BC Outlasts WVU
January 25, 2003 09:15 PM | General
January 25, 2003
CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – Becky Gottstein scored 22 points and grabbed 14 rebounds to lead No. 25-ranked Boston College to a 69-61 victory over West Virginia Saturday night at Conte Forum.
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| Yolanda Paige looks for room to maneuver inside in the first half of West Virginia's 69-61 loss at Boston College Saturday. (AP photo) |
Jessalyn Deveny added 17 and Amber Jacobs contributed 14 to help the Eagles improve to 13-4, 5-1.
The tough-luck Mountaineers dropped their fifth straight Big East game and is the only team remaining without a conference victory.
Yolanda Paige scored 12, Kate Bulger added 11 and Liz Holbrook and Michelle Carter contributed 10 each for West Virginia, now 11-5 overall.
West Virginia jumped out to an eight-point first-half lead at 27-19 before Boston College fought back to cut its deficit to two at halftime, 32-30.
BC went on a 12-5 run to start the second half to build its lead to five, 42-37.
BC kept a five-point advantage for most of the second half until a three by Bulger closed the score to two, 56-54.
Another runner by Bulger pulled West Virginia to within three, 59-56 with 4:17 left, but West Virginia could muster just one more field goal over the remaining 4:17.
Boston College made 6 of 8 free throws down the stretch to hold on to the eight-point victory.
Bulger made just 5 of 19 field goal attempts, including 1 of 7 from three-point distance. Combined with her 3 of 14 shooting performance last Wednesday against Marshall, the junior has made just 8 of her last 33 field goal attempts (24.2 percent).
Overall the Mountaineers made 27 of 61 field goal attempts for 44.3 percent while Boston College hit 25 of 63 shot attempts for 39.7 percent.
The difference in the game was at the free throw line where Boston College converted 18 of 22 free throws. West Virginia took just 8 free throws, making 6. West Virginia was whistled for 19 fouls; Boston College was credited with 10 fouls.
BC has won all 12 meetings against West Virginia since the Mountaineers joined the Big East in 1995.
West Virginia will try to pick up its first conference win next Wednesday at the WVU Coliseum against Seton Hall. The Pirates are currently 9-6 after today’s 64-54 victory over Providence.
Tip off is scheduled for 7 p.m.
