#1 Eagles Edge #4 Orange, 14-13

Friday, April 26

Chestnut Hill, MA

5 PM

Syracuse University

15-4

Boston College

19-0

Syracuse

Boston College

Emily Hawryschuk had a hat trick at North Carolina.

4/26/2019 8:48:00 PM | Women's Lacrosse

Box Score

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. -- No. 4/4 Syracuse led by three with just more than eight minutes remaining, but No. 1/1 Boston College scored four unanswered goals, the final coming with just 17 seconds on the clock, to give the Eagles a 14-13 victory in the semifinals of the ACC Women's Lacrosse Tournament.

"We made some mistakes," Syracuse head coach Gary Gait said of the last five minutes of the game. "Some mental errors gave them the ball back. Those are some amazing players on that BC team and they weren't giving up. They made the plays at the end when they had to to win the game and we didn't."

HOW IT HAPPENED
Junior Emily Hawryschuk ended the first half by picking up a loose ball and as she was falling to the ground, flicked the ball into the back of the net to tie the score at 7-7. It marked the fifth tie of the game as neither team could pull away.

The squads continued to trade goals in the second half before Syracuse (15-4) scored four straight to take its largest lead of the game at 13-10 with 8:10 remaining. Hawryschuk started the scoring run with her fourth goal of the day on an assist from freshman Meaghan Tyrrell. Freshman Megan Carney then scored on an assist from senior Natalie Wallon before redshirt junior Mary Rahal converted on a free-position attempt. Tyrrell capped the run on an assist from Carney.

The Eagles (19-0) took advantage of an Orange yellow card when Dempsey Arsenault scored at the 6:53 mark for Boston College's first goal in more than 12 minutes. After Cara Urbank scored, the Eagles tallied another woman-up goal to tie the game for the ninth time at 13-13.

Boston College won the ensuing draw and after a timeout, Taylor Walker found the back of the net with 17 seconds left to put the Eagles up by one. An infraction on the draw gave Syracuse the final possession, but the Orange couldn't work the ball into their offensive zone as Boston College held on for the one-goal victory and remained undefeated.

OF NOTE
Hawryschuk again led the Syracuse offense with four goals, giving her 65 on the season. That total ties her for seventh place on the Orange's single-season record list.

Carney, Rahal and sophomore Sam Swart had two goals apiece, while Tyrrell had a goal and tied her career high with three assists. In addition, senior Nicole Levy scored her 141st career goal, moving her into a tie for ninth place on Syracuse's all-time leader list.

Hawryschuk and sophomore Grace Fahey combined for 17 draw controls as Syracuse had an 18-11 advantage in the draw circle. Hawryschuk collected a career-high 12 draws, while Fahey also posted a career-best five.

Syracuse's defense limited Boston College's leading scorers, Sam Apuzzo and Kenzie Kent, to a combined six points. Apuzzo ranks third in the nation in scoring, while Kent is fourth. Fahey and sophomore Allyson Trice were tasked with guarding the two Tewaaraton Award nominees. Orange goalkeeper Asa Goldstock finished with eight saves to go along with two ground balls and a caused turnover.

Turnovers were a key factor in the game as the Orange committed 23, many coming on the clear as they were just 13-of-21.

Boston College has now defeated Syracuse twice this season by a combined three goals. The Orange's other two setback have come at No. 2 Maryland and No. 3 North Carolina.

"We proved to ourselves again that we can play with anybody and if we can clean up our mental mistakes, we can beat anybody," Gait said. "(We'll take) some good things out of that heading into the NCAA Tournament."

UP NEXT
Syracuse will learn its NCAA Tournament fate when the field is announced on Sunday, May 5.