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Message: [QUOTE="JavaMan, post: 2558151, member: 5562"] [CENTER][ATTACH=full]28257[/ATTACH] [SIZE=6][B]Women's basketball: Boston College hockey star Andie Anastos makes successful switch to basketball[/B][/SIZE] Doug Feinberg | The Associated Press - Feb 2, 2018 11:20 EST[/CENTER] [B]NEW YORK —[/B] [I]Boston College basketball coach Erik Johnson wasn't sure what he was going to get when former Eagles hockey star Andie Anastos emailed him asking to join the basketball team this year. Anastos had run out of eligibility to play hockey, and her academic counselor suggested she play basketball... "I thought I was getting Rudy," Johnson said, referring to the famous Notre Dame football walk-on. "I thought she'd practice hard, throw her body around. If she ever got on the court, it would be an inspirational type thing." Three months into the season, Anastos is the team's starting point guard, leads the team in assists and is one of the most efficient scorers while playing 33.5 minutes per game.[/I] [B][URL='https://www.ncaa.com/news/basketball-women/article/2018-02-02/womens-basketball-boston-college-hockey-star-andie-anastos'][FONT=Arial][MORE][/FONT][/URL][/B] [INDENT][/INDENT] [FONT=Arial]Love it! More power to her.[/FONT] [INDENT][/INDENT] [/QUOTE]