Saturday, March 31
Charlottesville, VA
12:00 PM
Boston College
at
Virginia
Photo by: John Quackenbos
No. 2 Lacrosse Readies for Top-10 Battle at UVA
March 29, 2018 | Lacrosse
Eagles will head to Charlottesville looking for their fourth ACC win of the season
No. 2 Boston College (12-0, 3-0 ACC) at No. 10 Virginia (8-2, 3-1 ACC)
Saturday, March 31, 2018 | 12 p.m.
Klockner Stadium | Charlottesville, Va.
Video: Game Preview
ACC Network Extra Stream (WatchESPN.com or the ESPN app)
Live Stats
Game Notes (PDF)
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
SERIES HISTORY
LAST TIME VS. VIRGINIA
UP NEXT
After Saturday's game at No. 7 Virginia, the Eagles will stay on the road for a tilt at No. 20 Duke on Saturday, April 7. First draw is set for 12 p.m. at the Blue Devils' Koskinen Stadium in Durham, N.C. The game will be streamed on ACC Network Extra, which is available at WatchESPN.com or the ESPN app.
Saturday, March 31, 2018 | 12 p.m.
Klockner Stadium | Charlottesville, Va.
Video: Game Preview
ACC Network Extra Stream (WatchESPN.com or the ESPN app)
Live Stats
Game Notes (PDF)
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
- Last time out, the Eagles notched their 12th consecutive victory with their 17-11 win over No. 5 North Carolina, and extended the longest win streak in program history
- Sam Apuzzo leads the nation in points (76) and goals (52) - and ranks seventh in assists (24) - while Dempsey Arsenault is ranked seventh in points (52) and 14th in goals (35) ... Kaileen Hart ranks 20th nationally in assists (20) and 64th nationally in points (46)
- While the Eagles' offense leads the nation averaging 17.00 goals per game, BC's defense is ranked No. 7 nationally with an 8.83 goals allowed per game mark ... the Eagles have allowed 12 or fewer goals in 11 games, and 9 or fewer goals in six games
- In BC's win at Louisville, Arsenault tallied 12 draw controls to break the single game program record that was previously set by Apuzzo earlier this season ... the duo has combined for 128 of BC's 200 DC's this season
- On March 10, BC notched a 19-8 win at San Diego State in which Apuzzo scored her 200th career point ... she comes into the weekend with 220 career points and is sixth on the Eagles' career scoring chart, just two points back of fifth place (Mikaela Rix '15, 222 pts.)
- Kaileen Hart became the 25th member of BC's 100 Point Club after posting 10 points in the 22-12 victory over Brown on Feb. 24 ... she now has 130 career points, 11 back of the Eagles' career top-10 chart
- BC's 2018 schedule is currently the fifth toughest in the nation as its opponents have a combined .660 winning percentage ... BC sits behind UNC, Virginia, Maryland and Princeton in the rankings ... BC's past schedule ranks 14th toughest in the nation, but its upcoming schedule ranks fourth-hardest as future opponents have a combined .700 winning percentage
SERIES HISTORY
- BC is 3-13 all-time against Virginia ... the Eagles are 3-3 at home in Newton, 0-6 on the road in Charlottesville and 0-4 at neutral sites
- UVA won the first eight meetings in the series, which began with two games in 1994 before the teams began to meet regularly as part of ACC conference play during the 2006 season
- BC's first win came on April 2, 2011 - a 12-6 win in Newton
- Last year, the Eagles claimed a 17-10 victory in Newton, snapping the Cavaliers' three-game winning streak
- Overall, all three of Boston College's wins have come in the last seven seasons
LAST TIME VS. VIRGINIA
- The teams last met on April 1, 2017 as No. 18 Boston College claimed a 17-10 win over No. 17 Virginia at the Newton Campus Lacrosse Field amid snowy, blustery conditions
- Kenzie Kent made her first start of the season and recorded a team-high eight points (three goals, five assists), while Sam Apuzzo tied her career high goals (6) in the win
- Lauren Daly collected a career-high five ground balls in 30 minutes of second-half action
- BC took a narrow 8-7 lead into the half, but out-scored the Cavaliers 9-3 in the second half to take the win ... a three-goal run by Kaileen Hart, Kate Weeks and Apuzzo put BC ahead at 13-9 with 12:28 to play in the second, before the Eagles out-scored UVA 4-0 in the final 11:00 of the game to secure the victory
UP NEXT
After Saturday's game at No. 7 Virginia, the Eagles will stay on the road for a tilt at No. 20 Duke on Saturday, April 7. First draw is set for 12 p.m. at the Blue Devils' Koskinen Stadium in Durham, N.C. The game will be streamed on ACC Network Extra, which is available at WatchESPN.com or the ESPN app.
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