No. 1 Eagles Run Past No. 3 Tar Heels

CHAPEL HILL, N.C.– The No. 1 Boston College lacrosse team had a dominant afternoon in Chapel Hill as they kick-started their conference stretch with an impressive 14-8 win over No. 3 North Carolina. The Eagles were backed by five goals from senior Sam Apuzzo and a standout performance from sophomore goalkeeper Abbey Ngai.

The Tar Heels hopped on the board first with a goal from Jamie Ortega, but the opening goal would prove to be their only lead of the contest. Shortly after, sophomore Jordan Lappin tied it up for the Eagles with a free position goal before junior Cara Urbank grabbed a pass from graduate student Kenzie Kent to give BC the lead. The Eagles never looked back as they began a 3-goal run where seniors Dempsey Arsenault and Sam Apuzzo combined to push the lead to 5-1. Ortega capitalized again for North Carolina, followed by another score from Marisa DiVietro. The opening frame wrapped up with a bit of back and forth action as the teams traded runs, but the visiting Eagles held up with an 8-5 score heading into the break.

To open up the closing half, Lappin tallied her second of the day and pushed the Eagles up to 9-5. Apuzzo did what she does best and pushed the BC lead even farther, adding two more goals before Taylor McDaniels added her second of the day for North Carolina. The Tar Heels found their footing as Gianna Bowe and Ortega added goals to cut the deficit, but it wasn't enough to match the Eagles' offensive efforts. To wrap up the game, Kent, Apuzzo and senior Taylor Walker added one more goal each to secure the win for Boston College.

GAME INFORMATION
Score: No. 1 Boston College 14, No. 3 North Carolina 8
Records: Boston College 11-0, North Carolina 8-2
Location: Chapel Hill, N.C. – UNC Lacrosse & Soccer Stadium

HOW IT HAPPENED
FIRST HALF

GOAL: BC 0, UNC 1: 28:22 – Ortega pushed through first for the Tar Heels.
GOAL: BC 1 UNC 1: 27:35 – Lappin capitalized on a free position to tie it up.
GOAL: BC 2, UNC 1: 25:43 – Urbank stormed straight to the net to put the Eagles up one.
GOAL: BC 3, UNC 1: 25:36 – Arsenault wasted no time, capitalizing on an automatic possession off the draw.
GOAL: BC 4, UNC 1: 18:19 – Apuzzo tallied her first of the day.
GOAL: BC 5, UNC 1: 17:21 – less than a minute later, Apuzzo grabbed her second of the day with a hard shot from the top of the 8-meter line.
GOAL: BC 5, UNC 2: 11:42 – Ortega grabbed a pass from Katie Hoeg to snap the UNC scoring drought.
GOAL: BC 5, UNC 3: 10:09 –DiVietro capitalized on a free position.
GOAL: BC 6, UNC 3: 9:24 – Arsenault faked on the UNC defense and made her way to the net untouched.
GOAL: BC 7, UNC 3: 5:47 – Sheila Rietano creeped up past the right post, spun around the UNC defense and put it home.
GOAL: BC 7, UNC 4: 4:25 – McDaniels cut the deficit to three.
GOAL: BC 7, UNC 5: 2:45 – Olivia Ferrucci capitalized on a woman-up advantage.
GOAL: BC 8, UNC 5: 1:59 – Rietano notched her second of the day to give the Eagles a 3-goal lead heading into the half.

SECOND HALF

GOAL: BC 9, UNC 5: 28:41 – Lappin grabbed her second of the day to open the second frame.
GOAL: BC 10, UNC 5: 25:41 – Apuzzo's third of the day came from a free position and doubled-up on UNC.
GOAL: BC 11, UNC 5: 16:17 – Apuzzo added another to snap a nine-minute scoring drought.
GOAL: BC 11, UNC 6: 13:35 – McDaniels capitalized once more for UNC.
GOAL: BC 11, UNC 7: 10:04 – Gianna Bowe pushed past Ngai.
GOAL: BC 11, UNC 8: 9:22 – Ortega grabbed her third of the day after swerving through defenders.
GOAL: BC 12, UNC 8: 4:03 – Walker added some insurance and put the Eagles back up by four.
GOAL: BC 13, UNC 8: 2:36 – Apuzzo tallied her fifth of the day and kept the BC momentum rolling in the right direction.
GOAL: BC 14, UNC 8: 1:07 – Kent finalized the scoring, grabbing a pass from Urbank to wrap the game up.

GAME NOTES

BC is out-scoring their opponents 200-107 over their 11 games so far this season.
BC won 15 draws to UNC's 9 – Apuzzo won eight while Arsenault gained control of six.
The Eagles end the day 11-0 overall and 2-0 in conference.
Apuzzo, Kent, Arsenault and Urbank have accounted for 132 of BC's goals this season.
Ngai is a perfect 7-0 in starts between the pipes.
The win marks head coach Acacia Walker-Weinstein's 102nd win at the helm of the program. She became just the first head coach in program history to record 100 wins over her career last week in a win over Georgetown.

TEAM LEADERS
Boston College
Points: Sam Apuzzo, 5
Goals: Sam Apuzzo, 5
Assists: Kenzie Kent, 3
Draw Controls: Sam Apuzzo, 8
Ground Balls: Christina Walsh, 3
Saves: Abbey Ngai, 9

North Carolina
Points: Jamie Ortega and Katie Hoeg, 4
Goals: Jamie Ortega, 3
Assists: Katie Hoeg, 4
Draw Controls: Kayla Wood, 3
Ground Balls: Kayla Wood, 3
Saves: Taylor Moreno, 11

UP NEXT
The Eagles return home to continue ACC play as they host No. 8 Virginia on Saturday, March 30 for Youth Day. First draw is set for noon at the Newton Campus Fields.

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Team Stats

Sam Apuzzo

Sheila Rietano

Dempsey Arsenault

Jordan Lappin

Players Mentioned

Sam Apuzzo

Dempsey Arsenault

Kenzie Kent

Jordan Lappin

Abbey Ngai

Sheila Rietano

Cara Urbank

Taylor Walker

Christina Walsh

Players Mentioned

Sam Apuzzo

Dempsey Arsenault

Kenzie Kent

Jordan Lappin

Abbey Ngai

Sheila Rietano

Cara Urbank

Taylor Walker

Christina Walsh