North Repeats as Tewaaraton Award Winner
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Underneath her fierce eye black is an infectious smile. Behind her 358 career goals—the most in NCAA history—is a humble leader.
Charlotte North has transcended the game and, on Thursday night, she cemented...
UNC Completes Season Sweep of BC in Dramatic National Championship
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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...
Weeks' Game-Winner Caps Final Four Comeback Versus Maryland
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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...
Takeaways from BC's Win Against Loyola
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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...
Smith’s Seven Goals Slingshot Eagles Back to Final Four
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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...
North Sets NCAA Goals Record, BC Advances to Elite Eight With Denver Win
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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...
North a Tewaaraton Finalist for Second Year in a Row
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Hight Point graduate attacker Abby Hormes quietly broke Charlotte North's NCAA single-season goals record the Boston College superstar set last year.
North's goals per game numbers are down in 2022...
Takeaways from BC's ACC Championship Loss
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Boston College lacrosse has looked the part of a repeat contender for most of the 2022 season. Against teams from North Carolina, however, the reigning defending national champion Eagles have proven to be...
Lopsided Third Quarter the Difference in BC's ACC Title Game Defeat
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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...
With ACC Championship on Tap, Eagles Driven by Program Firsts
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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...
Recapping the Recent History of BC-UNC Rivalry
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What used to be a David vs. Goliath matchup is now a duel between two of the sport's greatest titans: North Carolina and Boston College.
After UNC won 12 of its first 13 meetings with BC, it's been pretty...
Weeks, Smith Lead Offensive Explosion Against UVA in ACC Tourney Semis
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Jenn Medjid pulled her jersey over her eyes as shock turned into anguish. Medjid, Boston College lacrosse's second-leading scorer, had just picked up her second yellow card for a...
BC Holds off Virginia Tech in ACC Tournament Quarterfinal
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Belle Smith hit the turf of Arlotta Stadium in South Bend Friday night, grimacing in pain. Boston College lacrosse's two-way middie was anything but her normally bubbly self. She was stuck at...
Seven Eagles Receive All-ACC Honors
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Boston College lacrosse may not be the No. 1 seed in the ACC Tournament, but the Eagles are first in the league in another department.
The All-ACC teams came out Tuesday afternoon, and No. 2 BC is atop the...
Takeaways from the Eagles' Thrilling National Championship Rematch
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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...
BC Closes Regular Season With Red Bandana Win Over No. 4 Syracuse
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Sydney Scales turned a nightmare into a Red Bandana Game highlight under the Friday night lights of Alumni Stadium.
The Boston College sophomore defender watched Syracuse attacker Emily...
A Reunion of Stars, Past and Present: BC-Syracuse
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Emily Hawryschuk became Syracuse’s all-time goals leader Tuesday against Albany. The graduate student, who missed practically all of last season with an ACL tear, surpassed her head coach, Kayla Treanor...
No. 7 Duke Outlasts Eagles in North's Return to Durham
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Duke's Maddie Jenner is the nation's top draw specialist. And she's arguably the best to ever do it in the sport's history.
In fact, the 6-foot-2 senior—who leads the country with more than 12...
BC Coasts Past Virginia Tech After Runaway First Quarter
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So much for the slow starts. Boston College lacrosse stormed out to an 8-1 lead Saturday afternoon against Virginia Tech and never let the Hokies get closer than seven goals, coasting to an 18-8...
Behind Medjid and Smith, BC Erases Early Deficit at Pitt
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In its inaugural season, Pittsburgh women's lacrosse has come agonizingly close to recording its first-ever ACC win this month.
Head coach Emily Boissonneault's team jumped out to a 7-2 lead over...