BC women’s lacrosse, #2 seed in the NCAA championship tournament, advanced to the quarterfinals with a 21-16 win over Princeton today. They are to play Michigan Thursday, May 16, on the Newton Campus. If they defeat the Wolverines, BC would advance to their seventh straight Final Four.

The offense today was distributed, as six players scored a hat trick or more. Senior Belle Smith scored five goals, a season-high. Junior McKenna Davis led the team with a total of seven points, adding four assist to her three goals.

The teams were tied 7-7 in the middle of the second period when BC began a 7-0 scoring run that went into the third period. During that span, the Eagles scored three goals in 30 seconds to go into halftime with a 13-9 lead.

The lead expanded to 16-9 in the third period, but the Tigers scored the next four goals to get within three entering the final period. BC scored the next four goals, Princeton the next three, and BC had the final tally with 2:15 left.

Junior Rachel Clark, junior Emma LoPinto, and senior Andrea Reynolds each had three goals and one assist. Grad student Cassidy Weeks added three goals.

Sophomore goalie Shea Dolce had 10 saves, eight in the second half.

The Eagles move to 17-3 for the season.