For Boston College women’s basketball, a Thanksgiving day victory over Tulane in Puerto Rico was all about rebounding. Not necessarily just snagging shots off the glass—though the Eagles excelled there too—but rebounding from a disappointing loss to Charlotte just a day ago. With the fire of a loss to motivate them, the Eagles (5-3) started…
After giving up a 21-0 run to Saint Louis earlier in the week, the Eagles nearly replicated that inglorious feat as the Spiders went on a decisive 23-2 run.
Boston College men’s basketball struggled with shooting and rebounding, eliminating a substantial first quarter lead in a loss to Saint Louis.
In the first game of a round-robin series, a stifled BC offense fell to Charlotte, 68-84. The Eagles look to bounce back tomorrow in their second matchup.
“Those stretches are killing us,” head coach Jim Christian said after the Billikens scored 21 unanswered to pull away on Wednesday.
Five players scored in double digits in BC’s rout of Virginia Commonwealth. Led by a prolific offense, the Eagles continue to roll at home.
BC nearly erased a 13-point deficit in the second half to the visiting Blue Demons, but a career-high 15 points from Julian Rishwain was wasted in a 72-67 setback.
Georgia Pineau was battling pneumonia, but still chipped in 13 points and seven rebounds to help BC end a brief losing streak and beat visiting Rhode Island.
After BC got out to a 12-0 lead, EWU clawed its way back into the game, threatening an upset throughout the second half. But, in the final seconds, BC sealed the game at the FT line.
The Eagles struggled offensively, digging an early 21-6 deficit to the Friars, and couldn’t make up much ground in what became a 16-point loss.
