BC Sports
Jacobs becomes second Eagle drafted
Senior guard Amber Jacobs has more basketball in her future, as she was selected 33rd overall by the Minnesota Lynx in the third round of the 2004 WNBA Draft on Saturday. The All-Big East second-team and Big East All-Tournament member was the second Boston College women's basketball player ever selected in the WNBA Draft. Cal Bouchard was drafted 60th overall in the fourth round by the Detroit Shock in 2000.
Jacobs finished her career at BC fourth in scoring with 1,544 points and fifth in assists with 469 assists. She added an exclamation point to her tremendous career by winning the 16th Annual Mountain Dew College Slam Dunk & Three-Point Shooting Championship.
Shannon to wear the "C" on sweater
The men's hockey team announced its captains for the 2004-05 season on Friday. Ryan Shannon, who will be a senior and led the Eagles in scoring this past season, was named captain. In a stellar year, Shannon earned All-Hockey East First-Team and All-America Second-Team honors. Fellow seniors Andrew Alberts and Ryan Murphy and junior Patrick Eaves were named the assistant captains for next season. Alberts was honored as a First-Team All-American and Second-Team All-Hockey East member. Eaves was named Second-Team All-Amercian and Second-Team All-Hockey East as he was the Eagles' third leading scorer. Murphy, known for his gritty play, is most notable for scoring the winning goal in the Beanpot.
O'Donnell named Pitcher of the Week
Senior right-handed pitcher Matt O'Donnell earned Big East Pitcher of the Week honors April 12. O'Donnell pitched a complete game, striking out six, walking only two, and giving up no earned runs to beat the fourth-ranked Notre Dame and deliver the Irish their first conference loss of the season. BC won 7-4 as O'Donnell gave up only six hits over seven innings.
The victory over Notre Dame was BC's first win over the Irish since May 13, 2001. This is O'Donnell's first Big East distinction and he is the only Eagle to be honored by the conference thus far this year. On the season, O'Donnell is 3-3 with a 4.91 ERA in eight games started.
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