Despite trailing 7-1 late in the first half, the Eagles rallied to send the game into overtime before Sam Apuzzo scored a dramatic sudden death winner to send BC to its third straight national championship. Here are 10 observations from the thrilling semifinal win.
BC avenged its ACC Championship loss to UNC—its only defeat of the season—by upending the Tar Heels to book a trip to its third straight National Championship.
In its third straight trip to the Final Four, BC lacrosse faces off against a familiar foe in North Carolina. Find out what you need to know in our preview, as the Eagles go for a third consecutive appearance in the national championship game.
BC and UNC have split their last four meetings—over the course of the past two years, some in-game trends have suggested why.
BC is just 4-17 all-time against UNC, but, of late, the two schools have formed an intense rivalry that has gone back and forth the past two years.
The Eagles started the second half on a 5-1 run, pulling away to beat Princeton, 17-11, in the NCAA quarterfinals and advancing to the Final Four for the third straight year. Sam Apuzzo led the way with four goals.
Two very well balanced teams—both ranking in the top-20 in scoring offense and defense—meet on Saturday afternoon in the NCAA women’s lacrosse tournament Elite Eight.
Sam Apuzzo had seven goals, Kenzie Kent had nine points, and the Eagles turned a 3-3 game into a laugher with 11 unanswered goals as they routed visiting Colorado, 21-9.
After a disappointing loss to UNC in the ACC title game, Boston College lacrosse looks to rebound against Colorado in the first round of the NCAA tournament.
BC achieved yet another milestone as Sam Apuzzo and Dempsey Arsenault were named finalists for the Tewaaraton Award, the first time the program has had multiple finalists in a single year.
