Apuzzo, Arsenault Lead Takedown of No. 12 Navy

Recap, photo courtesy of Boston College

The duo combined for 16 points as the lacrosse team holds their perfect record

ANNAPOLIS, Md.– The No. 1 Boston College lacrosse team faced their toughest competition thus far this season and came out on top in dominant fashion, 18-5, over No. 12 Navy. Senior Sam Apuzzo put on another Tewaaraton-worthy performance, putting up a season-high eight goals and adding two assists to match her career-high of 10 points for the fourth time. Classmate Dempsey Arsenault recorded her first hat trick of the season and added three assists as her six points was second-most of any player in the contest. Sophomore goalkeeper Abbey Ngai posted her third consecutive 12-save performance.
The Eagles let the Midshipmen hop on the board first, as Kelly Larkin got the scoring started for the evening. This would turn to be Navy's only lead of the evening as it wasn't long before Apuzzo scored – and scored, and scored – to give BC a 3-1 jump. Navy's Marina Lazarides pushed the home team within two goals but Kate Taylor found her first of the season to hold the lead for the Eagles. Larkin's second of the day came just before Kenzie Kent's first, followed by Apuzzo's fourth. Moriah Snyder added the fourth and final point of the opening frame for the Mids as Kent scored again, Taylor Walker followed and Apuzzo and Arsenault each added two more to round out the opening frame. Navy flip-flopped their net coverage between starter Gab Harchelroad and reliever Abbi Young, but couldn't find a way to stop the Eagles from finding the back of the net. 
The total offense came to a screeching halt in the second frame, but not until after Arsenault wrapped up her hat trick early. Reagan Roelofs tallied one for Navy but the attempt at cutting the deficit was pushed back by consecutive goals from Cara Urbank, Sheila Rietano, Walker and two more from Apuzzo. 16 goals were tallied through both teams in the opening frame while the second half saw just seven. 
  GAME INFORMATION
Score: No. 1 Boston College 18, No. 12 Navy 5
Records: Boston College 7-0, Navy  4-2
Location: Annapolis, Md. – Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
  HOW IT HAPPENED FIRST HALF

• GOAL: BC 0, NAVY 1: 28:49 – Navy's Kelly Larkin opened the scoring for the evening. 
• GOAL: BC 1, NAVY 1: 25:36 – Apuzzo tallied the first for the Eagles, beating Harchelroad up high. Walker earned the assist.
• GOAL: BC 2, NAVY 1: 24:04 – Apuzzo's second of the day came shortly after, finding a pass from Arsenault. 
• GOAL: BC 3, NAVY 1: 23:40 – Apuzzo polished off her hat trick less than two minutes after securing her first tally of the night.
• GOAL: BC 3, NAVY 2: 20:06 – Marina Lazarides answered for the Midshipmen.
• GOAL: BC 4, NAVY 2: 18:48 – Taylor secured her first goal of the season off of a pass from Apuzzo.
• GOAL: BC 4, NAVY 3: 16:44 – Larkin nailed her second of the day.
• GOAL: BC 5, NAVY 3: 16:21 – the Eagles answered with Kent's first of the day.
• GOAL: BC 6, NAVY 3: 15:10 – Apuzzo's fourth of the day brought BC up by three, adding another assist for Arsenault. 
• GOAL: BC 6, NAVY 4: 13:50 – Moriah Snyder pushed past Ngai's right low side.
• GOAL: BC 7, NAVY 4: 11:14 – Kent fired her second of the day low past Harchelroad after pushing through the Mid defense with power.
• GOAL: BC 8, NAVY 4: 10:58 – Just 12 seconds passed before Walker notched her first of the night. 
• GOAL: BC 9, NAVY 4: 5:16 – Arsenault secured her first goal of the day off of a pass from Urbank.
• GOAL: BC 10, NAVY 4: 4:59 – 17 seconds was too long without a goal for Arsenault, so she capped her second of the day.
• GOAL: BC 11, NAVY 4: 4:46 – The goals came faster, this time from Apuzzo for her fifth of the first half.
• GOAL: BC 12, NAVY 4: 2:30 – Apuzzo's sixth of the day gave the Eagles a comfortable lead heading into halftime.

SECOND HALF

• GOAL: BC 13, NAVY 4: 28:36 – Arsenault polished off her hat trick to open the second half.
• GOAL: BC 13, NAVY 5: 25:39 – Reagan Roelofs ended Navy's drought. 
• GOAL: BC 14, NAVY 5: 24:25 – Urbank's first of the day pushed back for BC. 
• GOAL: BC 15, NAVY 5: 19:45 – Rietano pushed the lead to 10 and forced a running clock.
• GOAL: BC 16, NAVY 5: 10:09 – Walker's second of the day came from a pass from Kent. 
• GOAL: BC 17, NAVY 5: 6:12 – Apuzzo notched her seventh of the day.
• GOAL: BC 18, NAVY 5: 5:27 – … and her eighth came shortly after.

HIGHLIGHTS

• Ngai's 12 saves matched her previous career-high and is now the third consecutive game where she's reached her career-best. 
• Apuzzo's eight goals led all goal scorers – as she added two assists to match her career-high of 10 points for the fourth time. One of the three previous 10-point performances from Apuzzo was through nine goals and one assist against the same opponent last year. 
• Walker and Urbank each put up a multi-point night as Walker found four and Urbank earned three.
• Taylor's goal marks her first since 2017 - the junior has seen action in three contests this season after returning from injury.
• The Eagles held a 7-0 scoring run to end the first half and earned 12 of the final 13 goals in the contest.

GAME NOTES

• BC is out-scoring their opponents 126-62 over their first seven games this season.
• Apuzzo has recorded at least three goals in her last 10 games dating back to last season. Her eight goals on the day mark the first time this season that a single Eagle has out-scored the opponent entirely. 
• Walker has scored in every game so far this season for 15 goals total – tied with Urbank and Arsenault for second-best on the team. 
• BC remains undefeated over Navy over their five meetings in history.
• The Eagles end the day 7-0, gaining their third win over a ranked opponent this season. 
• Navy is the highest-ranked opponent that the Eagles have met this season: BC answered with their largest margin of victory over ranked opponents so far. 
• The win marks head coach Acacia Walker-Weinstein's 98th win at the helm of the program.
• Arsenault's six points through three goals and three assists match her season-high – she put up the same line in the comeback win over Syracuse earlier in the season. 
• Urbank's three points from one goal and two assists mark her fifth multi-point game of the season.
• Walker has scored at least two goals in six of seven games this season. 

TEAM LEADERS
Boston College
Points: Sam Apuzzo, 10
Goals: Sam Apuzzo, 8
Assists: Dempsey Arsenault, 3
Draw Controls: Sam Apuzzo, 12
Ground Balls: Jordan Lappin and Elizabeth Miller, 3
Saves: Abbey Ngai, 12

Navy
Points: Kelly Larkin and Reagan Roelofs, 2
Goals: Kelly Larkin, 2
Assists: Three players tied, 1
Draw Controls: Reagaon Roelofs, 4
Ground Balls: Marie Valenti, 3
Saves: Gab Harchelroad, 10

UP NEXT
The Eagles continue their road trip with another top matchup as they take on No. 5 Northwestern in Evanston, Saturday night at 7:00 p.m.