Head coach Joanna Bernabei-McNamee didn't see last week's loss to Harvard as the 500-pound, crimson-colored gorilla hanging over her locker room. Frustration lined Boston College's third straight loss to their neighborhood rivals from the Ivy League, but the road contest at Lavietes Pavilion offered some silver linings to a team expecting itself to compete for the national tournament. The Eagles certainly didn't want to lose, but none of the flaws from the loss exposed some fundamental issue within her team.
Correcting issues ahead of Sunday's win over Providence stood paramount, but the angered Eagles looked at the Friars as a competitive get-right situation.