Boston College women’s basketball’s losing streak reached 11 on Sunday afternoon as the Eagles lost to Virginia Tech 78–56 on the road, tying BC’s all-time high for most consecutive losses.
The last time BC had a losing streak this long was during the 2011–12 season, which BC ended 7–23.
The Eagles (4–15, 0–6 Atlantic Coast) gave up 22 points in the first quarter and the Hokies (13–5, 3–3) dominated from the start. Eight of those points came from free throws, as Amirah Anderson committed two fouls in the opening five minutes to jumpstart the Hokies’ lengthy night at the line.
She ended up being a bright spot for the Eagles in an otherwise bleak game, however. Anderson scored 14 points, getting all three of her field-goal makes from three and going 5-for-5 from the line.
Virginia Tech started the game on an 18–4 run, holding BC silent for more than three minutes in the process. Anderson ended the drought off a three with 1:11 left in the quarter and Kayla Rolph sank a jumper with two seconds left, but the period ended with BC trailing 22–9.
The second quarter was similarly tough for BC offensively, as the Eagles did not score a field goal for the first 4:17. Jocelyn Grier, Rolph, and Erin Houpt strung together an efficient seven points to cut Virginia Tech’s lead to 15 with 2:27 to go in the half, but BC did not make another field goal for the rest of the quarter and headed into the half down 41–22.
Anderson hit a three with 7:03 left in the third quarter to cut Virginia Tech’s lead to 18. The Eagles ended the game 5-of-11 from three, good for a season-high 45.5 percent.
BC could never dig into the deficit, though, as Virginia Tech kept a 20-point distance throughout the second half. While BC battled to get to the line and shoot threes, the Hokies repeatedly drove into the paint and scored. By the end of the third quarter, they led 61–37.
The fourth quarter was the only one in which the Eagles outscored their opponent.
Houpt started things off with a made three 12 seconds in, then sank a pullup jumper a few minutes later. She was the only Eagle to make a field goal until the 5:25 mark, when Anderson hit her third and final three of the afternoon on an and-1 play. She sank the free throw, too, making it 70–48 Hokies.
Virginia Tech continued getting to the rim at will, though, and held onto its large lead to defeat BC 78–56 and win six of its last eight.