The Notre Dame women’s lacrosse team’s NCAA Tournament run came to an abrupt ending Thursday as second-ranked/third-seeded Boston College overwhelmed the eighth-ranked Irish, 20-6, in a quarterfinal matchup at Chestnut Hill, Mass.
It was the third time BC (18-3) had beaten Notre Dame (15-6) this season and easily the most decisive. Earlier the Eagles prevailed 12-11 in South Bend on April 8, and 9-4 on April 28 in the ACC Tournament semis in Charlotte, N.C.
Boston College advances to face No. 2 seed Syracuse (18-2) in a semifinal matchup May 26 at Cary, N.C. The championship game is set for May 28.
Nothing went right for the Irish after taking a brief 2-1 first-period lead. The nation’s ninth-best defensive team gave up a season high in goals and more than twice its per-game average of 8.9. ND came in No. 6 nationally in scoring (15.9 per game) out of 120 Division 1 teams but got held to its second-lowest output of the season.
Ironically, ND set a single-season scoring mark of 324 goals. The old mark was 321.
BC had 23 shots on goal to ND’s 11.
It was the third time BC (18-3) had beaten Notre Dame (15-6) this season and easily the most decisive. Earlier the Eagles prevailed 12-11 in South Bend on April 8, and 9-4 on April 28 in the ACC Tournament semis in Charlotte, N.C.
Boston College advances to face No. 2 seed Syracuse (18-2) in a semifinal matchup May 26 at Cary, N.C. The championship game is set for May 28.
Nothing went right for the Irish after taking a brief 2-1 first-period lead. The nation’s ninth-best defensive team gave up a season high in goals and more than twice its per-game average of 8.9. ND came in No. 6 nationally in scoring (15.9 per game) out of 120 Division 1 teams but got held to its second-lowest output of the season.
Ironically, ND set a single-season scoring mark of 324 goals. The old mark was 321.
BC had 23 shots on goal to ND’s 11.
