Postgame Notes

March 20, 2005

POSTGAME NOTES
OSTON COLLEGE VS. HOUSTON
MARCH 20, 2005

Boston College Notes

Boston College hit its first three shots, including two three-pointers by Clare Droesch in the first 30 seconds.

The Eagles held an 18-13 rebounding edge in the first half.

Entering today's game, Boston College was 19-2 when leading at the half.

The Eagles went on a 16-0 run late in the first half to take a 32-12 lead.

Droesch's 15 first-half points were nearly five points better than this season's average.

The team shot 4-9 from the three-point range. The Eagles have hit a three-pointer in every game this season and in 54 consecutive contests.

Droesch has now played in 125 games at Boston College and is tied for the all-time record.

The Eagles improve to 5-1 in NCAA Tournament first-round games.

The 22-point margin of victory is Boston College's largest in the NCAA Tournament.

Boston College is 15-3 when it allows its opponent fewer than 60 points. The Eagles are 10-1 when allowing fewer than 50.

Droesch had a season-high 23 points. She now has 1,113 career points, two shy of 12th all-time.

Boston College won its 20th game of the season, marking the fourth consecutive season the Eagles have reached that milestone and the sixth time in the last seven years.

Houston Notes

Houston's 17 points in the first half was a season-low. The team's previous low for a half in 2005 was 20 against Louisville on March 4.

Houston also had a season-low in scoring for a game with 43 total points. The previous low was again against Louisville with 48 points.

Senior Sancho Lyttle had her lowest rebounding game of the season with threee rebounds. Coming into the game, Lyttle led the nation in rebounding with an average of 12.4, and today's game dropped that average to 12.1. Her previous low this season was four rebounds against Virginia.

Lyttle finishes the year with 22 double-doubles after not getting one today.

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