2020–21 Boston College Eagles women's basketball team explained

Mode:Women's Basketball
Year:2020–21
Prev Year:2019–20
Next Year:2021–22
Team:Boston College Eagles
Conference:Atlantic Coast Conference
Short Conf:ACC
Record:7–12
Conf Record:2–11
Head Coach:Joanna Bernabei-McNamee
Hc Year:3rd
Asst Coach1:Yolanda Griffith
Asst Coach2:AJ Cohen
Asst Coach3:George Porcha
Stadium:Conte Forum

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
4 G 5'10" Senior Graduated
Georgia Pineau 5 F 6'1" Senior Graduated
Emma Guy 11 F 6'3" Senior Graduated
Milan Bolden-Morris23 G 5'10" Junior Transferred to Georgetown
Sydney Lowery 31 G 5'10" Junior Opted out of season, and will transfer

Recruiting Class

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Schedule

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Rankings

See main article: 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings.

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Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll and AP does not release a poll after the NCAA Tournament.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: NCAA cancels remaining winter and spring championships. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200312202043/http://www.ncaa.org/about/resources/media-center/news/ncaa-cancels-remaining-winter-and-spring-championships . 2020-03-12 .
  2. Web site: Boston College Eagles. espn.com. ESPN. November 30, 2020.
  3. Web site: 2020-21 Women's Basketball Schedule. Bceagles.com. Boston College. November 30, 2020.