Boston College
5-2/0-2
Harvard
1-1/0-0
Hart Caps Off Comeback in Overtime Thriller
February 25, 2017 | Lacrosse
BC wins in overtime after scoring three goals in final minutes.
GAME INFORMATION
Score:Â Boston College 13, Harvard 12 (OT)
Records: Boston College 5-2 (0-2 ACC); Harvard 1-1 (0-0 Ivy)
Location: Newton Campus Lacrosse Field, Newton, Mass.
Attendance:Â 569
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BC HIGHLIGHTS
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With the win, Boston College is now 5-0 against non-conference opponents this season and has scored 77 goals.
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Senior Kayla O'Connor tallied a career-high five points (three goals, two assists), leading the Eagles in points.
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Along with seniors Kate Weeks and O'Connor, junior Kaileen Hart also notched a three-goal performance, including the game-winning goal in overtime.
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On the defensive side of the ball, sophomore Elizabeth Miller collected two career highs: five caused turnovers and five ground balls.
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Senior Zoe Ochoa recorded two saves in the first half, pushing her career total to 281. She now sits fifth on the BC career saves list.
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Sophomore Lauren Daly earned her third win of the season, stopping five shots in the game.
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TURNING POINT
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Down 12-9 with less than four minutes to play, sophomore Dempsey Arsenault, Hart and Weeks each tallied a goal in dramatic fashion, tying the game with 27 seconds left in regulation.
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HOW IT HAPPENED
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Harvard held the Eagles scoreless for the first 16:40 of the game while scoring four goals of its own
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Weeks opened the scoring for BC at 13:20, but Harvard tallied two more in the following minutes to take a 6-1 lead.
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Hart and O'Connor each tallied single goals to cut Harvard's lead to three at the end of the half.
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BC built momentum to start the second half, outscoring Harvard 4-2 in the first 10 minutes.
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With an 8-7 lead, Harvard scored the next three goals to extend its lead back to four with 17:07 left to play.
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Down 11-9, Harvard added one more goal to give the Crimson a three-goal lead with less than five minutes in the game but the Eagles completed the comeback to send the game to OT
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In overtime, BC did not allow a shot on net as Hart completed her hat trick on a free-position, walk-off goal.
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TEAM LEADERS
Boston College
Points:Â Kayla O'Connor, 5
Goals:Â Three players, 3
Assists: Three players, 2
Draw Controls:Â Elizabeth Miller, 3
Ground Balls: Sam Apuzzo and Elizabeth Miller, 5
Saves:Â Lauren Daly, 5
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Harvard
Points:Â Keeley MacAfee, 4
Goals:Â Keeley MacAfee, 4
Assists: Megan Hennessey, 2
Draw Controls:Â Maeve McMahon, 6
Ground Balls:Â Meredith Brown, 5
Saves:Â Meredith Brown, 11
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UP NEXT
Boston College heads back on the road for a three-game trip which starts on Saturday, March 4, when the Eagles take on Navy in Annapolis, Md. The game is set for a 12 p.m. start time.
