Eagles Look To Rebound With A Win Against Wildcats Boston College aiming to get back on track with a home win.

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1 Game #19 January 27, 2001 Silvio O. Conte Forum (8,606) Chestnut Hill, MA 1:00 p.m. Boston College (8-10, 2-5 BIG EAST) vs. No. 24 Villanova (13-5, 4-3 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... Villanova leads, Current Streak... VU, one game Last BC win... Dec. 8, 1999 (65-55 at BC) Last VU win... Feb. 12, 2000 (60-59 at VU) BC Seniors Against Villanova Career Averages Against The Wildcats Becky Gottstein ppg, 1.5 rpg (2 gms.) Jamie Cournoyer ppg, 5.5 rpg (4 gms.) Brianne Stepherson** ppg, 3.7 rpg (3 gms.) Adriana Spears pts., 1.0 rebs (1 gm.) Danille O Banion** ppg, 1.0 rpg (4 gms.) Alicia Shields pts., 0.0 rebs. (1 gm.) Kim Mackie** ppg, 1.0 rpg (3 gms.) Nicole Conway ppg, 2.0 rpg (3 gms.) ** Will not dress for the game 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 Look To Rebound With A Win Against Wildcats Boston College aiming to get back on track with a home win. The Game Boston College enters Saturday s game after losing its conference game at Syracuse on Wednesday, 66-48, marking its lowest offensive output of the season. Currently the Eagles are 8-10 overall and 2-5 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. The team dropped four in a row to Georgetown, Miami, Rutgers and Virginia Tech but snapped the streak with a win over Providence. The last game was the loss to the Orangewomen. Two Eagles are scoring in double-figures, led by Becky Gottstein s 15.1 points per game average. Freshman Amber Jacobs is second with a 12.7 average. Gottstein is also the team s leading rebounder with a 8.2 boards per game average. Senior Nicole Conway follows, averaging 6.3 rebounds per game. Villanova enters the game ranked 24th in the nation by the Associated Press after accumulating a 13-5 overall record. The Wildcats dropped their last game to new league member Virginia Tech, 65-59, in Blacksburg, Va. on Tuesday. The Wildcats dropped their first game of the season to Penn State, but then won five in a row against Fairfield, Florida International, Georgia State, La Salle and Temple. They suffered back-to-back losses to Notre Dame and St. Joseph s before winning their next seven against Pennsylvania, Bucknell, Howard, West Virginia, Seton Hall, Georgetown and George Washington. Seton Hall snapped the winning streak, but then Villanova topped Rutgers to move into the rankings. Virginia Tech was the team s last opponent. Two Wildcats are scoring in double figures led by senior Brandi Barnes s 14.4 points per game. Sophomore Trish Juhline is second with a 12.7 average. Barnes also is the team s leading rebounder with a 6.0 rebounds per game mark and Courtney Mix follows with a 5.9 average. Against Villanova Boston College and Villanova have met 33 times in the past with the Wildcats holding the series advantage, Last season, the two teams met twice with each team taking a game at home. On Dec. 8, 1999, BC won a game at Conte Forum and then later in the season on Quick Points of Interest Junior Becky Gottstein recorded the 500th rebound of her career in the Rutgers game. She now stands at 534 overall for her career for 10th place all-time at BC. 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). Rutgers was the Eagles fourth ranked opponent on the season and Villanova will be the fifth. At 8-10 overall, Boston College is below.500 for the first time since the season. 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. 3 0 Fairfield L (OT) JANUARY Tues. 2 at ST. JOHN S W Sat. 6 at GEORGETOWN L Wed. 10 MIAMI L Sat. 1 3 at #12 RUTGERS (BETV) L (OT) Wed. 17 VIRGINIA TECH L Sat. 2 0 at PROVIDENCE W Wed. 24 at SYRACUSE L Sat. 2 7 #24 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 #54 Becky Gottstein (6-1, Jr., 15.1 ppg, 8.2 rpg) F #24 Nicole Conway (5-11, Jr., 7.9 ppg, 6.3 rpg) C #20 Jamie Cournoyer (6-3, Sr., 8.3 ppg, 5.9 rpg) G #12 Janelle McManus (5-6, Fr., 8.8 ppg, 2.6 rpg, 2.3 apg) G #23 Amber Jacobs (5-8, Fr., 12.7 ppg, 2.2 rpg, 3.9 apg) OFF THE EAGLES' BENCH G #34 Alicia Shields (5-9, So., 5.3 ppg, 1.9 rpg) F #33 Rachel Byars (6-0, Jr., 7.5 ppg, 5.2 rpg) F #35 Adriana Spears (6-1, So., 2.5 ppg, 1.8 rpg) C #25 Maureen Leahy (6-4, Fr., 0.7 ppg, 1.0 rpg) Feb. 12, 2000, Villanova took the game, The two teams have also split the last six meetings with each team taking three apiece. Prior to that stretch, Villanova won four straight games, beginning on Jan. 11, 1995 and running through Feb., 20, Overall, the Eagles are 7-10 at home against the Wildcats and 5-10 on the road. Villanova also won the only neutral meeting. Last Time Out The Eagles traveled to Syracuse and equaled their worst loss of the season with an 18-point set-back at the hands of the Orangewomen. The two teams battled back and forth early, but a 10-0 run late in the first half gave SU a seven point lead at the half, Syracuse extended the lead to as many as 20 in the second half, but the Eagles went on a 12-3 run keyed by eight straight Nicole Conway points to claw within 11 with 7:46 left to play. The Orangewomen went on a 9-2 run in response to post an 18-point lead that put the game out of reach for the Eagles. Becky Gottstein scored 15 for BC and added nine rebounds, while Jamie Cournoyer added 13. Conway also scored in double-figures with 11. Amber Jacobs had a career-high eight assists. The Last Game Against Villanova - February 12, 2000 Brandi Barnes scored 22 points, including the final six of the game, and added 12 rebounds to lead Villanova to a victory over Boston College on Feb. 12 in the Eagles' final BIG EAST Television game of the season. The Wildcats overcome a five-point deficit and held the Eagles scoreless for the final 5:44. Trish Juhline had 15 points, all on 3-pointers, and Nicole Druckenmiller added 13 for Villanova. Jamie Cournoyer led Boston College with 19 points and 12 rebounds, and Brianne Stepherson added 14 points. Boston College trailed for most of the first half, but a basket by Kim Mackie at the 6:11 mark gave the Eagles a lead. A three-pointer by Barnes gave Villanova a lead at halftime. Villanova shot 50 percent in the first half and Boston College connected on 58.3 percent from the field. Barnes scored 13 points and pulled down eight rebounds in the first 20 minutes. Cournoyer scored six points during a Boston College 9-0 run that gave the Eagles a lead with 5:44 left in the game. The Eagles were held scoreless for the final five minutes. Barnes scored the final two baskets with the game-winner on a rebound of a missed jumper with 2:41 left. The Eagles had a final opportunity, but Cal Bouchard missed a jumper with 4.8 seconds remaining. Notes: Three of the starters (Alissa Murphy, Bouchard, and Stepherson) played all 40 minutes in the loss...bouchard scored nine points, snapping her ninegame streak of scoring in double figures...jamie Cournoyer tied her season-high of 12 rebounds and registered her fourth double-double of the season with 19 points. BOSTON COLLEGE - 59 NAME FG 3FG FT O-D-R PF TP A TO B S MIN A. Murphy K. Mackie J. Cournoyer C. Bouchard B. Stepherson M. Magarity A. Spears N. Conway TOTALS VILLANOVA - 60 NAME FG 3FG FT O-D-R PF TP A TO B S MIN J. Skeeters N. Druckenmiller B. Barnes T. Juhline M.B. Snell K. Davis S. Baker M. Stewart TOTALS Halftime Score - BC 34, VU 35; Team Rebounds - BC 4, VU 2; Technicals - None; Attendance ; Game Officials - Dave Stewart, Judy Stroud, Sue Blauch. Boston College Women s Basketball 2

3 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 (8 Years) BIG EAST Tournament Record (6 Years) 5-7 BIG EAST Overall Record (8 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 14 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 18 games this season, head coach Cathy Inglese has used seven 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 13 games. Shields rejoined the starting lineup as the shooting guard as Jacobs moved over to the point in the Holy Cross game. 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. Against Georgetown, Cournoyer rejoined the starting ranks, replacing Gottstein. Against Miami, Byars was replaced in the four spot by Gottstein. In the Eagles last game, Inglese inserted Janelle McManus into the point guard position and moved Jacobs back over to the shooting guard spot. The lineup of Conway and Gottstein up front, Cournoyer in the middle and McManus and Jacobs in the backcourt, has been together for the last four games. ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll (Jan. 22) 1. Notre Dame (33) Connecticut (3) Tennessee (4) Duke Georgia Purdue Iowa State Texas Tech Louisiana Tech Louisiana State Florida Southwest Missouri State Oklahoma Rutgers Penn State Clemson Vanderbilt Texas Xavier Oregon Utah North Carolina State Mississippi State Virginia Arizona Associated Press Poll (Jan. 22) 1. Notre Dame (40) Connecticut Tennessee Duke Georgia Purdue Iowa State Louisiana Tech Texas Tech Florida Louisiana State Oklahoma Southwest Missouri State Rutgers Clemson Vanderbilt Texas Xavier Penn State Oregon Utah North Carolina State Arizona Villanova Colorado 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 Jan ARV Jan Eagles Career Marks Rachel Byars Nicole Conway Jamie Cournoyer Becky Gottstein Carolyn Gottstein Amber Jacobs Maureen Leahy Kim Mackie Janelle McManus Danielle O Banion Alicia Shields Adriana Spears Brianne Stepherson Rachel Byars Nicole Conway Jamie Cournoyer Becky Gottstein Carolyn Gottstein Amber Jacobs Maureen Leahy Kim Mackie Janelle McManus Danielle O Banion Alicia Shields Adriana Spears Brianne Stepherson Career Scoring Career Rebounding Career Starts 313 points 471 points 743 points 822 points 11 points 228 points 6 points 192 points 159 points 181 points 146 points 95 points 572 points 230 rebounds 305 rebounds 442 rebounds 534 rebounds 7 rebounds 39 rebounds 9 rebounds 178 rebounds 47 rebounds 74 rebounds 64 rebounds 58 rebounds 215 rebounds Eagles In The National Polls Boston College is currently not ranked in either of the two national polls after dropping eight of its last 13 games. Five 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 garnering votes in each of the first 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 76.0 percent shooting from the free throw line, connecting on 266-of-350 shots in 18 games. Currently, the team ranks first in the BIG EAST and was seventh in the nation in the Jan. 22 NCAA release. Freshman Janelle McManus is shooting a 83.3 clip on 40-for-48 shooting, including an 11- for-12 performance against Rutgers. Junior Rachel Byars is a 79.5 percent shooter (31-for-39), while classmate Becky Gottstein (53-for-66) is shooting 80.3 percent, including a 12-for-14 performance against Georgetown. Amber Jacobs has netted 41-of-52 shots this season for an 78.8 mark. Junior Nicole Conway is an 80.8 percent shooter, connecting on 21-of-26 shots. 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 Jan. 22. As a team, the Eagles are seventh in free throw shooting (76.7 percent). Last season, the team was also nationally ranked in the category, as well as in three-point shooting. Earlier this season, two individuals also appeared on the release. Senior Jamie Cournoyer was tied for 19th in blocked shots per game with a 2.0 per game mark as of the Dec. 18 release, while freshman Janelle McManus was eighth in the nation in three-point shooting as of Dec. 11 (57.7 percent). Becky s Boards With her sixth rebound in the Rutgers game, Becky Gottstein reached 500 rebounds for her career. She grabbed 16 total rebounds in the game, matching a career high, and now stands with 534 overall for 10th place all time at BC. Streak Snapped Freshman Amber Jacobs had her consecutive games with double-figure points streak snapped in the Eagles game against Maimi. She was held to just nine points on three-for-11 shooting. She had scored in double-digits in the previous eight games. She also missed double figures in the Rutgers and Virginia Tech games. She scored 12 points against Providence, but was held to only two points in the Eagles last game against Syracuse. Brianne Stepherson Jamie Cournoyer Becky Gottstein Nicole Conway Kim Mackie Amber Jacobs Alicia Shields Rachel Byars Janelle McManus Danielle O Banion 60 games 58 games 46 games 26 games 12 games 18 games 13 games 13 games 4 games 2 games 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. Midseason Swoon After opening the season with a 3-1 record, the Eagles have now dropped nine of their last 14 games and stand at 8-10 overall. The team has dipped below the.500 mark for the first time since the season when it was 2-4 to open the season. Boston College Women s Basketball 4

5 Double Delight Several Eagle players have opened the season with double-doubles as the Eagles front court has registered 12 so far 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-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 has five double-doubles in the 10 games she has played this season. She 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 fifthranked 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, Gottstein 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. Her fifth feat of the season came against another ranked opponent, Rutgers, as she tied a career high with 16 rebounds and posted 20 points in 45 minutes of play. 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. Against Providence, she matched her career high with 14 rebounds and added 12 points for her second double-double of the season. The Fairfield game marked the second time this season two Eagles have had double-doubles in the same game. Frontcourt Scoring In 11 of the Eagles 17 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. In their game against Miami, Conway added another 10 points and Gottstein led the Eagles with 19 points. At Providence, Gottstein again led the team with 19 and Cournoyer added 12 points. In the last game against Syracuse, only four of the Eagles 48 points points came from non-frontcourt players. Gottstein led with 15, while Cournoyer added 13 and Conway 11. 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 18 of the Eagles games so far this year, Jacobs is second on the team with 12.7 points per game, including a career-high 29-point performance against Fairfield on Dec. 30. Her previous high was 23, set against 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 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 (7) 1/20/01 vs. Providence (12 pts., 14 rebounds) 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 (19) 1/13/01 vs. Rutgers (20 pts., 16 rebs.) 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 (2) 1/20/01 vs. Providence (12 pts., 14 rebs.) 12/30/00 vs. Fairfield (13 pts., 12 rebs.) Becky Gottstein (5) 1/13/01 vs. Rutgers (20 pts., 16 rebs.) 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 Conway, B. Gottstein, Cournoyer, Shields, Jacobs Conway, B. Gottstein, Cournoyer, Jacobs, McManus CONSECUTIVE STARTS Amber Jacobs games Nicole Conway games Jamie Cournoyer... 6 games Becky Gottstein... 5 games Janelle McManus... 4 games 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: play. She also leads the team with 62 assists for a 3.7 per game average, including a careerhigh seven-assist game against Purdue. She has scored in double-figures in 12 of the team s 18 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. In the first collegiate start of her career at Rutgers, she scored a career-high 23 points while playing all 45 minutes in the overtime contest. She sunk the game-tying three pointer with :07 to play to send the game into the extra session. At Providence a week later, she netted 14, including a perfect three-for-three performance from the three point line. Not So Home Sweet Home After snapping a 16-game winning streak at home on Nov. 22 against No. 3 Duke, the Eagles have struggled at Conte Forum. So far this season, BC is 2-4 in games played at Conte and 2-5 overall at home (the Purdue game was played at the FleetCenter). The Eagles have lost their last three at home in contests against Fairfield, Miami and Virginia Tech. Their only wins have come against Dartmouth and Buffalo. 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. All five startes played at least 40 minutes in the overtime game against Rutgers. Three players played all 45 minutes (Gottstein, Jacobs and Janelle McManus) while Conway played 44 and Cournoyer was in for 40 minutes. 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. McManus led all scorers against Rutgers with 23, while Gottstein was second with 20 (and 16 rebounds). 30-Minute Madness Due to a very short bench caused by injuries, players have been forced to play 32 minutes or more most games this season. At No. 2 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 35.7 minutes per game, while Gottstein is second averaging 30.9 minutes per contest. Boston College Women s Basketball 6

7 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 joined UConn s Sue Bird as the only two juniors on a BIG EAST preseason teams. 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. What January 31st Means to Becky While Jan. 31st might be an ordinary day for most people, it will be special to Becky Gottstein for two reasons. First, the day marks her 21st birthday. Second, the team s game at Seton Hall that night will be the team s 20th and Becky s 15th of the season. She will then have played in 75.0 percent of the team s games and be eligible for the BIG EAST statistical rankings. Due to injury, she has missed five games this season and has not been able to be ranked. If she were in the rankings now, she would stack up like this: scoring - tied for sixth (15.1 ppg), rebounding - tied for second (8.2 rpg), field goal percentage - sixth (49.6 percent), free throw percentage - fourth (79.4 percent), defensive rebounds - first (5.39 drpg), offensive rebounds - tied for sixth (2.85 orpg). 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 257 points for 1,000 and her 441 career rebounds leave her 59 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 in scoring, after cracking the rebounding list already this season. Against Providence on Jan. 20, she moved into 10th place all-time on the rebounds list and now stands with 534 boards. On the points list, she needs just 253 points to move into 10 th place in the record books (and only 178 more for 1,000 points) with her 822 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 74 career picks. She is 25 shy of 12th-place all time. 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. 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 12 of 17 games this season and snapped her eight-game double-figure scoring streak against Miami when she was held to nine points. Over that stretch, she has averaged 18.3 points per contest. 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) Becky Gottstein (98-present) Sally Madeira (82-86) 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 (7) Amber Jacobs (5) Janelle McManus (4) Led the Team in Rebounding Rachel Byars (3) Nicole Conway (3) Jamie Cournoyer (3) Becky Gottstein (9) Led the Team in Assists Rachel Byars (2) Nicole Conway (6) Amber Jacobs (8) Maureen Magarity (1) Janelle McManus (3) Alicia Shields (1) Brianne Stepherson (1) Led the Team in Steals Rachel Byars (5) Nicole Conway (5) Jamie Cournoyer (1) Amber Jacobs (6) Janelle McManus (6) Alicia Shields (4) Adriana Spears (2) Double-Figure Scoring Rachel Byars (7) Nicole Conway (7) Jamie Cournoyer (8) Becky Gottstein (10) Amber Jacobs (12) Janelle McManus (7) Danielle O Banion (1) Alicia Shields (3) Double-Figure Rebounding Rachel Byars (3) Jamie Cournoyer (3) Nicole Conway (4) Becky Gottstein (6) 20+Point Games Rachel Byars (2) Becky Gottstsein (3) Amber Jacobs (3) Janelle McManus (1) 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. Sophomore Alicia Shields opened the season with a career night, scoring 15 points on perfect shooting against Tennessee Tech. She was five-for-five from the field, one-for-one from three-point land and four-for-four from the free throw line. Later, against Providence, she equaled the 15 points after having suffered a separared shoulder a couple of days earlier. 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. Then, in another televised game against a Top 15 team, she netted 23 points to lead all scorers against No. 12 Rutgers, including the game-tying three pointer to send the game to overtime. Tough Eagle D In two recent Eagle 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. Three Point Threats Once again in , the Eagles are a three-point threat. As a team, Boston College is shooting 36.0 percent from behind the arc and is ranked fourth in the BIG EAST behind Notre Dame (53.1 percent) and was 24th in the nation on the Jan. 15 NCAA release. The two freshman guards have led the team in the category this season. Amber Jacobs has hit on 28.4 percent of her attempts, going 21-for 74 over the first 18 games. She has hit three pointers in a game three times this season. Janelle McManus has gone 23-for-63 (36.5 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 15 of her 37 attempts (40.5 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 on one in her freshman campaign. Junior Nicole Conway has hit 48.3 percent of her shots this season, going 14-for-29. 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 eightfor 18 shooting (44.4 percent). Rachel Byars has also hit four three pointers this season for a 33.3 percent mark (four-for-12). Three times this season 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. Boston College Women s Basketball 8

9 Magarity Leaves the Team Sophomore Maureen Magarity has decided to leave Boston College and transfer to Marist College. The forward from Wappingers Falls, NY has had various injuries in her year and a half at the Heights and will attend Marist starting in the spring semester. Her father, Dave, is the coach of the men s basketball team at Marist. In 26 career games, Magarity averaged 2.0 points per game and 1.3 rebounds per game. Carolyn Takes a Break Freshman Carolyn Gottstein has taken a leave of absence from the women s basketball team for personal reasons. She will remain enrolled in the college, but will not take part in any basketball-related activities during second semester. The forward from Albany, N.Y. appeared in seven games this season and averaged 1.7 points per game and 1.3 rebounds per 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, 6.3 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game in 18 contests. In the Eagles last several 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 the Miami game, she put up 10 points and grabbed six rebounds. She also made two blocks and two steals, while drawing the defensive assignment of drawing the Hurricane s top player. At Syracuse, with the team down 14 in the second, she scored eight straight points for the team and was able to get the Eagles back within 11 and finished the game with 11 points. In her freshman campaign in , she was a third-team all-freshman selection by the Women s Basketball News Service. Eagles Among BIG EAST Leaders (As of Jan. 21) Scoring - All Games T15. Amber Jacobs ppg Scoring - BIG EAST Games 2. Becky Gottstein ppg Rebounding - All Games 13. Nicole Conway rpg T18. Jamie Cournoyer rpg Rebounding - BIG EAST Games 2. Becky Gottstein rpg 17. Nicole Conway rpg Defensive Rebounds - All Games T3. Nicole Conway rpg Defensive Rebounds - BIG EAST Games 1. Becky Gottstein rpg 6. Nicole Conway rpg Offensive Rebounds - BIG EAST Games 5. Becky Gottstein rpg FG Percentage - BIG EAST Games 5. Becky Gottstein FT Percentage - BIG EAST Games 6. Janelle McManus Becky Gottstein Assists - All Games 10. Amber Jacobs apg Assists - BIG EAST Games 12. Amber Jacobs apg Blocked Shots - All Games 3. Jamie Cournoyer bpg Blocked Shots - BIG EAST Games T2. Jamie Cournoyer bpg 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. In her first career collegiate start, she again made her mark on the boxscore. 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 32 minutes against second-ranked Tennessee, she scored a game-high 18 points, while also pulling down six rebounds 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, Boston College Women s Basketball 9

10 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 Miami 46/13 22/6 Rutgers 64/2 35/0 Virginia Tech 44/8 18/8 Providence 61/15 30/10 Villanova 43/5 28/2 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. Against Rutgers, she cracked the starting lineup and netted a career high 23 points, including an 11-for-12 performance from the free throw line. She played all 45 minutes of the overtime game and hit the game-tying three pointer to send the game into overtime. 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. Posts Up With several injuries to the forwards this season, the team s younger posts have been able to see playing time early on. Sophomore Adriana Spears has appeared in 12 games and is averaging 2.6 points per game and 1.8 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. Maureen Leahy has seen the majority of her playing time recently. She played a career-high 20 minutes at Georgetown and pulled down four rebounds. She has appeared in seven games after recovering from an early season illness and tendinitis in her foot. Ranked Opponents Seven of the Eagles opponents are ranked in the ESPN/USA Today and Associated Press polls. After its upset win over Connecticut, Notre Dame has moved into the top spot in both polls. Connecticut follows in second, then Tennessee. Duke is fourth and Purdue is sixth in both polls. Rutgers is ranked 14th in both polls. Villanova, the Eagles next opponent, cracked the Top 25 in the Associated Press poll this week and is currently ranked 24th. So far this season, the Eagles are 0-4 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. On Jan. 13, the Eagles fell in overtime, 75-66, at No. 12 Rutgers. 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 top-ranked UConn again, dropping a decision. In the second round of the NCAA tournament, No. 19 Virginia downed BC, Summer Tour Junior Nicole Conway was a member of the 2000 BIG EAST women s basketball all-star 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. 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 15 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 eight games. She is out indefinately. Senior guard Danielle O Banion has missed the last three games with a bony edema in her left ankle. She initially sprained the ankle on Jan. 9 and missed the Miami game and returned to practice but re-sprained the ankle on Jan. 16. She will be re-evaluated in two weeks. 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 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 and the WZBC sports team will handle the play-by-play duties. Up Next The Eagles will next face Seton Hall on Wednesday, Jan. 31 in South Orange, N.J. in a 7 p.m. game 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 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 ** Will not dress for the game. 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 50 Kim Mackie MACK-ee 54/55 Gottstein GOTT-steen Cathy Inglese in-glease Boston College Women s Basketball 11

12 The Last Time It Happened... The Last Time Boston College... Won in overtime vs. Michigan State Nov. 22, 1998 Lost in overtime at Rutgers Jan. 13, 2001 Played Two Overtimes loss vs. Georgetown Feb. 5, 1994 Beat a Top 10 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 at Syracuse Jan. 24, 2001 Scored 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 % vs. Virginia Tech Jan. 17, 2001 Held opponent under 35% from the field % at St. John s Jan. 2, 2001 Did not make a three-point shot at Syracuse Jan. 24, 2001 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 Allowed 50+ rebounds at Syracuse Jan. 24, 2001 Had 20+ assists vs. Fairfield Dec. 30, 2000 Made 12+ steals vs. Virginia Tech Jan. 17, 2001 Blocked seven+ shots... 7 at Providence Jan. 22, 2000 The Last Time a Boston College Player... Scored 30+ points... Jamie Cournoyer (33) vs Seton Hall, Feb. 7, 2000 Two players scored 20+ points... Janelle Mc Manus (23) and Becky Gottstein (20) vs. Rutgers, Jan. 13, 2001 Five players scored in double figures... Becky Gottstein (19), Alicia Shields (15), Janelle Mc Manus (14), Jamie Cournoyer (11) and Amber Jacobs (11) at Providence, Jan. 20, 2001 Hit six+ three-point baskets... Cal Bouchard (6) vs. West Virginia, Feb. 26, 2000 Attempted15+ free throws... Allison Booth (19) vs. Providence, Feb. 26, 1994 Made 15+ free throws... Allison Booth (15) vs. Providence, Feb. 26, 1994 Made 12+ free throws... Becky Gottstein (12) at Georgetown, Jan Had 20+ rebounds... Angela Crowder (26) vs. Holy Cross, Dec. 1, 1993 Had 15+ rebounds... Becky Gottstein (16) at Rutgers, Jan. 13, 2001 Two players had 10+ rebounds... Becky Gottstein (11) and Nicole Conway (10) at Georgetown, Jan. 6, 2001 Had 15+ assists... Sue Fritsch (15) vs. Stanford, Dec. 21, 1989 Had 10+assists... Aimee McGuire (10) vs. Loyola-Chicago, Dec. 9, 1994 Had five+ steals... Janelle McManus (5) vs. Virginia Tech, Jan. 17, 2001 Had five+ blocks... Jamie Cournoyer (7) vs. Providence, Jan. 22, 2000 Had two players with double-doubles... Nicole Conway (17 pts., 10 rebs.) and Jamie Cournoyer (13 pts., 12 rebs.) vs. Fairfield, Dec. 30, 2000 Bold indicates events in the Eagles last game. Boston College Women s Basketball 12

13 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 three-pointers (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... missed the Miami, Virginia Tech, Providence and Syracuse games with a sprained ankle... is averaging 2.9 points per game one of the team s most deadly three-point shooters the team s vocal leader. 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) Blocks... None 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) Blocks... None Minutes vs. two opponents #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 15 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 nine 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. 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 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) Blocks... None Minutes vs. Michigan State (11/18/00) #12 Janelle McManus, Fr. Guard, 5-6, Belle Harbor, N.Y. Has appeared in all 18 games this season, making four starts averages 8.8 points per game for third on the team also grabbing 2.6 rebounds per game has scored in double-figures in seven games this season named BIG EAST Rookie of the Week on Dec. 11 for her play against Tennessee and La Salle... against Tennessee, lead 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-offour 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... scored a careerhigh 23 points (17 in the second, five in overtime) in an overtime loss to Rutgers; hit the game-tying three pointer with :07 left to play and was also 11- for-12 from the free throw line... netted nine points and had a career-high five steals against Virginia Tech... scored 14 points (four-for six from the field; threefor-three from three-point land) and had two steals at Providence... has 42 assists and 17 steals this season... is shooting 83.3 percent from the free throw line (40- for-48) is shooting 36.5 percent from three point range and was ranked eighth in the nation earlier this season. Janelle McManus Career/Season Highs Points vs. Rutgers (1/13/01) 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...5 vs. Virginia Tech (1/17/01) Blocks... None Minutes vs. Rutgers (1/13/01) #20 Jamie Cournoyer, Sr. ***CAPTAIN*** Center, 6-3, North Attleboro, Mass. Team co-captain has appeared in all 18 games and started 16 games this season at center averaging 8.3 points and 5.9 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... played 40 minutes in the overtime loss to Rutgers, tying a career-high... had her third four-block game of the season against Virginia Tech... had her second double-double of the season against Providence with 12 points and 14 rebounds (12 in the first half); also added three blocks and a career-high three steals... netted 13 points and grabbed six rebounds in a loss at Syracuse... has 32 total blocks this season... was tied for 19th in the nation in blocked shots with a 2.00 per game average (as of Dec. 18). 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. two opponents Assists... 5 vs. two opponents Steals...3 vs. Providence (1/20/01) Blocks... 7 vs. Providence (1/22/00) Boston College Women s Basketball 13

14 Updated Player Bios Jamie Cournoyer s Season Highs Points...15 vs. Dartmouth (12/12/00) 3-pt. FG's... None Rebounds...14 vs. Providence (1/20/01) Assists... 4 vs. Faifield (12/30/00) Steals...3 vs. Providence (1/20/01) Blocks...4 vs. three opponents Minutes...40 vs. Rutgers (1/13/01) #23 Amber Jacobs, Fr. Guard, 5-8, Clarks Summit, Penn. Has started all 18 games this season at guard, the only Eagles to start every game is currently second on the team in scoring with a 12.7 points 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 three-pointers 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 had seven assists against Purdue, while adding eight points in 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... snapped an eight-game double-figures scoring streak against Miami... played all 45 minutes of the overtime loss at Rutgers, scoring eight points... tied a career-high with four rebounds, while adding four assists and registering her first career block, against Virginia Tech... returned to double-figure scoring against Providence with 12 points; also added four assists and two steals... had a career-high eight assists at Syracuse, while grabbing four rebounds to tie a career high... has netted double-figures in 12 of 18 games this season... leads the team with 70 assists for a 3.9 per game average is a 78.8 percent free throw shooter. Amber Jacobs Career/Season Highs Points vs. Fairfield (12/30/00) 3-pt. FG s... 3 vs. two opponents Rebounds... 4 vs. four opponents Assists... 7 vs. Syracuse (1/26/01) Steals... 4 vs. Miami (1/10/01) Blocks... 1 vs. Virginia Tech (1/17/01) Minutes vs. two opponents #24 Nicole Conway, Jr. Guard/Forward, 5-11, Glenmont, N.Y. Has appeared in all 18 game this season, making 13 starts is averaging 7.9 points per game and 6.3 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 team-high 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... had 10 points, six rebounds, two steals and two blocks in the loss to Miami... had eight rebounds and played 44 minutes against Rutgers... had five rebounds and three assists against Providence... netted 11 points (including eight straight points in the second half) against Syracuse... has 48 assists in the season... is a 88.6 percent free throw shooter and a 48.3 percent three-point shooter one of the team s most athletic players a threat from both the outside and inside. Nicole Conway s Career Highs Points...19 vs. Dartmouth (12/12/00) 3-pt. FG s... 4 vs. two opponents Rebounds...12 vs. Tennessee Tech (11/17/00) Assists... 7 vs. Fairfield (12/30/00) Steals...5 vs. Fairfield (12/30/00) Blocks...2 vs. two opponents Minutes...45 vs. Fairfield (12/30/00) Nicole Conway s Season Highs Points...19 vs. Dartmouth (12/12/00) 3-pt. FG s... 4 vs. Fairfield (12/30/00) Rebounds...12 vs. Tennessee Tech (11/17/00) Assists... 7 vs. Fairfield (12/30/00) Steals...5 vs. Fairfield (12/30/00) Blocks...2 vs. two opponents Minutes...45 vs. Fairfield (12/30/00) #25 Maureen Leahy, Fr. Center, 6-4, Wilbraham, Mass. Has appeared in nine games this season... has appeared in all but one BIG EAST contets and also against Michigan State, Dartmouth and Buffalo 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. Maureen Leahy s Career/Season Highs Points...2 vs. two opponents 3-pt. FG s... None Rebounds...4 vs. Georgetown (1/6/01) Assists... None Steals...None Blocks...1 vs. Georgetown (1/6/01) Minutes...20 vs. Georgetown (1/6/01) #33 Rachel Byars, Jr. Forward, 6-0, Morganfield, Ky. Has appeared in all 18 games, starting 13, in the frontcourt this season has a 7.5 points per game average and a 5.2 rebounds per game average had back-to-back doubledoubles 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 which tied a school record 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 co-player 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 Boston College Women s Basketball 14

15 Updated Player Bios 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 45.0 percent from the field and 33.3 percent from three-point range she is currently shooting 79.5 percent (31-for- 39) from the free throw line has 20 steals on the season... transferred from Western Kentucky last season and sat out the season. Rachel Byars Career Highs Points...27 vs. Michigan State (11/18/00) 3-pt. FG s...1 vs. four opponents Rebounds...11 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...40 vs. two opponents Rachel Byars Season Highs Points...27 vs. Michigan State (11/18/00) 3-pt. FG s...1 vs. four opponents Rebounds...11 vs. two opponents Assists...6 vs. Dartmouth (12/12/00) Steals...6 vs. Michigan State (11/18/00) Blocks...1 vs. two opponents Minutes...40 vs. two opponents #34 Alicia Shields, So. Guard, 5-9, Mandeville, La. Has appeared in all 17 games this season, making 12 starts in the backcourt... is averaging 5.6 points per game and 2.1 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 42.9 (15-for-35) 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 had five points, four rebounds, two assits and three steals in the Virginia Tech game... tied her career-high with 15 points against Providence and set a new career high with six rebounds... has 30 assists on the season and 19 steals. Alicia Shields Career Highs Points...15 vs. two opponents 3-pt. FG s...3 vs. La Salle (12/9/00) Rebounds...6 vs. Providence (1/20/01) Assists...7 vs. Buffalo (12/28/00) Steals...4 vs. Kent State (12/21/00) Blocks...None Minutes...37 vs. Buffalo (12/28/00) #35 Adriana Spears, So. Forward, 6-1, Stratford, Conn. Has appeared in 13 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 1.8 rebounds per game and 2.5 points per game has five blocked shots and five steals on the season... is a 76.9 percent free throw shooter... one of the team s toughest players in the paint and a shotblocking threat. Adriana Spears Career Highs Points vs. Pittsburgh (2/20/00) 3-pt. FG s... None 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) Adriana Spears Season Highs Points... 8 vs. St. John s (1/2/01) 3-pt. FG s... None 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) #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. Kim Mackie s Career Highs Points vs. Kent State (12/4/99) 3-pt. FG s... None Rebounds vs. Kent State (12/4/99) Assists... 3 vs. two opponnets Steals... 4 vs. Miami (2/2/00) Blocks... 1 vs. eight opponents Alicia Shields Season Highs Points...15 vs. two opponents 3-pt. FG s...3 vs. La Salle (12/9/00) Rebounds...6 vs. Providence (1/20/01) Assists...7 vs. Buffalo (12/28/00) Steals...4 vs. Kent State (12/21/00) Blocks...None Minutes...37 vs. Buffalo (12/28/00) Boston College Women s Basketball 15

16 Updated Player Bios #54 Becky Gottstein, Jr. Forward, 6-1, Albany, N.Y. An All-America and All-BIG EAST Player of the Year candidate... has appeared in 13 games this season, making 11 starts... has played in all seven BIG EAST games, making ix starts... 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 against Tennessee Tech came back to the lineup against Duke and led all scorers with 15 points in 37 minutes; also grabbed 11 rebounds for her 15 th 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... came off the bench against Buffalo in her return to the lineup from a broken third metacarpal bone in her right hand suffered in practice on Dec against the Bulls, recorded her third double-double of the season on a game-high 23 points and game-high 12 rebounds 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... netted 19 points and grabbed eight rebounds against Miami... had 20 points and tied a career-high with 16 rebounds playing all 45 minutes of the overtime Rutgers loss; had her fifth doubledouble of the season and 19th of her career... recorded her 500th career rebound in the Rutgers game... netted a season-high 24 points on nine-for-15 shooting (six-for-six from the free throw line) and grabbed seven rebounds against Virginia Tech in 38 minutes... in 34 minutes at Providence, had 19 points and grabbed eight rebounds; also had three assists... went seven-for-eight from the free-throw line and six-for-12 from the field against the Friars... scored 15 points and added nine rebounds against Syracuse in 29 minutes; also had a steal... was a preseason All-BIG EAST second team selection a Street & Smith preseason All-America honorable mention pick leads the team with a 15.1 points per game average... also leads the club with a 8.2 rebounds per game mark has three 20+ point games this season and 10 double-figure scoring games... has six double-figure rebounding games this season... ranks among the best in the BIG EAST (conference games only) in several categories: scoring (second ppg), rebounding (second rpg), field goal percentage (fifth percent) and free throw percentage (ninth percent)... due to injury, does not have enough games to qualify for the overall BIG EAST stats; will enter the ranking on Feb. 1 after the Seton Hall game... is shooting 79.4 percent from the free throw line (53-for-68)... has 15 assists, six steals and two blocks... her younger sister Carolyn is also a member of the women s basketball team. #55 Carolyn Gottstein, Fr. Forward, 6-2, Albany, N.Y. Has taken a leave of absence from the team for second semester... 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... was averaging 1.7 points per game and 1.3 rebounds per game is the younger sister of Becky. Carolyn Gottstein s Career/Season Highs Points...6 vs. Holy Cross (11/29/00) 3-pt. FG s...none 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) Becky Gottstein s Career Highs Points vs. Kent State (12/4/99) 3-pt. FG s... None Rebounds vs. three opponents Assists... 5 vs. Pittsburgh (2/23/99) Steals... 3 vs. three opponents Blocks... 1 vs. five opponents Minutes vs. Rutgers (1/13/01) Becky Gottstein s Season Highs Points vs. Virginia Tech (1/17/01) 3-pt. FG s... None Rebounds vs. Rutgers (1/13/01) Assists... 4 vs. Fairfield (12/30/00) Steals... 2 vs. Purdue (12/3/00) Blocks... 1 vs. two opponents Minutes vs. Rutgers (1/13/01) Boston College Women s Basketball 16