Wednesday, April 3
Newton, Mass.
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University of Notre Dame
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Boston College
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No. 1 Eagles Remain Unbeaten With Win Over No. 5 Notre Dame
April 03, 2019 | Lacrosse
The lacrosse team secured their 13th straight win and eighth win over a ranked opponent
NEWTON, Mass. – The No. 1 Boston College lacrosse team topped their third top-10 opponent in two weeks as they defeated No. 5 Notre Dame, 13-9, Wednesday afternoon in Newton. The Eagles were led by senior Sam Apuzzo and junior Cara Urbank who each tallied three goals while graduate student Kenzie Kent led all point-scorers with six, tallying two goals and assisting on four others. Sophomore goalkeeper Abbey Ngai marked her ninth straight win with 14 saves in net, tying her career-best.
Through the opening minutes, both teams' defenses held strong as the teams combined for five turnovers before the first goal was scored. Notre Dame hopped on the board first with Samantha Lynch's first of the day almost nine full minutes into the contest. The first-goal lead would show to be the only lead for the Irish of the day, as senior defender Brooke Troy tied it up for the Eagles with her first goal of the season. Just a minute later, Urbank tallied her first of the day after grabbing a pass from Kent. Kent then tallied her own goal as the Eagles would go on to find a 6-1 advantage before allowing Notre Dame's Andie Aldave to cut into the lead. Senior Taylor Walker answered just 11 seconds later before the teams traded goals to round out the opening half.
The closing frame opened in similar nature as Notre Dame's Maddie Howe opened up the second half scoring, but not until after almost eight minutes had passed on the clock. Kent added the Eagles' 10th goal of the day with a woman-up advantage before Notre Dame went on a 4-1 run to cut within just two goals with less than 10 minutes to play. Apuzzo and junior Sheila Rietano added insurance goals and secured BC's 13th win of the season.
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GAME INFORMATION
Score: No. 1 Boston College 13, No. 5 Notre Dame 9
Records: Boston College 13-0, Notre Dame 10-2
Location: Newton, Mass. – Newton Campus Fields
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HOW IT HAPPENED
FIRST HALF
GAME NOTES
TEAM LEADERS
Boston College
Points: Kenzie Kent, 6
Goals: Sam Apuzzo and Cara Urbank, 3
Assists: Kenzie Kent, 4
Draw Controls: Sam Apuzzo, 8
Ground Balls: Sam Apuzzo, 4
Saves: Abbey Ngai, 14
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Notre Dame
Points: Samantha Lynch, 4
Goals: Samantha Lynch, 3
Assists: Five tied, 1
Draw Controls: Andie Aldave, 4
Ground Balls: Hannah Dorney, 4
Saves: Samantha Giacolone, 10
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UP NEXT
The Eagles round out their games at Newton this Saturday, April 6, as they host No. 13 Duke at noon. The event will celebrate the 40th anniversary of BC Lacrosse and honor Welles Crowther for the annual Red Bandana Game. Â Â
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Through the opening minutes, both teams' defenses held strong as the teams combined for five turnovers before the first goal was scored. Notre Dame hopped on the board first with Samantha Lynch's first of the day almost nine full minutes into the contest. The first-goal lead would show to be the only lead for the Irish of the day, as senior defender Brooke Troy tied it up for the Eagles with her first goal of the season. Just a minute later, Urbank tallied her first of the day after grabbing a pass from Kent. Kent then tallied her own goal as the Eagles would go on to find a 6-1 advantage before allowing Notre Dame's Andie Aldave to cut into the lead. Senior Taylor Walker answered just 11 seconds later before the teams traded goals to round out the opening half.
The closing frame opened in similar nature as Notre Dame's Maddie Howe opened up the second half scoring, but not until after almost eight minutes had passed on the clock. Kent added the Eagles' 10th goal of the day with a woman-up advantage before Notre Dame went on a 4-1 run to cut within just two goals with less than 10 minutes to play. Apuzzo and junior Sheila Rietano added insurance goals and secured BC's 13th win of the season.
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GAME INFORMATION
Score: No. 1 Boston College 13, No. 5 Notre Dame 9
Records: Boston College 13-0, Notre Dame 10-2
Location: Newton, Mass. – Newton Campus Fields
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HOW IT HAPPENED
FIRST HALF
- GOAL: BC 0, ND 1: 21:04 – Samantha Lynch put the Irish on the board first.
- GOAL: BC 1, ND 1: 19:30 – Troy gained possession at the 30-yard line and kept running straight through with a shot at the edge of the fan.
- GOAL: BC 2, ND 1: 18:22 – Urbank capitalized on a pass from Kent to take the lead.
- GOAL: BC 3, ND 1: 17:12 – Kent tallied her own goal to push the momentum.
- GOAL: BC 4, ND 1: 15:45 – Rietano beat Giacolone upper right side.
- GOAL: BC 5, ND 1: 11:32 – Urbank notched her second of the day, again grabbing an assist from Kent.
- GOAL: BC 6, ND 1: 10:03 – Urbank polished off her hat trick less than 90 seconds later.
- GOAL: BC 6, ND 2: 8:30 – Andie Aldave cut into the Eagles' lead with a pass from Nikki Ortega.
- GOAL: BC 7, ND 2: 8:19 – Walker capitalized on a free position.
- GOAL: BC 7, ND 3: 8:01 – Hannah Dorney tallied one for the Irish, grabbing a pass from Lynch.
- GOAL: BC 8, ND 3: 7:25 – Kent connected with Apuzzo for her first goal of the day.
- GOAL: BC 8, ND 4: 1:47 – Ortega ended a six-minute scoring drought with an assist to Kathleen Roe.
- GOAL: BC 9, ND 4: 00:53 – Apuzzo grabbed her second of the day to round out the first half with a five-goal lead for the Eagles.
- GOAL: BC 9, ND 5: 22:42 – Maddie Howe inched closer for the Irish, capitalizing on a pass from Aldave.
- GOAL: BC 10, ND 5: 20:12 – Kent scored with a woman-up advantage.
- GOAL: BC 10, ND 6: 18:11 – Katie Enrietto and Savannah Buchanan connected for another score for the Irish.
- GOAL: BC 11, ND 6: 16:46 – Dempsey Arsenault grabbed a pass from Kent to answer.
- GOAL: BC 11, ND 7: 16:16 – Lynch tallied her second of the day.
- GOAL: BC 11, ND 8: 14:58 – Howe recorded her second of the day shortly after.
- GOAL: BC 11, ND 9: 8:47 – Lynch secured her hat trick, putting the Irish to their shortest deficit of the day.
- GOAL: BC 12: ND 9: 2:02 – Apuzzo scored on a pass from Rietano.
- GOAL: BC 13, ND 9: 00:22 – Rietano tallied her own goal off of a pass from Walker.
GAME NOTES
- BC is out-scoring their opponents 229-125 over their 13 games so far this season.
- Apuzzo's draw total (8) matched Notre Dame's team total. Andie Aldave led the Irish with four wins.
- The Eagles end the day 13-0 overall and 4-0 in conference.
- Apuzzo, Kent, Arsenault and Urbank have accounted for 67% of BC's goals this season.
- Ngai is a perfect 9-0 in starts between the pipes.
- The win marks head coach Acacia Walker-Weinstein's 104th 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 48 assists this season tops the previous individual single-season assist record. The previous record was 41 in a season, done by Sam Apuzzo last year.
TEAM LEADERS
Boston College
Points: Kenzie Kent, 6
Goals: Sam Apuzzo and Cara Urbank, 3
Assists: Kenzie Kent, 4
Draw Controls: Sam Apuzzo, 8
Ground Balls: Sam Apuzzo, 4
Saves: Abbey Ngai, 14
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Notre Dame
Points: Samantha Lynch, 4
Goals: Samantha Lynch, 3
Assists: Five tied, 1
Draw Controls: Andie Aldave, 4
Ground Balls: Hannah Dorney, 4
Saves: Samantha Giacolone, 10
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UP NEXT
The Eagles round out their games at Newton this Saturday, April 6, as they host No. 13 Duke at noon. The event will celebrate the 40th anniversary of BC Lacrosse and honor Welles Crowther for the annual Red Bandana Game. Â Â
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Team Stats
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BC
Shots
30
29
Turnovers
15
16
Caused Turnovers
8
8
Draw Controls
8
16
Free-Position Shots
6
4
Ground Balls
20
18
Game Leaders
Players
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GB
4
CT
2
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3
A
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FO
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Pen
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GB
1
CT
1
G
2
A
4
FO
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Pen
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GB
2
CT
0
G
2
A
1
FO
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Pen
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GB
2
CT
1
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