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    Walker-Weinstein Signs Extension Through 2027 Season

    Walker-Weinstein Signs Extension Through 2027 Season Andy Backstrom (@andybackstrom) Publisher Women's college lacrosse is a top-heavy sport. Maryland and Northwestern have 21 NCAA championships between them. No other program has more than three. But, every so often, a school breaks through...
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    Lax: UNC Completes Season Sweep of BC in Dramatic National Championship

    UNC Completes Season Sweep of BC in Dramatic National Championship Andy Backstrom (@andybackstrom) Publisher It's hard to beat a defending national champion twice, let alone once. Three times in one season is almost unfathomable. For North Carolina, however, it was the only path to winning its...
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    Lax: Weeks' Game-Winner Caps Final Four Comeback Versus Maryland

    Weeks' Game-Winner Caps Final Four Comeback Versus Maryland Andy Backstrom (@andybackstrom) Publisher Cassidy Weeks runs anywhere from six to eight miles per game. She's part of a dying breed: the two-way midfielder. The Bayport, New York, native prioritizes her defense over her attacking...
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    Lax: Takeaways from BC's Win Against Loyola

    Takeaways from BC's Win Against Loyola Andy Backstrom (@andybackstrom) Publisher Boston College lacrosse advancing to its fifth straight Final Four last Thursday was more about the No.3 Eagles playing a complete 60 minutes than it was about No. 6 Loyola not showing up. BC was on its A-game...
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    Lax: Smith’s Seven Goals Slingshot Eagles Back to Final Four

    Smith’s Seven Goals Slingshot Eagles Back to Final Four Andy Backstrom (@andybackstrom) Publisher Acacia Walker-Weinstein didn’t like the sport’s switch from two 30-minute periods to four 15-minute quarters this season. The 10th-year Boston College lacrosse head coach had to adapt. So she...
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    Lax: Previewing Loyola: What to Know About the No. 6 Greyhounds

    Previewing Loyola: What to Know About the No. 6 Greyhounds Andy Backstrom (@andybackstrom) Publisher Loyola is 20-1. But the No. 6 Greyhounds might as well be undefeated—at least according to 10th-year Boston College head coach Acacia Walker-Weinstein. Loyola's lone loss this season came at...
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    Lax: North Sets NCAA Goals Record, BC Advances to Elite Eight With Denver Win

    North Sets NCAA Goals Record, BC Advances to Elite Eight With Denver Win Andy Backstrom (@andybackstrom) Publisher Charlotte North and Rachel Hall are longtime roommates. They each transferred to Boston College ahead of the 2020 season. They're both ambassadors of an East Coast-dominated sport...
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    Lax: In Newton, BC Feels at 'Home' for NCAA Tournament Debut

    In Newton, BC Feels at 'Home' for NCAA Tournament Debut Andy Backstrom (@andybackstrom) Publisher Newton Campus is where Boston College lacrosse became a national powerhouse. Before the Eagles started consistently playing games in Alumni Stadium. Before Fish Field House offered an indoor...
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    Lax: BC Tabbed as No. 3 Seed in NCAA Tournament

    BC Tabbed as No. 3 Seed in NCAA Tournament Andy Backstrom (@andybackstrom) Publisher Not only did Boston College's loss to North Carolina Saturday cost the Eagles the ACC Championship, but it also dropped head coach Acacia Walker-Weinstein's team to the No. 3 seed in the NCAA Tournament. BC...
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    Lax: Lopsided Third Quarter the Difference in BC's ACC Title Game Defeat

    Lopsided Third Quarter the Difference in BC's ACC Title Game Defeat Andy Backstrom (@andybackstrom) Publisher Boston College head coach Acacia Walker-Weinstein said earlier this week that the Eagles couldn't afford to be streaky during Saturday evening's ACC Championship against top-seeded and...
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    Lax: With ACC Championship on Tap, Eagles Driven by Program Firsts

    With ACC Championship on Tap, Eagles Driven by Program Firsts Andy Backstrom (@andybackstrom) Publisher Boston College superstar attacker Charlotte North is the face of women's lacrosse, but North Carolina fifth year Jamie Ortega has piled up 34 more points in her career than North. UNC goalie...
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    Lax: Takeaways from the Eagles' Thrilling National Championship Rematch

    Takeaways from the Eagles' Thrilling National Championship Rematch Andy Backstrom (@andybackstrom) Publisher A swarm of young girls and boys lined the inside of Alumni Stadium more than 20 minutes after Boston College lacrosse defeated Syracuse in what served as a national championship rematch...
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    No. 2 UNC Fends off Late BC Comeback in front of Alumni Stadium Crowd

    No. 2 UNC Fends off Late BC Comeback in front of Alumni Stadium Crowd Andy Backstrom (@andybackstrom) Publisher Charlotte North had the ball with under 30 seconds to go Sunday afternoon. Boston College lacrosse was riding a game-changing, and potentially game-saving, 6-1 run that drew the...
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    Lax: Mckenna Davis Adding Another Dimension to BC's Offense

    Mckenna Davis Adding Another Dimension to BC's Offense Andy Backstrom (@andybackstrom) Publisher It's all happening fast for Mckenna Davis. The game. And the speed at which she has been given a chance to complement an already-stacked Boston College lacrosse offense. "I was expecting to wait a...
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    Lax: North Sets Career High for Draw Controls in Dominant Win Over Yale

    North Sets Career High for Draw Controls in Dominant Win Over Yale Andy Backstrom (@andybackstrom) Publisher At the start of Boston College lacrosse’s four-game road trip, the Eagles were clobbered on the draw. Led by Aubrey Williams, who ranks seventh nationally in draw controls per game, No...
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    Lax: With Win at Brown, BC Off to First 5-0 Start Since 2019

    With Win at Brown, BC Off to First 5-0 Start Since 2019 Andy Backstrom (@andybackstrom) Publisher Charlotte North is the face of not only Boston College lacrosse but the entire sport of women's lacrosse. She's the reigning Tewaaraton Award winner, and she set the NCAA single-season goals record...
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    Lax: Despite Roster Familiarity, Eagles Want to Be Different in 2022

    Despite Roster Familiarity, Eagles Want to Be Different in 2022 Andy Backstrom (@andybackstrom) Publisher "The aquarium." That's what senior goalie Rachel Hall says she and her teammates call the Fish Field House. Saturday afternoon, Boston College lacrosse was the must-see attraction...
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    North Picks up Where She Left Off in Season-Opening Win Over No. 4 Wildcats

    North Picks up Where She Left Off in Season-Opening Win Over No. 4 Wildcats Andy Backstrom (@andybackstrom) Publisher Charlotte North scored seven goals Saturday afternoon. She slid an underhand shot past Northwestern goalie Madison Doucette in the first quarter, muscled the ball into the net...
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    What BC AD Pat Kraft Said on ACC Network ‘Road Trip’

    What BC AD Pat Kraft Said on ACC Network ‘Road Trip’ Andy Backstrom Staff Writer Pat Kraft is a football guy. He played at Indiana, where he walked on and ultimately earned a scholarship. Then, as the athletic director of Temple, he oversaw the Owls’ rise to prominence. During Kraft’s...
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