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
2019–20 record20–12 (11–7 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaConte Forum
2019–20 ACC women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 6 Louisville162 .889  284  .875
No. 8 NC State†144 .778  284  .875
Duke126 .667  1812  .600
No. 18 Florida State117 .611  248  .750
Virginia Tech117 .611  219  .700
Boston College117 .611  2012  .625
Georgia Tech108 .556  2011  .645
Syracuse99 .500  1615  .516
Virginia810 .444  1317  .433
Notre Dame810 .444  1318  .419
Miami (FL)711 .389  1515  .500
North Carolina711 .389  1614  .533
Wake Forest711 .389  1616  .500
Clemson315 .167  823  .258
Pittsburgh117 .056  526  .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

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

Recruiting Class

Source:[2]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Jaelyn Batts
G
South Riding, VA Freedom 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   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: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/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

    2019–20 Boston College Eagles women's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    G 1 Cameron Swartz 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SoFellowship Christian School Marietta, GA
    G 0 Jaelyn Batts 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrFreedom South Riding, VA
    G 4 Taylor Ortlepp 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SrSt. Ignatius College Adelaide, Australia
    F 5 Georgia Pineau 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SrCaulfield Grammar Victoria, Australia
    G 10 Makayla Dickens 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SoPrincess Anne Virginia Beach, VA
    F 11 Emma Guy 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SrPenfield Penfield, NY
    F 13 Taylor Soule 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SoKimball Union Academy Lebanon, NH
    G 14 Marnelle Garraud 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SoNoble and Greenough School Lynn, MA
    G 23 Milan Bolden-Morris 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) JrCardinal Newman Belle Glade, FL
    G 31 Sydney Lowery 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) JrSt. Luke's School Shelton, CT
    C 32 Clara Ford 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SoGeorge C. Marshall Vienna, VA
    C 44 Akunna Konkwo 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) FrBishop Ireton Alexandria, VA
    Head coach
    Assistant coach(es)

    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • (W) Walk-on

    Roster
    Last update: 2019-11-06

    Schedule

    Source:[3]

    Date
    time, TV
    Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
    city, state
    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
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    All times are in Eastern.

    Rankings

    Regular Season Polls
    PollPre-
    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
    AP RV RV
    Coaches N/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

    References

    1. "NCAA cancels remaining winter and spring championships".
    2. "Boston College Eagles". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved November 6, 2019.
    3. "2019-20 Women's Basketball Schedule". Bceagles.com. Boston College. Retrieved 2019-11-05.
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