Hokies ready to carry momentum into Wednesday night matchup with Boston CollegeHokies ready to carry momentum into Wednesday night matchup with Boston College
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Hokies ready to carry momentum into Wednesday night matchup with Boston College

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Boston College (11-13, 5-8 ACC) 
vs. Virginia Tech (14-9, 4-8 ACC) 
February 8, 2023
Cassell Coliseum
7 p.m. ET
ACC Network
Virginia Tech Sports Network

BLACKSBURG – Having won three of its last four outings, Virginia Tech looks to build on a top-10 win at home as Boston College comes to Cassell Coliseum on Wednesday night. Wes Durham and Dan Bonner will be on the call at 7 p.m. for ACC Network, while Zach Mackey and Mike Burnop will provide coverage for the Virginia Tech Sports Network.

The game is sold out, but fans can purchase tickets to the contest on StubHub, the official secondary marketplace of Virginia Tech Athletics.
 

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SCOUTING THE EAGLES

  • As one of four teams (Georgia Tech, Louisville, Virginia) without a top-15 scorer in the league, Boston College ranks 14th in the ACC in scoring with 65.8 points per game.
  • On the other end of the floor, the Eagles are sixth in scoring defense. Boston College is 1-11 in games that its opponent scores 70-plus points.
  • In the first meeting between both sides this season, the Eagles' Devin McGlockton and Makai Ashton-Langford accounted for 54.2% of the team's scoring.

The Series

  • Tech will be searching for its first win in the BC series since Jan. 5, 2019 – a 77-66 victory for the Hokies in Blacksburg.
  • The Eagles lead the all-time series, 22-13.
  • Tech has fallen in its previous four encounters with Boston College, three of which have occurred in Chestnut Hill.
  • Prior to the current four-game skid in the series, the Hokies had won five in a row.
  • Tech is 8-8 all-time against the Eagles in Blacksburg.
  • Boston College is the only program Tech has yet to beat under Mike Young's direction. 

HOKIE HEADLINES

  • The Hokies earned their biggest win to date in a 74-68 victory over sixth-ranked Virginia inside Cassell Coliseum on Saturday.
  • It was Tech's third Quad 1 win (UVA, Duke and Oklahoma State). The Hokies also secured their first win vs. a top-six team since Nov. 28, 2020 (No. 3 Villanova).
  • Sean Pedulla notched his fifth outing of 20- plus points this season, dropping in a career-high-tying 22 vs. the Cavaliers. He's delivered back-to-back games of at least 20 points for the second time this season. 

HUNT ON THE HUNT

  • Hunter Cattoor is shooting 51.5% (17-33) from three over his last four games. 
  • He recorded back-to-back 20-point games for the first time in his career (vs. Syracuse, at Miami). 
  • Cattoor scored all 10 of his points against UVA in the second half, including a dart from the VT logo at the 8:19 mark to give the Hokies their largest lead of the game. 

UP NEXT

  • Virginia Tech travels to South Bend, Ind. for a 2 p.m. matchup with Notre Dame on Saturday.