Eagles Open Home BIG EAST Schedule Against Hurricanes

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1 Game #14 January 10, 2001 Silvio O. Conte Forum (8,606) Chestnut Hill, MA 7:00 p.m. Boston College (7-6, 1-1 BIG EAST) vs. Miami (7-5, 0-2 BIG EAST) Women s Basketball Staff Head Coach... Cathy Inglese Assoc. Head Coach... Pam Borton Asst. Coaches... Kelly Cole Bill Gould Administrative Asst.... Kara England Athletic Trainer... Donna Bennett Strength & Conditioning Coach... John Whitesides Series Records Series record... Miami leads, 12-4 Current Streak... BC, one game Last BC win... Feb. 2, 2000 (66-55 at UM) Last UM win... Jan. 16, 1999 (66-53 at BC) Career Averages Against Miami Brianne Stepherson ppg, 3.0 rpg (2 gms.) Kim Mackie ppg, 7.0 rpg (1 gm.) Jamie Cournoyer ppg, 6.7 rpg (3 gms.) Nicole Conway ppg, 4.5 ppg (2 gms.) Becky Gottstein ppg, 3.o rpg (1 gm.) Media Relations Assoc. AD/Med. Rel.... Mike Enright Asst. AD/Med. Rel.... Dick Kelley Asst. Dir./Media Relations Women s Basketball Contact... Lizz Summers Office Phone... (617) Fax... (617) summerel@bc.edu Media Rel. Assts.... Jen Battagliotti (WBB Asst.)... Steve Lemon... Kara McGillicuddy Web site... Eagle Sports Hotline... (617) Eagles Open Home BIG EAST Schedule Against Hurricanes Boston College looking to return to winning form at home. The Game Boston College enters Wednesday s game following a loss to Georgetown in a BIG EAST Conference game on Jan. 6 in Washington, DC. Currently, BC is 7-6 overall and 1-1 in BIG EAST play. The Eagles opened the season with two wins in the Chevrolet Classic before dropping a game to No. 3 Duke at home. BC improved to 3-1 with a road win over Holy Cross, but dropped its next two to No. 5 Purdue and No. 2 Tennessee. The Eagles earned two wins over La Salle and Dartmouth. BC lost to Kent State on the road, before defeating Buffalo at home. BC fell to Fairfield in overtime at home to end the millenium, but then opened the BIG EAST season with a win over St. John s on Jan. 2. Two Eagles are averaging double figures in scoring, led by freshman Amber Jacobs 15.0 points per game average. Junior Becky Gottstein is second, averaging 12.4 points per game. Gottstein also leads the team in rebounding with a 7.4 per game average, while Nicole Conway is second with a 6.8 rebounds per game mark. Classmate Rachel Byars is averaging 6.5 boards per game. Jacobs is also the team s leader in assists, posing 3.7 per game. Conway follows with 3.2 per contest. Miami enters the game with a 7-5 overall mark and an 0-2 record in the BIG EAST after a loss at Virginia Tech on Sunday. The Hurricanes opened the season with a 2-3 mark, but have won five of their last seven. Miami has non-conference wins against Florida Atlantic, St. Bonaventure, South Florida, Kentucky, New Hampshire, Western Michigan and Radford. Its four losses have come at the hands of Northwestern, Connecticut, Florida International, Fairfield and Virginia Tech. Three players are averaging double figures for the Hurricanes. Sheila James leads the club with a 12.4 points per game mark, while Chanivia Broussard is second with a 11.2 average, followed by Alicia Hartlaub s 10.1 mark. Dalia Clark is the team s leading rebounder with a 5.8 per game average, followed by Hartlaub s 5.3 average. Against Miami Boston College has a 4-12 mark against Miami in the series history, including a win in the last meeting. On Feb. 2, 2000, the two teams met in Miami with the Eagles taking the contest, Prior to that win, the Hurricanes had won four in a row against the Eagles. The Eagles have a 2-5 mark at home against Miami and a 2-6 record on the road. The two teams have met once in a neutral setting, with Miami taking the win. Quick Points of Interest Junior Becky Gottstein is 14 rebounds shy of 500 for her career. Currently, she is averaging 7.4 rebounds per game and has five double-digit rebound games this season. The Eagles faced three of the nation s top five teams in the first six games of their season: Duke, Purdue and Tennessee. Boston College had the fifth-toughest Div. I schedule in preseason RPI rankings (Women s Basketball Coaches Association). The Eagles have a record in BIG EAST play since the season, including a third-place finish at 12-4 in Boston College Women s Basketball 1

2 Schedule NOVEMBER Sun 5 NWBL (exhib.) W Sun. 12 EOS Malbas Sweden (exhib.) W Fri. 17 # Tennessee Tech W Sat. 18 # Michigan State W Wed. 22 #3 Duke L Wed. 29 at Holy Cross W DECEMBER Sun. 3 #5 Purdue (at FleetCenter) L Wed. 6 at #2 Tennessee L Sat. 9 at LaSalle W Tues. 12 Dartmouth W Thus. 21 at Kent State L Thus. 28 Buffalo W Sat. 30 Fairfield L (OT) JANUARY Tues. 2 at ST. JOHN S W Sat. 6 at GEORGETOWN L Wed. 10 MIAMI 7 p.m. Sat. 13 at RUTGERS (BETV) Noon Wed. 17 VIRGINIA TECH 7 p.m. Sat. 20 at PROVIDENCE 2 p.m. Wed. 24 at SYRACUSE 7 p.m. Sat. 27 VILLANOVA 1 p.m. Wed. 31 at SETON HALL 7 p.m. FEBRUARY Sat. 3 NOTRE DAME (BETV) Noon Sun. 11 CONNECTICUT (BETV) Noon Wed. 14 SETON HALL 7 p.m. Sun. 18 at VIRGINIA TECH 2 p.m. Wed. 21 GEORGETOWN 7 p.m. Sat. 24 PITTSBURGH 2 p.m. Tues. 27 at WEST VIRGINIA 7 p.m. MARCH Sat % BIG EAST Championship Tues. BIG EAST Games in CAPS # - Chevrolet Classic (East Lansing, Mich.) % - Storrs, Conn. PROBABLE BOSTON COLLEGE STARTERS F #33 Rachel Byars (6-0, Jr., 9.6 ppg, 6.5 rpg) F #24 Nicole Conway (5-11, Jr., 7.9 ppg, 6.8 rpg, 3.2 apg) C #20 Jamie Cournoyer (6-3, Sr., 8.3 ppg, 5.7 rpg) G #34 Alicia Shields (5-9, So., 5.8 ppg, 1.8 rpg) G #23 Amber Jacobs (5-8, Fr., 15.0 ppg, 1.9 rpg, 3.7 apg) OFF THE EAGLES' BENCH G #4 Danielle O'Banion (5-7, Sr., 2.9 ppg, 1.0 rpg) G #11 Brianne Stepherson (5-8, Jr., 3.0 ppg, 1.3 rpg) G #12 Janelle McManus (5-7, Fr., 7.9 ppg, 2.4 rpg, 2.4 apg) F #35 Adriana Spears (6-1, So., 3.2 ppg, 2.3 rpg) F #42 Maureen Magarity (6-2, So., 2.0 ppg, 1.5 rpg) F #54 Becky Gottstein (6-1, Jr., 12.4 ppg, 7.4 rpg) F #55 Carolyn Gottstein (6-2, Fr., 1.7 ppg, 1.3 rpg) C #25 Maureen Leahy (6-4, Fr., 1.0 ppg, 1.6 rpg) In , the two teams have had one current opponent. Both teams fell to Fairfield in games played in BC and Miami s home arenas. On Dec. 22, the Hurricanes fell and on Dec. 30, the Stags took BC in overtime, The Last Time Game Against Miami - Feb. 2, 2000 Four Eagles scored in double figures as Boston College won its second consecutive game with a victory at Miami on Feb. 2, Jamie Cournoyer registered her third double-double of the season with 16 points and 12 rebounds. Cal Bouchard led the Eagles in scoring with 19 points, including five three-point field goals. Brianne Stepherson and Kim Mackie each added 11 points. Mackie, who missed the last game with a sprained right ankle, also registered seven rebounds for the Eagles. Miami jumped out to an early lead and increased that margin to 14-7 at the 10:24 mark. A three-point basket by Bouchard cut the lead to four-points, but Miami extended its lead to with five minutes remaining in the first half. The Eagles went on an 11-3 run in the closing minutes and Alissa Murphy's layup tied the score at Bouchard's layup at the buzzer gave Boston College a lead at intermission. Boston College opened the second half with a 7-2 run, but Miami rallied to cut the Eagles' lead to at the 12:50 mark. The Eagles shot 50 percent from the field and built a 13-point lead with one minute left in the game. Boston College connected on six free throws in the closing minute to secure the victory. BOSTON COLLEGE 66 NAME FG 3FG FT O-D-R PF TP A TO B S MIN A. Murphy N. Conway J. Cournoyer C. Bouchard B. Stepherson A. Shields A. Spears M. Magarity K. Mackie TOTALS MIAMI 55 NAME FG 3FG FT O-D-R PF TP A TO B S MIN M. Saake A. Hartlaub C. Osth G. Graziani A. Papuga D. Clarke K. Fowler M. Bodley TOTALS Halftime Score - BC 27, UM 26; Team Rebounds - BC 4, UM 0; Technicals - None; Attendance - 588; Game Officials-Yvette McKinney, Keith Fisher, Susan Chue Last Time Out The Boston College women s basketball team traveled to Georgetown for the first time since the season, but was unable to come away with the win, falling in the BIG EAST Conference contest. Georgetown jumped out to a 21-5 lead in the first half, but the Eagles were able to claw back to within 11 points with :38 to play in the half on eight free throws (six by Becky Gottstein and two by Jamie Cournoyer) and two three pointers by Amber Jacobs. The Hoyas took a 13-point lead, 36-23, into the locker room as Katie Smrcka-Duffy netted her 11 th and 12 th points of the half to close the first. The Eagles came out with a stronger offensive push and a more settled defensive effort in the second half. With 14:52 left to play, Boston College had whittled the Hoya lead to only seven, Georgetown built the lead back up to 12 just two minutes later. Georgetown clung to a three-point lead with 7:35 to play as the Eagles capped a 12-3 run behind seven Jacobs points. The two teams battled back and forth until, with 3:13 to play, the Eagles went Boston College Women s Basketball 2

3 on an 8-1 run, keyed by five Nicole Conway points to bring the Eagles within a basket, But, Boston College was able to get no closer and the game ended with a five-point spread. Boston College shot just 20.8 percent in the first half, but was able to connect on 11- of-13 free throws to keep the team within reach. For the game, the team shot 32.1 percent after a 40.6 percent second half. The team was 25-for-31 from the free thrown line in the game. BC was led by Jacobs, who netted 21 points while playing the full 40 minutes. Gottstein added 16 and posted her fourth double-double of the season with 11 rebounds. Conway also was in double-digit rebounds with 10. Georgetown was led by Rebekkah Brunson who netted 18 points and grabbed 14 rebounds. Smrcka-Duffy added 17. The Eagles did out-rebound the Hoyas in the game. The Coach Head coach Cathy Inglese is in her eighth season at the helm of the Boston College women s basketball program. Inglese arrived at Boston College in 1993 after serving as the head coach at the University of Vermont for seven seasons. In her tenure at BC, she has registered a record of , and has a career record of She recorded her 100th victory at Boston College on January 12, 2000, with a win over St. John s. In , Inglese led the Eagles to the best-ever season in school history with a 26-9 record and a second-straight appearance in the NCAA tournament. Inglese led the team to a 22-8 record and was voted BIG EAST Conference Coach of the Year. During her stint at Vermont, she became the winningest college basketball coach in the nation over the and seasons. Inglese s teams were undefeated in regularseason play in both (29-0) and (28-0), and became the only Division I men s or women s team to have back-to-back perfect records. She earned District I coach of the year and North Atlantic Conference coach of the year honors in , and and was a national coach of the year finalist all three years. A 1980 magna cum laude graduate of Southern Connecticut State College, Inglese was inducted into the school s athletic hall of fame. Inglese s Coaching Record Boston College Record (8 Years) Career Record (15 Years) BIG EAST Regular Season Record (7 Years) BIG EAST Tournament Record (6 Years) 5-7 BIG EAST Overall Record (7 Years) NCAA Record (4 appearances) 2-4 Consistency Breeds Success The Boston College coaching staff is in its fourth season on the bench together. Associate head coach Pam Borton and assistant coaches Kelly Cole and Bill Gould have helped head coach Cathy Inglese bring the program to new Heights with the unparalleled success of the Boston College women s basketball program. Through the first three years and the first 13 games of the season, the team acheived an overall record of The squad was selected for the school s first NCAA tournament and advanced to the second round, a feat the team duplicated. Last year, the team posted a school record 26-win season and went undefeated at home, Lineup Shuffling In 13 games this season, head coach Cathy Inglese has used five different starting fives. In the opening game of the season, Rachel Byars, Becky Gottstein, Jamie Cournoyer, Brianne Stepherson and Amber Jacobs started the game. Then, after an ankle sprain sidelined Gottstein, Alicia Shields was inserted as a third guard against Michigan State. Gottstein came back against Duke, then Stepherson re-injured her right knee and has missed 10 games. Shields has rejoined the starting lineup as the shooting guard as Jacobs moved over to the point. ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll (Jan. 8) 1. Connecticut (38) Tennessee (1) Notre Dame (1) Georgia Duke Purdue Iowa State Louisiana Tech Texas Tech Louisiana State Florida Penn State Rutgers Southwest Missouri State Texas Oklahoma Vanderbilt North Carolina State Clemson Oregon Mississippi State Xavier Auburn Arizona Stanford Also Receiving Votes - Baylor 87, Virginia 86, Utah 66, Cincinnati 30, Mississippi 22, Washington 22, Indiana 20, Villanova 19, George Washington 11, Wisconsin 9, Florida State 8, Kansas 6, Colorado State 5, Alabama 4, Memphis 4, Chattanooga 3, Florida International 3, Wisconsin- Green Bay 3, BOSTON COLLEGE 2, Illinois 2, North Carolina 2, Tulane 2, Virginia Tech 2, St. Mary s CA 1, UAB 1, Campbell, Fairfield 1, Georgia Tech 1, Maryland 1, Old Dominion. Associated Press Poll (Jan. 8) 1. Connecticut (41)... 1, Tennessee Notre Dame Georgia Duke Purdue Iowa State Louisiana Tech Louisiana State Florida Texas Tech Rutgers Penn State Texas Southwest Missouri State Clemson Oklahoma Vanderbilt North Carolina State Oregon Mississippi State Arizona Baylor Stanford Auburn Opponents in Bold Boston College Women s Basketball 3

4 Eagles in the Polls AP Coaches Preseason ARV 22 Nov. 13 ARV no poll Nov Nov Dec. 4 ARV 21 Dec. 11 ARV 24 Dec. 18 ARV 24 Dec. 25 ARV ARV Jan. 1 ARV ARV Jan ARV Eagles Career Marks Rachel Byars Nicole Conway Jamie Cournoyer Becky Gottstein Carolyn Gottstein Amber Jacobs Maureen Leahy Kim Mackie Maureen Magarity Janelle McManus Danielle O Banion Alicia Shields Adriana Spears Brianne Stepherson Rachel Byars Nicole Conway Jamie Cournoyer Becky Gottstein Carolyn Gottstein Amber Jacobs Kim Mackie Maureen Magarity Janelle McManus Danielle O Banion Alicia Shields Adriana Spears Brianne Stepherson Brianne Stepherson Jamie Cournoyer Becky Gottstein Nicole Conway Kim Mackie Rachel Byars Amber Jacobs Alicia Shields Danielle O Banion Career Scoring Career Rebounding Career Starts 303 points 412 points 702 points 725 points 11 points 195 points 5 points 192 points 48 points 102 points 181 points 125 points 92 points 572 points 221 rebounds 279 rebounds 410 rebounds 486 rebounds 7 rebounds 25 rebounds 178 rebounds 31 rebounds 31 rebounds 74 rebounds 53 rebounds 56 rebounds 215 rebounds 60 games 53 games 41 games 21 games 12 games 13 games 13 games 12 games 2 games For five games, with Gottstein back out of the lineup with a broken hand, Nicole Conway joined the ranks of the starters at forward. Gottstein returned in the Buffalo game, but did not start. Inglese used the same starting lineup (Byars, Conway, Cournoyer, Shields and Jacobs) for five games this season, marking the longest a unit has been together this season. Against Fairfield, Gottstein was inserted back in at center, joining Jacobs, Shields, Byars and Conway at tip-off and the five stayed together for the St. John s win as well. In the last game against Georgetown, Cournoyer rejoined the starting ranks, replacing Gottstein. Eagles In The National Polls Boston College is currently not ranked in either of the two national polls after dropping four of its last eight games. The Eagles are an also receiving votes team in the coaches poll. Two weeks ago, the Eagles were ranked 24th in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll, but fell out after their road loss at Kent State. Earlier this season, the Coaches Poll had the Eagles ranked as high as 19 after earning a preseason ranking of 22. In the Associated Press poll, the Eagles have stopped receiving votes after garning votes in each of the nine polls. They were an also receiving votes team in the preseason poll and were ranked as high as 24th after their two wins in the Chevrolet Classic to open the season. Five other polls had Boston College ranked in their preseason top 25 polls. Basketball News put the Eagles at 18 th in the nation, Lindy s had them listed in 25 th, Preview Sports had BC ranked 22, as did Women s Basketball Journal. Full Court Press had Boston College 21 st. Charity Stripe Some aspects of the Eagle program do not change from year to year, including excellent free throw shooting. This year, the Eagles are averaging 76.9 percent shooting from the free throw line, connecting on 200-of-260 shots in 13 games. Currently, the team ranks first in the BIG EAST and was third in the nation in the Dec. 18 NCAA release. Sophomore Maureen Magarity (six-for-six) is perfect on the season with a 1.00 average from the charity stripe. Freshman Janelle McManus is shooting a 85.2 clip on 23-for-27 shooting. Junior Becky Gottstein (31-for-37) is shooting 83.8 percent, including a 12-for-14 performance against Georgetown. Freshman Amber Jacobs has neeted 34-of-42 shots this season for an 81.0 mark while junior Rachel Byars is 29-for-35 (82.9 percent) from the line, including two eight-fornine perfomances in the Chevrolet Classic. Last season, the Eagles were ranked 15th nationally, making 514-of-685 free throws for a 75.0 percent average. Eagles Among the Nation s Best Beside being considered one of the nation s best teams by the coaches and media, the Eagles are ranked among the country s leaders in several statistical categories in the first NCAA statistics report released on Dec. 18. As a team, the Eagles are third in the nation in both three-point field goal shooting (42.9 percent) and free throw shooting (77.1 percent). Last season, the team was also nationally ranked in both categories. One individual also appeared on the release. Senior Jamie Cournoyer is tied for 19th in blocked shots per game with a 2.0 per game mark. Captains Named The two seniors, Jamie Cournoyer and Danielle O Banion, will serve as team captains this season. Cournoyer, a center, was named BIG EAST most improved player last season while O Banion is one of the team s most potent long-distance threats in the backcourt. Who s Hot Nicole Conway has averaged 10.8 points, 9.8 rebounds, 4.8 assists, 2.0 steals and 1.0 blocks per game in the last four games. She s shot 43.6 percent from the floor (17-for-39) and 42.9 percent from behind the three-point arc (six-for-14) in those games... Amber Jacobs has scored in double figures for the past eight games and averaged 18.3 points per game in that span... the Eagles defense allowed just six points in the first half of the St. John s game, a BIG EAST record in conference game. They allowed the Red Storm just 22.6 percent shooting in the game. Boston College Women s Basketball 4

5 Tough Eagle D In two of the Eagles last four games, Boston College has had outstanding defense efforts. On Dec. 28 against Buffalo, the Eagles held the Bulls to 28.3 percent shooting in the game and forced them into 17 turnovers. BC also out-rebounded Buffalo and had five steals in the game. Two games later against St. John s, the Eagles had a record night, allowing just six points in the first half. Their six points allowed is a BIG EAST record for least points in a half. The Red Storm shot 22.6 percent for the game after going 3-for-23 in the first half (13.0 percent). BC also dominted on the glass, pulling down 53 boards to St. John s 31. Overall, the Eagles are ranked ninth in the league in scoring defense (61.2 percent) and fifth in rebounding defense (34.3 rebounds given up per game). Double Delight Several players have opened the season with double-doubles. The Eagles front court has registered 10 double-double this season. Juniors Rachel Byars and Nicole Conway each put up double figures in both points and rebounds against Tennessee Tech in the first round of the Chevrolet Classic. Byars notched her first-career double with a then career-high 21-point, 11-rebound effort while Conway had a career-high 12 rebounds and 16 points off the bench for her second career double-double. Byars followed up her opening performance with her second career double-double against host Michigan State with a new career-high 27 points and 11 rebounds. Byars third double-double came agaist Kent State on 11 points and 10 rebounds. Conway added her second double-double against Fairfield, grabbing 17 points (her secondhighest career total) and 10 rebounds. She flirted with a triple-double as she had seven assists on the night, a career-high. Junior Becky Gottstein notched her first two double-doubles of the season against top-five opponents Duke and Purdue, then added her third in her return to action from a broken hand. Gottstein s first feat came in her first full game action of the season. In 37 minutes of play against the Blue Devils, she posted 15 points and 11 rebounds marking her 15th double-double of her career. Against fifth-ranked Purdue, she led all Eagle scorers with 16 points and also pulled down a game-high 10 rebounds in the full 40 minutes. After sitting the first three minutes on the bench, Gottsein checked into the game against Buffalo and proceeded to score a game and season-high 23 points and 12 rebounds in 34 minutes of action. She notched her fourth double-double of the season at Georgetown with 16 points (12-for-14 from the free throw line) and 11 rebounds. Senior Jamie Cournoyer recorded her first double-double of the season, coming off the bench against Fairfield to net 13 points and grab 12 rebounds. The Fairfield game marked the second time this season two Eagles have had double-doubles in the same game. Frontcourt Scoring In nine of the Eagles 13 games this season, at least two players in the frontcourt have scored in double-figures. In the first game of the season, Nicole Conway (16) and Rachel Byars (21) each netted double-figures in scoring on thier way to double-doubles. Against No. 3 Duke, Becky Gottstein returned from a sprained ankle to net 15 and Jamie Cournoyer added 12. In the next game against Holy Cross, Gottstein again chipped in 15, while Byars scored 10. In the game against No. 5 Purdue, Gottstein netted 16, marking her third-straight game with double-figure scoring, while Conway netted 10. At La Salle, Byars (16) and Cournoyer (11) both scored in double-figures, while in the next game against Dartmouth three players were in double digits: Cournoyer (15), Conway (19) and Byars (10). At Kent State, Cournoyer had 12 and Byars added 11. Against Fairfield, Conway added 17, while Cournoyer netted 13. Both also had double-doubles in the game, grabbing 10 and 12 rebounds, respectively. At St. John s, both Conway and Byars added 10 points. The Guards Have Changed With the graduation of all-big EAST guards Cal Bouchard and Alissa Murphy, two new faces have joined the Eagle backcourt and ushered in a new era of top guard play. Freshman Amber Jacobs has already made her mark on the backcourt. Starting all 13 of the Eagles games so far this year, Jacobs leads the team with 15.0 points per game, including a careerhigh 29-point performance against Fairfield on Dec. 30. Her previous high was 23, set against Career Double-Doubles Rachel Byars (3) 12/21/00 vs. Kent State (11 pts. 10 rebs.) 11/18/00 vs. Michigan State (27 pts., 11 rebs.) 11/17/00 vs. Tennessee Tech (21 pts., 11 rebs.) Nicole Conway (3) 12/30/00 vs. Fairfield (17 pts., 10 rebs.) 11/17/00 vs. Tennessee Tech (16 pts., 12 rebs.) 1/13/99 vs. Syracuse (13 pts., 10 rebs.) Jamie Cournoyer (6) 12/30/00 vs. Fairfield (13 pts., 12 rebs.) 2/12/00 vs. Villanova (19 pts., 12 rebs.) 2/2/00 vs. Miami (16 pts., 12 rebs.) 1/22/00 vs. Providence (14 pts. 10 rebs.) 1/12/00 vs. St. John s (14 pts., 11 rebs.) 2/28/99 vs. Georgetown (10 pts., 14 rebs.) Becky Gottstein (18) 1/6/01 vs. Georgetown (16 pts., 11 rebs.) 12/28/00 vs. Buffalo (23 pts., 12 rebs.) 12/3/00 vs. Purdue (16 pts., 10 rebs.) 11/22/00 vs. Duke (15 pts. 11 rebs.) 1/12/00 vs. St. John s (17 pts., 14 rebs.) 12/29/99 vs. Florida (11 pts., 14 rebs.) 12/28/99 vs. Maine (18 pts., 12 rebs.) 12/8/99 vs. Villanova (23 pts., 15 rebs.) 12/4/99 vs. Kent State (26 pts., 16 rebs.) 11/22/99 vs. Illinois (12 pts., 10 rebs.) 11/21/99 vs. Georgia (14 pts., 11 rebs.) 3/13/99 vs. Ohio State (23 pts., 12 rebs.) 1/31/99 vs. St. John s (20 pts., 11 rebs.) 1/27/99 vs. Seton Hall (10 pts., 14 rebs.) 1/10/99 vs. Georgetown (14 pts., 11 rebs.) 1/5/99 vs. Syracuse (16 pts., 12 rebs.) 12/30/98 vs. Notre Dame (12 pts., 16 rebs.) 12/19/98 vs. San Diego (20 pts., 14 rebs.) Kim Mackie (1) 12/4/99 vs. Kent State (17 pts., 11 rebs.) Brianne Stepherson (1) 2/13/99 vs. Pittsburgh (14 pts., 10 rebs.) Double-Doubles This Season Rachel Byars (3) 12/21/00 vs. Kent State (11 pts., 10 rebs.) 11/17/00 vs. Tennessee Tech (21 pts., 11 rebs.) 11/18/00 vs. Michigan State (27 pts., 11 rebs.) Nicole Conway (2) 12/30/00 vs. Fairfield (17 pts., 10 rebs.) 11/17/00 vs. Tennessee Tech (16 pts., 12 rebs.) Jamie Cournoyer (1) 12/30/00 vs. Fairfield (13 pts., 12 rebs.) Becky Gottstein (4) 1/6/01 vs. Georgetown (16 pts., 11 rebs.) 12/28/00 vs. Buffalo (23 pts., 12 rebs.) 12/3/00 vs. Purdue (16 pts., 10 rebs.) 11/22/00 vs. Duke (15 pts. 11 rebs.) Boston College Women s Basketball 5

6 The Eagles By The Stats RECORD OF BC STARTING LINEUPS Byars, B. Gottstein, Cournoyer, Stepherson, Jacobs Byars, Shields, Cournoyer, Stepherson, Jacobs Byars, B. Gottstein, Cournoyer, Shields, Jacobs Byars, Conway, Cournoyer, Shields, Jacobs Byars, Conway, B. Gottstein, Shields, Jacobs CONSECUTIVE STARTS Amber Jacobs games Rachel Byars games Alicia Shields... 9 games Nicole Conway... 8 games Jamie Cournoyer... 1 game EAGLES RECORD WHEN... Leading at the half: Trailing at the half: Tied at the half: BC leads with 5:00 remaining: BC trails with 5:00 remaining: Score tied with 5:00 remaining: BC outrebounds opponent: Opponent outrebounds BC: BC's rebounds equal opponents: BC FG% is 50.0 or higher: BC FG% is below 50.0: BC has more FT attempts than opponent: BC has fewer FT attempts than opponent: BC has equal FT attempts as opponent: BC has more turnovers than opponent: BC has fewer turnovers than opponent: BC has equal turnovers as opponent: BC has more fouls than opponent BC has fewer fouls than opponent BC has equal fouls as opponent BC scores more 80 or more points: BC scores points: BC scores points: BC scores fewer than 60 points: BC allows more than 80 points: BC allows points: BC allows points: BC allows fewer than 60 points: EAGLES BY THE NUMBERS... Overall: Home Games: Road Games: Neutral Games: Tournament Games: vs. Ranked Teams: vs. Top 5 Opponent: vs. Top 10 Opponent: vs. Top 25 Opponent: BIG EAST Games: BIG EAST Home Games: BIG EAST Road Games: Non BIG EAST Games: Non BIG EAST Home Games: Non BIG EAST Away Games: Non BIG EAST Neutral Games: Day Games: Night Games: November Games: December Games: January Games: February Games: March Games: Radio Games Television Games: Dartmouth on Dec. 12. A week earlier, she scored 16 points against the second-ranked Lady Vols at Tennessee on Dec. 9. In the final of the Chevrolet Classic against Michigan State, she came out with a 14-point performance and was named to the all-tournament team for her play. She also leads the team with 46 assists for a 3.8 per game average, including a career-high seven-assist game against Purdue. She has scored in double-figures in her last seven games (averaging 18.3 points per game) and in 11 of the team s 13 games this season. Classmate Janelle McManus has already showed how she broke former Tennessee star Chamique Holdsclaw s conference scoring record in high school. In Boston College s first two games, she averaged 13 points per game and two assists per game. Playing 24 minutes against Tennessee Tech and 23 minutes against Michigan State, she came off the bench in both games to be one of the Eagle leaders. She led all scorers against Holy Cross, coming off the bench to score 17 points in 20 minutes of play. She also added three assists. For the third time in four games, she led all scorers against La Salle with 16 points, including four-of-five shooting from three-point land, in 35 minutes adding four assists. She also led all scorers against Tennessee, coming off the bench to score 18 points in 32 minutes of play. She also grabbed a career-high six rebounds and added two steals and two assists. In her return home at St. John s, she netted seven points while coming off the bench, and also posted a career-high five assists. 40-Minute Warriors Boston College players have played a full game, both 40-minute and 45-minute games, several times this season. Rachel Byars played the entire 80 minutes of the Chevrolet Classic (two games), while Becky Gottstein never left the court against fifthranked Purdue. Amber Jacobs and Nicole Conway were both called on to play the entire 45 minutes of the overtime loss to Fairfield. Jacobs played the whole game against Georgetown on Jan. 6. Each time an Eagles has played the whole game, she has been the team s leading scorer. Byars netted 21 and 27 points in the two games she played all 40 minutes and Gottstein recorded 16 in her full outing. Jacobs netted 29 points, while Conway was the second-leading scorer with 17, against Fairfield. At Georgetown, again Jacobs led all scorers with 21 points. 30-Minute Madness Due to a very short bench caused by injuries, five players were forced to play 32 minutes or more against second-ranked Tennessee on Dec. 6. Forwards Nicole Conway and Rachel Byars led the Eagles with 39 minutes apiece, while Amber Jacobs played 38 at guard. Center Jamie Cournoyer played 36 minutes before fouling out in the game s final minute. Guard Janelle McManus came off the bench to play 32 minutes when Alicia Shields was forced out due to illness. At the half in that game, three players had played the entire 20 minutes: Byars, Conway and Jacobs. Against Dartmouth, Cathy Inglese went to her bench, but still three players were called on to play 34-plus minutes. Conway led the way with 39 and Byars logged 38. Jacobs played 34 minutes at the point. In the Buffalo game, four players played 34 or more minutes, even though all 12 available players checked into the game. Shields led the way with 37, followed by Jacobs with 35 and Conway and Gottstein with 34 each. This season, two players are averaging 30+ minutes a game. Jacobs leads the team, playing an average of 34.9 minutes per game, while Byars averages 31.8 minutes an outing. Gottstein s Preseason Honors Junior Becky Gottstein was named to the preseason all-big EAST second team, voted on by the league s 14 head coaches. She was one of two juniors named to the preseason first and second teams, joining UConn s Sue Bird as the only two juniors on a BIG EAST preseason team. Notre Dame s Alicia Ratay, the 2000 BIG EAST rookie of the year, was the only sophomore selected. Seven seniors were chosen between the first and second teams. Gottstein was also a preseason Street & Smith honorable mention All- America selection. Boston College Women s Basketball 6

7 Three Point Threats Once again in , the Eagles are a three-point threat. As a team, Boston College is shooting 39.3 percent from behind the arc and is ranked third in nation and the BIG EAST behind Notre Dame (56.8 percent) as of the Dec. 18 release. The two freshman guards have led the team in the category this season. Amber Jacobs has hit on 34.5 percent of her attempts, going 19-for 55 over the first 13 games. She has hit three pointers in a game three times this season, connecting against Michigan State, Fairfield and Georgetown. Janelle McManus has gone 16-for-41 (39.0 percent) on the season and was ranked eighth in the nation in the Dec. 11 NCAA release with her 57.7 percent average. She has twice hit four three pointers in a game this season (Michigan State and La Salle). Alicia Shields has netted 13 of her 28 attempts (46.4 percent) and hit a career high three treys at La Salle. She has hit a three pointer in all but two games this season after not connecting from beyond the arc at all in her freshman campaign. Nicole Conway has hit 41.1 percent of her shots this season, going 10-for-22. She tied a career high with four three pointers in the Fairfield game. Danielle O Banion, a sharp shooter off the bench, has hit eight three pointers on eight-for 18 shooting (44.4 percent). Rachel Byars has also hit four three pointers this season for a 36.4 percent mark (four-for-11). Three times this season the Boston College has hit nine three pointers in a game: against Michigan State on Nov. 18, Holy Cross on Nov. 29 and Fairfield on Dec. 30. During the season, the Eagles were one of the best three-point shooting teams in the nation, averaging 38.1 percent over the season, good for 14th nationally. Climbing Jacobs Scoring Ladder Freshman Amber Jacobs has continued to out do herself this season. She has set four new career-highs in scoring this season and is looking to continue to reset the mark. She most recently set the bar at 29 points when she shot 10-for-15 (three-for-six threepointers and six-for-six free throws) against Fairfield on Dec. 30. She also added five assists. Her 29 points is the highest point total by a BIG EAST women s player this season. Previously, she was nine-for-14 from the floor against Dartmouth on Dec. 12 for 23 points. She was named BIG EAST rookie of the week on Dec. 18 for her perfomance against the Big Green. Before that, she picked the nation s second best team to light up, scoring 16 points on sixfor-10 shooting against Tennessee in Knoxville. In just her second collegiate game, she initially set her career high with 14 points on four-for-six shooting (three-for-four from three point range) against Michigan State in the finals of the Chevrolet Classic. The rookie from Clarks Summit, Pa. has scored in double-figures in 11 of 13 games this season and in each of her last eight games. Over the recent stretch, she has averaged 18.3 points per contest. Records Watch Several BC players will have the opportunity to crack the all-time records lists at BC this season. Senior Jamie Cournoyer and juniors Becky Gottstein, Brianne Stepherson and Nicole Conway will soon move among the leaders in several categories. Cournoyer needs 298 points for 1,000 and her 410 career rebounds leave her 90 short of 500 and the all-time list. Gottstein already holds the single-season record for field goal percentage with a 57.5 percent performance in her freshman campaign and is ninth in the single-season rebounding records with last season s 9.6 rebounds per game average. Gottstein should also break into the career marks this season in both scoring and rebounding. She is 36 rebounds shy of the all-time top 10, having 486 boards. On the points list, she needs just 350 points to move into 10 th place in the record books (and only 275 more for 1,000 points) with her 725 points. Last season, she scored 325 points despite missing twelve games with a stress fracture in her ankle. Stepherson could position herself among the leaders in two categories: steals and assists. In assists, Stepherson is already 8 th all-time with 247. Last year, she had 130 assists. Stepherson has 74 career steals through her first two years of play and only needs 34 more to crack the top 10. Joanie Gallagher 95 is 10th with 108 steals. Last season, Stepherson stole 47 balls from the opponents. Sneaking up on the steals list is Conway who currently has 70 career picks. She is 29 shy of 12th-place all time. Eagles in the Record Books Career Points Sarah Behn (89-93) Holly Porter (93-97) Kerry Curran (90-94) Cal Bouchard (96-00) Alissa Murphy (96-00) Ann Odoy (84-88) Carla Wenger (87-91) Amy LaCombe (86-90) Leslie Bjerstedt (85-89) Mary Pat Kelly (80-84) Pam Thornton (83-87) Sally Madeira (82-86) Kathy Sweet (83-87) Becky Gottstein (98-present) Jamie Cournoyer (97-present) Brianne Stepherson (98-present) Career Rebounds Holly Porter (93-97) Sarah Behn (89-93) Elizabeth Houghton (81-85) Carla Wenger (86-91) Jane Haubrich (81-85) Kathy Sweet (83-87) Alissa Murphy (96-00) Cecilee Campbell (92-96) Leslie Bjesrtedt (85-89) Sally Madeira (82-86) Ann Odoy (84-88) Becky Gottstein (98-present) Jamie Cournoyer (97-present) Career Assists Sue Fritsch (86-90) Kerry Curran (90-94) Ann Odoy (84-88) Alissa Murphy (96-00) Cal Bouchard (96-00) Rita Roach (82-86) Sarah Behn (89-93) Brianne Stepherson (98-present) Pam Thornton (83-87) Amy LaCombe (86-90) Aimee McGuire (94-98) Kim Beezer (94-98) Career Steals Ann Odoy (84-88) Holly Porter (93-97) Sarah Behn (89-93) Kerry Curran (90-94) Sue Fritsch (86-90) Cal Bouchard (96-00) Amy LaCombe (86-90) Carla Wenger (86-91) Alissa Murphy (96-00) Joanie Gallagher (91-95) Pam Thornton (83-87) Jane Haubrich (81-85) Brianne Stepherson (98-present) Nicole Conway (98-present) Boston College Women s Basketball 7

8 Eagle Honors RACHEL BYARS Chevrolet Classic Most Valuable Player BIG EAST Co-Player of the Week (Nov. 20) BECKY GOTTSTEIN Preseason All-BIG EAST Second Team Street & Smith Preseason All-America Honorable Mention AMBER JACOBS Chevrolet Classic All-Tournament Team BIG EAST Rookie of the Week (Dec. 18) JANELLE McMANUS BIG EAST Rookie of the Week (Dec. 11) Leading the Eagles Led the Team in Scoring Rachel Byars (3) Becky Gottstein (3) Amber Jacobs (5) Janelle McManus (3) Led the Team in Rebounding Rachel Byars (3) Nicole Conway (3) Jamie Cournoyer (2) Becky Gottstein (5) Led the Team in Assists Rachel Byars (2) Nicole Conway (6) Amber Jacobs (3) Maureen Magarity (1) Janelle McManus (2) Alicia Shields (1) Brianne Stepherson (1) Led the Team in Steals Rachel Byars (4) Nicole Conway (4) Amber Jacobs (2) Janelle McManus (2) Alicia Shields (3) Adriana Spears (2) Double-Figure Scoring Rachel Byars (7) Nicole Conway (5) Jamie Cournoyer (6) Becky Gottstein (5) Amber Jacobs (11) Janelle McManus (5) Danielle O Banion (1) Alicia Shields (2) Double-Figure Rebounding Rachel Byars (3) Jamie Cournoyer (2) Nicole Conway (4) Becky Gottstein (5) 20+Point Games Rachel Byars (2) Becky Gottstsein (1) Amber Jacobs (3) Career Nights Several Eagles have already had career outings in the young season. Junior Nicole Conway, set a new career-high in points against Dartmouth with 19, while tying a then career-high in minutes with 39. She also tied a then career high with three steals. She led all rebounders in the game with nine, just missing a double-double. Earlier this season against Tennessee Tech, she recorded her second-career double-double with 16 points and a career-high 12 rebounds. She came very close to a triple-double against Fairfield with 17 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists. She also added five steals in the full 45 minutes of play, a new career high. Classmate Rachel Byars had career nights in her first two official games as an Eagle after transferring from Western Kentucky. She notched back-to-back double doubles against Tennessee Tech and Michigan State, scoring 21, then 27 points in the two games of the Chevrolet Classic. She pulled down 11 rebounds in both games. The freshman class has also done its fair share of setting new career highs. Amber Jacobs had her latest best-effort on Dec. 30 against Fairfield, picking up 29 points on 10-for- 15 shooting. She previously set her high mark against Dartmouth with 23. Janelle McManus paced herself against the Tennessee Lady Vols, notching 18 points while grabbing six rebounds - as the shortest player on the court at 5-6. She led all scorers in that game. Most Valuable Player Junior Rachel Byars was named the most valuable player of the Chevrolet Classic as she averaged a double-double in the two games of the season-opening tournament. In the first game against Tennessee Tech, she netted 21 points (on six-for-nine shooting, eight-for-nine free throws) and grabbed 11 rebounds. She also had two steals. In the finals against Michigan State, she netted a career-high 27 points and pulled down 11 rebounds. She had a career-high six steals in the game, playing all 40 minutes for the second night in a row. All-Tournament Team Freshman Amber Jacobs was selected to the all-tournament team at the Chevrolet Classic after she she scored a career-high 14 points in the finals against Michigan State. She also added three assists in 33 minutes of the final game. Conway s Emergence Junior Nicole Conway has made a strong impact this season, especially since joining the starting lineup in the Tennessee game. This season, she is averaging 7.9 points, 6.8 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game in 13 contests. She has started the last eight games at the three-guard spot, and in those games, has been a force all over the court. She has averaged 9.0 points and 7.5 rebounds, but her contributions in other places have been key to the Eagles play. She has put up 33 assists in those games, for a 4.2 average. She has also recorded 13 steals, almost two per game. In the Eagles last four contests, she has had great games. Against Buffalo, she pulled down 10 rebounds and added three assists, two steals and seven points. In the Fairfield game, she came close to a triple-double with 17 points (the second-highest total of her career), 10 rebounds and a career-high seven assists. She also made a career-high five steals while playing the entire 45 minutes of the overtime contest. Against St. John s, she just missed a double-double with 10 points and nine rebounds, while adding five assists and one block in only 29 minutes. She repeated the just-missed double-double at Georgetown with nine points and 10 rebounds. In her freshman campaign in , she was a third-team all-freshman selection by the Women s Basketball News Service. Oh Nelly Janelle McManus had several career nights coming off the bench this season and was honored for her play with the BIG EAST rookie of the week award on Dec. 11. On Nov. 29 against Holy Cross, she scored a game and then career-high 17 points on six-of-seven shooting, including three-of-four from three point land and two-of-two from the free throw line. She also added three assists in 20 minutes. Then, in her best offensive game of the season, she played 32 minutes against second-ranked Tennessee and scored a Boston College Women s Basketball 8

9 game-high 18 points, while also pulling down six assists as the shortest player on the court (5-6). In that game, she added two assists and two steals. In the Eagles next game against La Salle, she co-led all scorers with Rachel Byars, netting 16 points on five-for-nine shooting and four-for-five from three-point land. She added a career-high four assists and played a season-high 35 minutes at point guard. She initially had set her career high against Michigan State in her second game as an Eagles with 14 points in 23 minutes. O Banion Lights Up Senior co-captain Danielle O Banion had a career night off the bench against Holy Cross. The guard entered the game in the first half and sank her only shot attempt of the half. Re-entering in the second half, the Arlington, Va., native went three-for-three from behind the three-point line, including back-to-back baskets on consecutive trips down court. The 11 points tied a career-high as did the three three-pointers. Sister Act Boston College boasts two sisters on the roster this year. No. 54, Becky Gottstein returns for her junior year, while she is joined by her sister, freshman Carolyn, who will wear number 55 this season. Gottstein(s) in the Paint The Holy Cross game marked the first time that both Gottsteins, sisters Becky and Carolyn, played in the same game at Boston College. Though they did not see time on the floor at the same time, both players saw significant game action. The feat was repeated when Carolyn checked in for Becky in the game s final minutes against Buffalo and then again in the St. John s game. Against Holy Cross, Becky played 29 minutes and scored 15 points, while grabbing four rebounds. Carolyn checked into the game in the second half, and in seven minutes of time, scored six points and grabbed four rebounds. The sisters, both forwards, played at Albany High School in Albany, N.Y. Carolyn, a 2000 graduate, broke Becky s (Class of 1998) school scoring records and now holds the top spot in the record books with 2,020 points and is the only player to score over 2,000 points at Albany. Posts Up With several injuries to the forwards this season, all of the team s younger posts have been able to see playing time early on. Sophomore Adriana Spears has appeared in nine games and is averaging 3.2 points per game and 2.3 rebounds per game. An athletic player, she also has four blocks and four steals this season. Her best outing of the season game at St. John s when she scored eight points. Earlier in the season, she pulled down five rebounds and had two blocks at La Salle. Classmate Maureen Magarity has rejoined the lineup after missing six games with a stress fracture in her right foot. She is averaging 2.0 points per game and 1.5 rebounds per game. She also has posted three blocks and added five assists. The freshman class has two promissing posts. Forward Caroyln Gottstein, Becky s sister, has appeared in seven games and is averaging 1.7 points per game and 1.3 rebounds per game. In seven minutes at Holy Cross earlier this season, she netted six points and pulled down four rebounds. At St. John s, she also added five points in four minutes. Maureen Leahy has seen the majority of her playing time recently. She played a careerhigh 20 minutes at Georgetown and pulled down four rebounds. She has appeared in five games after recovering from an early season illness and tendinitis in her foot. Ranked Opponents Six of the Eagles opponets are ranked in the top 13 of the ESPN/USA Today and Associated Press polls. Connecticut occupies the top spot in both polls, followed by Tennessee. Notre Dame is third. Duke and Purdue are fifth and sixth, respectively, in both polls. Rutgers is 12th in the AP poll and 13th in the coaches poll. Eagles Among BIG EAST Leaders (As of Jan. 8) Scoring - All Games 7. Amber Jacobs ppg Scoring - BIG EAST Games 3. Amber Jacobs ppg T19. Becky Gottstein ppg Rebounding - All Games 9. Nicole Conway rpg 11. Rachel Byars rpg 20. Jamie Cournoyer rpg Rebounding - BIG EAST Games T2. Becky Gottstein rpg 4. Nicole Conway rpg Defensive Rebounds - All Games 3. Nicole Conway rpg T12. Rachel Byars rpg Defensive Rebounds - BIG EAST Games 1. Becky Gottstein rpg T2. Nicole Conway rpg Offensive Rebounds - All Games 15. Rachel Byars rpg Offensive Rebounds - BIG EAST Games 9. Rachel Byars rpg FG Percentage - All Games 8. Amber Jacobs FG Percentage - BIG EAST Games 12. Amber Jacobs FT Percentage - All Games 5. Amber Jacobs FT Percentage - BIG EAST Games 6. Becky Gottstein Amber Jacobs Pt. FG Percentage - BIG EAST Games 7. Amber Jacobs Assists - All Games 14. Amber Jacobs apg Assists - BIG EAST Games T10. Nicole Conway apg Assist/Turnover Ratio - All Games 10. Nicole Conway Assist/Turnover Ratio - BIG EAST Games 10. Nicole Conway Blocked Shots - All Games 3. Jamie Cournoyer bpg Blocked Shots - BIG EAST Games T6. Jamie Cournoyer bpg T11. Nicole Conway bpg Boston College Women s Basketball 9

10 Boston College Quick Facts Enrollment... 14,600 Location... Chestnut Hill, MA President... Rev. William P. Leahy, S.J. Conference... BIG EAST Athletic Director... Gene DeFilippo Nickname... Eagles Colors... Maroon and Gold Home Court... Silvio O. Conte Forum Capacity... 8,606 Production Breakdown Game Points Rebounds Starters/Bench Starters/Bench Tenn. Tech 33/47 13/18 Mich. State 49/14 24/6 Duke 41/8 23/3 Holy Cross 52/43 25/20 Purdue 45/23 23/9 Tennessee 39/18 16/6 La Salle 48/22 21/7 Dartmouth 70/14 26/12 Kent State 51/17 35/9 Buffalo 32/27 17/17 Fairfield 61/23 15/17 St. John s 43/32 31/19 Georgetown 39/26 20/19 So far this season, the Eagles are 0-3 against ranked teams. BC fell to No. 3 Duke, 67-49, at home on Nov. 22 and then dropped a contest to No. 5 Purdue at the FleetCenter. At No. 2 Tennessee on Dec. 6, the Eagles fell, 72-57, in a contest closer than the score indicated. Last season, the Eagles were 1-7 against ranked opponets with the lone win coming against No. 22 Duke in the second round of the Preseason WNIT. In that same tournament, Boston College faced No. 3 Georgia in the semifinals, falling 78-70, and No. 15 Illinois in the consolation game, falling Later in the season, No. 1 Connecticut topped BC, 84-77, and No. 5 Notre Dame defeated the Eagles Boston College also fell to No. 8 Rutgers, In the BIG EAST tournament, the Eagles faced topranked UConn again, dropping a decision. In the second round of the NCAA tournament, No. 19 Virginia downed BC, Eagles Chosen Fourth in BIG EAST In the second toughest women s basketball conference in America according to the RPI ratings for the season, Boston College was selected fourth in the BIG EAST in the annual preseason coaches poll. National champion Connecticut was chosen first with 13 first-place votes, followed by 2000 Final Four participant Rutgers (with the final first-place vote) and Notre Dame. Georgetown and Virgina Tech followed the Eagles tied for fifth, followed by Villanova in seventh. Pittsburgh was selected ninth, followed by Miami in ninth, Syracuse in 10th, and St. John s 11th. Providence was chosen 12th, while Seton Hall and West Virginia rounded out the 14-team poll. Last season, the Eagles were chosen fourth, but finished tied with Rutgers for third in the league with a 12-4 record. New Look Eagles Boston College underwent an image makeover during the summer of 2000, resulting in a fresh, new look for the athletic department. A new set of logos was introduced in July, including an updated version of the interlocking BC logo. In conjunction with the retooling of the look, the athletic teams, including the women s basketball team, have new uniforms with the new designs. Summer Tour Junior Nicole Conway was a member of the 2000 BIG EAST women s basketball allstar team this summer that toured Canada at the beginning of June. The team, comprised of one member from each of the league s 13 teams last season, went 5-1 on the goodwill tour. Conway averaged 8.2 points per game in the six contests and 2.7 rebounds per game. She scored a game-high 16 points in the BIG EAST s first win of the tour, a victory over Simon Fraser in the second game on the road. During the summer of 1999, head coach Cathy Inglese, assistants Kelly Cole and Bill Gould, center Jamie Cournoyer and trainer Donna Bennett all represented Boston College on the trip through Europe with a 4-1 record. Future Eagles Head coach Cathy Inglese has announced that two players have signed National Letters of Intent to play basketball at BC starting next season. Clare Droesch and Jessalyn Deveny will enter Boston College as freshmen in the fall of Droesch, a 5-11 small forward from Belle Harbor, N.Y., was named USA Today New York Player of the Year as a junior at Christ the King High School last season. She averaged 24 points per game, 8.1 rebounds per game, 7.6 assists per game and 6.1 steals per game in her junior season. She was selected by Street & Smith as a fourth team All- American and was also named the Brooklyn/Queens Player of the Year, as well as the New York City Player of the Year. Droesch also received first team all-state and tri-state first team honors. Deveny, a 5-8 guard from Westford, Mass., was named Gatorade Massachusetts Player of the Year after her junior season at Westford Academy. She also received USA Today All-America honorable mention accolades. The Boston Herald named her to its scholastic Dream Team and she was selected to the All-Massachusetts first team. She averaged 21 points per game and eight rebounds per game last season. Boston College Women s Basketball 10

11 Injury Report Junior forward Kim Mackie will miss the whole season with a torn anterior cruciate ligament in her right knee suffered in a preseason practice on Oct. 5. She is currently undergoing rehab on the knee and is expected to rejoin the team on its summer trip to Europe. Junior guard Brianne Stepherson has missed 10 games with weakness in her right knee, having suffered a torn right ACL in the off-season. She dressed for the Kent State game, but did not play and has returned to street clothes for the last four games. She is listed as dayto-day. Eagles on the Air Most Boston College women s basketball home games and several road games will be carried over the Internet by the athletic department s official Web site. Listeners can connect to the broadcast by entering the URL into their browsers and clicking on the link on the right side of the school s front page. Ricky Doyle will handle the play-by-play duties. During the University s winter break, the women s basketball games (Buffalo, Fairfield, Miami) will not be aired. Pronunciations 4 Danielle O Banion O BAN-yun 11 Brianne Stepherson STEF-er-son 12 Janelle McManus jay-nell mic-man-us 20 Jamie Cournoyer Ka-NOY-er 25 Maureen Leahy LAY-he 33 Rachel Byars BYE-ers 34 Alicia Sheilds a-lee-sha 35 Adriana Spears A-dree-AHN-a 42 Maureen Magarity mah-gair-it-ee 50 Kim Mackie MACK-ee 54/55 Gottstein GOTT-steen Cathy Inglese in-glease Eagles Sports Hotline For recent scores and highlights, call the Eagles Sports Hotline at (617) Updated regularly, the hotline keeps all Eagles fans abreast of the latest happenings at the Heights. bceagles.com For all the latest news and results on all 34 athletic teams at Boston College, log onto The Web site is update with scores, highlights, features and audio clips daily and is the best source for up-to-the-minute information on Boston College Athletics. Up Next The Eagles will next face Rutgers on Saturday, Jan 13 at noon, in Piscataway, N.J. The game will be televised on BIG EAST TV, shown locally on Fox Sports Net New England Roster No. Name Cl. Pos. Hgt. Hometown High School 4 Danielle O Banion Sr. G 5-7 Arlington, VA Episcopal High School 11 Brianne Stepherson Jr. G 5-8 Middleton, MA Masconomet High School 12 Janelle McManus Fr. G 5-6 Belle Harbor, NY Bishop Kearney High School 20 Jamie Cournoyer Sr. C/F 6-3 North Attleboro, MA North Attleboro High School 23 Amber Jacobs Fr. G 5-8 Clarks Summit, PA Abington Heights High School 24 Nicole Conway Jr. G/F 5-11 Glenmont, NY Bethlehem High School 25 Maureen Leahy Fr. C 6-4 Wilbraham, MA Minnechaug Regional High School 33 Rachel Byars Jr. F 6-0 Morganfield, KY Union County High School 34 Alicia Shields So. G 5-9 Mandeville, LA Fontainebleau High School 35 Adriana Spears So. F 6-1 Stratford, CT St. Joseph s High School 42 Maureen Magarity So. F 6-2 Wappingers Falls, NY Our Lady of Lourdes High School 50 Kim Mackie Jr. F/C 6-3 Peterborough, Ontario St. Peter s High School 54 Becky Gottstein Jr. F 6-1 Albany, NY Albany High School 55 Carolyn Gottstein Fr. F 6-2 Albany, NY Albany High School HEAD COACH: Cathy Inglese (Eighth Season) ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH: Pam Borton ASSISTANT COACHES: Kelly Cole, Bill Gould Boston College Women s Basketball 11

12 Player Career Highs Rachel Byars Career Highs Points vs. Michigan State (11/18/00) 3-pt. FG s... 1 vs. four opponents Rebounds vs. two opponents Assists... 6 vs. Dartmouth (12/12/00) Steals... 6 vs. Michigan State (11/18/00) Blocks... 2 vs. Lamar (2/14/98) - WKU Minutes vs. two opponents Amber Jacobs Career Highs Points vs. Fairfield (12/30/00) 3-pt. FG s... 3 vs. two opponents Rebounds... 4 vs. two opponents Assists... 7 vs. Purdue (12/3/00) Steals... 3 vs. Duke (11/22/00) Minutes vs. Fairfield (12/30/00) Danielle O Banion s Career Highs Points vs. three opponents 3-pt. FG s... 3 vs. four opponents Rebounds... 4 vs. three opponents Assists... 3 vs. two opponents Steals... 4 vs. Hartford (11/24/98) Nicole Conway s Career Highs Points vs. Dartmouth (12/12/00) 3-pt. FG s... 4 vs. two opponents Rebounds vs. Tennessee Tech (11/17/00) Assists... 7 vs. Fairfield (12/30/00) Steals... 5 vs. Fairfield (12/30/00) Blocks... 2 vs. Tennessee Tech (11/17/00) Minutes vs. Fairfield (12/30/00) Maureen Leahy s Career Highs Points... 2 vs. two opponents Rebounds... 4 vs. Georgetown (1/6/01) Assists... None Steals... None Blocks... 1 vs. Georgetown (1/6/01) Minutes vs. Georgetown (1/6/01) Alicia Shields Career Highs Points vs. Tennessee Tech (11/17/00) 3-pt. FG s... 3 vs. La Salle (12/9/00) Rebounds... 5 vs. Syracuse (1/9/00) Assists... 7 vs. Buffalo (12/28/00) Steals... 4 vs. Kent State (12/21/00) Minutes vs. Buffalo (12/28/00) Jamie Cournoyer s Career Highs Points vs. Seton Hall (2/7/00) 3-pt. FG's... 1 vs. West Virginia (12/6/97) Rebounds vs. Georgetown (2/28/99) Assists... 5 vs. two opponents Steals... 2 vs. eight opponents Blocks... 7 vs. Providence (1/22/00) Becky Gottstein s Career Highs Points vs. Kent State (12/4/99) Rebounds vs. two opponents Assists... 5 vs. Pittsburgh (2/23/99) Steals... 3 vs. three opponents Blocks... 1 vs. four opponents Carolyn Gottstein s Career Highs Points... 6 vs. Holy Cross (11/29/00) Rebounds... 4 vs. Holy Cross (11/29/00) Assists... None Steals... None Blocks... 1 vs. St. John s (1/2/01) Minutes... 8 vs. Dartmouth (12/12/00) Kim Mackie s Career Highs Points vs. Kent State (12/4/99) Rebounds vs. Kent State (12/4/99) Assists... 3 vs. two opponnets Steals... 4 vs. Miami (2/2/00) Blocks... 1 vs. eight opponents Maureen Magarity s Career Highs Points vs. Seton Hall (2/7/00) Rebounds... 4 vs. two opponents Assists... 3 vs. Tennessee Tech (11/17/00) Steals... 1 vs. four opponents Blocks... 1 vs. five opponents Minutes vs. Seton Hall (2/7/00) Janelle McManus Career Highs Points vs. Tennessee (12/6/00) 3-pt. FG s... 4 vs. two opponents Rebounds... 6 vs. Tennessee (12/6/00) Assists... 5 vs. St. John s (2/1/01) Steals... 2 vs. two opponents Minutes vs. La Salle (12/9/00) Adriana Spears Career Highs Points vs. Pittsburgh (2/20/00) Rebounds... 6 vs. three opponents Assists... 3 vs. Pittsburgh (2/20/00) Steals... 2 vs. La Salle (12/9/00) Blocks... 2 vs. three opponents Minutes vs. Pittsburgh (2/20/00) Brianne Stepherson s Career Highs Points vs. LaSalle (12/22/99) 3-pt. FG's... 5 vs. LaSalle (12/22/99) Rebounds vs. Pittsburgh (2/13/99) Assists... 8 vs. West Virginia (12/8/98) Steals... 3 vs. three opponents Blocks... 1 vs. five opponents Boston College Women s Basketball 12

13 Player Season Highs Rachel Byars Season Highs Points vs. Michigan State (11/18/00) 3-pt. FG s... 1 vs. four opponents Rebounds vs. two opponents Assists... 6 vs. Dartmouth (12/12/00) Steals... 6 vs. Michigan State (11/18/00) Blocks... 1 vs. Kent State (12/21/00) Minutes vs. two opponents Amber Jacobs Season Highs Points vs. Fairfield (12/30/00) 3-pt. FG s... 3 vs. two opponents Rebounds... 4 vs. two opponents Assists... 7 vs. Purdue (12/3/00) Steals... 3 vs. Duke (11/22/00) Minutes vs. Fairfield (12/30/00) Alicia Shields Season Highs Points vs. Tennessee Tech (11/17/00) 3-pt. FG s... 3 vs. La Salle (12/9/00) Rebounds... 3 vs. Fairfield (12/30/00) Assists... 7 vs. Buffalo (12/28/00) Steals... 4 vs. Kent State (12/21/00) Minutes vs. Buffalo (12/28/00) Nicole Conway s Season Highs Points vs. Dartmouth (12/12/00) 3-pt. FG s... 4 vs. Fairfield (12/30/00) Rebounds vs. Tennessee Tech (11/17/00) Assists... 7 vs. Fairfield (12/30/00) Steals... 5 vs. Fairfield (12/30/00) Blocks... 2 vs. Tennessee Tech (11/17/00) Minutes vs. Fairfield (12/30/00) Maureen Leahy s Season Highs Points... 2 vs. two opponents Rebounds... 4 vs. Georgetown (1/6/01) Assists... None Steals... None Blocks... 1 vs. Georgetown (1/6/01) Minutes vs. Georgetown (1/6/01) Adriana Spears Season Highs Points... 8 vs. St. John s (1/2/01) Rebounds... 5 vs. two opponents Assists... None Steals... 2 vs. La Salle (12/9/00) Blocks... 2 vs. La Salle (12/9/00) Minutes vs. La Salle (12/9/00) Jamie Cournoyer sseason Highs Points vs. Dartmouth (12/12/00) 3-pt. FG's... None Rebounds vs. Fairfield (12/30/00) Assists... 4 vs. Faifield (12/30/00) Steals... 2 vs. Duke (11/22/00) Blocks... 4 vs. two opponents Minutes vs. Tennessee (12/6/00) Maureen Magarity s Season Highs Points... 4 vs. two opponents Rebounds... 3 vs. Kent State (12/21/00) Assists... 3 vs. Tennessee Tech (11/17/00) Steals... 1 vs. Tennessee Tech (11/17/00) Blocks... 1 vs. three opponents Minutes vs. Tennessee Tech (12/21/00) Brianne Stepherson s Season Highs Points... 4 vs. Tennessee Tech (11/17/00) 3-pt. FG's... None Rebounds... 3 vs. Michigan State (11/18/00) Assists... 4 vs. Michigan State (11/18/00) Steals... 2 vs. Tennessee Tech (11/17/00) Minutes vs. Michigan State (11/18/00) Becky Gottstein s Season Highs Points vs. two opponents Rebounds vs. two opponents Assists... 4 vs. Fairfield (12/30/00) Steals... 2 vs. Purdue (12/3/00) Blocks... 1 vs. Buffalo (12/30/00) Minutes vs. Purdue (12/3/00) Janelle McManus Season Highs Points vs. Tennessee (12/6/00) 3-pt. FG s... 4 vs. two opponents Rebounds... 6 vs. Tennessee (12/6/00) Assists... 5 vs. St. John s (1/2/01) Steals... 2 vs. two opponents Minutes vs. La Salle (12/9/00) Carolyn Gottstein s Season Highs Points... 6 vs. Holy Cross (11/29/00) Rebounds... 4 vs. Holy Cross (11/29/00) Assists... None Steals... None Blocks... 1 vs. St. John s (1/2/01) Minutes... 8 vs. Dartmouth (12/12/00) Danielle O Banion s Season Highs Points vs. Holy Cross (11/29/00) 3-pt. FG s... 3 vs. Holy Cross (11/29/00) Rebounds... 3 vs. St. John s (1/2/01) Assists... 3 vs. La Salle (12/9/00) Steals... 1 vs. Purdue (12/3/00) Minutes vs. two opponents Boston College Women s Basketball 13

14 The Last Time It Happened... The Last Time Boston College... Won in overtime vs. Michigan State Nov. 22, 1998 Lost in overtime vs. Fairfield Dec. 30, 2000 Played Two Overtimes loss vs. Georgetown Feb. 5, 1994 Beat a Top Ten Opponent vs. No. 2 Connecticut Jan. 23, 1999 Beat a Ranked Opponent at No. 22 Duke Nov. 17, 1999 Won by 20+ points vs. Dartmouth Dec. 12, 2000 Won by 30+ points at St. John s Jan. 2, 2001 Won by 40+ points vs. Marist Nov. 20, 1997 Lost by 20+ points at Connecticut Mar. 6, 2000 Lost by 30+ points at Illinois Nov. 22, 1999 Scored 100+ points vs. Marist Nov. 29, 1997 Scored 90+ points at Holy Cross Nov. 29, 2000 Scored fewer than 50 points vs. Duke Nov. 22, 2000 Score fewer than 40 points loss vs. Villanova Jan. 31, 1998 Allowed fewer than 50 points vs. Buffalo Dec. 28, 2000 Allowed fewer than 40 points vs. St. John s Jan. 2, 2001 Allowed 100+ points at Connecticut Feb. 9, 1999 Shot over 60% from the field % vs. Seton Hall Feb. 7, 2000 Shot under 35% from the field % at Georgetown Jan. 6, 2001 Held opponent under 35% from the field % at St. John s Jan. 2, 2001 Did not make a three-point shot at Georgetown Dec. 2, 1997 Attempted 30 free throws at Georgetown Jan. 6, 2001 Made 25 free throws at Georgetown Jan. 6, 2001 Had 45+ rebounds at St. John s Jan. 2, 2001 Had under 25 rebounds at Connecticut Jan. 26, 2000 Had 20+ assists vs. Fairfield Dec. 30, 2000 Made 12+ steals vs. Arkansas Nov. 20, 1999 Blocked seven+ shots... 7 at Providence Jan. 22, 2000 The Last Time a Boston College Player... Scored 30+ points Jamie Cournoyer vs Seton Hall, Feb. 7, 2000 Two players scored 20+ points Becky Gottstein and 21- Brianne Stepherson vs. Virginia, Mar. 19, 2000 Hit six+ three-point baskets Cal Bouchard vs. West Virginia, Feb. 26, 2000 Attempted15+ free throws Allison Booth vs. Providence, Feb. 26, 1994 Made 15+ free throws Allison Booth vs. Providence, Feb. 26, 1994 Made 12+ free throws Becky Gottstein at Georgetown, Jan Had 20+ rebounds Angela Crowder vs. Holy Cross, Dec. 1, 1993 Had 15+ rebounds Becky Gottstein vs. Villanova, Dec. 8, 1999 Two players had 10+ rebounds Becky Gottstein and 10 - Nicole Conway at Georgetown, Jan. 6, 2001 Had 15+ assists Sue Fritsch vs. Stanford, Dec. 21, 1989 Had 10+assists Aimee McGuire vs. Loyola-Chicago, Dec. 9, 1994 Had six+ steals Rachel Byars vs. Michigan State, Nov. 18, 2000 Had five+ blocks Jamie Cournoyer vs. Providence, Jan. 22, 2000 Had two players with double-doubles... Jamie Cournoyer (13 pts., 12 rebs.) and Nicole Conway (17 pts., 10 rebs.) vs. Fairfield, Dec. 30, 2000 Boston College Women s Basketball 14

15 Updated Player Bios #4 Danielle O Banion, Sr. ***CAPTAIN*** Guard, 5-7, Arlington, Va. Team co-captain has appeared in 12 games saw a season-high 17 minutes against Dartmouth and added a three-pointer... against La Salle, scored four points; tied a career-high with three assists, while grabbing two rebounds... in 10 minutes of action against Holy Cross, went fourfor-four from the field, including three-of-three from three point land tied career highs in points (11) and threepointers (three) against the Crusaders added eight points against Kent State, including two three-pointers... scored five points, including a key three pointer as regulation wound down, against Fairfield... grabbed three rebounds against St. John s... is averaging 2.9 points per game one of the team s most deadly three-point shooters the team s vocal leader. #11 Brianne Stepherson, Jr. Point guard, 5-8, Middleton, Mass. Played in the team s first three games of the season before missing the last 10 games with a muscle strain and weakness in her right knee returned to the lineup in the Kent State game, but did not see any action... has been back out in the last four games... started the three games she played in in the first game of the season against Tennessee Tech, scored four points in 24 minutes played 35 minutes against Michigan State, scoring three points and adding four assists and three rebounds against third-ranked Duke, played 13 minutes after suffering the injury is recovering from a torn anterior cruciate ligament in her right knee suffered in the off-season. #12 Janelle McManus, Fr. Guard, 5-6, Belle Harbor, N.Y. Has come off the bench in all 13 games this season is the team s fifth-leading scorer, averaging 7.9 points per game has scored in double-figures in five games this season named BIG EAST Rookie of the Week on Dec. 11 for her play against Tennessee and La Salle... had a career game against Tennessee, leading all scorers with 18 points and a career-high six rebounds in 32 minutes... scored 17 points against Holy Cross on six-of-seven shooting (three-of-four three pointers) in 20 minutes of play netted 16 points against La Salle, while adding four assists in a career-high 35 minutes... in the opening game of the season, recorded 12 points and had three assists in 24 minutes scored 14 points, including four three-pointers against Michigan State had a career-high five assists in her return home against St. John s... played 27 minutes against Georgetown, netting nine points and grabbing four rebounds... has 31 assists and seven steals this season... is shooting 87.0 percent from the free throw line (20-of-23) is shooting 39.0 percent from three point range and was ranked eighth in the nation earlier this season. #20 Jamie Cournoyer, Sr. ***CAPTAIN*** Center, 6-3, North Attleboro, Mass. Team co-captain has appeared in all 13 games and started 11 games this season at center averaging 8.3 points and 5.7 rebounds per game average netted a season-high 15 points (14 in the second half ) against Dartmouth while grabbing six rebounds... scored 12 points against thirdranked Duke and grabbed seven rebounds and four blocks against Tennessee had another 12 points in 36 minutes had her first double-digit rebound game of the season against Holy Cross with 11 boards at La Salle, netted 10 points and grabbed eight rebounds, while blocking four shots... just missed a double-double against Kent State with 12 points and nine rebounds... had her first double-double of the season against Fairfield with 13 points and 12 rebounds off the bench... has 23 blocks this season... was tied for 19th in the nation in blocked shots with a 2.00 per game average (as of Dec. 18). #23 Amber Jacobs, Fr. Guard, 5-8, Clarks Summit, Penn. Has started all 13 games this season at guard is currently the team s leading scorer with a 15.0 point per game average netted a career-high 29 points against Fairfield on 10-for-15 shooting (three-for-six three pointers and six-for-six free throws), while adding five assists and two steals in 45 minutes... recorded 23 points against Dartmouth on nine-for-14 shooting... named BIG EAST Rookie of the Week on Dec. 18 for her play against the Big Green... led all the Eagles with 19 points on the road against Kent State... led all scorers at Georgetown, netting 21 points in the full 40 minutes... shot six-for-10 against Tennessee for 16 points, while adding four rebounds in 38 minutes... netted 14 points in the finals of the Chevrolet Classic against Michigan State, including three threepointers was named to the all-tournament team at the Chevrolet Classic netted 12 against third-ranked Duke, while adding three steals had six assists and 11 points in 27 minutes against Holy Cross set a career high with seven assists against Purdue, while adding eight points at point guard... at La Salle, had 10 points, five assists and two steals in 36 minutes... scored 14 points and added five assists in a home win over Buffalo... at St. John s, led all scorers with 14 points and added three rebounds, three assists and one steal... has scored in double figures in the last eight games and in 11 of 13 games this season... is seventh in the BIG EAST is scoring (third in conference games) and eighth in field goal percentage (49.7 percent)... leads the team with 48 assists for a 3.7 per game average is shooting 34.5 percent from three-point range is a 81.0 percent free throw shooter and is ranked fifth in the BIG EAST. #24 Nicole Conway, Jr. Guard/Forward, 5-11, Glenmont, N.Y. Has appeared in all 13 game this season, making eight starts is averaging 7.9 points per game and 6.8 rebounds per game notched a career-high 19 points and grabbed nine rebounds in 39 minutes against Dartmouth... had her second-career double-double against Tennessee Tech with 16 points and 12 rebounds shot five-for-nine from the floor and two-for-three from three point land against the Golden Eaglettes added her third-career double-double against Fairfield with 17 points and 10 rebounds in the full 45 minutes; also had career highs in assists (seven) and steals (five)... had 10 points against St. John s and grabbed nine rebounds; also added five assists... netted five points and grabbed a teamhigh seven rebounds against second-ranked Tennessee... scored five points and grabbed eight rebounds against Holy Cross... scored 10 points against Purdue and added seven rebounds in 17 minutes, includind a three-pointer had six assists (all in the first half ) against Kent State before getting in foul trouble early in the second half... grabbed 10 rebounds while scoring seven points (including the last shot of the game as time expired) against Buffalo... came close to another double-double on the season with nine points and 10 rebounds at Georgetown; added four assists and two steals... has 41 assists in the season... is a 79.2 percent free throw shooter one of the team s most athletic players a threat from both the outside and inside. #25 Maureen Leahy, Fr. Center, 6-4, Wilbraham, Mass. Has seen action in five games this season due to injury appeared in the Michigan State, Dartmouth, Buffalo, St. John s and Georgetown games recorded her first points (one two free throws) and her first rebound against Dartmouth... made her first basket against St. John s and grabbed three rebounds in eight minutes... played a career-high 20 minutes at Georgetown, netting one point and pulling down four rebounds... had a viral infection during preseason and early season practices and missed the Holy Cross game with tendinitis to her right foot. Boston College Women s Basketball 15

16 Updated Player Bios #33 Rachel Byars, Jr. Forward, 6-0, Morganfield, Ky. Has started all 13 games in the frontcourt this season third on the team in both scoring and rebounding has a 9.6 points per game average and a 6.5 rebounds per game average had back-to-back double-doubles in the first two games of the season netted 21 points and grabbed a career-high 11 rebounds, with two assists and two steals, against Tennessee Tech in the first round of the Chevrolet Classic set a career-high with 27 points and grabbed another 11 boards in the finals against Michigan State, while also making a career-high six steals played all 80 minutes in the two games of the Chevrolet Classic named Most Valuable Player of the tournament for her two-game performance and added BIG EAST coplayer of the Week honors on Nov. 20 for her efforts scored 10 points and added eight rebounds against Holy Cross against Purdue, netted six points and grabbed eight rebounds, while making three steals and two assists... against Tennessee, scored four points and added five rebounds... had a double-figure game against La Salle with 16 points and nine rebounds in 38 minutes... put up 10 points and pulled down eight rebounds in 38 minutes against Dartmouth... had her third double-double of the season against Kent State, netting 11 points and grabbing 10 rebounds... had 10 points, seven rebounds, three assists and one steal against St. John s... is shooting 46.0 percent from the field and 36.4 percent from three-point range she is currently shooting 82.9 percent (29-for35) from the free throw line has 16 steals on the season... transferred from Western Kentucky last season and sat out the season. #34 Alicia Shields, So. Guard, 5-9, Mandeville, La. Has appeared in all 13 games this season, making 11 starts in the backcourt... is averaging 5.8 points per game and 1.9 rebounds per game netted a career-high 15 points against Tennessee Tech in the opening game of the season and was five-for-five from the field is currently shooting 48.1 (13-for-27) from three-point range hit at least one three pointer in each of the first five games and had a career-high three three-pointers against La Salle after not making one in her freshman campaign had 11 points against La Salle on four-for eight shooting and three-for four from three-point range... had a career-high four steals against Kent State... had a career-high seven assists against Buffalo, while adding seven points and three rebounds matched her career high with three rebounds in the Fairfield game... has 25 assists on the season and 15 steals. #35 Adriana Spears, So. adding a block and a steal grabbed two rebounds against Michigan State and added one assist pulled down three rebounds and added a put-back basket against Kent State... scored four points and grabbed two rebounds at St. John s; also added a block... has five assists and three blocks this season... is perfect from the free-throw line (six-for-six) is averaging 2.0 points per game and 1.5 rebounds per game... missed six games with a stress fracture in her left foot after having similar injury in the same foot in the preseason. #50 Kim Mackie, Jr. Forward/Center, 6-3, Peterborough, Ontario Is redshirting the season after suffering a torn anterior cruciate ligament in her right knee on Oct. 5 in preseason workouts underwent reconstructive surgery and is currently rehabilitating the knee is expected to rejoin the team on the late summer trip to Europe. #54 Becky Gottstein, Jr. Forward, 6-1, Albany, N.Y. Has appeared in eight games this season, making six starts came off the bench against Buffalo in her return to the lineup from a broken third metacarpal bone in her right hand suffered on incidental contact in practice on Dec missed the Michigan State game with a sprained right ankle suffered in pre-game shoot around prior to the Tennessee Tech game the injury limited her to only four minutes in the Tennessee Tech game came back to the lineup against Duke and led all scorers with 15 points in 37 minutes of time also grabbed 11 rebounds for her 15th double-double of her career and first of the season added another 15 points against Holy Cross in 29 minutes and grabbed four rebounds had her second double-double in three games against Pudue with a team-high 16 points and a game-high 10 rebounds in the full 40 minutes; also added two assists and two steals... recorded her third double-double on a game-high 23 points and season and game-high 12 rebounds against Buffalo in 34 minutes in her return from injury; shot nine-for-14 and was five-for-six from the line, while adding her first block of the season... had her fourth double-double of the season with 16 points (12-for-14 free throws) and 11 rebounds at Georgetown... added 10 rebounds and eight points at St. John s... is shooting 83.8 percent from the free throw line (31-for-37)... was a preseason All-BIG EAST second team selection named a Street & Smith preseason All-America honorable mention pick second on the team with 12.4 points per game and leads the team with 7.4 rebounds per game has 11 assists on the season and five steals her younger sister is Carolyn. Forward, 6-1, Stratford, Conn. Has appeared in nine games this season off the bench scored four points and grabbed five rebounds in nine minutes against Holy Cross added another four points and made one steal in 11 minutes against Dartmouth... recorded two blocks and two steals against La Salle in 18 minutes of action... also tied a season-high with five rebounds... had five points against Kent State... scored four points while pulling down three rebounds against Buffalo... also added a block... had two points and two rebounds in 10 minutes against Fairfield... had a seasonhigh eight points against St. John s, going two-for-two from the field and four-forfour from the free throw line... is averaging 2.3 rebounds per game and 3.2 points per game has four blocked shots and five steals on the season... one of the team s toughest players in the paint and a shot-blocking threat. #42 Maureen Magarity, So. Forward, 6-2, Wappingers Falls, N.Y. Has appeared in six games this season while battling injuries saw time in both games of the Chevrolet Classic (Tennessee Tech and Michigan State) and returned to the lineup against Kent State, Buffalo and Fairfield after missing six games scored four points, grabbed two rebounds and had a career-high three assists in the Tennessee Tech game, Boston College Women s Basketball 16 #55 Carolyn Gottstein, Fr. Forward, 6-2, Albany, N.Y. Has appeared in seven games this season off the bench... in three minutes against Michigan State, pulled down two rebounds against Holy Cross, saw seven minutes on the court and pulled down four rebounds made three baskets and scored six points for a career-high... grabbed another two rebounds in a career-high eight minutes against Dartmouth... had five points, one rebound and one block against St. John s... is averaging 1.7 points per game and 1.3 rebounds per game is the younger sister of Becky.