Thursday, April 27
Richmond, Va.
2:00 PM
Boston College
13-5
17
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14
Notre Dame
11-7
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Boston College
7
10
17
Notre Dame
5
9
14
Offense Advances Eagles to Second Round of ACC Championship
April 27, 2017 | Lacrosse
BC picks up its first ACC Championship win since 2013.
GAME INFORMATION
Score: No. 15 Boston College 17, No. 13 Notre Dame 14
Records: Boston College 13-5 (3-4 ACC); Notre Dame 11-7 (4-3 ACC)Â
Location:Â Sports Backers Stadium, Richmond, Va.
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BC HIGHLIGHTS
Boston College earned its first win in the ACC Championship since the team's victory of Virginia Tech in 2013.
BC had four players record hat tricks – Sam Apuzzo, Kate Weeks, Kenzie Kent and Kaileen Hart – for the second time in three games.
Apuzzo guided the offense in the second half, scoring five goals as she finished the game with a team-high six points.
Kent finished the game with four goals and one assist, including a first-half hat trick.
Hart had a four-point day, scoring three goals and assisting on one.
Weeks scored three goals and tied her career high with two assists. She also tied her career highs in draw controls (4) and ground balls (2)
Zoe Ochoa recorded a season-high 11 saves and stopped eight shots in the first half. She also picked up five ground balls.
Dempsey Arsenault tied her career high with two goals. She also recorded four ground balls and caused two turnovers.
Brooke Troy led the Eagles with a career-high five draw controls.
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TURNING POINT
Already leading by three, BC scored five unanswered goals midway through the second half to take an eight-goal lead with 13:52 left to play. Â
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HOW IT HAPPENED
Notre Dame opened the game with two goals in the first five minutes.
BC followed with a free-position goal by Kent to get its first goal of the game.
The Irish built a 5-2 lead, but the Eagles countered with five goals in the final 12 minutes of the half to lead 7-5 at the break.
BC and Notre Dame traded off three goals apiece in the first 6:21 in the second half.
BC extended its lead to four as Apuzzo and Arsenault scored 13 seconds apart from each other to make it a 12-8 game.
After Notre Dame got one back, BC's offense ignited, scoring five unanswered goals in 5:22 of play to take a commanding, 17-9 lead with 13:52 remaining in the game.
Notre Dame made a run in the final minutes of the game, scoring five goals, but the Eagles were too far ahead.
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TEAM LEADERS
Boston College
Points:Â Sam Apuzzo, 6
Goals:Â Sam Apuzzo, 5
Assists:Â Kate Weeks and Kayla O'Connor, 2
Draw Controls: Brooke Troy, 5
Ground Balls:Â Zoe Ochoa, 5
Saves:Â Zoe Ochoa, 11
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Notre Dame
Points: Courtney Fortunato, 5
Goals: Courtney Fortunato, 3
Assists:Â Courtney Fortunato and Casey Pearsall, 2
Draw Controls: Casey Pearsall, 7
Ground Balls:Â Samantha Giacolone and Casey Pearsall, 4
Saves: Samantha Giacolone, 13
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UP NEXT
With today's win, Boston College advances to the second round of the ACC Championship Tournament where the Eagles will face top-seed North Carolina, who defeated Duke 18-6, on Friday, April 28, at 5 p.m. The game can be viewed on RSN/ACC Network Extra.
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Score: No. 15 Boston College 17, No. 13 Notre Dame 14
Records: Boston College 13-5 (3-4 ACC); Notre Dame 11-7 (4-3 ACC)Â
Location:Â Sports Backers Stadium, Richmond, Va.
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BC HIGHLIGHTS
Boston College earned its first win in the ACC Championship since the team's victory of Virginia Tech in 2013.
BC had four players record hat tricks – Sam Apuzzo, Kate Weeks, Kenzie Kent and Kaileen Hart – for the second time in three games.
Apuzzo guided the offense in the second half, scoring five goals as she finished the game with a team-high six points.
Kent finished the game with four goals and one assist, including a first-half hat trick.
Hart had a four-point day, scoring three goals and assisting on one.
Weeks scored three goals and tied her career high with two assists. She also tied her career highs in draw controls (4) and ground balls (2)
Zoe Ochoa recorded a season-high 11 saves and stopped eight shots in the first half. She also picked up five ground balls.
Dempsey Arsenault tied her career high with two goals. She also recorded four ground balls and caused two turnovers.
Brooke Troy led the Eagles with a career-high five draw controls.
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TURNING POINT
Already leading by three, BC scored five unanswered goals midway through the second half to take an eight-goal lead with 13:52 left to play. Â
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HOW IT HAPPENED
Notre Dame opened the game with two goals in the first five minutes.
BC followed with a free-position goal by Kent to get its first goal of the game.
The Irish built a 5-2 lead, but the Eagles countered with five goals in the final 12 minutes of the half to lead 7-5 at the break.
BC and Notre Dame traded off three goals apiece in the first 6:21 in the second half.
BC extended its lead to four as Apuzzo and Arsenault scored 13 seconds apart from each other to make it a 12-8 game.
After Notre Dame got one back, BC's offense ignited, scoring five unanswered goals in 5:22 of play to take a commanding, 17-9 lead with 13:52 remaining in the game.
Notre Dame made a run in the final minutes of the game, scoring five goals, but the Eagles were too far ahead.
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TEAM LEADERS
Boston College
Points:Â Sam Apuzzo, 6
Goals:Â Sam Apuzzo, 5
Assists:Â Kate Weeks and Kayla O'Connor, 2
Draw Controls: Brooke Troy, 5
Ground Balls:Â Zoe Ochoa, 5
Saves:Â Zoe Ochoa, 11
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Notre Dame
Points: Courtney Fortunato, 5
Goals: Courtney Fortunato, 3
Assists:Â Courtney Fortunato and Casey Pearsall, 2
Draw Controls: Casey Pearsall, 7
Ground Balls:Â Samantha Giacolone and Casey Pearsall, 4
Saves: Samantha Giacolone, 13
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UP NEXT
With today's win, Boston College advances to the second round of the ACC Championship Tournament where the Eagles will face top-seed North Carolina, who defeated Duke 18-6, on Friday, April 28, at 5 p.m. The game can be viewed on RSN/ACC Network Extra.
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Team Stats
BC
ND
Shots
37
34
Turnovers
13
15
Caused Turnovers
8
7
Draw Controls
16
16
Free-Position Shots
6
8
Ground Balls
21
15
Game Leaders
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CT
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G
3
A
1
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3
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