Boston College
19-0
Syracuse University
15-4
No. 1 BC Advances to ACC Championship Game with Comeback Win Over Syracuse
April 26, 2019 | Lacrosse
Taylor Walker's goal with 17 seconds left capped a three-goal comeback from the Eagles.
CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. –  Top-seeded Boston College erased a three-goal deficit with 8:10 to play to take a 14-13 victory over vs. #4 Syracuse in the semifinal round of the 2019 ACC Championship, held at Alumni Stadium.
Taylor Walker's tally with 14.3 seconds remaining proved to be the game-winner for the Eagles, who advance to Sunday's ACC Championship game. Â Walker took the entry pass from Dempsey Arsenault and scored on a backhanded flip, past Syracuse goalkeeper Asa Goldstock.
The Eagles tied it with 1:40 left in regulation, as Sam Apuzzo recovered a turnover deep in Syracuse territory and found the back of the net. Â She registered a hat trick on the evening for BC.
It was a back-and-forth start to the match before the Orange took a two-goal lead - 5-3 - midway through the first half. The Eagles scored the next three, taking a 7-6 lead off the stick of Apuzzo with 7:25 left. BC led 7-6, after Arsenault scored off a bouncing shot on a free-position. Cuse's Emily Hawryschuk's diving shot in the waning seconds of the period tied it at 7-7 into the break. Â
Syracuse scored to start the second half before two straight from Boston College - by Apuzzo and Sheila Rietano - made it, 9-8, with 26:04 to go. The Orange tied it again with 24:43 to play and with the game knotted at 9-9, BC made a switch in net as Lauren Daly took over for Abbey Ngai.
Walker would strike four-and-a-half minutes later on a free position opportunity, making it 10-9 in favor of BC. Â The Orange would score four unanswered goals, taking a 13-10 lead with 8:10 remaining before the top-ranked Eagles made their surge.
The Eagles will take on the winner of the matchup between #2-seeded North Carolina and #6 Duke in the title game on Sunday at 1 p.m.
GAME INFORMATION
Score: #1 Boston College 14, #4 Syracuse 13
Records: Boston College 19-0 (7-0 ACC), Syracuse 15-4 (0-7 ACC)
Location: Chestnut Hill, Mass. – Alumni Stadium
HOW IT HAPPENED
FIRST HALF
GOAL: BC 1, Cuse 0: 28:39 – Arsenault scores on a free position straight ahead
GOAL: BC 1, Cuse 1 - 27:47: Rahal from the backside of the net to score on the left side
GOAL: BC 2, Cuse 1 - 26:50: Walker takes a diagonal pass from Rietano, left to right
GOAL: BC 2, Cuse 2 - 25:12 - Wallon scores man-up goal down the middle of the scoring area
GOAL: Cuse 3, BC 2 - 24:44 - Hawryschuk goes from behind the goal to score upper left corner
GOAL: Cuse 4, BC 2 - 20:54 - Hawryschuk side-delivery on the run, right side
GOAL: Cuse 4, BC 3 - 18:26 - Kent takes the errant pass, scores off right post
GOAL: Cuse 5, BC 3 - 15:21 - Levy goes parallel to the goal; scores low right corner
GOAL: Cuse 5, BC 4 - 11:45 - Lappin goes 1v1 after corralling the ground ball off the turnover
GOAL: BC 5, Cuse 5 - 10:21 - Taylor takes centering pass from Rietano and scores
GOAL: BC 6, Cuse 5 - 7:25 - Sam. Apuzzo.
GOAL: BC 6, Cuse 6 - 3:45 - Swart scores on a free position, left side
GOAL: BC 7, Cuse 6 - 2:49 - Arsenault on a free position, bouncer on the right side
GOAL: BC 7, Cuse 7 - 9.0 - Hawryschuk with a diving shot on the right side
SECOND HALF
GOAL: Cuse 8, BC 7 - 29:17 - Carney gathers centering pass from Tyrrell on free position
GOAL: BC 8, Cuse 8 - 27:19 - Apuzzo right-to-left, shot low on the bounce to the corner
GOAL: BC 9, Cuse 8 - 26:04 - Rietano changes speed, beats defenders into the scoring area
GOAL: BC 9, Cuse 9 - 24:43 - Swart rotates at the top of the 8-meter area, scores left side
GOAL: BC 10, Cuse 9 - 19:10 - Walker goes high on a free position straight ahead
GOAL: BC 10, Cuse 10 - 13:55 - Hawryschuk takes the entry pass, beats Daly point blank
GOAL: Cuse 11, BC 10 - 10:42 - Carney unimpeded toward goal, down the middle
GOAL: Cuse 12, BC 10 - 8:42 - Hawryschuk scores on free position
GOAL: Cuse 13, BC 10 - 8:10 - Tyrrell scored a goal from in front of Daly
GOAL: Cuse 13, BC 11 - 6:53 - Arsenault scores in front of the net, man-up; pass from Kent
GOAL: Cuse 13, BC 12 - 5:29 - Urbank takes pass from Arsenault on the left post, point blank
GOAL: BC 13, Cuse 13 - 1:40 - Apuzzo recovers the turnover by the Orange in the scoring area
GOAL: BC 14, Cuse 13 - 17.4 - Walker with the backhand flip, from Arsenault. Game. Winner.
GAME NOTES
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Boston College advances to the ACC Championship for the second consecutive season.
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The Eagles win their fourth straight over the Orange and improve their all-time series record to 6-15.
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BC downed Cuse, 14-12, at the Carrier Dome on Feb. 16 in the second regular season game
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Three Eagles recorded hat tricks on the night - Sam Apuzzo, Dempsey Arsenault, and Taylor Walker.
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Arsenault, Sheila Rietano, and Kenzie Kent each tallied two assists.
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Apuzzo has scored at least one goal in 74 of her 75 career games played. Â She has 101 points so far in 2019.
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Arsenault has recorded at least one point in 45 consecutive contests for the Eagles.
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BC is outscoring their opponents 328-183 this season.
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Lauren Daly moves to 6-0 on the season.
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The total margin of victory in the two wins over Syracuse this season is three goals.
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The win marks head coach Acacia Walker-Weinstein's 110th 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.
GAME LEADERS
Boston College
Points: Dempsey Arsenault, 5
Goals: Three with 3 (Arsenault, Sam Apuzzo, Taylor Walker)
Assists: Three with 2 (Arsenault, Sheila Rietano, Kenzie Kent)
Draw Controls: Sam Apuzzo, 8
Ground Balls: Dempsey Arsenault, 4
Caused Turnovers: Sam Apuzzo, 3
Saves: Abbey Ngai, 2
Syracuse
Points: Emily Hawryschuk, 4
Goals: Emily Hawryschuk, 4
Assists: Meaghan Tyrrell, 3
Draw Controls: Emily Hawryschuk, 12
Ground Balls: Grace Fahey, 4
Caused Turnovers: Two with 2 (Kerry Defliese, Grace Fahey)
Saves: Asa Goldstock, 8
UP NEXT
The top-seeded Eagles await the winner of the #2/6 matchup with North Carolina and Duke. Sunday's ACC Championship is set for 1 p.m. at Alumni Stadium.
