Dominant Offense Lifts Eagles Over Hofstra

NEWTON, Mass. – The No. 20 Boston College women's lacrosse team dominated Hofstra, 20-10, on Wednesday afternoon at the Newton Lacrosse Complex. Sophomore Jenn Medjid (5G) and redshirt freshman Cassidy Weeks (4G) notched career-bests while junior Charlotte North racked up eight points (3G, 5A). Sophomore goalkeeper Rachel Hall led with 11 saves on 21 shots faced.

The Eagles (4-3, 0-1 ACC) stormed out to a 7-0 opening run, led by three goals from Cassidy Weeks. Freshman Ryan Smith recorded her first career goal after back-to-back goals from Weeks before Medjid and Jordan Lappin added to BC's run. Weeks and North both added before Hofstra's Alyssa Parella found her way past Hall. Lappin answered, but only before Parella tallied her second of the game. The Eagles didn't slow down, as Cara Urbank answered right back to make it a 9-2 game. Taylor Mennella tallied for the Pride, but the Eagles saw three different scorers in Kate Taylor, Medjid and Lappin there to respond. The Pride had two goals to the Eagles' one to round out the opening half, but the 13-4 halftime score would prove to be BC's best performance so far this season.

Hofstra found its footing to open the second, scoring the first two goals of the frame. North cut the run but Hofstra's Katie Whelan scored off the draw just 18 seconds later. Arianna Esposito and Erin Demek both tallied for the Pride, but the Eagles rounded out the game on a 5-0 scoring run to earn a 10-goal win.

GAME INFORMATION
Score: No. 20 Boston College 20, Hofstra 10
Records: Boston College (4-3, 0-1 ACC), Hofstra (4-3, 0-0 CAA)
Location: Newton, Mass. – Newton Lacrosse Complex

GAME NOTES

The win marks the fourth straight win over Hofstra for BC, as the Eagles now lead the all-time series 6-4.
The Eagles have now won 30 straight games at the Newton Lacrosse Complex, with their last home field loss coming against North Carolina on April 28, 2017.
Medjid and Cassidy Weeks both recorded career-bests: Medjid topped her previous of four points (last at USC on Feb. 21) while Weeks recorded the first multi-goal and multi-point game of her career.
Hall tied her season-best in ground balls, racking up five on the day while marking double-digit saves for the fifth time this season.
Seven Eagles made their way to the scoresheet: North (3G, 5A), Medjid (5G, 1A), Urbank (2G, 2A), Lappin (3G, 1A), Weeks (4G), Taylor (2G), and Smith (1G).
North's five assists is an individual best for an Eagle this season. The last person to record five assists in a single game for BC was Kenzie Kent vs. Duke on April 6, 2019.
The Eagles are 3-0 at home this season.
North and senior Sheila Rietano dominated the draw circle, each rounding up eight possessions as BC totaled 21 as a team.

TEAM LEADERS
Boston College
Points: Charlotte North, 8
Goals: Jenn Medjid, 5
Assists: Charlotte North, 5
Draw Controls: Charlotte North and Sheila Rietano, 8
Ground Balls: Rachel Hall, 5
Caused turnovers: Hollie Schleicher, Rachel Hall, Morgan Tedeschi and Sophia Taglich, 1
Saves: Rachel Hall, 11
Hofstra
Points: Alyssa Parella, 4
Goals: Alyssa Parella, 4
Assists: Three tied, 1
Draw Controls: Alyssa Parella, 5
Ground Balls: Jess Smith and Erin Tierney, 2
Caused turnovers: Five tied, 1
Saves: Jess Smith, 10

BY THE NUMBERS
Shots: Boston College 38, Hofstra 33
Saves: Boston College 11, Hofstra 10
Turnovers: Boston College 13, Hofstra 10
Clears: Boston College 16-18, Hofstra 15-15
Ground Balls: Boston College 16, Hofstra 10
Draw Controls: Boston College 21, Hofstra 11
Free Position Shots: Boston College 7, Hofstra 5

UP NEXT
The Eagles jump back into conference play, hosting No. 22 Virginia Tech on Saturday. First draw is set for noon at the Newton Lacrosse Complex for Cancer Awareness Day. The ACC matchup will be broadcast on ACC Network Extra.

Dominant Offense Lifts Eagles Over Hofstra

Players Mentioned

Rachel Hall

Kenzie Kent

Jordan Lappin

Jenn Medjid

Charlotte North

Sheila Rietano

Hollie Schleicher

Ryan Smith

Sophia Taglich

Kate Taylor

Morgan Tedeschi

Cara Urbank

Cassidy Weeks