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 31.89 SHOTS 29.82 MARCH (5-1) 24.39 SOG 22.71 2 #22 UMass CHESTNUT HILL, MASS. W, 19-7 #4 #5 16.89 SCORING OFFENSE 13.71 6 at #1 North Carolina * Chapel Hill, N.C. L, 21-9 13 #8 VIRGINIA * NEWTON, MASS. W, 20-11 EAGLES FIGHTING IRISH 11.56 SCORING DEFENSE 10.88 17 NEW HAMPSHIRE CHESTNUT HILL, MASS. ppd. 20 at Hofstra Hempstead, N.Y. W, 19-7 13-3, 8-2 ACC 11-6, 5-5 ACC 7.17 ASSISTS 5.59 26 #16 LOUISVILLE * CHESTNUT HILL, MASS. W, 14-13 (OT) .530 SHOT % .460 28 #16 LOUISVILLE * CHESTNUT HILL, MASS. W, 18-3 SERIES HISTORY .490 FP% .496 APRIL (5-2) • BC leads the all-time series with Notre Dame, 10-8, with the Eagles 3 #8 DUKE * CHESTNUT HILL, MASS. W, 17-15 taking the last game of the series, 18-12, on Saturday, April 17. 12.61 GROUND BALLS 14.76 10 at Virginia Tech * Blacksburg, Va. W, 21-11 • The Irish and Eagles have played twice in 2020 with BC taking both 15 #4 NOTRE DAME * CHESTNUT HILL, MASS. W, 19-11 games. BC outscored Notre Dame 37-23 in the two meetings. 18.28 DRAW CONTROLS 12.59 17 #4 NOTRE DAME * CHESTNUT HILL, MASS. W, 18-12 22 at #3 Syracuse * Syracuse, N.Y. W, 14-13 • These teams have played every year since 2016 and BC has gone 6-1 5.83 CAUSED TURNOVERS 8.71 24 at #3 Syracuse * Syracuse, N.Y. L, 16-7 in those meetings. 7.11 SAVES 9.47 28 #11 Virginia + Chapel Hill, N.C. W, 16-12 • The last Notre Dame win came in 2020 before the COVID shutout, 15-11, 30 #3 Syracuse + Chapel Hill, N.C. L, 19-17 in South Bend, Indiana. .381 SAVE % .465 MAY (1-0) .903 CLEAR % .936 14 FAIRFIELD ^ NEWTON, MASS. W, 19-6 16 TEMPLE ^ NEWTON, MASS. W, 21-11 SCOUTING THE IRISH 22/23 #5 NOTRE DAME NEWTON, MASS. 3 p.m. • Notre Dame enters as the fifth seed in the NCAA Tournament. They are 11-6 and went 5-5 in the ACC. The Irish only have losses to top 28 NCAA Semifinal Towson, Md. TBD five teams - North Carolina (2x), Syracuse (2x) and Boston College (2x). 30 NCAA Championship Towson, Md. 12 p.m. • The Irish have an incredibly balanced offense that averages 13.71 goals per game. They have four players with more than 45 points this season, led by Jackie Wolak (29G, 19A) with 48. Kasey Choma leads the team with 42 goals, while Maddie Howe and Madison Ahern have 33 and 30 goals, respectively. HOME game * ACC game +ACC Tournament ^NCAA Tournament • In goal, Bridget Deehan will be in goal, who is fifth in the nation with 157 saves this year. She has a 11.21 goals against average and a .464 save percentage. THE CHARLOTTE NORTH SHOW • Charlotte North has been one of the most electrifying players in the country this season. She has 96 points on 86 goals and 10 assists. 2021 QUICK FACTS • North is second in the country in goals right now with 86. In her first two NCAA Tournament games ever, North scored seven goals Team Information: against Fairfield and eight goals against Temple, breaking tying and breaking BC’s record for goals in a NCAA Tournament game. Head Coach ...............Acacia Walker-Weinstein (Maryland ‘05) • Her 86 goals are third all-time in a single season at BC and trails only Sam Apuzzo ‘19, who scored 94 goals in 2019 and 88 goals in Record at BC........................................................................132-44 (.750) 2018. She is also fourth in the country in goals per game at 4.78, which leads Apuzzo’s pace in 2019, averaging 3.91. Associate Head Coach ..................Kayla Treanor (Syracuse ‘16) Assistant Coach ........................................Jennifer Kent (Colby ‘90) • North is also dominating in the circle at draws. She’s tied with Apuzzo for the second most in a single season at BC with 163 and is Graduate Assistant Coach .............................Sam Apuzzo (BC ‘19) second in the country. Volunteer Coach ...................................................Billy Bitter (UNC ‘11) OFFENSIVE FIREPOWER 2020 Overall Record ...........................................................................4-3 • Averaging 16.89 goals per game, BC has one of the best offenses in the country. They currenty rank fourth in the country in the 2020 Conference Record ..................................................................0-1 category and lead the ACC. NCAA Appearances; (Last) ....................................................8; (2019) • The Eagles nearly have five players with more than 50 points, led by North. Cara Urbank (36G, 39A) has a career-high 75 points, while Returning/Lost ....................................................................................28/5 Jenn Medjid has 50 goals. Belle Smith has been stellar in the midfield with 55 points and Caitlynn Mossman has 49 points. Newcomers .................................................................................................11 • BC has been incredibly efficient as well, leading the country in shooting percentage at .530. Leading the way there is North, who has Captains .....................Cara Urbank, Charlotte North, Jillian Reilly a .647 shooting percentage this season. School Information: MAKE IT, TAKE IT LACROSSE Location .................................................................Chestnut Hill, Mass. • BC scores a lot and they also get a lot of draws. The Eagles are averaging 18.28 draws per game, which is fourth in the country and Founded .................................................................................................1863 are grabbing 61% of the draws they take, which is fifth in the nation. Enrollment ...........................................................................................14,125 • North leads the draw unit with 163 this season, averaging 9.06 per game, while Hollie Schleicher has 76 (4.11) draw controls and Cara President ......................................................Rev. William P. Leahy, S.J. Urbank is averaging 3.28 draws per game this season. North (2nd), Schleicher (5th) and Urbank (9th) are all in the top-10 in the ACC Director of Athletics ............................................................Dr. Pat Kraft in draws per game. Senior Administrator ...........................................................JM Caparro FRESHMEN ON THE BIG STAGE Senior Women’s Administrator .................Jocelyn Fisher-Gates • Even with a much older college lacrosse landscape because of the extra year of eligibility, BC has some freshmen who have really Nickname .........................................................................................Eagles stepped up early. BC was the only school to have three named to the ACC All-Freshman Team. Colors ............................................................................Maroon and Gold • Belle Smith, the No. 2 incoming recruiting according to Inside Lacrosse, is currently leading the middie’s with 41 goals and 14 Conference .......................................................................Atlantic Coast assists. Smith has a point in every game to start her career on The Heights. She set a career-high in points against Notre Dame @BCWLAX @BCWLAX 2021 RECORD WHEN ... with six, on four goals and two assists. She then tied that now in 2021 has started all nine games with seven ground Home .....................................................................................................................11-0 career-high in the ACC semifinal against Syracuse with balls and two caused turnovers. Away ......................................................................................................................3-2 five goals and one assists. Smith was named to the All-ACC • Welch was honored with the #19 jersey in the Red Overtime ...............................................................................................................1-0 first team and ACC All-Freshman Team. She was the only Bandanna Game, given to the player who most embodies vs. Non-ACC Opponent ..................................................................................6-0 freshman on either the first or second All-ACC teams. the values of Welles Crowther ‘99. Crowther died in 9/11 • The backbone of BC’s defense is held by two freshmen saving numerous lives leading them to safety down the vs. ACC Opponent ............................................................................................9-3 in Hunter Roman and Sydney Scales. Both earned starts South Tower. vs. Ranked Oppenent ...................................................................................10-3 in each of the last 15 games and have appeared in all 18 DA NA NA! DA NA NA! vs. Unranked Opponent.................................................................................5-0 games this year. Both were named to the ACC All-Freshman • The Eagles have started the year in highlight-reel fashion, Scoring First ......................................................................................................13-2 team. making it on SportsCenter’s Top-10 plays twice already in Opponent Scores First .....................................................................................2-1 AWARDS SZN two games. • The ACC announced this week its All-ACC teams, picking • In the season opener, junior Rachel Hall connected with Leading at Half ................................................................................................14-0 the first and second teams, as well as a new ACC All-Fresh- senior Charlotte North on a beautiful 51-yard outlet pass, Trailing at Half .....................................................................................................1-3