Boston College was done messing around.
The energy surrounding the Eagles for much of the first two quarters of Monday night's 2024-2025 season-opening matchup against Lafayette left BC with a frustrating mosquito bite. The Leopards were frustratingly annoying in their ability to keep the team off its guard in the first half, and the overpaced and overjittered hosts continually scratched and scratched its itch without thinking about how the irritation fed itself. Prickly miscues on the offensive end counteracted any forced errors and stops on the defensive side of the floor - not exactly the picture-perfect start envisioned by anyone on the maroon and gold sideline.