Louisville Cardinals at Boston College Eagles
· NCAA Women's Basketball
Rickards scores 16, hits game-winner to lift No. 18 Louisville women past Boston College 69-67
Back-to-back jumpers from Boston College's Dontavia Waggoner and T’yana Todd tied it 67-all with 1:13 to play. Rickards' layup capped the scoring. Eylia Love then forced a Waggoner turnover with five seconds remaining to seal it.
Rickards shot 7 of 10 from the floor. Kiki Jefferson added 14 points and Sydney Taylor had 13 for Louisville (21-5, 10-3 Atlantic Coast Conference). Olivia Cochran scored 11 points and grabbed nine rebounds.
Waggoner scored 22 points on 8-of-18 shooting to lead Boston College (11-16, 3-11). Todd finished with 16 points and JoJo Lacey and Andrea Daley chipped in with 10 each.
Rickards and Jefferson scored six points apiece as Louisville outscored BC 24-15 in the second quarter to knot it 32-all at halftime. The Cardinals took the lead for good with a 6-0 spurt to open the fourth quarter for a 57-52 advantage with 7:09 remaining.
Louisville, which has played four of its last five games against ranked teams, hosts 12th-ranked Virginia Tech on Sunday.
Boston College will look to end an eight-game losing streak in a road game against Florida State on Feb. 22.
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- TV Channel: Cardinals vs Eagles 2021 College Basketball, week 15, is broadcasted on ACC Extra.
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Recent Plays
| 4th 0:02 |  |
Foul on Kayla Lezama. | 69 - 67 |
| 4th 0:03 | |
Foul on Teya Sidberry. | 69 - 67 |
| 4th 0:05 |  |
Louisville Timeout | 69 - 67 |
| 4th 0:05 | |
Eylia Love Steal. | 69 - 67 |
| 4th 0:05 | |
Dontavia Waggoner Turnover. | 69 - 67 |
Statistics
 LOU |
BC |
|
|---|---|---|
| 26-57 | FG | 26-59 |
| 46 | Field Goal % | 44 |
| 1-6 | 3PT | 2-9 |
| 17 | Three Point % | 22 |
| 16-21 | FT | 13-17 |
| 76 | Free Throw % | 76 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 27 |
| 13 | Offensive Rebounds | 7 |
| 26 | Defensive Rebounds | 20 |
| 7 | Assists | 15 |
| 8 | Steals | 12 |
| 2 | Blocks | 1 |
| 24 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 2 |
| 24 | Total Turnovers | 18 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 17 | Points Off Turnovers | 16 |
| 6 | Fast Break Points | 8 |
| 48 | Points in Paint | 36 |
| 19 | Fouls | 22 |
| 5 | Largest Lead | 10 |
Game Information
Location: Chestnut Hill, MA
Attendance: 937 | Capacity:
2025-26 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke | 16-2 | - | 27-9 |
| Louisville | 15-3 | 1 | 29-8 |
| North Carolina | 14-4 | 2 | 28-8 |
| NC State | 13-5 | 3 | 21-11 |
| Syracuse | 12-6 | 4 | 24-9 |
| Virginia Tech | 12-6 | 4 | 23-10 |
| Notre Dame | 12-6 | 4 | 25-11 |
| Virginia | 11-7 | 5 | 22-12 |
| Clemson | 11-7 | 5 | 21-12 |
| California | 9-9 | 7 | 21-15 |
| Stanford | 8-10 | 8 | 21-14 |
| Miami | 8-10 | 8 | 18-15 |
| Georgia Tech | 8-10 | 8 | 14-19 |
| Florida State | 5-13 | 11 | 10-21 |
| Wake Forest | 4-14 | 12 | 14-18 |
| SMU | 2-16 | 14 | 9-21 |
| Pittsburgh | 1-17 | 15 | 8-23 |
| Boston College | 1-17 | 15 | 5-26 |