January 7, 1997
Irish Hold On For 61-57 Win Over Eagles
CHESTNUT HILL, MA — Beth Morgan poured in a game-high 20 pointsto lead a balanced attack as 21st-ranked Notre Dame held on for a 61-57win over Boston College at the Conte Forum.
Morgan, a senior guard, was 7-of-10 from the field, including 4-for-4from three-point range in leading Notre Dame (11-4 overall, 3-0 Big East).
Senior center Katryna Gaither contributed 18 points and a team-high 14rebounds, while sophomore guard Sheila McMillen added 11 points for theIrish.
Notre Dame took a 34-24 lead into halftime thanks to a 7-0 run to endthe half. McMillen had five points during the run, including athree-pointer that gave the Irish the 10-point lead.
Boston College (6-6, 2-2) closed to within 59-57 with 29 seconds left in the gameon a three-pointer by Cal Bouchard, but Morgan made two foul shots with11 seconds remaining to preserve the victory.
Bouchard finished with 17 points and Holly Porter added 13 for BostonCollege, which shot 35 percent (18-of-52) from the field and wasoutrebounded, 45-30.
Notre Dame, which shot just 52 percent from the foul line (11-for-21) inthe contest, returns to action Thursday night when it hosts WestVirginia.
NOTRE DAME (61) fg ft rb min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp Morgan 32 7-10 2-2 1-4 1 3 20 Bohman 31 2-5 1-4 3-5 0 4 5 Gaither 35 6-18 6-10 7-14 0 2 18 Peirick 31 1-4 1-2 2-10 2 3 3 Mcmillen 29 4-11 1-3 1-2 0 2 11 . Jordan 8 0-0 0-0 1-1 0 0 0 Augustin 12 1-3 0-0 1-3 0 0 2 Henderson 9 1-2 0-0 1-2 0 2 2 Hutchinson 13 0-2 0-0 1-3 0 2 0 _______________________________________________ TOTALS 200 22-55 11-21 18-44 3 18 61 _______________________________________________ Percentages: FG-.400, FT-.524. 3-Point Goals: 6-14, .429 (Morgan 4-4, Peirick 0-1, Mcmillen 2-8, Hutchinson 0-1). Team rebounds: 1. Blocked shots: 1 (Gaither). Turnovers: 14 (Augustin 3, Gaither 3, Mcmillen 2, Morgan 2, Bohman, Hutchinson, Jordan, Peirick). Steals: 8 (Gaither 2, Mcmillen 2, Morgan 2, Peirick 2). BOSTON COLLEGE (57) fg ft rb min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp Murphy 31 1-3 3-4 2-3 0 4 5 Porter 36 4-7 5-7 1-7 1 3 13 Steele 19 1-4 0-0 3-3 2 2 2 Bouchard 32 7-12 0-0 1-3 0 1 17 Mcguire 30 1-6 2-2 0-2 2 0 5 West 17 2-10 2-2 0-0 0 1 8 Beezer 9 0-0 0-0 0-1 0 1 0 Squair 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Booth 4 0-1 0-0 1-1 0 0 0 Basco 21 2-9 2-2 5-6 1 4 7 _______________________________________________ TOTALS 200 18-52 14-17 13-26 6 16 57 _______________________________________________ Percentages: FG-.346, FT-.824. 3-Point Goals: 7-19, .368 (Porter 0-1, Bouchard 3-5, Mcguire 1-4, West 2-8, Basco 1-1). Team rebounds: 4. Blocked shots: 1 (Murphy). Turnovers: 14 (Bouchard 3, Murphy 3, Mcguire 2, Porter 2, West 2, Basco, Steele). Steals: 6 (Porter 2, Basco, Beezer, Mcguire, Steele). __________________________________ Notre Dame 32 29 - 61 Boston College 27 30 - 57 __________________________________ Technical fouls: None. A: 343. Officials: Dennis Demayo, Patty Broderick, Jo Ann Aldrich.