After a bumpy start to the season, Boston College hopes to travel down a smoother path beginning with Tuesday’s game against visiting Hampton in Chestnut Hill, Mass.The Eagles (2-2) have lost to Florida Atlantic and Central Connecticut, although they did bounce back with a victory each time. Now they are looking to post back-to-back wins for the first time this season, although they certainly know not to take anything for granted.”When you’re on a journey and you deal with adversity and disappointment and setbacks, you never know how the team’s gonna respond,” BC coach Earl Grant said after Saturday’s 76-71 win over Temple. “Specifically, when you have a team that’s forming — this team hasn’t been together, so with the blend of the new guys and the returners, they try to find a way to win.”Donald Hand (16.8 points per game) paced the Eagles with 18 points and 11 rebounds against the Owls. However, he shot just 5-of-15 from the floor and has yet to shoot above 36 percent in any of the team’s four games.Still, he’ll definitely be a focal point of the defensive game plan for Hampton (2-3), which has also alternated between losses and wins over its first five games.Part of the Pirates’ early-season slate was another road game against an ACC foe. They traveled to face Virginia and trailed 47-19 at halftime en route to a 91-53 defeat.
