Boston College Athletics
Boston College
9-4
Boston University
7-7
| Team | 1 | 2 | Final F |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boston College | 8 | 10 | 18 |
| Boston University | 7 | 4 | 11 |
Lacrosse Defeats No. 17 Boston University, 18-11
April 14, 2010 | Lacrosse
April 14, 2010
BC vs. Boston University Box Score 
The Boston College lacrosse team topped Boston University, 18-11 on Wednesday evening in Boston, Mass.
The Eagles improve to 9-4 while the Terriers fall to 7-7.
Senior attacker Lauren Costello started the day off on the right foot for the Eagles by tallying the first goal of the game for BC. The Eagles would respond after a Terrier score with freshman Brooke Blue grabbing her 30th score of the year. BU kept the pressure on the Eagles, and rallied to set the score at 5-3 before BC came back. Juniors Hannah Alley and Kristin Igoe and sophomore Sam Taylor helped the Eagles fight back to make it a 6-5 game. Blue, Costello and sophomore Brittany Wilton tallied additional scores for Boston College before the end of the period to help lift the visiting team to an 8-7 lead at halftime.
After a Terriers' score to open the second half, the Eagles responded with three goals from Costello, Igoe and Alley in under two minutes to give BC a lead that it would never look back on. For the rest of the game, the Eagles did their best to maintain possession and keep BU off the scoreboard. Wilton and Blue added goals for the Eagles at 13:19 and senior Peyton Killeen notched her 12th goal of the year at 11:42 to give BC a 14-10 lead. Late goals by Alley, Wilton and two more by Costello helped BC finish the game with a an 18-11 victory.
Junior goalie Sheila Serafino made 10 saves on the day as the Eagles outshot the Terriers, 30-25.
With her opening goal, senior Lauren Costello moved into first place on BC's all-time goals list by notching her 148th career score for the Eagles. She is also second in career points.
Boston College will travel to Providence, R.I. this Sunday to take on Brown at 1:00 p.m.
