2019–20 Boston College Eagles women's basketball team


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.

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
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 6 Louisville162 .889284 .875
No. 8 NC State†144 .778284 .875
Duke126 .6671812 .600
No. 18 Florida State117 .611248 .750
Virginia Tech117 .611219 .700
Boston College117 .6112012 .625
Georgia Tech108 .5562011 .645
Syracuse99 .5001615 .516
Virginia810 .4441317 .433
Notre Dame810 .4441318 .419
Miami (FL)711 .3891515 .500
North Carolina711 .3891614 .533
Wake Forest711 .3891616 .500
Clemson315 .167823 .258
Pittsburgh117 .056526 .161
2020 ACC tournament winner
As of March 5, 2020
Rankings from AP poll

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
NameHometownHigh school / collegeHeightWeightCommit date
Jaelyn Batts
G
South Riding, VAFreedom6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)N/A 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN:    ESPN grade: 90
Akunna Konkwo
P
Alexandria, VABishop Ireton6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)N/A 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN:    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
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G1Cameron Swartz5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)SoFellowship Christian SchoolMarietta, GA
G0Jaelyn Batts6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)FrFreedomSouth Riding, VA
G4Taylor Ortlepp5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)SrSt. Ignatius CollegeAdelaide, Australia
F5Georgia Pineau6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)SrCaulfield GrammarVictoria, Australia
G10Makayla Dickens5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)SoPrincess AnneVirginia Beach, VA
F11Emma Guy6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)SrPenfieldPenfield, NY
F13Taylor Soule5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)SoKimball Union AcademyLebanon, NH
G14Marnelle Garraud5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)SoNoble and Greenough SchoolLynn, MA
G23Milan Bolden-Morris5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)JrCardinal NewmanBelle Glade, FL
G31Sydney Lowery5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)JrSt. Luke's SchoolShelton, CT
C32Clara Ford6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)SoGeorge C. MarshallVienna, VA
C44Akunna Konkwo6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)FrBishop IretonAlexandria, 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#ResultRecordSite (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 5, 2019*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
UMass LowellW 89–64 1–0
Conte Forum (448)
Chestnut Hill, MA
November 10, 2019*
2:00 p.m., ACCNX
St. Francis BrooklynW 106–69 2–0
Conte Forum (622)
Chestnut Hill, MA
November 13, 2019*
7:00 p.m., NESN+
at Holy CrossL 71–80 2–1
Hart Center (817)
Worcester, MA
November 17, 2019*
1:00 p.m.
at ProvidenceL 60–76 2–2
Alumni Hall (669)
Providence, RI
November 21, 2019*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
Rhode IslandW 66–55 3–2
Conte Forum (762)
Chestnut Hill, MA
November 24, 2019*
2:00 p.m., ACCNX
VCUW 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 DukeL 73–85 5–5
(0–1)
Cameron Indoor Stadium (3,005)
Durham, NC
December 15, 2019*
2:00 p.m., NESN
at Boston UniversityW 88–57 6–5
Case Gym (353)
Boston, MA
December 20, 2019*
11:00 a.m., ACCNX
Delaware StateW 109–69 7–5
Conte Forum (3,619)
Chestnut Hill, MA
December 29, 2019
12:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 9 NC StateL 54–72 7–6
(0–2)
Conte Forum (1,323)
Chestnut Hill, MA
January 5, 2020
2:00 p.m., ACCNX
at PittsburghW 79–70 8–6
(1–2)
Petersen Events Center (3,791)
Pittsburgh, PA
January 9, 2020
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
at Notre DameW 75–65 9–6
(2–2)
Edmund P. Joyce Center (7,487)
South Bend, IN
January 12, 2020
2:00 p.m., ACCNX
VirginiaL 52–69 9–7
(2–3)
Conte Forum (2,357)
Chestnut Hill, MA
January 16, 2020
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 5 LouisvilleL 70–81 9–8
(2–4)
Conte Forum (1,137)
Chestnut Hill, MA
January 19, 2020
2:00 p.m., ACCNX
at Georgia TechW 55–48 10–8
(3–4)
McCamish Pavilion (2,577)
Atlanta, GA
January 23, 2020
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
at Virginia TechL 49–70 10–9
(3–5)
Cassell Coliseum (1,428)
Blacksburg, VA
January 30, 2020
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
at No. 14 Florida StateW 65–56 11–9
(4–5)
Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (2,679)
Tallahassee, FL
February 2, 2020
1:00 p.m., ACCNX
Wake ForestW 67–54 12–9
(5–5)
Conte Forum (1,312)
Chestnut Hill, MA
February 6, 2020
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
SyracuseL 79–89 12–10
(5–6)
Conte Forum (1,676)
Chestnut Hill, MA
February 9, 2020
12:00 p.m., ACCRSN
at ClemsonW 70–68 13–10
(6–6)
Littlejohn Coliseum (1,437)
Clemson, SC
February 13, 2020
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
Notre DameW 56–55 14–10
(7–6)
Conte Forum (1,318)
Chestnut Hill, MA
February 16, 2020
12:00 p.m., ACCNX
North CarolinaW 93–75 15–10
(8–6)
Conte Forum (2,217)
Chestnut Hill, MA
February 20, 2020
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
PittsburghW 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 LouisvilleL 48–68 17–11
(10–7)
KFC Yum! Center (8,514)
Louisville, KY
March 1, 2020
4:00 p.m., ACCNX
at SyracuseW 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
PollPre-
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Final
APRVRV
CoachesN/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.