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Boston College takes on Syracuse following Grier's 20-point showing
By The Associated Press
Syracuse Orange (18-4, 8-3 ACC) at Boston College Eagles (4-20, 0-11 ACC)
Boston; Thursday, 6 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Boston College hosts Syracuse after Jocelyne Grier scored 20
points in Boston College's 70-60 loss to the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets.
The Eagles have gone 4-11 at home. Boston College averages 13.8 turnovers per
game and is 4-12 when it wins the turnover battle.
The Orange are 8-3 in ACC play. Syracuse leads the ACC with 15.1 offensive
rebounds per game led by Izoje Uche averaging 3.9.
Boston College is shooting 36.6% from the field this season, 1.8 percentage
points lower than the 38.4% Syracuse allows to opponents. Syracuse averages 5.0
made 3-pointers per game this season, 2.6 fewer made shots on average than the
7.6 per game Boston College allows.
The Eagles and Orange face off Thursday for the first time in conference play
this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Lily Carmody is averaging 11.8 points for the Eagles. Erin
Houpt is averaging 1.3 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.
Laila Phelia is scoring 14.6 points per game with 3.2 rebounds and 1.6 assists
for the Orange. Uche is averaging 15.4 points, 10.9 rebounds and 2.5 blocks
over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Eagles: 0-10, averaging 57.5 points, 23.0 rebounds, 10.7
assists, 6.3 steals and 0.7 blocks per game while shooting 34.7% from the
field. Their opponents have averaged 83.7 points per game.
Orange: 7-3, averaging 73.1 points, 36.3 rebounds, 13.6 assists, 10.4 steals
and 5.6 blocks per game while shooting 40.7% from the field. Their opponents
have averaged 69.0 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data
Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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