2021 SCHEDULE BY THE NUMBERS (PER GAME) FEBRUARY (2-0) BC ND 23 ALBANY CHESTNUT HILL, MASS. W, 22-12 26 #15 USC NEWTON, MASS. W, 14-8 vs 33 SHOTS 30.22 MARCH (5-1) 25 SOG 23.33 2 #22 UMass CHESTNUT HILL, MASS. W, 19-7 #5 #4 17.3 SCORING OFFENSE 14.44 6 at #1 North Carolina * Chapel Hill, N.C. L, 21-9 13 #8 VIRGINIA * NEWTON, MASS. W, 20-11 EAGLES FIGHTING IRISH 10.8 SCORING DEFENSE 9.44 17 NEW HAMPSHIRE CHESTNUT HILL, MASS. ppd. 20 at Hofstra Hempstead, N.Y. W, 19-7 9-1, 5-1 ACC 6-3, 3-3 ACC 6.9 ASSISTS 5.56 26 #16 LOUISVILLE * CHESTNUT HILL, MASS. W, 14-13 (OT) .524 SHOT % .478 28 #16 LOUISVILLE * CHESTNUT HILL, MASS. W, 18-3 SERIES HISTORY .492 FP% .481 APRIL (2-0) • The series between BC and Notre Dame is tied at 8-8 with a goal 3 #8 DUKE * CHESTNUT HILL, MASS. W, 17-15 differential of 181-175 in favor of BC. 13.6 GROUND BALLS 16 10 at Virginia Tech * Blacksburg, Va. W, 21-11 • Notre Dame won the last meeting, 11-7, in South Bend, Indiana on 15 NOTRE DAME * CHESTNUT HILL, MASS. 6 p.m. March 7, 2020. It was BC’s lone ACC game of the shortened season. 18.3 DRAW CONTROLS 12.56 17 NOTRE DAME * CHESTNUT HILL, MASS. 11 a.m. 22 at Syracuse * Syracuse, N.Y. 12:30 p.m. • Since Notre Dame joined the ACC, BC is 7-2 against the Fighting Irish. 5.4 CAUSED TURNOVERS 9.89 24 at Syracuse * Syracuse, N.Y. 12 p.m. • The last BC win came on April 3, 2019, 13-9, at BC. 7.3 SAVES 10.11 HOME game * ACC game .403 SAVE % .517 Games in Newton played at Lacrosse/Soccer Field Games in Chestnut Hill played in Fish Field House or Alumni Stadium .916 CLEAR % .922 SCOUTING THE IRISH • Notre Dame enters as the #4 team in every poll with a 6-3 (3-3 ACC) record. Last time out, they took on No. 1 North Carolina, losing 11-10. 2021 QUICK FACTS • Offensively, they’re led by Samantha Lynch, who has 33 points (27G, 6A) and Maddie Howe (18G, 6A). Their scoring output is Team Information: spread out with five players averaging more than 20 points. Head Coach ...............Acacia Walker-Weinstein (Maryland ‘05) • In goal. Bridget Deehan has started every game for the Fighting Irish. She has a 9.63 GAA and .514 save percentage. Record at BC.....................................................................................126-42 THE CHARLOTTE NORTH SHOW Associate Head Coach ..................Kayla Treanor (Syracuse ‘16) • Charlotte North has been a human highlight reel at attack this season. Assistant Coach ........................................Jennifer Kent (Colby ‘90) • She has been on #SCTop10 twice and is scoring at will. A native of Dallas, she has 47 goals and six assists this season. Graduate Assistant Coach .............................Sam Apuzzo (BC ‘19) • Her 47 goals are tied for third in the nation and second in the ACC and is averaging 4.70 per game. Volunteer Coach ...................................................Billy Bitter (UNC ‘11) • North is also excelling at draws and has 89 this season, which is already the sixth-most in a single season at BC. She leads 2020 Overall Record ...........................................................................4-3 the second-best draw unit in the country, averaging 18.3 per game, while she averages 8.90, which is second in the ACC and 2020 Conference Record ..................................................................0-1 eighth in the country. NCAA Appearances; (Last) ....................................................8; (2019) Returning/Lost ....................................................................................28/5 • She also has one of the best shooting percentages in the nation at .653, which is eighth in the country and third in the ACC. Newcomers .................................................................................................11 • North was called “electric” by US Lacrosse Magazine and was the cover athlete for March. Captains .....................Cara Urbank, Charlotte North, Jillian Reilly RECORDS ARE MADE TO BE BROKEN School Information: • At the beginning of the 2021 season, Sam Apuzzo stood alone as BC’s single-game goal scorer with nine against Navy in 2018. Location .................................................................Chestnut Hill, Mass. • Against Louisville on March 28, Jenn Medjid tied that mark, scoring nine goals (including seven in the first half) to tie Apuzzo’s Founded .................................................................................................1863 record. Enrollment ...........................................................................................14,125 • Not even two weeks later, Charlotte North had one of the best single-game performances in BC history, scoring 10 goals on 13 President ......................................................Rev. William P. Leahy, S.J. shots to break Apuzzo’s record. She also added an assist, 13 draw controls and three caused turnovers against Virginia Tech. Director of Athletics ............................................................Dr. Pat Kraft OFFENSIVE FIREPOWER Senior Administrator ...........................................................JM Caparro • BC is averaging 17.3 goals per game, which leads the ACC and is third in the country behind No. 2 Northwestern and UMass. Senior Women’s Administrator .................Jocelyn Fisher-Gates Nickname .........................................................................................Eagles • The Eagles are all over the ACC points leaderboards, with Charlotte North in second in goals with 47 and Jenn Medjid fourth Colors ............................................................................Maroon and Gold with 32. Belle Smith rounds out the top-10 with 25. Conference .......................................................................Atlantic Coast • Caitlynn Mossman and Cara Urbank are near the top of the assists leaderboard as well, with Mossman in second dishing out 21 and Urbank in third with 19. BC COMMUNICATIONS • BC has been one of the most efficient teams as well, with the best shooting percentage in the ACC at .524, which is fourth in Brent Greenberg - Athletic Communications the country. MAKE IT, TAKE IT Cell: 240-418-8163 - Conte Forum 238 • BC has been one of the best teams in the country at draw controls and is averaging 18.3 per game. The 18.3 is second in the Email: [email protected] nation behind Northwestern (19.6) and leads the ACC. Bri Foley - Special Advisor to the SID • BC has been incredible efficient playing make it, take it, getting 61.8% of its draws, which is second in the ACC and sixth in the @BCWLAX @BCWLAX 2021 RECORD WHEN ... nation. season, tallying 23 goals and 12 assists for 35 points. Home ......................................................................................................................7-0 • Charlotte North leads the unit with 89, which is already The senior transferred to BC from Duke in 2019 and led Away ........................................................................................................................2-1 sixth in a single season at BC, and is second in the ACC the Blue Devils in scoring through both of her seasons Overtime ...............................................................................................................1-0 averaging 8.90. in Durham, capping her sophomore campaign with the • The Eagles have all three on the main draw unit in the third-best scoring output in the country (82 g., 4.32 vs. Non-ACC Opponent ..................................................................................4-0 top-12 in the ACC in draw controls, as Hollie Schleicher gpg., 105 pts.). She is an Inside Lacrosse Preseason vs. ACC Opponent .............................................................................................5-1 is averaging 4.00 per game and Cara Urbank 2.90. All-American and a Preseason All-ACC selection. vs. Ranked Oppenent ......................................................................................6-1 Schleicher is sixth in the ACC. • Hall comes to BC from Oregon, where she led the country FRESHMEN ON THE BIG STAGE in saves, grabbing 246 through just 18 games played. vs. Unranked Opponent.................................................................................3-0 • Even with a much older college lacrosse landscape She hails from Cypress, Texas, starting all seven games Scoring First ........................................................................................................7-0 because of the extra year of eligibility, BC has some last year with a .458 save percentage. Her rookie season Opponent Scores First .....................................................................................2-1 freshmen who have really stepped up early. earned her Pac-12 Freshman of the Year honors and a • Belle Smith, the No. 2 incoming recruiting according to spot on the 2019 Pac-12 All-Tournament Team. The Cy- Leading at Half ..................................................................................................8-0 Inside Lacrosse, is currently leading the middie’s with 25 press, Texas native most recently won gold with the U19 Trailing at Half .......................................................................................................1-1 goals and six assists. Smith has a point in every game to USA National Team, earning placement on the All-World Tied at half .........................................................................................................0-0 start her career on The Heights. She set a career-high in Team at the 2019 World Cup Tournament.