $5.00 for all students 22 years of age or younger. All seating is general admission.
BOSTON COLLEGE vs. VERMONT