Chestnut Hill, MA (U-WIRE) -- The winter weather may have delayed the game against Providence for the women's basketball team, but they didn't slow down on the court Monday as they defeated the Friars 92-47.

Unfortunately, they were nipped two days later in a loss to No. 8 Rutgers.

With a record of 13-4 overall (4-1 in the Big East), the Scarlet Knights were looking for redemption after their recent loss to Notre Dame.

In the first half, nothing was falling well for either team and the Eagles had a field goal percentage of only 30 percent. Rutgers was able to pull ahead of the Eagles early, starting off with a 15-2 run. They held onto this lead all the way through the first half.

At the half, the score was 32-25, with the Eagles trailing.

In the second half, the Eagles came out looking strong and working the ball. The two senior captains, Deveny and Clare Droesch had the hot hands, scoring 18 points each.

The Eagles were able to close the gap to within five points off a three by Droesch. They were no match for the Scarlet Knights, however, and Cappie Pondexter, who scored a career high 27 points, 22 of them coming in the second half.

The Eagles were defeated 71-60, dropping their record to 14-3, and giving them their first loss in the Big East, which puts them at 5-1 in the conference.

Earlier in the week the Eagles pulled off an astonishing 45-point win against the Friars making it their biggest margin of victory this season.

"It definitely felt good," said senior captain Jess Deveny. "We had already been down there once on Sunday and we were just looking to get the win and focus more towards Rutgers."

No. 14 Boston College was lead by center Kathrin Ress, who went 8-11 from the floor, scored 19 points, and pulled down five rebounds.

Also providing major contributions to the win were Brooke Queenan, who tallied 13 points, and Aja Parham, who added 12 points.

The high point total isn't a complete surprise considering the Eagles, as a team, shot 64.3 percent from the floor and went 6-7 from the three-point line.

Deveny said that beating Providence close to the basket is what really helped the Eagles.

"Kathrin did a really good job. [Providence] didn't have many big people inside, so she was able to handle them well. When the post players are working well, it really helps the guards. It opens the floor up more for everyone."

After an opening three-pointer scored by the Friars (1-16 overall, 0-6 in the Big East) in the first minute, the Eagles took over and went on a 28-point run that was unanswered by Providence for over 12 minutes. At the half, the score was 42-17 in favor of the Eagles.

In the second half, the Eagles never looked back and increased their lead to finish 45 points ahead of the Friars, who ended up committing 18 turnovers by the end of the game.

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