Battle of Ranked ACC Opponents Set for Saturday

No. 18 Boston College vs. No. 17 Virginia
Records: Boston College: 9-4 (1-3 ACC); Virginia: 7-4 (2-2 ACC)
When: Saturday, April 1, 2017
Where: Newton Campus Lacrosse Field, Newton, Mass.
Time: 1 p.m.
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Series History

This will be the 16th meeting between Boston College and Virginia.
Virginia has a 13-2 advantage in the all-time series and have won the last three games.
BC and Virginia first met on May 1, 1994, when the Cavaliers defeated the Eagles, 8-5.
UVA won the first eight games in the all-time series before BC notched its first victory on April 2, 2011.
The Eagles' last victory came on March 30, 2013, when BC earned the win, 10-7.
The last four meetings between the teams have been decided by three goals or less.

Last Time vs. Virginia

The teams last met on April 2, 2016, in Charlottesville, Va., as the Cavaliers defeated the Eagles, 15-14.
13 seconds into the game, Virginia netted the first goal of game to take an early lead.
BC and UVA went back-and-fourth as the Cavaliers took a two-goal lead, 6-4, into the half.
In the second half, Virginia began to pull away, scoring six of the first seven goals to increase its lead to 12-5 with 17:28 to play.
The Eagles quickly built momentum, making it a one-goal game with 6:24 left.
Up 13-12, UVA scored two goals to regain a three-goal lead with 4:05 to play.
BC fought back, scoring two goals in the final minutes but couldn't net the equalizer.

Need to Know

BC has won three of its last four games, including a last win against Yale on Wednesday where the Eagles had four players record hat tricks.
Boston College remains unbeaten at home, holding a 5-0 record this season.
BC's offense combined for 30 points against Yale (19G, 11A). It's the third time this season the Eagles have hit the 30-point mark.
BC ranks second in the ACC in four categories – assists per game (7.31), draw controls per game (15.31), points per game (21.92) and scoring (14.62 goals per game).
Sam Apuzzo has tallied 65 points this season, trailing the national lead by one. She also leads the ACC in both points and assists (27).
Kate Weeks has scored 10 goals in her last two games. She ranks second nationally with 48 goals.

Next Up:
Boston College caps off its three-game home stand on Saturday, April 8, against Duke in the team's annual Red Bandanna game. The game can be seen on ACC Network Extra and is set to start at 1 p.m.

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