1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
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BC | 10 | 19 | 15 | 17 | 61 |
UVA | 14 | 9 | 26 | 28 | 77 |
Willoughby, UVA women beat Boston College in ACC tourney
GREENSBORO, N.C. -- Jocelyn Willoughby had her 10th double-double of the season and Dominique Toussaint added 11 points and eight assists to help No. 12 seed Virginia beat Boston College 77-61 on Wednesday in the first round of the ACC tournament.
Virginia will play fifth-seeded Syracuse in Thursday's second round.
Willoughby scored 25 of her career-high 29 points in the second half and finished with 13 rebounds. Toussaint, a junior who came in with 992 career points, became the 36th player in program history to top the 1,000-point plateau.
Boston College opened a 12-point lead when Sydney Lowery hit a 3-pointer with early in the second half but the Eagles made just two of their next 12 shots and Willoughby scored 11 points in a 24-5 run that made it 49-42 with 57 seconds left in the third quarter. The Cavaliers (12-18) led the rest of the way and Willoughby, who finished 12 of 12 from the free-throw line, hit eight foul shots as Virginia scored 14 of the final 16 points.
Emma Guy had 18 points for No. 13 seed Boston College (14-16), which finished its season on a nine-games losing streak.
Virginia, which shot 53.8 percent (14 of 26) from the field in the second half, outscored the Eagles 26-3 from the stripe.
Game Information
- Referees:
- Carla Fountain
- Maj Forsberg
- Nicholas Cappel
2023-24 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
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Virginia Tech | 14-4 | - | 25-8 |
NC State | 13-5 | 1 | 31-7 |
Notre Dame | 13-5 | 1 | 28-7 |
Syracuse | 13-5 | 1 | 24-8 |
Louisville | 12-6 | 2 | 24-10 |
Florida State | 12-6 | 2 | 23-11 |
Duke | 11-7 | 3 | 22-12 |
North Carolina | 11-7 | 3 | 20-13 |
Miami | 8-10 | 6 | 19-12 |
Georgia Tech | 7-11 | 7 | 17-16 |
Virginia | 7-11 | 7 | 16-16 |
Boston College | 5-13 | 9 | 14-19 |
Clemson | 5-13 | 9 | 12-19 |
Pittsburgh | 2-16 | 12 | 8-24 |
Wake Forest | 2-16 | 12 | 7-25 |