CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – Boston College women’s basketball fell to No. 25 Florida State 104-80 on Thursday evening in Conte Forum. The Eagles fall to 12-11 and 3-7 in the ACC, while the Seminoles improve to 17-4 and 7-2 in the league.
Teya Sidberry poured in a career-high 28 points with 10 rebounds for her third double-double—the forward shot 10-of-19 from the field and 7-for-8 from the charity stripe.
T’yana Todd netted 14 points with four rebounds, two assists, and two steals, while Tatum Greene came off the bench to score 13 with all three of her field goals from deep. Athena Tomlinson totaled a team-best five assists with eight points.
The Eagles withstood an early 14-5 deficit by responding with nine straight field goals that stretched into the second quarter. Sidberry scored eight points during a 22-12 surge to give the hosts a 27-26 lead. Todd capped off the run with six straight points.
Florida State responded by scoring 11 of the next 14 points to regain its lead and later stretched its advantage to 15 before Tatum Greene’s trifecta shortened the gap to 12 at the half. Sidberry carded 15 first-half points on 7-of-9 shooting.
BC made its first two shots of the third to close the gap to single digits, but the Seminoles pushed their lead to as much as 22 late in the third. Greene and Tomlinson provided a spark off the bench scoring 11 of the Eagles’ final 13 points before Andrea Daley’s layup at the end of the period sliced the deficit to 73-61.
The visitors got off to a strong start in a quarter, forcing BC to go scoreless over the first 2:33 of the fourth, leading to FSU pulling away for the win.
BC aims to split the week on Sunday when it hosts Clemson at 2 p.m. in Conte Forum.
Tip-Ins
- Sidberry is one of 11 players in the ACC to post a game of at least 25 points and 10 rebounds.
- The 13 points by Greene is the most in conference play for the freshman.
- Tomlinson’s eight points and five assists are both the most in ACC play for the first-year Eagle.
- The duo of Greene and Tomlinson combined for 21 of BC’s 29 bench points.
