University of North Carolina Athletics
North Carolina
15-2
Boston College
13-6
| Team | 1 | 2 | Final F |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boston College | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| North Carolina | 12 | 5 | 17 |
Tar Heels Outlast BC, 17-14
April 29, 2017 | Women's Lacrosse
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RICHMOND, VA. – The top-seeded University of North Carolina women's lacrosse team got five first-half goals from Molly Hendrick and went on a 7-0 run in a span of 7:25 in the first half, beating fifth-seeded Boston College, 17-14, on Friday in an Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament semifinal at Sports Backers Stadium.
The Tar Heels, the defending ACC champion, advance to their seventh appearance in the ACC Tournament final in the last eight years. UNC has won 32 of its last 34 games overall and 21 of its last 22 against ACC opponents.
Carolina improved to 15-2 overall in 2017 and advanced to Sunday's ACC championship game at 1 p.m. against No. 2 seed Syracuse, which beat No. 3 seed Virginia on Friday. Boston College fell to 12-6 with the loss.
In addition to the output from Hendrick, UNC got got three goals and two assists from Ela Hazar, two goals and three assists from Carly Reed and three goals from Marie McCool. Sydney Holman had a goal and two assists, while Sammy Jo Tracy, Caroline Wakefield and Gianna Bowe had single goals. Charlotte Sofield had an assist.
BC got four goals from Sam Apuzzo, three goals and one assist from Kate Weeks and two goals and three assists from Kenzie Kent. Kaileen Hart and Dempsey Arsenault both scored twice, and Laura Frankenfield had a goal and an assist.
“BC is a very good team, and they're going to play hard until the very end,” UNC head coach Jenny Levy said afterward. “It didn't surprise me at all that BC was able to come back late in the game.
“Unfortunately for us offensively, we missed some easy shots. We hit pipes and missed wide open, catch-and-finish plays. I think we might've opened things up a little more if we'd finished on some of those high-percentage opportunities, but sometimes that happens. They don't always ask if you won pretty, sometimes you've got to win ugly. We'll take it, it's a semifinal game in the ACCs so everyone is going to go down fighting. I liked my team getting challenged in this way. I found out more about them and their toughness, and I'm glad we won.”
After BC took a 1-0 lead early in the game, the Tar Heels ripped off seven consecutive goals and eight of the next 10 to take control, eventually taking a 12-7 lead into halftime. The Eagles rallied in the second half, eventually cutting the UNC lead to as few as three goals with 5:26 to play, but it was not enough as Hazar added a final, insurance goal for Carolina with 1:59 to go.
The Tar Heels won each of the first 10 draw controls in the game finished with a 23-10 advantage off the draw overall. Carolina also out-shot BC, 48-25.
Caylee Waters started in goal for Carolina and went the distance to improve to 15-2 this season, making seven saves. Zoe Ochoa took the loss for BC in the cage, allowing 12 goals and making five saves. Lauren Daly made eight saves in the second half.
