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.
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Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
Ranking | |
AP | No. RV |
Record | 20–12 (11–7 ACC) |
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Home arena | Conte Forum |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 6 Louisville | 16 | – | 2 | .889 | 28 | – | 4 | .875 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 8 NC State† | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 28 | – | 4 | .875 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Duke | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 18 | – | 12 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 18 Florida State | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 24 | – | 8 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Virginia Tech | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 21 | – | 9 | .700 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boston College | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 20 | – | 12 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia Tech | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 20 | – | 11 | .645 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Syracuse | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 16 | – | 15 | .516 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Virginia | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 13 | – | 17 | .433 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notre Dame | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 13 | – | 18 | .419 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Miami (FL) | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 15 | – | 15 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Carolina | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 16 | – | 14 | .533 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wake Forest | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 16 | – | 16 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Clemson | 3 | – | 15 | .167 | 8 | – | 23 | .258 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pittsburgh | 1 | – | 17 | .056 | 5 | – | 26 | .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
editThey 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
editRecruiting Class
editSource:[2]
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Jaelyn Batts G |
South Riding, VA | Freedom | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | N/A | ||
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 90 | ||||||
Akunna Konkwo P |
Alexandria, VA | Bishop Ireton | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | N/A | ||
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 90 | ||||||
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Roster
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Schedule
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Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Regular season | |||||||||||
November 5, 2019* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX |
UMass Lowell | W 89–64 | 1–0 |
Conte Forum (448) Chestnut Hill, MA | |||||||
November 10, 2019* 2:00 p.m., ACCNX |
St. Francis Brooklyn | W 106–69 | 2–0 |
Conte Forum (622) Chestnut Hill, MA | |||||||
November 13, 2019* 7:00 p.m., NESN+ |
at Holy Cross | L 71–80 | 2–1 |
Hart Center (817) Worcester, MA | |||||||
November 17, 2019* 1:00 p.m. |
at Providence | L 60–76 | 2–2 |
Alumni Hall (669) Providence, RI | |||||||
November 21, 2019* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX |
Rhode Island | W 66–55 | 3–2 |
Conte Forum (762) Chestnut Hill, MA | |||||||
November 24, 2019* 2:00 p.m., ACCNX |
VCU | W 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 Duke | L 73–85 | 5–5 (0–1) |
Cameron Indoor Stadium (3,005) Durham, NC | |||||||
December 15, 2019* 2:00 p.m., NESN |
at Boston University | W 88–57 | 6–5 |
Case Gym (353) Boston, MA | |||||||
December 20, 2019* 11:00 a.m., ACCNX |
Delaware State | W 109–69 | 7–5 |
Conte Forum (3,619) Chestnut Hill, MA | |||||||
December 29, 2019 12:00 p.m., ACCNX |
No. 9 NC State | L 54–72 | 7–6 (0–2) |
Conte Forum (1,323) Chestnut Hill, MA | |||||||
January 5, 2020 2:00 p.m., ACCNX |
at Pittsburgh | W 79–70 | 8–6 (1–2) |
Petersen Events Center (3,791) Pittsburgh, PA | |||||||
January 9, 2020 7:00 p.m., ACCNX |
at Notre Dame | W 75–65 | 9–6 (2–2) |
Edmund P. Joyce Center (7,487) South Bend, IN | |||||||
January 12, 2020 2:00 p.m., ACCNX |
Virginia | L 52–69 | 9–7 (2–3) |
Conte Forum (2,357) Chestnut Hill, MA | |||||||
January 16, 2020 7:00 p.m., ACCNX |
No. 5 Louisville | L 70–81 | 9–8 (2–4) |
Conte Forum (1,137) Chestnut Hill, MA | |||||||
January 19, 2020 2:00 p.m., ACCNX |
at Georgia Tech | W 55–48 | 10–8 (3–4) |
McCamish Pavilion (2,577) Atlanta, GA | |||||||
January 23, 2020 7:00 p.m., ACCNX |
at Virginia Tech | L 49–70 | 10–9 (3–5) |
Cassell Coliseum (1,428) Blacksburg, VA | |||||||
January 30, 2020 7:00 p.m., ACCNX |
at No. 14 Florida State | W 65–56 | 11–9 (4–5) |
Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (2,679) Tallahassee, FL | |||||||
February 2, 2020 1:00 p.m., ACCNX |
Wake Forest | W 67–54 | 12–9 (5–5) |
Conte Forum (1,312) Chestnut Hill, MA | |||||||
February 6, 2020 7:00 p.m., ACCNX |
Syracuse | L 79–89 | 12–10 (5–6) |
Conte Forum (1,676) Chestnut Hill, MA | |||||||
February 9, 2020 12:00 p.m., ACCRSN |
at Clemson | W 70–68 | 13–10 (6–6) |
Littlejohn Coliseum (1,437) Clemson, SC | |||||||
February 13, 2020 7:00 p.m., ACCNX |
Notre Dame | W 56–55 | 14–10 (7–6) |
Conte Forum (1,318) Chestnut Hill, MA | |||||||
February 16, 2020 12:00 p.m., ACCNX |
North Carolina | W 93–75 | 15–10 (8–6) |
Conte Forum (2,217) Chestnut Hill, MA | |||||||
February 20, 2020 7:00 p.m., ACCNX |
Pittsburgh | W 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 Louisville | L 48–68 | 17–11 (10–7) |
KFC Yum! Center (8,514) Louisville, KY | |||||||
March 1, 2020 4:00 p.m., ACCNX |
at Syracuse | W 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 | ||||||
Rankings
editPoll | Pre- Season |
Week 2 |
Week 3 |
Week 4 |
Week 5 |
Week 6 |
Week 7 |
Week 8 |
Week 9 |
Week 10 |
Week 11 |
Week 12 |
Week 13 |
Week 14 |
Week 15 |
Week 16 |
Week 17 |
Week 18 |
Week 19 |
Final |
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AP | RV | RV | ||||||||||||||||||
Coaches | N/A |
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
editReferences
edit- ^ "NCAA cancels remaining winter and spring championships". Archived from the original on March 12, 2020.
- ^ "Boston College Eagles". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved November 6, 2019.
- ^ "2019-20 Women's Basketball Schedule". Bceagles.com. Boston College. Retrieved November 5, 2019.