CHARLOTTE, NC – Boston College lacrosse rolled to a 15-8 victory over No. 1 Syracuse on Sunday afternoon to capture a second straight ACC title.
It’s the lowest-seeded team to win an ACC championship since 2015, while BC is the first program to claim two conference titles.
The Eagles trailed 5-1 early in the first quarter before Rachel Clark and Emma LoPinto scored back-to-back goals to slice the deficit to two going into the second.
The scoring run continued in the second frame with Kayla Martello tying up the contest at 5-5 to cap off a 4-0 run. The Eagles answered Syracuse’s two-goal run with two of their own to tie up the contest going into the break.
It was all BC in the second half, as the Eagles outscored their counterpart 8-1 in the third and fourth periods.
Martello highlighted the run with four second-half goals, and the defense held the Syracuse offense in check, holding the Orange scoreless in the third quarter.
The Orange brought the deficit to 10-8 early in the fourth but that was as close they would get. BC scored the final five goals to pull away for the seven-goal win, earning a sixth straight win in the series.
Martello led the charge with seven points off six goals and an assist. Mckenna Davis tallied five points with two scores and three helpers, breaking the assists record held by Kenzie Kent. LoPinto tallied five points (2 G, 3 A) and Clark finished with one score and two assists.
Shea Sweet came up big in another ACC Tournament, making 10 saves in the triumph. Sydney Scales, Belle SmithSweet, Cassidy Weeks and Clark were named to the ACC All-Tournament Team. Scales was named the tournament’s Most Outstanding Player.
BC awaits its opponent in the NCAA Tournament next Sunday, May 5 during the selection show.
