No. 1 Lacrosse Travels to Blacksburg to Face Hokies

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. - Boston College women's lacrosse travels to Blacksburg to face Virginia Tech in the first ACC road matchup of the season at 11 a.m.

About the Eagles
Last Time Out
BC dominated the draw circle, 25-8, with Abbey Herod totaling nine draw controls. Devon Russell's six was a career high, while she added two goals, one assist and three points. Lydia Colasante posted five DC's with one goal and two ground balls. Shea Baker led the way with two caused turnovers and four draw controls. Rachel Clark and Emma LoPinto got the offense going, combining to score the first six goals of the game, giving BC a 6-2 lead in the second. Molly Driscoll and Mia Mascone found the back of the net to cap off a 4-0 spurt. Clark scored six points with four goals and two assists, while LoPinto netted four points.

A Win Would
- Give the Eagles a 6-0 mark and 2-0 record in the ACC.
- Improve to 21-5 against the Hokies.
- Earn a 14th straight win dating back to last season.
- Pick up an eighth straight win against VT.

By the Numbers
2/4 - LoPinto is two goals away from 200 for her career and four points away from 300.
+17 - The 25-8 draw control margin against Duke was the highest since the 2016 season.
17.1 - BC is first in the country at turnover rate with a clip of 17.1 percent.
20 - The Eagles are the only team in the nation with four players at 20 or more points - Rachel Clark - 28 points, Emma LoPinto - 24 points,
98.6 - The Eagles are second in the country with a 98.6 percent clear rate.

Controlling the Circle
The Eagles have been dominating the draw circle this season, where they are first in the ACC and third in the country averaging 18.4 draw controls per game. BC is first in the league and 15th with a .626 draw control percentage. Herod is one of four Eagles who rank in the top 20 in draw controls per game in the conference, as she is fifth averaging 5.6. Baker (8th - 4.80), Colasante (16th - 4.8) and Russel (18th - 3.0) round out the leaders.

Balanced like it Should be
- The Eagles continue to show their balanced offense, where 10 players have at least two goals.
- Eight players have at least five points in Rachel Clark, Emma LoPinto, Mckenna Davis, Molly Driscoll, Mia Mascone, Kylee Colbert, Devon Russell and Brooke McLoy
- BC has outscored its opponents by 59 goals through the first five games of the season have a .733 shot-on-goal percentage.
- Featuring Clark (28 points), LoPinto (23 points), Driscoll (20 points) and Davis (20 points), the Eagles are the only team in the country with four players at 20 points or higher.
- Driscoll surpassed last season's point total as she had 16 in her freshman season.
- Mia Mascone is coming on strong, where she has all 14 of her points with seven goals and seven assists over the last four games. She is one of four players with at least five goals and five assists.
- In addition, six players have 10 points with Mascone's 14 and Colbert's 14 points.

Scouting Virginia Tech (5-1, 1-0 ACC)
- Virginia Tech is on a four-game win streak following a 21-10 win against Queens.
- Lauren Render totaled three team-best goals, leading four players with multiple scores.
- Aaliyah Jones made 11 saves in the win behind the cage.
- Render leads the team with 26 goals, two assists and 28 points.
- Mia Pozzi is second on the team with 23 points (15 goals, eight assists).
- Maura O'Malley leads the team with nine assists, scoring 19 points with nine goals.
- Aaliyah Jones has started in all six games behind the cage, posting an 8.60 goals against average and .534 save percentage.

Series History
The Eagles are 20-5 in the all-time series, winning the last seven meetings. BC earned a narrow 14-12 win in Blacksburg two seasons ago, thanks in large part to Baker's hat trick as a freshman.

What's Next
BC has a quick turnaround on Tuesday when it hosts Dartmouth at 3:30 p.m. at the Newton Lacrosse Field.

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Players Mentioned

Shea Baker

Rachel Clark

Lydia Colasante

Kylee Colbert

Mckenna Davis

Molly Driscoll

Abbey Herod

Emma LoPinto

Mia Mascone

Brooke McLoy

Devon Russell