# 2020–21 Boston College Eagles women's basketball team

The 2020–21 Boston College Eagles women's basketball team represented Boston College during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Eagles were led by third year head coach Joanna Bernabei-McNamee. They played their home games at the Conte Forum and are members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.
The Eagles finished the season 7–12 and 2–11 in ACC play to finish in a thirteenth place. In the ACC tournament, they defeated Pittsburgh in the First Round before losing to Syracuse in the Second Round. They were not invited to the NCAA tournament or the WNIT.

## Previous season

The Eagles finished the season 20–12 and 11–7 in ACC play to finish in a tie for fourth place. As the sixth seed in the ACC tournament, they defeated Clemson in the Second Round and Duke in the Quarterfinals before losing to eventual champion NC State in Semifinals. The NCAA tournament and WNIT were cancelled due to the COVID-19 outbreak.

## Off-season
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Taylor Ortlepp | 4 | G | 5'10" | Senior | Adelaide, Australia | Graduated |
| Georgia Pineau | 5 | F | 6'1" | Senior | Victoria, Australia | Graduated |
| Emma Guy | 11 | F | 6'3" | Senior | Penfield, NY | Graduated |
| Milan Bolden-Morris | 23 | G | 5'10" | Junior | Belle Glade, FL | Transferred to Georgetown |
| Sydney Lowery | 31 | G | 5'10" | Junior | Shelton, CT | Opted out of season, and will transfer |

### Recruiting Class

Source:
College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight |
| Josiah Lacey G | Douglassville, PA | Westtown School | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | N/A |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 96 ||||||
| Kaylah Ivey PG | Forestville, MD | Riverdale Baptist School | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | N/A |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 90 ||||||
| Sydney McQuietor F | Keller, TX | Keller High School | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | N/A |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 90 ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: ||||||
| Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: ||||||

## Schedule

Source:
| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non Conference Regular season ||||||
| November 25, 2020* Noon, ACCNX | | New Hampshire | W 80–44 | 1–0 | Conte Forum (0) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| November 29, 2020* 2:00 p.m., ACCNX | | UMass | W 90–82 | 2–0 | Conte Forum (0) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| December 2, 2020* 5:00 p.m., ACCNX | | Providence | W 58–46 | 3–0 | Conte Forum (0) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| December 6, 2020* 2:00 p.m., ACCNX | | UMass Lowell | W 88–38 | 4–0 | Conte Forum (0) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| ACC Regular season ||||||
| December 9, 2020 11:00 a.m., ACCNX | | at Georgia Tech | L 68–86 | 4–1 (0–1) | McCamish Pavilion (1,200) Atlanta, GA |
| December 13, 2020 2:00 p.m., ACCN | | No. 4 NC State | L 69–75 | 4–2 (0–2) | Conte Forum (0) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| December 20, 2020 2:00 p.m., ACCN | | No. 18 Syracuse | L 70–83 | 4–3 (0–3) | Conte Forum (0) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| December 31, 2020 2:00 p.m., ACCNX | | at Pittsburgh | Postponed | Postponed | Peterson Events Center Pittsburgh, PA |
| January 3, 2021 2:00 p.m., ACCN | | No. 3 NC State | L 57–76 | 4–4 (0–4) | Reynolds Coliseum (0) Raleigh, NC |
| January 7, 2021 8:00 p.m., ACCN | | Notre Dame | W 64–61 | 5–4 (1–4) | Conte Forum (0) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| January 10, 2021 4:00 p.m., ACCN | | at Wake Forest | L 48–68 | 5–5 (1–5) | LJVM Coliseum (0) Winston–Salem, NC |
| January 14, 2021 8:00 p.m., ACCN | | at No. 2 Louisville | L 70–89 | 5–6 (1–6) | KFC Yum! Center (2,604) Louisville, KY |
| January 17, 2021 Noon, ACCN | | at Notre Dame | L 73–83 | 5–7 (1–7) | Purcell Pavilion (110) Notre Dame, IN |
| January 21, 2021 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | | Clemson | Postponed | Postponed | Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, MA |
| January 24, 2021 1:00 p.m., NESN | | Pittsburgh | Postponed | Postponed | Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, MA |
| January 28, 2021 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | | Florida State | Postponed | Postponed | Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, MA |
| January 31, 2021 1:00 p.m., NESN | | at Miami (FL) | Postponed | Postponed | Watsco Center Coral Gables, FL |
| February 4, 2021 8:00 p.m., ACCN | | No. 1 Louisville | L 68–97 | 5–8 (1–8) | Conte Forum (0) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| February 7, 2021 4:00 p.m., ACCN | | at Virginia | Canceled | Canceled | John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA |
| February 7, 2021 2:00 p.m., ACCNX | | Clemson | Postponed | Postponed | Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, SC |
| February 11, 2021 6:00 p.m., ACCNX | | at North Carolina | Postponed | Postponed | Carmichael Arena Chapel Hill, NC |
| February 14, 2021 2:00 p.m., ACCNX | | Virginia Tech | Postponed | Postponed | Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, MA |
| February 16, 2021 6:00 p.m., ACCNX | | at Pittsburgh | L 80–83 | 5–9 (1–9) | Peterson Events Center (0) Pittsburgh, PA |
| February 18, 2021 8:00 p.m., ACCNX | | at Miami (FL) | L 60–77 | 5–10 (1–10) | Watsco Center (0) Coral Gables, FL |
| February 21, 2021 2:00 p.m., NESN | | Georgia Tech | W 49–43 | 6–10 (2–10) | Conte Forum (0) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| February 25, 2021 8:00 p.m., ACCN | | at Syracuse | L 75–92 | 6–11 (2–11) | Carrier Dome (0) Syracuse, NY |
| ACC Women's Tournament ||||||
| March 3, 2021 2:00 p.m., NESN | (13) | vs. (12) Pittsburgh First Round | W 67–56 | 7–11 | Greensboro Coliseum (156) Greensboro, NC |
| March 4, 2021 2:30 p.m., NESN+ | (13) | vs. (5) Syracuse Second Round | L 61–67 | 7–12 | Greensboro Coliseum (609) Greensboro, NC |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||

## Rankings

Legend :
| | Increase in ranking |
| | Decrease in ranking |
| | No Change |
| (RV) | Received Votes |
| (NR) | Not Ranked |
Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll and AP does not release a poll after the NCAA Tournament.