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2019–20 Boston College Eagles women's basketball team

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2019–20 Boston College Eagles women's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
APNo. RV
Record20–12 (11–7 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaConte Forum
Seasons
2019–20 ACC women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 6 Louisville 16 2   .889 28 4   .875
No. 8 NC State† 14 4   .778 28 4   .875
Duke 12 6   .667 18 12   .600
No. 18 Florida State 11 7   .611 24 8   .750
Virginia Tech 11 7   .611 21 9   .700
Boston College 11 7   .611 20 12   .625
Georgia Tech 10 8   .556 20 11   .645
Syracuse 9 9   .500 16 15   .516
Virginia 8 10   .444 13 17   .433
Notre Dame 8 10   .444 13 18   .419
Miami (FL) 7 11   .389 15 15   .500
North Carolina 7 11   .389 16 14   .533
Wake Forest 7 11   .389 16 16   .500
Clemson 3 15   .167 8 23   .258
Pittsburgh 1 17   .056 5 26   .161
2020 ACC tournament winner
As of March 5, 2020
Rankings from AP poll


The 2019–20 Boston College Eagles women's basketball team represented Boston College during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Eagles were led by second year head coach Joanna Bernabei-McNamee. They played their home games at the Conte Forum and were members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

The Eagles finished the season 20–12 and 11–7 in ACC play to finish in a tie for fourth place. As the sixth seed in the ACC tournament, they defeated Clemson in the Second Round and Duke in the Quarterfinals before losing to eventual champion NC State in Semifinals. The NCAA tournament and WNIT were cancelled due to the COVID-19 outbreak.[1]

Previous season

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They finished the season 14–16, 3–13 in ACC play to finish in thirteenth place. They lost in the first round of the ACC women's tournament to Virginia. The Eagles were not invited to any post-season tournaments.

Off-season

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Recruiting Class

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Source:[2]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Jaelyn Batts
G
South Riding, VA Freedom 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 90
Akunna Konkwo
P
Alexandria, VA Bishop Ireton 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 90
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

Roster

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2019–20 Boston College Eagles women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Cameron Swartz 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Fellowship Christian School Marietta, GA
G 0 Jaelyn Batts 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Freedom South Riding, VA
G 4 Taylor Ortlepp 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr St. Ignatius College Adelaide, Australia
F 5 Georgia Pineau 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Caulfield Grammar Victoria, Australia
G 10 Makayla Dickens 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Princess Anne Virginia Beach, VA
F 11 Emma Guy 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr Penfield Penfield, NY
F 13 Taylor Soule 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Kimball Union Academy Lebanon, NH
G 14 Marnelle Garraud 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Noble and Greenough School Lynn, MA
G 23 Milan Bolden-Morris 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Cardinal Newman Belle Glade, FL
G 31 Sydney Lowery 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr St. Luke's School Shelton, CT
C 32 Clara Ford 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So George C. Marshall Vienna, VA
C 44 Akunna Konkwo 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Bishop Ireton Alexandria, VA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 2019-11-06

Schedule

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Source:[3]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 5, 2019*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
UMass Lowell W 89–64  1–0
Conte Forum (448)
Chestnut Hill, MA
November 10, 2019*
2:00 p.m., ACCNX
St. Francis Brooklyn W 106–69  2–0
Conte Forum (622)
Chestnut Hill, MA
November 13, 2019*
7:00 p.m., NESN+
at Holy Cross L 71–80  2–1
Hart Center (817)
Worcester, MA
November 17, 2019*
1:00 p.m.
at Providence L 60–76  2–2
Alumni Hall (669)
Providence, RI
November 21, 2019*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
Rhode Island W 66–55  3–2
Conte Forum (762)
Chestnut Hill, MA
November 24, 2019*
2:00 p.m., ACCNX
VCU W 87–52  4–2
Conte Forum (1,528)
Chestnut Hill, MA
November 27, 2019*
1:00 p.m., FloHoops
vs. Charlotte
Puerto Rico Classico
L 68–84  4–3
Mario Morales Coliseum 
San Juan, Puerto Rico
November 28, 2019*
3:30 p.m., FloHoops
vs. Tulane
Puerto Rico Classico
W 89–76  5–3
Mario Morales Coliseum 
San Juan, Puerto Rico
December 4, 2019*
8:00 p.m.
at Northwestern
ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge
L 63–66  5–4
Welsh–Ryan Arena (610)
Evanston, IL
December 8, 2019
2:00 p.m., ACCNX
at Duke L 73–85  5–5
(0–1)
Cameron Indoor Stadium (3,005)
Durham, NC
December 15, 2019*
2:00 p.m., NESN
at Boston University W 88–57  6–5
Case Gym (353)
Boston, MA
December 20, 2019*
11:00 a.m., ACCNX
Delaware State W 109–69  7–5
Conte Forum (3,619)
Chestnut Hill, MA
December 29, 2019
12:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 9 NC State L 54–72  7–6
(0–2)
Conte Forum (1,323)
Chestnut Hill, MA
January 5, 2020
2:00 p.m., ACCNX
at Pittsburgh W 79–70  8–6
(1–2)
Petersen Events Center (3,791)
Pittsburgh, PA
January 9, 2020
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
at Notre Dame W 75–65  9–6
(2–2)
Edmund P. Joyce Center (7,487)
South Bend, IN
January 12, 2020
2:00 p.m., ACCNX
Virginia L 52–69  9–7
(2–3)
Conte Forum (2,357)
Chestnut Hill, MA
January 16, 2020
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 5 Louisville L 70–81  9–8
(2–4)
Conte Forum (1,137)
Chestnut Hill, MA
January 19, 2020
2:00 p.m., ACCNX
at Georgia Tech W 55–48  10–8
(3–4)
McCamish Pavilion (2,577)
Atlanta, GA
January 23, 2020
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
at Virginia Tech L 49–70  10–9
(3–5)
Cassell Coliseum (1,428)
Blacksburg, VA
January 30, 2020
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
at No. 14 Florida State W 65–56  11–9
(4–5)
Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (2,679)
Tallahassee, FL
February 2, 2020
1:00 p.m., ACCNX
Wake Forest W 67–54  12–9
(5–5)
Conte Forum (1,312)
Chestnut Hill, MA
February 6, 2020
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
Syracuse L 79–89  12–10
(5–6)
Conte Forum (1,676)
Chestnut Hill, MA
February 9, 2020
12:00 p.m., ACCRSN
at Clemson W 70–68  13–10
(6–6)
Littlejohn Coliseum (1,437)
Clemson, SC
February 13, 2020
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
Notre Dame W 56–55  14–10
(7–6)
Conte Forum (1,318)
Chestnut Hill, MA
February 16, 2020
12:00 p.m., ACCNX
North Carolina W 93–75  15–10
(8–6)
Conte Forum (2,217)
Chestnut Hill, MA
February 20, 2020
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
Pittsburgh W 70–59  16–10
(9–6)
Conte Forum (1,289)
Chestnut Hill, MA
February 23, 2020
4:00 p.m., ACCNX
at Miami (FL) W 75–64  17–10
(10–6)
Watsco Center (1,356)
Coral Gables, FL
February 27, 2020
6:00 p.m., ACCNX
at No. 5 Louisville L 48–68  17–11
(10–7)
KFC Yum! Center (8,514)
Louisville, KY
March 1, 2020
4:00 p.m., ACCNX
at Syracuse W 88–81  18–11
(11–7)
Carrier Dome (3,410)
Syracuse, NY
ACC Women's Tournament
March 5, 2020
8:00 p.m., RSN
(6) vs. (11) Clemson
Second round
W 85–73  19–11
Greensboro Coliseum (3,638)
Greensboro, NC
March 6, 2020
8:00 p.m., RSN
(6) vs. (3) Duke
Quarterfinals
W 84–77  20–11
Greensboro Coliseum (5,492)
Greensboro, NC
March 7, 2020
2:30 p.m., ESPNU
(6) vs. (2) No. 10 NC State
Semifinals
L 75–82  20–12
Greensboro Coliseum (6,751)
Greensboro, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Rankings

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Regular Season Polls
Poll Pre-
Season
Week
2
Week
3
Week
4
Week
5
Week
6
Week
7
Week
8
Week
9
Week
10
Week
11
Week
12
Week
13
Week
14
Week
15
Week
16
Week
17
Week
18
Week
19
Final
AP RV RV
Coaches N/A
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  No Change
(RV)   Received Votes
(NR)   Not Ranked

Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll and AP does not release a final poll. Due to the cancellation of the NCAA Tournament, the coaches poll did not release a final ranking.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "NCAA cancels remaining winter and spring championships". Archived from the original on March 12, 2020.
  2. ^ "Boston College Eagles". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved November 6, 2019.
  3. ^ "2019-20 Women's Basketball Schedule". Bceagles.com. Boston College. Retrieved November 5, 2019.