Saturday, April 22
Newton, Mass.
12:00 PM
Boston College
12-5/3-4
16
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Notre Dame
11-6/4-3
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11-Goal Second Half Propels Eagles to Senior Day Win
April 22, 2017 | Lacrosse
The Eagles outscored Notre Dame 11-3 in today’s season finale.
GAME INFORMATION
Score: No. 18 Boston College 16, No. 11 Notre Dame 10,
Records: Boston College 12-5 (3-4 ACC); Notre Dame 11-6 (4-3 ACC)Â
Location:Â Newton Campus Lacrosse Field, Newton, Mass.
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BC HIGHLIGHTS
TURNING POINT
HOW IT HAPPENED
Boston College
Points:Â Kenzie Kent, 7
Goals:Â Kenzie Kent, 5
Assists:Â Kenzie Kent and Kayla O'Connor, 2
Draw Controls: Elizabeth Miller and Kate Weeks, 4
Ground Balls:Â Carly Bell, 4
Saves:Â Zoe Ochoa and Lauren Daly, 4
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Notre Dame
Points:Â Casey Pearsall, 4
Goals: Casey Pearsall, 3
Assists:Â Five players, 1
Draw Controls: Casey Pearsall, 5
Ground Balls:Â Katherine Eilers, 4
Saves: Samantha Giacolone, 15
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UP NEXT
Boston College will travel to Richmond, Va., next week for the ACC Championships which will take place on April 27-30. The ACC will announce the tournament bracket later this weekend upon the conclusion of the league schedule.
Score: No. 18 Boston College 16, No. 11 Notre Dame 10,
Records: Boston College 12-5 (3-4 ACC); Notre Dame 11-6 (4-3 ACC)Â
Location:Â Newton Campus Lacrosse Field, Newton, Mass.
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BC HIGHLIGHTS
- Kenzie Kent led the way for the Eagles scoring five goals and adding two assists for a game-high seven points.
- Sam Apuzzo was just behind Kent with five points today (4G, 1A) and was 2-for-3 on free-position shots.
- BC controlled the draw circle, winning 20-of-28 draw controls, including a 12-of-15 advantage in the second half.
- BC outshot Notre Dame 21-10 in the second half of the game
- Carly Bell led the Eagles with a career-high four ground balls on defense.
- Kate Weeks finished today's game with one goal and a career-high four draw controls.
- With today's win, head coach Acacia Walker became the winningest coach in program history with 65 career victories.
- Before today's game, BC honored its six seniors for their dedication to the program the last four seasons: Tess Chandler, Laura Frankenfield, Kayla O'Connor, Mary Kate O'Neill, Zoe Ochoa and Kate WeeksÂ
TURNING POINT
- Down 9-8 with 19:20 to play, BC scored seven unanswered goals and only allowed four shots on goal the remainder of the half.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- In the opening 10 minutes of the game, Notre Dame jumped ahead 4-1.
- Down 5-2, the Eagles got three goals from Sam Apuzzo (2) and Kenzie Kent to tie the game with 2:42 left in the half.
- Notre Dame scored two goals in the final minute to take a 7-5 lead into the half.
- As the second half opened, BC quickly tied the game at 7-7 and then the two teams continued to trade goals to make it 9-9 five minutes into the half.
- Including the game-tying goal at 9-9, BC scored seven straight goals to take a 15-9 lead with 7:24 left to play
- Notre Dame was held scoreless for 20 minutes before finally breaking through to make it 15-10 at with 5:44 remaining, but the Eagles scored the final goal of the game 23 seconds later to make it a final 16-10 tally.Â
Boston College
Points:Â Kenzie Kent, 7
Goals:Â Kenzie Kent, 5
Assists:Â Kenzie Kent and Kayla O'Connor, 2
Draw Controls: Elizabeth Miller and Kate Weeks, 4
Ground Balls:Â Carly Bell, 4
Saves:Â Zoe Ochoa and Lauren Daly, 4
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Notre Dame
Points:Â Casey Pearsall, 4
Goals: Casey Pearsall, 3
Assists:Â Five players, 1
Draw Controls: Casey Pearsall, 5
Ground Balls:Â Katherine Eilers, 4
Saves: Samantha Giacolone, 15
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UP NEXT
Boston College will travel to Richmond, Va., next week for the ACC Championships which will take place on April 27-30. The ACC will announce the tournament bracket later this weekend upon the conclusion of the league schedule.
Team Stats
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BC
Shots
23
37
Turnovers
19
19
Caused Turnovers
6
10
Draw Controls
8
20
Free-Position Shots
5
9
Ground Balls
18
19
Game Leaders
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CT
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4
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Pen
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CT
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Pen
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CT
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FO
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Pen
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CT
1
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