BC Hits First Checkpoint In WNIT Win Over Maine

Taylor Soule admitted she took a play off.

Four minutes remained in Boston College's WNIT First Round matchup against Maine, but Black Bears' hopes of upsetting a No. 1 seed were dwindling quickly into the Chestnut Hill night. They had sliced into the Eagles' 20-point lead and brought the game back to within 15, but a 90-second stagnation in the two teams' offenses slowly erased any dreams of advancing past the first round. All that remained was a final stamp, and Soule, watching from her defensive position, knew it was happening.

It had come from Marnelle Garraud, the assist maker on a dagger three-pointer seconds earlier. She drew Maine's Alba Orois on a defensive assignment and forced a…