Boston College Athletics

History Made in Win Over Holy Cross
February 17, 2016 | Lacrosse
11 Eagles record points, including eight with multiple points, in win at Holy Cross
GAME INFORMATION
Score: No. 9/9 Boston College 19 // Â Holy Cross 6
Records: No. 9/9 Boston College (2-0, 0-0 ACC) // Holy Cross (0-2, 0-0 Patriot)
Location: Holy Cross Field  //  Worcester, Mass.Â
Attendance: 456
Length of Game: 2:27
Boston College Starters: Apuzzo, Chandler, Mannelly, Walsh, O'Neill, Bell, Magley, Erdle, Arsenault, Margolis, Miller, OchoaÂ
Holy Cross Starters: Connors, Moran, Button, MacKay, Smith, Concilio, Drollinger, Pfaff, Maloney, Bozel, Leighton, Johnson
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BC HIGHLIGHTS AND GAME NOTES
- Boston College is now 20-3 against Holy Cross all-time, including having won the last nine. The 20 wins against the Crusaders are the most wins against a single opponent in program history. BC's 12 wins against Virginia Tech are next most wins against one opponent.
- The Eagles have now won six straight regular season games dating back to last season.Â
- With its 19-6 victory over the Crusaders, the Maroon and Gold are only two wins shy of the program's 200th win, dating back to its first year as a varsity program in 1992.
- With her first of three points on Wednesday, senior captain Caroline Margolis became the 20th player in program history to amass 100 career points, and the first since teammate Sarah Mannelly did so in 2014. Margolis met the milestone in 62 games.Â
- On her second assist of the game, senior Sarah Mannelly moved into sole possession of sixth place in the Boston College record book for career assists. Entering the game, she was one assist shy of Jenna McCabe (2006-09) and Brooke Blue (2010-14), who both had 48 career assists.Â
- With her eight draw controls in the game, freshman Sam Apuzzo had the fifth most draw controls in a single game all-time. She ties four other Eagles to have five draw controls in a game, including her teammate Kara Magley, who recorded eight draw controls in the NCAA Tournament game vs. Loyola (Md.) in 2015. Â
- Tess Chandler tied a career high with five points (4 G, 1 A). She had amassed five points two previous times in her career, with the most recent time coming against Harvard on April 7, 2015
TURNING POINT
- Trailing 1-0, Sam Apuzzo evened the score with a wraparound goal behind the Crusaders GK Julia Maloney. 30 seconds later, Tess Chandler registered a goal of her own as part of a 10-0 run for the Eagles.Â
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Tess Chandler had a game high five points, including four goals, which matched her career high in both goals and points.Â
- BC scored 10 straight goals in the first half and carried an 11-3 lead into the break
- Mary Kate O'Neill. Who recorded two goals on the afternoon, scored the first goal of the second half. The Eagles registered eight goals in the second half to secure the victory.
- 11 players tallied points, including eight who had multipoint efforts, in the game.Â
- Zoe Ochoa made four saves in the game's first 53:12 to pick up her second win of the season. Fellow junior GK Lindsey Reder took over in net in the final 6:48 in her first game action of the season.Â
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BOSTON COLLEGE LEADERS
Points: Chandler (4-1-5)
Goals:Chandler (4)
Assists: Mannelly (2), Margolis (2)
Shots: Apuzzo (6), Chandler (6)
HOLY CROSS LEADERS
Points: Concilio (4)
Goals: Concilio (3)
Assists: Concilio (1), Ford (1)
Shots: Concilio (4)
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UP NEXT
The Eagles open up their conference schedule when they travel to South Bend, Indiana for a noon ET contest with Notre Dame on Sunday, Feb. 21. The Fighting Irish are currently ranked seventh in the nation after defeating Jacksonville and Stanford by a combined score of 31-14.Â
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Team Stats
BC
HC
Shots
37
13
Turnovers
14
15
Caused Turnovers
6
6
Draw Controls
22
4
Free-Position Shots
5
2
Ground Balls
11
7
Game Leaders
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