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Photo by: Brian McWalters
No. 1 Eagles Hold Off Late Rally, Defeat No. 21 Hokies
April 13, 2019 | Lacrosse
Backed by four Eagles with hat tricks, the Eagles won their final road trip of the regular season
BLACKSBURG, Va. –  The No. 1 Boston College lacrosse team prevented a late second-half comeback from No. 21 Virginia Tech with a full-team effort as the Eagles secured the win, 16-13, Saturday afternoon in Blacksburg. Graduate student Kenzie Kent, seniors Sam Apuzzo and Dempsey Arsenault, and junior Cara Urbank each tallied three goals in the effort. Apuzzo led all scorers, assisting on three goals in addition to her own three for six points on the day.  Junior Sheila Rietano added two points of her own while classmate Kate Taylor and sophomore Maggie Casey added one goal apiece in the win. The Eagles out-drew the Hokies, 19-12, as Apuzzo, Arsenault, Rietano and senior defender Elizabeth Miller each won control of four possessions. Apuzzo and freshman Jenn Medjid each caused two turnovers in a defensive battle, as the Eagles caused nine of the Hokies' 15 turnovers.
The Eagles came ready to play as they put up two goals courtesy of Apuzzo and Arsenault before two minutes could pass in the opening frame. Following the opening outburst for BC, the Hokies answered back and took an eventual 4-3 lead over the top team in the country. Head Coach Acacia Walker-Weinstein called a game-changing timeout as the Eagles regained their footing out of the quick break, going on a 4-0 scoring run to hold a comfortable lead at the end of the half. Kent and Urbank each tallied four points through the first half, as Kent scored once and assisted on three others and Urbank had a first-half hat trick and one assist. The Eagles took 16 shots to VT's 11 while every shot on goal ended in a score in the opening 30 minutes.Â
The Eagles dominated coming out of the halftime break, going on a three-goal run to double their lead to six. At the halfway point of the frame, the Eagles led by eight goals for their largest margin of the contest. Following a late Hokies goal, the Eagles switched sophomore goalkeeper Abbey Ngai for senior Lauren Daly before Virginia Tech went on a five-goal run to round out the contest, led by two goals each from Emma Harden and Paige Petty, but couldn't find the groundwork needed to complete the comeback.Â
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GAME INFORMATION
Score: No. 1 Boston College 16, No. 21 Virginia Tech 13
Records: Boston College 15-0 (6-0 ACC), Virginia Tech 8-8 (1-5 ACC)
Location: Blacksburg, Va. - Thompson Field
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HOW IT HAPPENED
FIRST HALF
•      GOAL: BC 1, VT 0: 29:21 – Apuzzo tallied the first goal of the day, beating Morgan Berman.
•      GOAL: BC 2, VT 0: 28:11 - Arsenault capitalized on a Virginia Tech foul and brought it home off the turnover.
•      GOAL: BC 2, VT 1: 26:09 - Taylor Caskey capitalized on a woman-up advantage after a Taylor Walker yellow card.
•      GOAL: BC 3, VT 1: 24:53 - Urbank found an Apuzzo pass to put it home in a wide-open net.
•      GOAL: BC 3, VT 2: 19:57 - MC Byrne found another woman-up goal for the Hokies
•      GOAL: BC 3, VT 3: 18:56 - Sarah Lubnow capitalized on a free position to tie the game at three.Â
•      GOAL: BC 3, VT 4: 16:59 - Paige Petty used a woman-up advantage once again to take the Hokies' first lead of the day.
•      GOAL: BC 4, VT 4: 16:45 - Apuzzo found Kent to tie it back up.
•      GOAL: BC 5, VT 4: 15:04 - Rietano regained the lead for the Eagles with a free position goal.
•      GOAL: BC 6, VT 4: 13:56 - Casey grabbed a pass from Jordan Lappin to continue with the momentum.
•      GOAL: BC 7, VT 4: 13:08 - Urbank tallied her second off of a pass from Kent.
•      GOAL: BC 7, VT 5: 11:36 - Julia Bolte ended the Eagles' run with a free position goal.
•      GOAL: BC 8, VT 5: 6:33 - Urbank capitalized on a turnover and notched her third of the day.
•      GOAL: BC 9, VT 5: 3:14 - Taylor grabbed a pass from Urbank to push the Eagles up.
•      GOAL: BC 9, VT 6: 1:35 - Caskey tallied her second of the day after a BC foul.Â
SECOND HALF
•      GOAL: BC 10, VT 6: 28:09 - Arsenault opened the second frame, scoring off of a pass from Apuzzo.
•      GOAL: BC 11, VT 6: 27:33 - Apuzzo capitalized on a free position, beating Berman top-shelf.Â
•      GOAL: BC 12, VT 6: 22:54 - Apuzzo tallied her third of the day with a pass from Kent.
•      GOAL: BC 12, VT 7: 20:52 - Petty tallied her second of the day.
•      GOAL: BC 13, VT 7: 19:58 - Kent answered, scoring with an assist to Rietano.
•      GOAL: BC 13, VT 8: 16:40 - Petty's third of the day came on another free position.
•      GOAL: BC 14, VT 8: 14:29 - Arsenault tallied her third to answer.
•      GOAL: BC 15, VT 8: 14:11 - Just 18 seconds later, Rietano grabbed her second of the day.
•      GOAL: BC 16, VT 8: 13:33 - Kent followed suit, scoring less than a minute later.
•      GOAL: BC 16, VT 9: 6:06 - Caskey tallied her third to end the scoring drought.
•      GOAL: BC 16, VT 10: 3:11 - Emma Harden scored for VT.
•      GOAL: BC 16, VT 11: 2:30 - Petty grabbed her fourth off of a pass from Julia Bolte.
•      GOAL: BC 16, VT 12: 1:08 - Petty tallied her fifth of the day.
•      GOAL: BC 16, VT 13: 00:58 - Harden earned her second shortly after the draw.
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GAME NOTES
•      The Eagles boast four players with 30+ goals: Apuzzo (69), Arsenault (43), Urbank (35) and Kent (32). The group is responsible for 68% of the Eagles' goals.
•      The win clinched at least a portion of the ACC Regular Season title for the Eagles.
•      BC is out-scoring their opponents 265-150 this season.
•      The Eagles end the day 15-0 overall and 6-0 in conference.
•      BC has won 34 straight regular season games, dating back to April 18, 2017.
•      Ngai is a perfect 11-0 in starts between the pipes.Â
•      The win marks head coach Acacia Walker-Weinstein's 106th win at the helm of the program. She became just the first head coach in program history to record 100 wins over her career earlier this season in a win over Georgetown.
•      Kent's nation-leading 55 assists marks a BC single-season record. The previous record was 41 assists in a single season, set by Apuzzo in 2018.Â
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TEAM LEADERS
Boston College
Points: Sam Apuzzo, 6
Goals: Apuzzo, Arsenault, Kent, Urbank, 3
Assists: Sam Apuzzo, 3
Draw Controls: Apuzzo, Arsenault, Rietano, Miller, 4
Ground Balls: Kenzie Kent, 4
Caused turnovers: Apuzzo and Medjid, 2
Saves: Abbey Ngai, 9
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Virginia Tech
Points: Paige Petty, 6
Goals: Paige Petty, 5
Assists: Julia Bolte, 2
Draw Controls: Paige Petty, 8
Ground Balls: Mary Claire Byrne, 5
Caused turnovers: Mary Claire Byrne, 3
Saves: Morgan Berman, 4
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UP NEXT
The Eagles move into Alumni Stadium in Chestnut Hill as they host Yale, Tuesday afternoon at 4:00 p.m.
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The Eagles came ready to play as they put up two goals courtesy of Apuzzo and Arsenault before two minutes could pass in the opening frame. Following the opening outburst for BC, the Hokies answered back and took an eventual 4-3 lead over the top team in the country. Head Coach Acacia Walker-Weinstein called a game-changing timeout as the Eagles regained their footing out of the quick break, going on a 4-0 scoring run to hold a comfortable lead at the end of the half. Kent and Urbank each tallied four points through the first half, as Kent scored once and assisted on three others and Urbank had a first-half hat trick and one assist. The Eagles took 16 shots to VT's 11 while every shot on goal ended in a score in the opening 30 minutes.Â
The Eagles dominated coming out of the halftime break, going on a three-goal run to double their lead to six. At the halfway point of the frame, the Eagles led by eight goals for their largest margin of the contest. Following a late Hokies goal, the Eagles switched sophomore goalkeeper Abbey Ngai for senior Lauren Daly before Virginia Tech went on a five-goal run to round out the contest, led by two goals each from Emma Harden and Paige Petty, but couldn't find the groundwork needed to complete the comeback.Â
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GAME INFORMATION
Score: No. 1 Boston College 16, No. 21 Virginia Tech 13
Records: Boston College 15-0 (6-0 ACC), Virginia Tech 8-8 (1-5 ACC)
Location: Blacksburg, Va. - Thompson Field
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HOW IT HAPPENED
FIRST HALF
•      GOAL: BC 1, VT 0: 29:21 – Apuzzo tallied the first goal of the day, beating Morgan Berman.
•      GOAL: BC 2, VT 0: 28:11 - Arsenault capitalized on a Virginia Tech foul and brought it home off the turnover.
•      GOAL: BC 2, VT 1: 26:09 - Taylor Caskey capitalized on a woman-up advantage after a Taylor Walker yellow card.
•      GOAL: BC 3, VT 1: 24:53 - Urbank found an Apuzzo pass to put it home in a wide-open net.
•      GOAL: BC 3, VT 2: 19:57 - MC Byrne found another woman-up goal for the Hokies
•      GOAL: BC 3, VT 3: 18:56 - Sarah Lubnow capitalized on a free position to tie the game at three.Â
•      GOAL: BC 3, VT 4: 16:59 - Paige Petty used a woman-up advantage once again to take the Hokies' first lead of the day.
•      GOAL: BC 4, VT 4: 16:45 - Apuzzo found Kent to tie it back up.
•      GOAL: BC 5, VT 4: 15:04 - Rietano regained the lead for the Eagles with a free position goal.
•      GOAL: BC 6, VT 4: 13:56 - Casey grabbed a pass from Jordan Lappin to continue with the momentum.
•      GOAL: BC 7, VT 4: 13:08 - Urbank tallied her second off of a pass from Kent.
•      GOAL: BC 7, VT 5: 11:36 - Julia Bolte ended the Eagles' run with a free position goal.
•      GOAL: BC 8, VT 5: 6:33 - Urbank capitalized on a turnover and notched her third of the day.
•      GOAL: BC 9, VT 5: 3:14 - Taylor grabbed a pass from Urbank to push the Eagles up.
•      GOAL: BC 9, VT 6: 1:35 - Caskey tallied her second of the day after a BC foul.Â
SECOND HALF
•      GOAL: BC 10, VT 6: 28:09 - Arsenault opened the second frame, scoring off of a pass from Apuzzo.
•      GOAL: BC 11, VT 6: 27:33 - Apuzzo capitalized on a free position, beating Berman top-shelf.Â
•      GOAL: BC 12, VT 6: 22:54 - Apuzzo tallied her third of the day with a pass from Kent.
•      GOAL: BC 12, VT 7: 20:52 - Petty tallied her second of the day.
•      GOAL: BC 13, VT 7: 19:58 - Kent answered, scoring with an assist to Rietano.
•      GOAL: BC 13, VT 8: 16:40 - Petty's third of the day came on another free position.
•      GOAL: BC 14, VT 8: 14:29 - Arsenault tallied her third to answer.
•      GOAL: BC 15, VT 8: 14:11 - Just 18 seconds later, Rietano grabbed her second of the day.
•      GOAL: BC 16, VT 8: 13:33 - Kent followed suit, scoring less than a minute later.
•      GOAL: BC 16, VT 9: 6:06 - Caskey tallied her third to end the scoring drought.
•      GOAL: BC 16, VT 10: 3:11 - Emma Harden scored for VT.
•      GOAL: BC 16, VT 11: 2:30 - Petty grabbed her fourth off of a pass from Julia Bolte.
•      GOAL: BC 16, VT 12: 1:08 - Petty tallied her fifth of the day.
•      GOAL: BC 16, VT 13: 00:58 - Harden earned her second shortly after the draw.
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GAME NOTES
•      The Eagles boast four players with 30+ goals: Apuzzo (69), Arsenault (43), Urbank (35) and Kent (32). The group is responsible for 68% of the Eagles' goals.
•      The win clinched at least a portion of the ACC Regular Season title for the Eagles.
•      BC is out-scoring their opponents 265-150 this season.
•      The Eagles end the day 15-0 overall and 6-0 in conference.
•      BC has won 34 straight regular season games, dating back to April 18, 2017.
•      Ngai is a perfect 11-0 in starts between the pipes.Â
•      The win marks head coach Acacia Walker-Weinstein's 106th win at the helm of the program. She became just the first head coach in program history to record 100 wins over her career earlier this season in a win over Georgetown.
•      Kent's nation-leading 55 assists marks a BC single-season record. The previous record was 41 assists in a single season, set by Apuzzo in 2018.Â
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TEAM LEADERS
Boston College
Points: Sam Apuzzo, 6
Goals: Apuzzo, Arsenault, Kent, Urbank, 3
Assists: Sam Apuzzo, 3
Draw Controls: Apuzzo, Arsenault, Rietano, Miller, 4
Ground Balls: Kenzie Kent, 4
Caused turnovers: Apuzzo and Medjid, 2
Saves: Abbey Ngai, 9
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Virginia Tech
Points: Paige Petty, 6
Goals: Paige Petty, 5
Assists: Julia Bolte, 2
Draw Controls: Paige Petty, 8
Ground Balls: Mary Claire Byrne, 5
Caused turnovers: Mary Claire Byrne, 3
Saves: Morgan Berman, 4
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UP NEXT
The Eagles move into Alumni Stadium in Chestnut Hill as they host Yale, Tuesday afternoon at 4:00 p.m.
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Team Stats
BC
VT
Shots
31
29
Turnovers
16
16
Caused Turnovers
9
9
Draw Controls
19
12
Free-Position Shots
2
3
Ground Balls
14
22
Game Leaders
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Pen
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GB
0
CT
2
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3
A
2
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Pen
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GB
4
CT
1
G
3
A
0
FO
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Pen
-
GB
2
CT
1
G
3
A
1
FO
-
Pen
-
GB
1
CT
1
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