Lacrosse Defeats No. 1 Maryland, 15-13

GAME INFORMATION

No. 4 Boston College 15, No. 1 Maryland 13
Records: BC (22-1) | Maryland (20-2)
Friday, May 25, 2018 | Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium | Stony Brook, N.Y.
Attendance: 7,524

HOW IT HAPPENED
Fourth-seeded Boston College advanced to its second consecutive National Championship game as the Eagles defeated top-ranked Maryland 15-13 Friday evening in the national semifinals at Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium on the campus of Stony Brook University.

It was BC's first win over Maryland in 14 games and snapped the defending national champions 18-game winning streak.

Junior Sam Apuzzo scored three of her four goals in the second half to propel the Eagles to the victory. BC moved to 22-1 on the year and added to its single-season record for wins in the process. BC will look to win its first National Championship in program history Sunday.

After starting last weekend's NCAA quarterfinal win over Stony Brook by scoring the first three goals of the game, BC had to fight from behind versus the top-ranked and defending National Champion Terrapins.

Maryland scored the game's first three goals just two minutes into the contest.

BC's Dempsey Arsenault scored her 60^th goal of the year to break the ice for the Eagles at the 26:56 mark.

Maryland continued its early momentum by scoring five of the first six goals to take a 5-1 lead just eight minutes in.

Later in the half, Sam Apuzzo's 82nd goal of the season started a furious BC rally as the Eagles ripped off five straight goals.

Taylor Walker converted a free position goal to cut the deficit to two at the 11:51 mark. The scoring run continued as Kaileen Hart scored her 56th goal of the year with 11:28 left in the half to close the gap to one at 6-5.

Cara Urbank scored BC's next two goals as she juked out a Maryland defender to tie the game at six and then scored on a free position goal for her 25th tally of the year to give BC its first lead of the game at 7-6 with 8:20 left in the half.

Jen Giles and Megan Whittle scored back-to-back goals for Maryland while BC's Tess Chandler second goal of the first half with 1:37 remaining knotted the score at eight.

The back-and-forth contest continued after halftime as the team's traded goals to keep the contest tied at 13 until Apuzzo's final two tallies of the night iced the win.

Apuzzo gave BC the lead for good at 14-13 with 8:14 remaining as she faked out the Maryland defender for the hat trick. Just under a minute late, Apuzzo's fourth of the night with 7:26 left closed out the scoring at 15-13.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

Boston College head coach Acacia Walker-Weinstein captured her 90th career victory Friday night against Maryland.
BC is now 1-13 all-time against Maryland and snapped the Terps' 18-game winning streak.
Sam Apuzzo scored four goals and broke her own BC single-season record with 122 points on the season.

The junior and Tewaaraton Award finalist made 10 draw controls in the win.
Dempsey Arsenault was all over the field as she recorded a hat trick and two assists in the win.
Tess Chandler added three goals as well for the Eagles. She has scored 10 goals during BC's three NCAA games this spring.
Cara Urbank had three goals - two of the highlight variety - including two in the first half.
Lauren Daly made seven saves in net for the Eagles. She moved to 22-1 overall on the season.
Boston College had a 17-13 edge in draw controls and 28-20 advantage with shots on goal.

UP NEXT
Boston College will attempt to capture its first National Championship Sunday at noon against third-seeded James Madison (21-1). The Eagles will be making their second consecutive appearance in the national championship game. ESPNU has broadcast coverage of the game.

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Team Stats

Sam Apuzzo

Tess Chandler

Dempsey Arsenault

Cara Urbank

Players Mentioned

Sam Apuzzo

Dempsey Arsenault

Tess Chandler

Lauren Daly

Kaileen Hart

Cara Urbank

Taylor Walker

Players Mentioned

Sam Apuzzo

Dempsey Arsenault

Tess Chandler

Lauren Daly

Kaileen Hart

Cara Urbank

Taylor Walker