The NCAA Tournament, regardless of sport, has a way of creating poetry from drama. Postseason heroes are born, and stories are written that will last a lifetime. Every team that wins does so because they deserve it, and nobody reaches deeper rounds for no reason. It's a leveling of the playing field, where only the best of the best survive and advance to play another day.
For Boston College and Southern California, it's a unique collision course bringing them to Saturday's game in Newton. The NCAA Women's Lacrosse Committee hands national seeds to the top eight teams, with the top six receiving first round byes.