Sorry about the moiré pattern. TV screen shot.

After trailing for most of the game, BC women’s lacrosse turned it on again in the fourth quarter to score three unanswered goals and defeat Syracuse, 8-7, this afternoon. The Eagles will play in their sixth consecutive national championship game, meeting #1 Northwestern Sunday at 9 am PT on ESPNU.

Kayla Martello scored the winning goal, putting BC ahead for the first time, with 3:31 left in the game. Jenn Medjid led the team with five goals, including two early in the fourth quarter to tie the game and set up Martello’s winning score. #3-seed BC held #2-seed Syracuse scoreless in the fourth quarter.

Syracuse scored twice within the first 95 seconds and took a 3-0 lead less than five minutes into the game, but the the Eagles came back to tie it 4-4 at halftime. Syracuse went up 6-4 early in the second half and led 7-5 entering the final quarter.

Early in the season, on February 19, BC and Northwestern met in Illinois. Then-#5 Northwestern beat the Eagles 15-14 to give BC its first loss. The Wildcats are 20-1 this season, with their only loss to Syracuse in the season opener. BC enters the championship game with a 19-3 record, and a 13-game win streak.