April 19, 2008

No. 3 Maryland Throttles Virginia Tech; Earns Top Seed in ACC Championship

COLLEGE PARK, Md. - Maryland's senior class shined in their regular season home finale, scoring 19 of the Terrapins' 32 points as the No. 3 women's lacrosse team beat Virginia Tech, 20-3, on April 19 at the Field Hockey & Lacrosse Complex. With the win, the Terps clinched the top seed in next weekend's ACC Championship.

Maryland (14-1, 4-1 ACC) will face the winner of the game between North Carolina and Boston College in the semifinals next Friday night in Charlottesville. The game is slated for 5:30 p.m. at Scott Stadium. The Tar Heels and the Eagles will play on Thursday for the right to face the Terps.

Senior Kelly Kasper led all scorers with a goal and four assists. Kasper now has 89 career assists which ties her with Allison Comito for fifth place all-time. Kasper also has 220 career points which now stands as the 10th most ever at Maryland.

Senior Katie Princiotto pitched in with three goals and an assist as did sophomore Caitlyn McFadden. Seniors Lauren Cohen and Dana Dobbie both had three points as Dobbie scored a hat trick and Cohen recorded two goals and an assist. Dobbie also paced the Terps with 10 draw controls.

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Boston College Cruises to a 18-6 Victory Over Holy Cross

WESTWOOD, Mass. - Led by junior captain Jenna McCabe's four goals, Boston College overpowered Holy Cross, 18-6, on Saturday afternoon in a game that honored the three Eagles' seniors. BC improved its overall record to 8-6 (2-3 ACC) while the Crusaders finished the season 5-11 (2-4 Patriot).

Eleven different players scored for the Eagles, as McCabe led the way with five points (4g, 1a). Sophomore Lauren Costello and juniors Emily Hannigan and Lauren Fitzpatrick recorded two goals and one assist in the contest. Senior Shauna Culhane scored a goal and dished out an assist while freshman Hannah Alley nailed two scores. Culhane and classmate Catharine Saylor, juniors Maura Mahoney and Margot Spatola, sophomore Sarah Sedgwick and freshman Jill Rekart all contributed with one goal apiece. Freshman Kate Horsman also recorded an assist in the win.

The Eagles scored the first five goals of the game, starting off with Sedgwick at the 25:48 mark. They held off the Crusaders until there was 11:32 to play in the first half, when Holy Cross got on the board on a score by Nikki Bolduc. The two teams traded goals before Bolduc scored her second. McCabe hit her first goal with four minutes to play to make the score 7-3. The Crusaders lessened the gap a minute later when Ali Baird hit her first of the game.