Eagles exult at a goal scored in today’s comeback win over Notre Dame. Kelly Coughlan photo.

Down 11-7 with 10:43 remaining in today’s game against #8 Notre Dame, the #7 Eagles lacrosse team scored five goals, the last with 12 seconds left, and blanked the Irish to win 12-11.

BC improved to 10-3 (6-1 in the ACC) for the season, while Notre Dame fell to 8-4 (4-3).

It was the fifth straight win by BC over Notre Dame in lacrosse, and the Irish’s first loss at home this season. Overall, the Eagles are 13-8 against ND.

Graduate student Jenn Medjid scored four goals, with Belle Smith, Cassidy Weeks, and Kayla Martello adding two goals each. Mckenna Davis and Courtney Weeks each scored one goal. The winning goal was a sisterly affair, as Courtney Weeks passed to sister Cassidy for the clincher.

BC goalie Shea Dolce had 13 saves, a personal high, for a .542 save percentage.

In their previous game, Notre Dame had defeated then-#3 North Carolina, ending the Tar Heels’s 27-game winning streak against ACC opponents.

The Eagles have three games left in the regular season: Tuesday at BU, next Saturday against Virginia, and the season closer at Syracuse on Thursday, April 20.

The ACC conference championship begins Sunday, April 23, in Charlotte, N.C.

As the announcer said when the clock ran out in BC’s 20-13 win yesterday over Loyola (Md.), “It’s not Championship Weekend without Boston College!”

The Eagles have advanced to the NCAA women’s lacrosse tournament semifinals for the fifth consecutive year. In 2021, BC won the national championship for the first time.

Against Loyola, four players scored hat tricks, with sophomore Belle Smith leading the way with a personal record seven goals. Senior Jenn Medjid and sophomore Kayla Martello each scored four goals and last year’s player of the year Charlotte North had three goals.

#3-seed BC will play #2-seed Maryland Friday, May 27, in Baltimore at 2 pm PT. The game will be telecast on ESPNU. 

Of the final four teams, two — BC and #1-seed North Carolina — are from the ACC and two — #2 Maryland and #4 Northwestern — represent the Big 10. BC defeated Northwestern 18-9 in the season opener February 12 and lost twice to North Carolina, 16-15 in the regular season and 16-9 in the ACC championship game.