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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Louisville | 6-0 | - | 16-3 |
| Duke | 6-0 | - | 11-6 |
| Virginia | 5-1 | 1 | 13-4 |
| NC State | 5-1 | 1 | 12-5 |
| Syracuse | 4-2 | 2 | 14-3 |
| Notre Dame | 4-2 | 2 | 12-4 |
| Stanford | 3-2 | 2.5 | 14-4 |
| Virginia Tech | 3-3 | 3 | 13-5 |
| Clemson | 3-3 | 3 | 12-6 |
| Miami | 3-3 | 3 | 11-6 |
| Georgia Tech | 3-3 | 3 | 8-10 |
| North Carolina | 2-3 | 3.5 | 13-5 |
| Wake Forest | 2-4 | 4 | 12-6 |
| California | 1-4 | 4.5 | 10-8 |
| Pittsburgh | 1-4 | 4.5 | 8-10 |
| SMU | 0-5 | 5.5 | 7-10 |
| Florida State | 0-5 | 5.5 | 5-12 |
| Boston College | 0-6 | 6 | 4-15 |