2020–21 Boston College Eagles women's basketball team

2020–21 Boston College Eagles women's basketball
2020–21 Boston College Eagles women's basketball
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	7–12 (2–11 ACC)
Head coach	Joanna Bernabei-McNamee (3rd season);
Assistant coaches	Yolanda Griffith; AJ Cohen; George Porcha;
Home arena	Conte Forum
	Seasons ← 2019–20 2021–22 ⊟

2020–21 ACC women's basketball standings
v t e	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

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

Departures

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

Source:^[2]

College recruiting information
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight
Josiah Lacey G	Douglassville, PA	Westtown School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	N/A
Josiah Lacey G	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 96
Kaylah Ivey PG	Forestville, MD	Riverdale Baptist School	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	N/A
Kaylah Ivey PG	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 90
Sydney McQuietor F	Keller, TX	Keller High School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	N/A
Sydney McQuietor F	Star ratings: 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

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

Joanna Bernabei-McNamee (West Liberty)

Assistant coach(es)

Yolanda Griffith (Florida Atlantic)
AJ Cohen (Louisville)
George Porcha (New Haven)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 30, 2020

Schedule

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

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.

References

^ "NCAA cancels remaining winter and spring championships". Archived from the original on March 12, 2020.
^ "Boston College Eagles". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved November 30, 2020.
^ "2020-21 Women's Basketball Schedule". Bceagles.com. Boston College. Retrieved November 30, 2020.
^ "BC-Pitt Women's Basketball Game Postponed". bceagles.com. Boston College University Athletics. December 31, 2020. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
^ "ACC Women's Basketball Announces Schedule Changes". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. January 19, 2021. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
^ ^a ^b "ACC Women's Basketball Announces Schedule Changes". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. January 22, 2021. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
^ "Boston College at Miami Women's Basketball Game Postponed". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. January 29, 2021. Retrieved January 29, 2021.
^ 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.
^ ^a ^b "ACC Women's Basketball Announces Schedule Changes". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. February 6, 2021. Retrieved February 8, 2021.
^ "Virginia Tech at Boston College Women's Basketball Game Postponed". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. February 10, 2021. Retrieved February 12, 2021.

[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.

[sus-6] "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.

[The_Atlantic_Coast_Conference-9] "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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