2018–19 Boston College Eagles women's basketball team

The 2018–19 Boston College Eagles women's basketball team represented Boston College during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Eagles, were led by first year head coach Joanna Bernabei-McNamee. They played their home games at the Conte Forum and were members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.[1][2][3] They finished the season 14–16, 3–13 in ACC play in thirteenth place. They lost in the first round of the ACC women's tournament to Virginia.

2018–19 Boston College Eagles women's basketball
Hawk Classic Champions
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record14–16 (3–13 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaConte Forum
Seasons
2018–19 ACC women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 3 Notre Dame 14 2   .875 35 4   .897
No. 5 Louisville 14 2   .875 32 4   .889
No. 10 NC State 12 4   .750 28 6   .824
No. 19 Miami (FL) 12 4   .750 25 9   .735
No. 12 Syracuse 11 5   .688 25 9   .735
No. 25 Florida State 10 6   .625 24 9   .727
Clemson 9 7   .563 20 13   .606
North Carolina 8 8   .500 18 15   .545
Georgia Tech 7 9   .438 17 13   .567
Virginia Tech 6 10   .375 22 12   .647
Duke 6 10   .375 15 15   .500
Virginia 5 11   .313 12 19   .387
Boston College 3 13   .188 14 16   .467
Pittsburgh 2 14   .125 11 20   .355
Wake Forest 1 15   .063 10 20   .333
2019 ACC tournament winner
As of March 7, 2019
Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

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They finished the season 7–23, 2–14 in ACC play to finish in fourteenth place. They lost in the first round of the ACC women's tournament to North Carolina. On March 1 after the 2017–18 season, head coach Erik Johnson resigned.[4] He finished at Boston College with a six-year record of 68–115. On April 10, Boston College hired former Albany head coach Joanna Bernabei-McNamee to be the next head coach of the team.[5]

Off-season

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Recruiting class

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Source:[6]

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Janasae Bishop
PG
Hammond, IN East Chicago Central 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) N/A  
Star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN:    ESPN grade: 90
Clara Ford
P
Vienna, VA George C. Marshall 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) N/A  
Star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN:    ESPN grade: 90
Taylor Soule
G
Lebanon, NH Kimball Union Academy 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) N/A  
Star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN:    ESPN grade: 89
Kate Klimkiewicz
W
Oakton, VA Paul VI Catholic High School 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) N/A  
Star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN:    ESPN grade: 89
Marnelle Garraud
PG
Lynn, MA Noble and Greenough School 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) N/A  
Star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN:    ESPN grade: 88
Lana Hollingsworth
G
Brighton, Australia Haileybury Girls College 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) N/A  
Star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN:    ESPN grade: 88
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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2018–19 Boston College Eagles women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Jenasae Bishop 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr East Chicago Central Hammond, IN
G 4 Taylor Ortlepp 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr St. Ignatius College Adelaide, Australia
F 5 Georgia Pineau 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Caulfield Grammar Victoria, Australia
G 10 Makayla Dickens 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Princess Anne Virginia Beach, VA
F 11 Emma Guy 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Penfield Penfield, NY
F 13 Taylor Soule 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Kimball Union Academy Lebanon, NH
G 14 Marnelle Garraud 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Noble and Greenough School Lynn, MA
G/F 22 Lana Hollingsworth 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Haileybury Girls College Brighton, Australia
G 23 Milan Bolden-Morris 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Cardinal Newman Belle Glade, FL
G/F 24 Kate Klimkiewicz 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Paul VI Catholic High School Oakton, VA
G 31 Sydney Lowery 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So St. Luke's School Shelton, CT
C 32 Clara Ford 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr George C. Marshall Vienna, VA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: 2018-10-04

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 8, 2018*
7:00 pm
at Rhode Island W 88–64  1–0
Ryan Center (373)
Kingston, RI
November 11, 2018*
4:00 pm, ACCN Extra
St. Peter's W 89–57  2–0
Conte Forum (509)
Chestnut Hill, MA
November 15, 2018*
11:30 am, ACCN Extra
Holy Cross W 89–63  3–0
Conte Forum (3,117)
Chestnut Hill, MA
November 18, 2018*
2:00 pm
at Houston W 64–57  4–0
H&PE Arena 
Houston, TX
November 24, 2018*
2:00 pm
vs. Loyola (MD)
Hawk Classic semifinals
W 73–47  5–0
Hagan Arena (737)
Philadelphia, PA
November 25, 2018*
12:00 pm
vs. Rider
Hawk Classic Championship
W 112–61  6–0
Hagan Arena 
Philadelphia, PA
November 27, 2018*
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Providence L 57–61  6–1
Conte Forum (722)
Chestnut Hill, MA
December 2, 2018*
2:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Columbia W 74–60  7–1
Conte Forum (782)
Chestnut Hill, MA
December 6, 2018*
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Bryant W 83–46  8–1
Conte Forum (652)
Chestnut Hill, MA
December 9, 2018*
2:00 pm, ACCN Extra
No. 14 Minnesota L 69–77  8–2
Conte Forum (1,417)
Chestnut Hill, MA
December 16, 2018*
4:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Boston University
Green Line Rivalry
W 78–51  9–2
Conte Forum (887)
Chestnut Hill, MA
December 21, 2018*
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Campbell W 76–56  10–2
Conte Forum (779)
Chestnut Hill, MA
December 29, 2018*
2:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Dartmouth W 99–68  11–2
Conte Forum (1,411)
Chestnut Hill, MA
ACC regular season
January 3, 2019
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Georgia Tech L 76–81  11–3
(0–1)
Conte Forum (1,254)
Chestnut Hill, MA
January 6, 2019
2:00 pm, ACCN Extra
No. 9 NC State L 69–85  11–4
(0–2)
Conte Forum (1,475)
Chestnut Hill, MA
January 10, 2019
7:00 pm, RSN
at Wake Forest W 65–64  12–4
(1–2)
LJVM Coliseum (467)
Winston-Salem, NC
January 13, 2019
1:00 pm, RSN
at Pittsburgh W 59–55  13–4
(2–2)
Petersen Events Center (2,630)
Pittsburgh, PA
January 17, 2019
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Florida State L 71–91  13–5
(2–3)
Conte Forum (935)
Chestnut Hill, MA
January 20, 2019
1:00 pm, ACCN Extra
at No. 1 Notre Dame L 63–92  13–6
(2–4)
Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,714)
South Bend, IN
January 27, 2019
1:00 pm, ACCN Extra
at Miami L 73–76  13–7
(2–5)
Watsco Center (1,108)
Coral Gables, FL
January 31, 2019
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Duke W 92–90 2OT 14–7
(3–5)
Conte Forum (925)
Chestnut Hill, MA
February 3, 2019
1:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Virginia Tech L 86–95  14–8
(3–6)
Conte Forum (1,590)
Chestnut Hill, MA
February 7, 2019
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
at Virginia L 77–79 OT 14–9
(3–7)
John Paul Jones Arena (2,382)
Charlottesville, VA
February 10, 2019
2:00 pm, ACCN Extra
at No. 15 Syracuse L 69–96  14–10
(3–8)
Carrier Dome (2,730)
Syracuse, NY
February 13, 2019
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
No. 6 Notre Dame L 47–97  14–11
(3–9)
Conte Forum (1,598)
Chestnut Hill, MA
February 16, 2019
1:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Clemson L 58–91  14–12
(3–10)
Conte Forum (1,932)
Chestnut Hill, MA
February 21, 2019
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
at North Carolina L 78–93  14–13
(3–11)
Carmichael Arena (1,950)
Chapel Hill, NC
February 24, 2019
2:00 pm, ACCN Extra
at No. 4 Louisville L 51–87  14–14
(3–12)
KFC Yum! Center (11,132)
Louisville, KY
March 3, 2018
2:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Syracuse L 59–76  14–15
(3–13)
Conte Forum (2,245)
Chestnut Hill, MA
ACC Women's Tournament
March 6, 2019
1:00 pm, RSN
(13) vs. (12) Virginia
First Round
L 61–77  14–16
Greensboro Coliseum 
Greensboro, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Rankings

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Legend
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(RV)   Received Votes
(NR)   Not Ranked

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "WBB FINAL - Boston College" (PDF). Bceagles.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 26, 2018. Retrieved February 25, 2018.
  2. ^ "Boston College Eagles Women's Basketball - Eagles News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More". ESPN. Retrieved February 25, 2018.
  3. ^ Boston College Eagles. "Boston College Eagles on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved February 25, 2018.
  4. ^ "Johnson Resigns as Women's Basketball Head Coach - Boston College". bceagles.com. Retrieved October 4, 2018.
  5. ^ "Boston College hires Joanna Bernabei-McNamee as women's hoops coach". ESPN.com. Associated Press. April 10, 2018. Retrieved April 11, 2018.
  6. ^ "Boston College Eagles". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved October 5, 2018.
  7. ^ "2018-19 Women's Basketball Schedule". Bceagles.com. Retrieved October 4, 2018.