March 4, 2017 Box Score
ANNAPOLIS, Md. - Eagle attackers Sam Apuzzo and Kate Weeks combined for 16 points (11g, 5a) to lead Boston College past the Navy women's lacrosse team, 20-11, on Saturday at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium.
With an 8-7 lead, Boston College (6-2) opened up the second half with a quick feed from Kaileen Hart to Apuzzo to extend its lead to two with 28:02 remaining.
Navy (4-2) responded with back-to-back goals in a 43 second span to tie the game at nine. Julia Collins took on her defender by herself and snuck her shot underneath the cross bar for her lone tally of the game. Twin sister Jenna followed up with a strong drive inside the eight-meter cone and finished with a bounce shot for her second of the contest.
The Eagles however strung together four-straight goals over the next 13:03 to build a four-goal lead, 13-9 with 13:32 left in the contest. Apuzzo led the charge with three assists, while Weeks scored twice during the run.
Senior co-captain Morgan Young (Baltimore, Md.), who was face guarded all game, quickly found the back of the net on the ensuing draw to cut the deficit to three, 13-10, with 13:23 left. Sophomore Meg O'Donnell (Forest Hill, Md.) gave Young the breakaway opportunity as she shoveled the draw away from the scrum towards BC's defensive end.
Apuzzo connected with Weeks for the second time in the contest bring BC's lead back up to four, 14-10, with 11:17 left on the clock.
Navy freshman Kelly Larkin (Alexandria, Va.) fed a slashing Andie O'Sullivan (Valley Cottage, N.Y.), who scored her second of the game to bring the Mids back within three, 14-11, with 10:46 remaining.
The Eagles clamped down in the final 10:19, scoring six straight and holding Navy to just six shots to capture the 20-11 victory. Apuzzo and Kayla O'Connor each scored twice during the run to ensure BC's sixth win of 2017.
"At the end of the day, we need to play a full 60 minutes of good lacrosse in order to beat a top-tier team like Boston College," Navy head coach Cindy Timchal said. "When you have those self-inflicting wounds such as allowing easy plays, not fighting for the 50-50 balls and not being consistent will really hurt you. A lot of our turnovers led directly to their goals and we have to learn how to pick up the intensity down the stretch to not allow the run BC had to finish."
The first half saw five lead changes and five ties over the first 30 minutes. After a quick Weeks goal to open the game, O'Sullivan and Larkin each found the back of the net to give Navy its first lead of the game, 2-1.
Boston College strung together its first of four runs with at least three goals to grab the lead back, 4-2, with 15:32 left. The Eagles used three different scorers during the run, while Hart assisted on two of BC's goals.
The Mids had its best run of the game, scoring five of the next six goals over a span of 7:50 to build its largest lead of the game, 7-5, with 6:56 left in the first. Jenna Collins paced the Mids with two of her first three goals of the game.
The Eagles however ended the first half on a 3-0 run to grab the lead back, 8-7. Apuzzo and Weeks each with a score, while Hart assisted twice during the stretch.
Jenna Collins extended her multi-point streak to 17 games with four points on three goals and one assist. Julia Collins's three-point performance (1g, 2a) brought her career total to 100 points (70g, 30a), becoming the 14th player in Navy history to record the feat. Larkin continued her impressive start to her collegiate career, tallying her sixth-straight multi-point performance with three points on two goals and one assist.
Boston College edged Navy in shots, 39-30, ground balls, 22-18, saves, 11-9 and free-position shots, 2-of-8 to 0-of-4, while the Mids held advantages in draw controls, 19-14 and caused turnovers, 8-6.
Junior Ingrid Boyum (Herndon, Va.) recorded nine saves on 27 chances in 51:26. Teammates Gab Harchelroad and Victoria LaVeck combined for two goals allowed on two shots in the final 8:34.
Navy will look to bounce back next Sunday as it hosts Bryant at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium. Opening draw is set for 1 p.m. and can be seen live and for free on the Patriot League Network.
