Release: 02/22/2015
CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. (Seminoles.com) – In one of the best all-around performances in school history, Florida State sophomore point guard Leticia Romero recorded the program’s second-ever triple-double with 19 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists as FSU defeated Boston College, 86-68, on Sunday afternoon at the Conte Forum.
The Las Palmas, Spain, native was a smooth operator on Sunday. She shot 7-of-11 from the floor and did not record a single turnover with the ball in her hands through the majority of the game. Romero already had her points and rebounds totals well in hand, and got her 10th assist on a 3-point field goal from Maegan Conwright with 55 seconds left. She added one more to redshirt senior Lauren Coleman in the final minute.
Romero’s triple-double is the second only to former FSU standout Wanda Burns’ 22-point, 12-rebound, 10-assist game vs. Marquette on Dec. 1, 1990. Romero is the third ACC player this season to register a triple-double. She provided two of the biggest plays of the game, hitting a big 3-pointer to give the Noles a 14-point cushion with 3:35 left, then getting a steal and score with 2:47 left to put FSU ahead 79-63.
“I was real proud of Leti today,” FSU head coach Sue Semrau said. “The biggest thing to me was that she didn’t turn the ball over at all. She played a great game against a relentless team in Boston College. We’re looking to go undefeated at home for the first time on Thursday and we hope our fans can come out there and support our seniors.”
FSU nailed nine 3-point field goals and was paced by four double-figure scorers in Romero (19 points), junior Adut Bulgak (19 points), redshirt senior Maegan Conwright (18 points) and sophomore Ivey Slaughter (12 points). The Noles shot well from the charity stripe, going 13-of-17 and recorded 23 assists on 32 made field goals.
The Seminoles (25-3, 12-2) have tied a program record for most ACC wins in a season, joining the 2008-09 and 2009-10 teams that also won 12 apiece.
The second half did not start as well as the first, as BC’s Kelly Hughes poured in nine quick points as part of an 11-5 BC run to get the FSU lead down to 50-40. Although FSU came back with a layup by Morgan Jones off a nice feed from Conwright, Hughes responded with another 3-pointer to make it 52-44 FSU with 13:35 left. Conwright then nailed her second 3-point field goal of the game to help the Noles to a 55-44 lead, her 17th game this year with multiple 3’s. Conwright finished the game with four 3-pointers.
Romero did her job down the stretch, getting a layup to make it 62-49 and then adding two free throws that helped FSU keep pace. A 3-pointer by Ashley Kelsick from the corner kept the Eagles in it trailing 66-54 with 7:53 remaining. One of the game’s biggest shots then came from Romero when she nailed a corner trey with 3:35 left to put FSU ahead 77-63.
The Seminoles had a hot-shooting first half as they continually beat BC’s full court trap to take a 45-29 lead. FSU shot 18-of-26 (69.2 percent), its best shooting first half of the season. Romero was more than halfway to a triple double with seven points, six rebounds and six assists, while Bulgak went 6-of-7 from the floor and added 14 points. Slaughter chipped in with 10.
Eight FSU players got into the scoring column early, while 14 of its 18 field goals were assisted. Junior guard Nicole Boudreau led the Eagles with 11 points on 4-of-7 shooting, while FSU held sharp-shooter Kelly Hughes to 0-for-6 in the first half.
Florida State was off and running early, taking a 17-4 lead through the first media timeout at 16:19. Conwright punctuated the run with her 53rd made 3-point field goal of the season to give the Noles a 13-point advantage. Bulgak had four points in the stretch, including a jumper from just outside the paint, while Slaughter added six points.
An 11-0 run helped the Seminoles to a 26-10 lead in their second media timeout. With 13:16 left in the first half, Romero drained a 3-point field goal from the right wing to put FSU on top 24-7, followed by a few made free throws from Slaughter. FSU made nine of its first 12 shots, with eight of them assisted.
FSU got out to a 37-17 lead with 7:33 left, as Slaughter and Bulgak secured themselves double-figure performances once again with 10 apiece. Eight FSU players got into the scoring column, as Kai James came in and immediately made a nice post move to her left shoulder inside to put the Noles ahead 37-15. FSU also started 3-of-4 from 3-point range.
Next, FSU hosts NC State on Thursday, Feb. 26, on senior night at 7 p.m. Redshirt seniors Maegan Conwright and Lauren Coleman will be honored prior to the game, and fans in attendance will receive a free glowstick in pursuit of breaking the Guiness World Record for most glowsticks used at one venue.
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