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Draw Control Record Helps Send Eagles to Second Round
May 13, 2017 | Lacrosse
BC preps to face host Syracuse on Sunday in the NCAA Second Round
SYRACUSE, N.Y. - In the Boston College lacrosse team's 21-9 victory over MAAC champion Canisius on Friday in the NCAA Tournament's first round, a multitude of the Eagles' program and individual records fell, including:
But after the game, there was just one less obvious mark that head coach Acacia Walker wanted to talk about: the Eagles set their single-season draw control record, notching their 300th of the year in the contest.
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"I think draw controls are one of the few stats we actually pay attention to because it takes a full team effort to win get the draw control," Walker said.
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With 16 draw controls on Friday against the Griffins, the Eagles moved their season total to 300, passing the 2014 squad's previous record of 297.
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"Getting to 297 in 2014 was huge because we had some draw specialists. And now to get to a point where we can even come close to the record is so exciting for the team."
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Friday, draw controls proved even more important as the Eagles found themselves trailing Canisius 5-2 midway through the first half. But a series of wins in the second half of the stanza helped give Eagles valuable possession as the team erased the Griffins' lead and went into the intermission with a 10-7 advantage.
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"In women's lacrosse, you know if you have the ball, your odds of scoring are so much better. So when we went on that run, Sam (Apuzzo) got hot and the players started doing a great job in the draw circle coming off the line. It allowed us to put our foot on the gas pedal," Walker continued.
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Entering Sunday's game against Syracuse, the Eagles rank ninth nationally in draw controls with an average of 15.00 per game. And while Apuzzo leads the team with 57 on the season, her 2.95 per game average only ranks 91st nationally. But when you add in Dempsey Arsenault's 43 and Elizabeth Miller's 37, you have a trio of players attacking the draw to gain the Eagles possession. Four more players have at least 15 draw controls, while a total of 12 players have collected at least 10 this season.
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"We're so excited because Emma (Schurr) went in on the draw for the first time in the year and she did a specialty draw that's really hard to do. And she hasn't done one draw control all season long," Walker added.
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A true team effort.
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GAME NOTES
2017 NCAA Tournament | Second Round
No. 14 Boston College (14-6) at No. 9 Syracuse (15-6)
Sunday, May 14, 2017 | 3 p.m.
SU Soccer Stadium, Syracuse, N.Y.
What You Need To Know
Series History vs. Syracuse
Last Time Against the Orange
Road to the NCAAs
Racking up the Wins
Putting up the Points
- The team's highest goal total in an NCAA game (21)
- The team's most goals in a game this season
- The team's third-most goals in a game in program history
- Sam Apuzzo became the first player in program history to record 100 points in a season
- Apuzzo broke the team's single-season goals record and Kate Weeks tied the previous mark
- Apuzzo, Weeks and Kenzie Kent recorded the most points in an NCAA game in program history (7 apiece)
- Weeks and Kaileen Hart set the program's record goal mark in an NCAA game (5)
- Hart's goal total was a career-best
But after the game, there was just one less obvious mark that head coach Acacia Walker wanted to talk about: the Eagles set their single-season draw control record, notching their 300th of the year in the contest.
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"I think draw controls are one of the few stats we actually pay attention to because it takes a full team effort to win get the draw control," Walker said.
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With 16 draw controls on Friday against the Griffins, the Eagles moved their season total to 300, passing the 2014 squad's previous record of 297.
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"Getting to 297 in 2014 was huge because we had some draw specialists. And now to get to a point where we can even come close to the record is so exciting for the team."
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Friday, draw controls proved even more important as the Eagles found themselves trailing Canisius 5-2 midway through the first half. But a series of wins in the second half of the stanza helped give Eagles valuable possession as the team erased the Griffins' lead and went into the intermission with a 10-7 advantage.
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"In women's lacrosse, you know if you have the ball, your odds of scoring are so much better. So when we went on that run, Sam (Apuzzo) got hot and the players started doing a great job in the draw circle coming off the line. It allowed us to put our foot on the gas pedal," Walker continued.
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Entering Sunday's game against Syracuse, the Eagles rank ninth nationally in draw controls with an average of 15.00 per game. And while Apuzzo leads the team with 57 on the season, her 2.95 per game average only ranks 91st nationally. But when you add in Dempsey Arsenault's 43 and Elizabeth Miller's 37, you have a trio of players attacking the draw to gain the Eagles possession. Four more players have at least 15 draw controls, while a total of 12 players have collected at least 10 this season.
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"We're so excited because Emma (Schurr) went in on the draw for the first time in the year and she did a specialty draw that's really hard to do. And she hasn't done one draw control all season long," Walker added.
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A true team effort.
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GAME NOTES
2017 NCAA Tournament | Second Round
No. 14 Boston College (14-6) at No. 9 Syracuse (15-6)
Sunday, May 14, 2017 | 3 p.m.
SU Soccer Stadium, Syracuse, N.Y.
What You Need To Know
- BC has set its program record for goals in a season with 303 on the year, passing 2014's total of 279
- The Eagles have also tallied 300 draw control wins this season, setting that program record on Friday
- Boston College's 14 wins this year are the second most in program history, trailing the 15-win seasons in 2014 and 2015
- Prior to this year, only one Eagle scored 60 or more goals in a season (Covie Stanwick's 65 in 2013). This year, both sophomore Sam Apuzzo (67) and senior Kate Weeks (65) have reached that mark. Apuzzo broke Stanwick's record on Friday.
- The offense has scored at least 16 goals in four of its last five games.
- Friday's 21-goal outburst marked the team's highest goal total in an NCAA Tournament game, and tied for the third-most goals in a game overall in program history
- Sunday's game will be Acacia Walker's 100th as head coach ... she's the third head coach in program history to coach 100 games, and at 66-33 on her career, she has the program's best winning percentage (.666)
- On Friday, a program-record five players earned IWCLA All-Northeast Region honors as Sam Apuzzo, Kenzie Kent, Elizabeth Miller and Kate Weeks all drew first-team honors and Dempsey Arsenault was a second-team honoree … BC's four first-team honorees were the most in the region
Series History vs. Syracuse
- Sunday's game will be the 18th meeting between the programs, and the second of the season ... this will be the fourth-straight season the teams meet in the postseason: 2014 NCAA Elite Eight, 2015 and 2016 ACC Quarterfinals
- BC trails, 2-15, in the all-time series ... Syracuse won the first 12 meetings before the Eagles claimed their first-ever win – on the road at the Carrier Dome – on Feb. 28, 2015, a 10-9 victory
- Syracuse won the 2015 ACC Quarterfinal, 14-13 in double overtime, before BC won in Newton in the 2016 regular-season meeting, 13-8 ... Cuse again won the 2016 ACC Quarterfinals, 16-11
Last Time Against the Orange
- The teams last met on Feb. 11 in the Carrier Dome with the Orange winning 18-8
- SU used an 8-0 run over 15 minutes to take the lead, and then out-scored the Eagles 9-2 in the second half.
- Sam Apuzzo had a team-high five points (2 goals, 3 assists), while Tess Chandler had four (2 goals, 2 assists)
Road to the NCAAs
- Boston College has earned an at-large berth to the NCAA Tournament for the fifth-consecutive year and their sixth bid in the last seven seasons.
- Boston College is 3-5 all time in tournament play and has advanced to the Elite Eight once (2014)
- BC's win on Friday over Canisius was the team's first NCAA Tournament win since 2014
Racking up the Wins
- Friday's 21-9 win over Canisius in the NCAA First Round was the team's 14th win of the season ... the team's 14 wins so far this season mark the second-highest season win total in program history, behind a pair of 15-win seasons (2014, 2015)
- This year is the ninth-straight season the team has secured double-digit wins.
- Against Notre Dame in the regular-season finale on April 22, head coach Acacia Walker became the winningest coach in program history, earning her 65th win at the helm.
Putting up the Points
- Averaging 15.15 goals per game, BC is one of the top offenses in the country ... the Eagles are 11th in the country in scoring offense
- With an average of 22.95 points per game, Boston College ranks seventh in the country, in part buoyed by its 7.80 assists per game - which also ranks seventh in the country.
- The Eagles recorded a season-high 36 points on Friday in the team's 21-9 win over Canisius in the NCAA First Round
- Twice this season, BC posted 31 points: at UMass (Feb. 8) and Navy (March 4).
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