Apuzzo Reaches Century Mark in NCAA Win Over Canisius

SYRACUSE, N.Y. – The No. 13 Boston College lacrosse team advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament behind a 21-8 victory over MAAC Tournament champion Canisius at Syracuse's SU Soccer Stadium on Friday afternoon. BC improved to 14-6 on the season, while Canisius fell to 15-5 on the year.

This is the second time in program history BC has won its opening game in the NCAA Tournament. The Eagles will now face sixth-seeded host Syracuse at 3 p.m. on Sunday in the NCAA Second Round.

After trailing 5-2 with 16:30 left in the first half, BC went on a six-goal run to take the lead for good and closed the game out by out-scoring the Griffins 19-4, including an 11-2 mark in the second half.

Sophomore Sam Apuzzo tallied seven points (3 goals, 4 assists) to move her season point total to 100 points, becoming the first-ever player in Boston College history to score at least 100 points in a year. Her second goal of the game was also her 66th of the season to claim the program's single-season goal mark. She added another goal later in the game and will enter the NCAA Second Round with 67 goals this season.

Senior Kate Weeks added seven points (5 goals, 2 assists) and matched the previous single-season goal record of 65, originally set by Covie Stanwick '15 in 2013.

Junior Kenzie Kent (2 goals, 5 assists) also added seven points as the trio of Apuzzo, Weeks and Kent shared the team lead in the victory.

Sophomomre Lauren Daly made five saves in the second half – including a perfect 3-for-3 mark on free position shots – while Zoe Ochoa stopped four in the first half.

The Eagles' defensive effort kept the nation's leading goal scorer – and second-leading point-getter – Canisius' Erica Evans, to just a single point on an assist. Evans finished the day with six fouls. The Eagles also allowed only two goals in the second half, while keeping the Griffins scoreless for 24:25.

No. 13 Boston College 21, Canisius 9
SU Soccer Stadium (Syracuse, N.Y.)
May 12, 2017

BC HIGHLIGHTS

Sophomore Sam Apuzzo became the first player in program history to record at least 100 points in a season … she entered today's game with 93 points this year, and added seven to reach the 100-point plateau
Apuzzo also set the Boston College single-season goals record with her second goal of the first half, pushing her season total at that point to 66 … she passed Covie Stanwick's 65-goal total in 2013 that previously stood as the single-season record … she finished the game with 67 goals so far this season.
This was the Eagles' second 20-goal game of the season and first since March 4, 2017, a 20-11 win at Navy
Today's 21-goal effort marked the most goals BC has scored in an NCAA Tournament game in program history, besting the 17-goal effort in the Eagles' first-round win over Bryant in 2014
BC is now 2-3 in the NCAA Tournament First Round, and 2-4 overall in its opening-round match in tournament play
Kaileen Hart set her single-game career high in goals (5), including matching her previous single-game high of four in the first half … she previously had four goals at No. 1 Maryland on March 18, 2017.
Kate Weeks tied her single-game best in assists (2) …the last time she did so was April 12, 2017 at Dartmouth, which was the third time in her career.
With 16 draw controls today, the Eagles broke their single-season record and hit 300 so far on the year ... the old mark was 297 in 2014.

TURNING POINT
Down 5-2 with 16:30 left in the first half, Boston College scored six straight goals – including five goals in 2:39 – to take the lead for good. The Eagles then continued to build their lead through the season half to close the contest with the 12-goal advantage.

HOW IT HAPPENED

After Canisius scored the game's first goal, BC responded with a pair in less than a minute
Canisius then went on a 4-0 run to take a 5-2 lead with 16:30 left in the first
Twenty-three seconds later, the Eagles kicked off a 6-0 run – that included five straight goals in 2:39 – to take an 8-5 lead that they wouldn't surrender
After the Griffin's Tessa Chad's second of the day stopped the Eagles' run at six goals, the teams traded a pair of goals to close the first half. BC took a 10-7 lead into the break
BC came out for the second half and tallied the period's first three goals and held Canisius to a single goal in 28 and a half minutes before the Griffins scored their second goal of the stanza with 1:36 left

TEAM LEADERS

Boston College

Points: 7, three players: Sam Apuzzo, Kenzie Kent, Kate Weeks
Goals: 5, two players: Kaileen Hart, Kate Weeks
Assists: 5, Kenzie Kent
Draw Controls: 6, Sam Apuzzo
Ground Balls: 2, four players
Saves: 5, Lauren Daly

Canisius

Points: 4, Jen Reininger
Goals: 4, Jen Reininger
Assists: 2, Lauren Smolensky
Draw Controls: 8, Erica Evans
Ground Balls: 2, two players: Jen Reininger, Janae Guy
Saves: 11, Rebecca VanLaeke

UP NEXT
Boston College had advanced to face sixth-seeded Syracuse on Sunday, May 14, in the NCAA Second Round. Faceoff is set for 3 p.m. at the SU Soccer Stadium. The game will be streamed live on WatchESPN.

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Team Stats

Kaileen Hart

Kate Weeks

Sam Apuzzo

Kenzie Kent

Players Mentioned

Sam Apuzzo

Lauren Daly

Kaileen Hart

Kenzie Kent

Zoe Ochoa

Kate Weeks