CHESTNUT HILL, Mass.– The No. 1 Boston College women's lacrosse team is headed to their second consecutive ACC Championship game appearance, set for a rematch of last years' heartbreaker with North Carolina. The championship match is scheduled for 1:00 pm at Alumni Stadium and will be featured on NESNplus and the ACC Network Extra.
The Eagles secured the advancement to the championship after taking down 4-seed Syracuse, 14-13, in a rainstorm thriller Friday evening. With six minutes remaining, the Eagles found themselves down by four goals after a gritty back-and-forth fight with the Orange. The Eagles put up four unanswered goals, capped off by a Sam Apuzzo rocket to tie the game at 13-all with 1:40 remaining after causing a turnover and winning the ground ball battle.