Boston College Women’s Basketball Falls Apart in Loss to Duke

For the first half of today’s BC women’s basketball game, things were surprisingly close. The Eagles were leading Duke by a score of 12-11 after the first quarter, and were down by only 1 basket at the half. Things fell apart for BC in the second half though and the Eagles ended up losing by a score of 67-44.

As usual, turnovers were a big problem for BC. They had 25 turnovers, 13 in the first half and 12 in the second. The Eagles also really struggled with shooting accuracy. BC shot only 25% from the paint and made only 21% of attempted 3-pointers. The Eagles did manage to match Duke in rebounding, picking up 38 rebounds to Duke’s 40.

Of note in today’s game was Kelly Hughes’ 301st 3-pointer. Hughes now leads all BC basketball players, male or female, in career 3-pointers. Hughes usually manages to score at least a couple 3-pointers every game, so she should build on this record by a lot before she graduates.

The Eagles return to action on Thursday, facing Wake Forest.