No. 5 Eagles Welcome Brown to Newton

No. 5 Boston College vs. Brown University
Records: Brown – 2-0/0-0 Ivy League; BC – 4-0/1-0 ACC
When: Saturday, Feb. 24, 2018
Where: Newton Lacrosse Complex, Newton, Mass.
Time: 12 p.m.

SERIES HISTORY
- The Eagles/Bears series began on March 18, 1992.
- BC is hoping to extend a five-game win streak over the Bears, as Brown holds the advantage in the overall meetings, 11-7.
- It's been five seasons since the squads last met in 2013. The Eagles pulled through with a 15-12 victory on the road.
- No current Eagles players have taken the field against Brown. Head coach Acacia Walker-Weinstein was at the helm for the Eagles win in 2013, but that was the only time she's met up with the Ivy League foe.

LAST TIME VS. BROWN
- BC's victory is 2013 handed the Bears their first home loss of that season.
- At the time, the Eagles were ranked No. 19.
- Then-sophomore Covie Stanwick recorded six points on four goals and two assists, while then-freshman Sarah Mannelly added four points on three goals and an assist.
- After going into the break with a one-goal edge (7-6), the Eagles went on to record a 15-12 win over the Bears.
- During this game, Stanwick had recorded her 10th hat trick of the year.

NEED TO KNOW
- The last time the Eagles had a 4-0 start was in 2015. BC went on the open that season 10-0, including four wins over ACC opponents.
- Junior Dempsey Arsenault is slating a stellar start to the season. The midfielder scored 15 goals during the 2017 season, but has scored 12 goals in the first four games of this season.
- Freshman Jordan Lappin scored her first three collegiate goals for a hat trick in the 16-9 win over UMass last time out.
- Last season's scoring leader junior Sam Apuzzo is off to a better start this season. Last year, in the first four game, Apuzzo had scored 12 goals – six of which came in the 2017 home opener against BU after first loss of the season at Syracuse. So far this season the attacker has scored 16.
- The triumph over UMass last time out was BC's second win over a top-20 ranked team. Last season, it took the Eagles 11 games notch two victories over top-20 teams.

NEXT UP
- BC continues on with the current home stand, hosting Navy on Tuesday, Feb. 27 at 1 p.m. The game will be streamed on ACC Network Extra.

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Players Mentioned

Sam Apuzzo

Dempsey Arsenault

Jordan Lappin

Sarah Mannelly