2020–21 Boston College Eagles women's basketball team

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2020–21 Boston College Eagles women's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record7–12 (2–11 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaConte Forum
Seasons
2020–21 ACC women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 8 Louisville 14 – 2   .875 26 – 4   .867
No. 3 NC State† 12 – 2   .857 22 – 3   .880
Georgia Tech 12 – 6   .667 17 – 9   .654
Syracuse 9 – 7   .563 15 – 9   .625
Florida State 9 – 7   .563 10 – 9   .526
Notre Dame 8 – 7   .533 10 – 10   .500
Virginia Tech 8 – 8   .500 15 – 10   .600
North Carolina 8 – 9   .471 13 – 11   .542
Miami (FL) 8 – 10   .444 11 – 11   .500
Wake Forest 8 – 10   .444 12 – 13   .480
Clemson 5 – 12   .294 12 – 14   .462
Pittsburgh 3 – 12   .200 5 – 14   .263
Boston College 2 – 11   .154 7 – 12   .368
Duke 0 – 1   .000 3 – 1   .750
Virginia 0 – 2   .000 0 – 5   .000
Duke suspended their season on December 25, 2020
Virginia suspended their season on January 14, 2021
† 2021 ACC tournament winner
As of March 30, 2021
Rankings from AP poll

The 2020–21 Boston College Eagles women's basketball team represented Boston College during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Eagles were led by third year head coach Joanna Bernabei-McNamee. They played their home games at the Conte Forum and are members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

The Eagles finished the season 7–12 and 2–11 in ACC play to finish in a thirteenth place. In the ACC tournament, they defeated Pittsburgh in the First Round before losing to Syracuse in the Second Round. They were not invited to the NCAA tournament or the WNIT.

Previous season[edit]

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]

Off-season[edit]

Departures[edit]

Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason for departure
Taylor Ortlepp 4 G 5'10" Senior Adelaide, Australia Graduated
Georgia Pineau 5 F 6'1" Senior Victoria, Australia Graduated
Emma Guy 11 F 6'3" Senior Penfield, NY Graduated
Milan Bolden-Morris 23 G 5'10" Junior Belle Glade, FL Transferred to Georgetown
Sydney Lowery 31 G 5'10" Junior Shelton, CT Opted out of season, and will transfer

Recruiting Class[edit]

Source:[2]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Josiah Lacey
G 		Douglassville, PA Westtown School 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:5/5 stars   ESPN grade: 96
Kaylah Ivey
PG 		Forestville, MD Riverdale Baptist School 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 90
Sydney McQuietor
F 		Keller, TX Keller High School 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:3/5 stars   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[edit]

2020–21 Boston College Eagles women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Cameron Swartz 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Fellowship Christian School Marietta, GA
G 2 Kaylah Ivey 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Riverdale Baptist School Forestville, MD
G/F 3 Jaelyn Batts 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Freedom South Riding, VA
G/F 4 JoJo Lacey 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Westtown School Douglassville, PA
G 10 Makayla Dickens 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Princess Anne Virginia Beach, VA
F 13 Taylor Soule 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Kimball Union Academy Lebanon, NH
G 14 Marnelle Garraud 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Noble and Greenough School Lynn, MA
F 21 Sydney McQuietor 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Keller Keller, TX
C 32 Clara Ford 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr George C. Marshall Vienna, VA
C 44 Akunna Konkwo 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS Fr Bishop Ireton Alexandria, VA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: November 30, 2020

Schedule[edit]

Source:[3]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non Conference Regular season
November 25, 2020*
Noon, ACCNX 		New Hampshire W 80–44  1–0
 Conte Forum (0)
Chestnut Hill, MA
November 29, 2020*
2:00 p.m., ACCNX 		UMass W 90–82  2–0
 Conte Forum (0)
Chestnut Hill, MA
December 2, 2020*
5:00 p.m., ACCNX 		Providence W 58–46  3–0
 Conte Forum (0)
Chestnut Hill, MA
December 6, 2020*
2:00 p.m., ACCNX 		UMass Lowell W 88–38  4–0
 Conte Forum (0)
Chestnut Hill, MA
ACC Regular season
December 9, 2020
11:00 a.m., ACCNX 		at Georgia Tech L 68–86  4–1
(0–1) 		McCamish Pavilion (1,200)
Atlanta, GA
December 13, 2020
2:00 p.m., ACCN 		No. 4 NC State L 69–75  4–2
(0–2) 		Conte Forum (0)
Chestnut Hill, MA
December 20, 2020
2:00 p.m., ACCN 		No. 18 Syracuse L 70–83  4–3
(0–3) 		Conte Forum (0)
Chestnut Hill, MA
December 31, 2020
2:00 p.m., ACCNX 		at Pittsburgh Postponed [4] Peterson Events Center 
Pittsburgh, PA
January 3, 2021
2:00 p.m., ACCN 		No. 3 NC State L 57–76  4–4
(0–4) 		Reynolds Coliseum (0)
Raleigh, NC
January 7, 2021
8:00 p.m., ACCN 		Notre Dame W 64–61  5–4
(1–4) 		Conte Forum (0)
Chestnut Hill, MA
January 10, 2021
4:00 p.m., ACCN 		at Wake Forest L 48–68  5–5
(1–5) 		LJVM Coliseum (0)
Winston–Salem, NC
January 14, 2021
8:00 p.m., ACCN 		at No. 2 Louisville L 70–89  5–6
(1–6) 		KFC Yum! Center (2,604)
Louisville, KY
January 17, 2021
Noon, ACCN 		at Notre Dame L 73–83  5–7
(1–7) 		Purcell Pavilion (110)
Notre Dame, IN
January 21, 2021
7:00 p.m., ACCNX 		Clemson Postponed[5] Conte Forum 
Chestnut Hill, MA
January 24, 2021
1:00 p.m., NESN 		Pittsburgh Postponed[6] Conte Forum 
Chestnut Hill, MA
January 28, 2021
7:00 p.m., ACCNX 		Florida State Postponed[6] Conte Forum 
Chestnut Hill, MA
January 31, 2021
1:00 p.m., NESN 		at Miami (FL) Postponed[7] Watsco Center 
Coral Gables, FL
February 4, 2021
8:00 p.m., ACCN 		No. 1 Louisville L 68–97  5–8
(1–8) 		Conte Forum (0)
Chestnut Hill, MA
February 7, 2021
4:00 p.m., ACCN 		at Virginia Canceled[8] John Paul Jones Arena 
Charlottesville, VA
February 7, 2021
2:00 p.m., ACCNX 		Clemson Postponed[9] Littlejohn Coliseum 
Clemson, SC
February 11, 2021
6:00 p.m., ACCNX 		at North Carolina Postponed[9] Carmichael Arena 
Chapel Hill, NC
February 14, 2021
2:00 p.m., ACCNX 		Virginia Tech Postponed[10] Conte Forum 
Chestnut Hill, MA
February 16, 2021
6:00 p.m., ACCNX 		at Pittsburgh L 80–83  5–9
(1–9) 		Peterson Events Center (0)
Pittsburgh, PA
February 18, 2021
8:00 p.m., ACCNX 		at Miami (FL) L 60–77  5–10
(1–10) 		Watsco Center (0)
Coral Gables, FL
February 21, 2021
2:00 p.m., NESN 		Georgia Tech W 49–43  6–10
(2–10) 		Conte Forum (0)
Chestnut Hill, MA
February 25, 2021
8:00 p.m., ACCN 		at Syracuse L 75–92  6–11
(2–11) 		Carrier Dome (0)
Syracuse, NY
ACC Women's Tournament
March 3, 2021
2:00 p.m., NESN 		(13) vs. (12) Pittsburgh
First Round 		W 67–56  7–11
 Greensboro Coliseum (156)
Greensboro, NC
March 4, 2021
2:30 p.m., NESN+ 		(13) vs. (5) Syracuse
Second Round 		L 61–67  7–12
 Greensboro Coliseum (609)
Greensboro, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Rankings[edit]

Main article: 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
Regular Season Polls
Poll 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		 Final
AP RV RV RV RV
Coaches
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 poll after the NCAA Tournament.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  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 30, 2020.
  3. ^ "2020-21 Women's Basketball Schedule". Bceagles.com. Boston College. Retrieved November 30, 2020.
  4. ^ "BC-Pitt Women's Basketball Game Postponed". bceagles.com. Boston College University Athletics. December 31, 2020. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
  5. ^ "ACC Women's Basketball Announces Schedule Changes". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. January 19, 2021. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
  6. ^ a b "ACC Women's Basketball Announces Schedule Changes". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. January 22, 2021. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
  7. ^ "Boston College at Miami Women's Basketball Game Postponed". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. January 29, 2021. Retrieved January 29, 2021.
  8. ^ Voepel, Mechelle (January 14, 2021). "Virginia women's basketball team cancels rest of season due to coronavirus issues". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved January 19, 2021.
  9. ^ a b "ACC Women's Basketball Announces Schedule Changes". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. February 6, 2021. Retrieved February 8, 2021.
  10. ^ "Virginia Tech at Boston College Women's Basketball Game Postponed". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. February 10, 2021. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
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