11-Goal Second Half Propels Eagles to Senior Day Win

Saturday, April 22

Newton, Mass.

12:00 PM

Boston College

12-5/3-4

Notre Dame

11-6/4-3

Team	1	2	Final F
Notre Dame	7	3	10
Boston College	5	11	16

11-Goal Second Half Propels Eagles to Senior Day Win

April 22, 2017 | Lacrosse

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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)
Location: Newton Campus Lacrosse Field, Newton, Mass.

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 Weeks

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.

TEAM LEADERS
Boston College
Points: Kenzie Kent, 7
Goals: Kenzie Kent, 5
Assists: Kenzie Kent and Kayla O'Connor, 2
Draw Controls: Elizabeth Miller and Kate Weeks, 4
Ground Balls: Carly Bell, 4
Saves: Zoe Ochoa and Lauren Daly, 4

Notre Dame
Points: Casey Pearsall, 4
Goals: Casey Pearsall, 3
Assists: Five players, 1
Draw Controls: Casey Pearsall, 5
Ground Balls: Katherine Eilers, 4
Saves: Samantha Giacolone, 15

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.