No. 1 Eagles Continue Success at Alumni With Win Over Yale

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. –  The No. 1 Boston College lacrosse team kept their routine in place with their 16th-straight win, taking down Yale, 15-10, Tuesday afternoon in Chestnut Hill. Eight Eagles tallied goals while the offensive effort was led by three goals each from Kenzie Kent, Dempsey Arsenault and Cara Urbank. Sophomore goalkeeper Abbey Ngai earned another win with nine saves between the pipes while the defense had a particularly dominant day, picking up 20 ground balls and causing 11 of Yale's 14 turnovers.

Despite a sluggish start to the contest, the Eagles found their footing after trading goals with the Bulldogs. Sam Apuzzo got the scoring started for BC for the sixth time this year before the teams found themselves at a 3-3 knot halfway through the opening frame. The Eagles kicked it into high gear, going on a 10-goal run, ending the first half up 9-3 and tallying four more to start the second.

The second frame opened with back-to-back Kent goals before Urbank and Arsenault followed suit. Yale's Izzy Nixon put an end to the run after Arsenault secured the 10-goal lead for a running clock, but Urbank quickly responded. After an eight-minute scoring drought, Vanessa Yu tallied for the Bulldogs, but Arsenault secured her third of the day less than a minute later. Olivia Markert and Addie Zinsner kept the fight going for Yale, as the pair combined for five unanswered goals to wrap up the contest.

GAME INFORMATION
Score: No. 1 Boston College 15, Yale 10
Records: Boston College 16-0 (6-0 ACC), Yale 6-7 (1-5 Ivy)
Location: Chestnut Hill, Mass. – Alumni Stadium

HOW IT HAPPENED
FIRST HALF
•      GOAL: BC 1, YALE 0: 28:31 – Apuzzo scored on a wrap-around run, beating past Drake's left.
•      GOAL: BC 1, YALE 1: 24:52 – Payton Vaughn tallied to knot the score.
•      GOAL: BC 2, YALE 1: 17:26 – Maggie Casey regained the lead for BC, grabbing a pass from Jenn Medjid and scoring on as she crossed the net.
•      GOAL: BC 3, YALE 1: 16:38 – Jordan Lappin took it a step further.
•      GOAL: BC 3, YALE 2: 14:24 – Olivia Markert tallied her first of the day.
•      GOAL: BC 3, YALE 3: 13:40 – Addie Zinsner tied it up for the second time.
•      GOAL: BC 4, YALE 3: 13:05 – Kent got the ball rolling for BC, landing a bouncing shot from the side of the goal.
•      GOAL: BC 5, YALE 3: 12:32 – Urbank caught a pass from Lappin, spinning around the defense to score.
•      GOAL: BC 6, YALE 3: 12:26 – Taylor Walker capitalized on a Sheila Rietano pass.
•      GOAL: BC 7, YALE 3: 6:14 – Kate Taylor shot home, faking high and shooting low after grabbing a pass from Kent.
•      GOAL: BC 8, YALE 3: 3:08 – Arsenault connected with Urbank for another score.
•      GOAL: BC 9, YALE 3: 1:47 – Walker capitalized on a free position to wrap up the first frame.
SECOND HALF
•      GOAL: BC 10, YALE 3: 26:52 – Kent opened the second half, winning top-shelf.
•      GOAL: BC 11, YALE 3: 24:01 – Kent tallied her third of the day shortly after, tagging a pass from Lappin.
•      GOAL: BC 12, YALE 3: 23:14 – Urbank followed suit, sending home a behind-the-net pass from Kent.
•      GOAL: BC 13, YALE 3: 22:39 – Arsenault shot home from distance to get the clock running.
•      GOAL: BC 13, YALE 4: 20:57 – Izzy Nixon cut off BC's run.
•      GOAL: BC 14, YALE 4: 18:04 – Urbank responded, restarting the running clock.
•      GOAL: BC 14, YALE 5: 10:48 – Vanessa Yu tallied for Yale.
•      GOAL: BC 15, YALE 5: 10:04 – Arsenault finalized BC's scoring.
•      GOAL: BC 15, YALE 6: 8:46 – Markert grabbed her second of the day.
•      GOAL: BC 15, YALE 7: 6:06 – Zinsner followed with her second.
•      GOAL: BC 15, YALE 8: 5:21 – Markert added again for the Bulldogs.
•      GOAL: BC 15, YALE 9: 4:32 – and one more for Markert.
•      GOAL: BC 15, YALE 10: 4:10 – Zinsner wrapped up the contest.

GAME NOTES
•      The Eagles boast four players with 30+ goals: Apuzzo (70), Arsenault (46), Urbank (38) and Kent (35). The group is responsible for 68% of the Eagles' goals.
•      BC is out-scoring their opponents 280-160 this season.
•      The Eagles end the day 16-0 overall and 6-0 in conference.
•      BC has won 35 straight regular season games, dating back to April 18, 2017.
•      Ngai is a perfect 12-0 in starts between the pipes.
•      The win marks head coach Acacia Walker-Weinstein's 107th 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 57 assists marks a BC single-season record. The previous record was 41 assists in a single season, set by Apuzzo in 2018.

TEAM LEADERS
Boston College
Points: Kenzie Kent, 5
Goals: Arsenault, Kent, Urbank, 3
Assists: Kent, Lappin, 2
Draw Controls: Dempsey Arsenault, 6
Ground Balls: Christina Walsh, 4
Caused Turnovers: Christina Walsh, 5
Saves: Abbey Ngai, 9

Yale
Points: Olivia Markert, 4
Goals: Olivia Markert, 4
Assists: Izzy Nixon, 1
Draw Controls: Izzy Nixon, 6
Ground Balls: Vaughn, Dunn, Davies, Clorite, 2
Caused Turnovers: Clorite, Zinsner, Drake, 1
Saves: Amelia Drake, 6

UP NEXT
The Eagles wrap up the regular season with one final conference game as they host Louisville Saturday, April 20 for Senior Day. First draw is set for noon at Alumni Stadium in Chestnut Hill.

No. 1 Eagles Continue Success at Alumni With Win Over Yale

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Team Stats

Kenzie Kent

Dempsey Arsenault

Cara Urbank

Taylor Walker

Players Mentioned

Sam Apuzzo

Dempsey Arsenault

Maggie Casey

Kenzie Kent

Jordan Lappin

Jenn Medjid

Abbey Ngai

Sheila Rietano

Kate Taylor

Cara Urbank

Taylor Walker

Christina Walsh

Players Mentioned

Sam Apuzzo

Dempsey Arsenault

Maggie Casey

Kenzie Kent

Jordan Lappin

Jenn Medjid

Abbey Ngai

Sheila Rietano

Kate Taylor

Cara Urbank

Taylor Walker

Christina Walsh