Boston College - Sub Turri Yearbook (Boston, MA)

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JL B.C. opened the campaign by taking on cross-town rival Boston University in cramped Sargent ' s Gym, The problems of adjusting to Daly ' s style were evident as the Eagles could not mount a consistent attack, nor stop BU ' s Jimmy Hayes. As a result, B.C. wound up on the short end of a 76-70 score. The problems continued when B.C. ' took on Fairfield in the home opener. The Eagles could not maintain an early ten point lead and ran out of gas in the late going. The Stags won 74-69. It was only the second time in six years that the Eagles lost two in a row. Hopes rose when the Eagles beat Canisius tor their first victory, an unesthetic 70-56 win. But it became evident that the Eagles could rrot put it all together; losses to U Conn and Penn State indicated the Eagle five was in for a rough season. B.C. stood 1-4 at the Christmas break and with the next five games on the road, optimism reached its nadir. The Eagles rebounded, however, showing the kind of ball they were capable of playing by defeating a tough Cornell five 78-60. By routing Lemoyne, B.C. had a two game winning streak heading into the Holiday Festival in New York ' s Madi.son Square Garden. B.C. was paired with nationally ranked Penn in the opening round. The Eagles gave the Quakers a good run until Penn ' s superior depth took over late in the game. In the con.solation round, B.C. surprised a good Manhattan team 91-67, but lost the battle for fifth place to Cincin- nati 85-70. One bright .spot for the Eagles, however, was the play of Jim O ' Brien. By scoring 63 points and setting a new Festival record for a.ssists, O ' Brien earned a spot on the all tournament team. Captain Tom Vcronncau liad an amazing .612fl()()r PCT for the first 19 games. 196

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Junior Fnink Fitzgerald was the team ' s second high scorer, av- ] craging 15.5 through 19 games.