No. 1 Maryland Holds Off No. 2 BC in National Championship

BALTIMORE, Md. – In a matchup of the two best teams in women's college lacrosse, No. 1 Maryland ended No. 2 Boston College's run at the program's first national championship as the Terps captured a 12-10 victory.

A sellout crowd of 9,433 – the fourth best crowd for an NCAA Tournament championship game - were in attendance for Sunday's thrilling national championship game at Homewood Field in Baltimore.

BC's season ended at 22-2 overall as the Eagles tied their school record for single-season wins. BC also won 22 games in 2018.

BC made its third consecutive appearance in the national championship game. The Eagles are just the fifth school to appear in three straight NCAA title games, joining Maryland, Northwestern, Princeton and Penn State.

Maryland entered halftime with an 8-4 lead. The Terps ripped off three straight goals to push its lead from 5-3 to 8-3 before Sam Apuzzo's second goal of the first half closed out the scoring.

The Terps held BC to just one goal over the final 11 minutes of the opening half.

BC battled throughout the second half and cut the lead to 12-10 with 3:50 remaining on Kenzie Kent's fifth goal of the game.

The Terrapin defense made the two-goal lead stand.

Kent led BC with five goals and six points on the day. Sam Apuzzo tallied three goals and four points while Dempsey Arsenault and Cara Urbank each scored a goal for the Eagles. Apuzzo, Arsenault and Kent each earned a spot on the All-Tournament Team.

Lauren Daly was tremendous in goal for the Eagles as she finished with eight saves.

GAME INFORMATION
Score: No. 1 Maryland 12, No. 2 Boston College 10
Records: Boston College 22-2, Maryland 22-1
Location: Baltimore, Md. – Homewood Field

GAME NOTES

Today's game marked the third consecutive championship weekend matchup between Boston College and Maryland. The Terps defeated the Eagles 16-13 in the 2017 national championship game while BC earned a 15-13 win in the national semifinals over Maryland.
BC made its third consecutive appearance in the national championship game. The Eagles are just the fifth school to appear in three straight NCAA title games, joining Maryland, Northwestern, Princeton and Penn State.
The Eagles are 12-8 all-time in the NCAA tournament. BC has appeared in the NCAAs eight times in school history.
Apuzzo has scored at least one goal in 79 of her 80 career games played. She finishes her senior season with 124 points.
Arsenault has recorded at least one point in 50 consecutive contests for the Eagles.

Attnd. Teams (Score), Date Location
11,668 Maryland (16) vs. Boston College (13), May 28, 2017 Foxborough, Mass.*
10,311 Maryland (15) vs. Syracuse (12), May 25, 2014 Towson, Md.*
9,782 Maryland (13) vs. Northwestern (11), May 30, 2010 Towson, Md.*
9,433 Maryland vs. Boston College, May 26, 2019, Baltimore, Md.*
9,391 North Carolina (13) vs. Maryland (12) (3 ot), May 26, 2013 Villanova, Pa.*
8,762 Maryland (14) vs. Syracuse (5) & Northwestern (15) vs. North Carolina (10), May 28, 2010 Towson, Md.*
8,508 Boston College vs. North Carolina & Maryland vs. Northwestern, May 24, 2019, Baltimore, Md.*

GAME LEADERS
Boston College
Points: 6, Kenzie Kent
Goals: 5, Kenzie Kent
Assists: 1, Three players tied
Draw Controls: 6, Sam Apuzzo
Ground Balls: 3, Three players tied
Caused Turnovers: 3, Dempsey Arsenault and Jillian Reilly
Saves: 8, Lauren Daly

No. 1 Maryland Holds Off No. 2 BC in National Championship

Team Stats

Kenzie Kent

Sam Apuzzo

Dempsey Arsenault

Cara Urbank

Players Mentioned

Sam Apuzzo

Dempsey Arsenault

Lauren Daly

Kenzie Kent

Jillian Reilly

Cara Urbank

Players Mentioned

Sam Apuzzo

Dempsey Arsenault

Lauren Daly

Kenzie Kent

Jillian Reilly

Cara Urbank