Boston College Women's Basketball To Play Wisconsin In Big Ten-ACC Challenge
Eagles-Badgers in the Big Ten-ACC Women's Challenge
By Brian F. May 16, 2013, 1:57pm EDT
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The Boston College women's basketball team will travel to Madison on Thursday, December 5 to take on the Wisconsin Badgers in the seventh annual Big Ten-ACC Challenge. This will be the second meeting between the two programs in the challenge. The Eagles traveled to Madison in 2011, falling 58-50. BC is 1-1 all-time against the Badgers winning the first meeting 76-70 in Chestnut Hill in 2003.
Overall, Boston College is 2-3 in the series, having participated in the five of the six Challenges and each of the last five.
L - Northwestern 67, Boston College 63 (Nov. 28, 2012)
L - Wisconsin 58, Boston College 50 (Nov. 30, 2011)
W - Boston College 113, Penn State 104 (OT) (Dec. 2, 2010)
W - Boston College 72, Iowa 67 (Dec. 2, 2009)
L - Minnesota 80, Boston College 60 (Dec. 4, 2008)
Boston College is coming off a 12-19 (5-13 ACC) year in head coach Erik Johnson's first year as head coach of the program. The Eagles lose just one senior to graduation -- senior guard Kerri Shields -- but add UConn forward transfer Lauren Engeln to the lineup in 2013-14.
The ACC is currently 41-27 in the overall challenge series. Complete 2013 Challenge schedule below.
Notre Dame at Penn State
Illinois at Georgia Tech
Virginia Tech at Indiana
Michigan State at Florida State
N.C. State at Northwestern
Boston College at Wisconsin
Syracuse at Iowa
Purdue at Duke
Ohio State at Maryland
Nebraska at North Carolina
Michigan at Virginia
Miami at Minnesota