Providence College Athletics

Saturday, January 22
Providence, R.I.
2:00 PM ET

Providence College

58
vs
71

Boston College

Friars Fall To No. 20 Eagles

1/22/2000 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball

Jan. 22, 2000

Box Score

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Alissa Murphy scored 18 of her 22 points in the second half to spark No. 20 Boston College to its school-record 12th straight victory, 71-58 over Providence on Saturday.

Cal Bouchard scored 15 points and Jamie Cournoyer added 14 points, 10 rebounds and a career-high seven blocked shots for the Eagles (16-3, 5-0 Big East).

Monika Roberts had 18 points and 13 rebounds for the Friars (9-7, 4-3).

Providence, defeated a week earlier 75-52 by the Eagles, kept the game close in the first half.

Trailing 18-11, the Friars went on a 12-4 run to take their only lead of the game, 23-22. Roberts scored the final eight points of the run.

The teams tied four times in the remainder of the first half, with the Eagles taking a 33-30 halftime lead.

The Eagles shot just 1-of-11 from 3-point range in the first half, and didn't attempt a single free throw, while the Friars made two of three 3-pointers and connected on 8 of 10 free throws.

In the second half, Bouchard and Murphy combined for 28 of the Eagles' 38 points. BC held Providence to just 31 percent, while the Friars shot 50 percent.

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