By After falling behind by six goals early, the Boston College lacrosse team never panicked. The Eagles firmly believed they could rally, and that’s exactly what they did. BC methodically chipped away, eventually seized momentum, then held off a Northwestern rally late.
Boston College earned a thrilling 14-13 victory Sunday in Cary, North Carolina, capturing its second national championship in four years. “We’ve just come a long way,” BC coach Acacia Walker-Weinstein said. “I’m so proud of the girls.
I’m so proud of the seniors. I asked them to lead the way all season, and they did just that.” The Eagles, who have made seven straight title games, now have a second championship to show for it.
“The losses along the way were part of this process,” Walker-Weinstein said. “I’m not glorifying losing by any means, but I do think maybe I, our staff, our players, needed to be hardened a bit to be ready for this moment. I think some of the losses did just that.
” Same energy. x 📸 / Kayla Martello paced the Eagles with five goals en route to Most Outstanding Player honors. Andrea Reynolds, Rachel Clark, Mckenna Davis and Emma LoPinto added two apiece, and Ryan Smith scored one.
Clark chipped in four assists and Belle Smith three, and Shea Dolce made nine saves – including several clutch stops in the final minutes to help preserve the win. “I kind of blacked out a little bit,” Dolce said. “Honestly, I don’t remember much of it.
” NATIONAL CHAMPIONS.
