 Boston College, the 10 seed, will take on Virginia Tech, the seven seed, in the first round of the ACC Tournament tonight at 6 p.m.
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The Boston College women's basketball team heads to Greensborough, N.C., today, for the 30th annual ACC Women's Basketball Tournament. The Eagles are seeded No. 10, after a tough season (13-15, 3-11 ACC). The first four seeds, Duke, North Carolina, NC State, and Maryland respectively, all earned first round byes.
The Eagles first round entails a 6 p.m. bout with the seventh-seeded Virginia Tech Hokies.
The Eagles hope to regroup and finish the season strong after a recent history of home game trials against fellow ACC members Maryland and Virginia Tech. Last Sunday, the Eagles lost their Senior Day season finale to a powerhouse Maryland team.
Despite a standout performance by senior Kathrin Ress, putting up 26 points and collecting six rebounds, the Eagles still lost, 76-60.
In the Eagles' last meeting with Virginia Tech, on Feb. 23, the Eagles fell, 67-52. Virginia Tech's balanced scoring attack and good play from the bench overwhelmed a lackluster BC.
The Hokies had four players in double figures, including Amber Hall with 12 points, Brittany Cook with 11, and Kirby Copeland and Nare Diawara with 10 points each.
BC was overwhelmed by the Hokies defense: The Eagles were outscored by 15 points, posting an overall poor 32.8 field goal percentage which coach Cathy Inglese attributed to rushed shots.
The Eagles hope to correct this problem, focusing on a slower and more balanced attack, forcing the Hokies to play defense, in their upcoming game.
Even Ress, BC's lead scorer, averaging 16.2 points and 8.5 rebounds a game, was held to only nine points. Ress, a senior and third team All-ACC honoree, was frustrated by a bigger Hokies front line, including 6-6 Diawara and 6-4 Eleanor Brentall.
Virginia Tech is led by seniors Copeland, Diawara, and Britney Anderson. Copeland, a senior guard who was selected as an honorable mention to the All-ACC Team, averages 15.3 points per game. Anderson, a 6-0 forward, averages 10.4 points a game and Diawara, the Hokie's 6-6 center averages 12.1 points and 8.1 rebounds a game.
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