NOTRE DAME, Ind. —The #4 Irish return to the road for a pair of matchups against #5 Boston College this Thursday (April 15) and Saturday (April 17) in Chestnut Hill, Mass. Thursday’s matchup is set for 5 p.m. ET on ACC Network while opening draw on Saturday is slated for 11 a.m. ET on ACC Network Extra.
#4 NOTRE DAME at #5 BOSTON COLLEGE
Date/Time: Thursday, April 15 – 5 p.m. ET & Saturday, April 17 — 11 a.m. ET
Location: Alumni Stadium, Chestnut Hill, Mass.
Coverage: ACC Network (Thursday) & ACC Network Extra (Saturday)
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FOR STARTERS
- After this week’s pair of matchups against Boston College, the Irish will have played six straight ranked opponents and five straight contests against ACC opponents ranked in the top 10 of the IWLCA Poll.
- Thursday and Saturday also mark Notre Dame’s sixth and seventh matchups against top-10 opponents this season.
- Last Saturday against top-ranked North Carolina, Bridget Deehan hit the 14-save mark, her career-high, for the third time this season.
- Deehan has racked up 40 saves in her last three outings with a combined .571 save percentage, all against top-10 ACC opponents.
- Deehan has been named the IWLCA’s National Defensive Player of the Week in two of the last three weeks.
- After nine games, Samantha Lynch leads the Irish with 27 goals and 33 points and she has been named the ACC’s Offensive Player of the Week twice in 2021.
- Savannah Buchanan currently leads the Irish with 19 caused turnovers in nine games and her mark of 2.11 caused turnovers per game leads the ACC and ranks 11th in the country.
- The Irish are ranked No. 4 in the IWLCA Poll, Inside Lacrosse and U.S. Lacrosse Magazine Polls.
THE NOTRE DAME-BC SERIES
- The Irish and Eagles will be meeting for the 17th and 18th times this week with the all-time series currently even at 8-8.
- Notre Dame and Boston College last met on March 7, 2020 before the season was cancelled, with the Irish earning an 11-7 victory at Arlotta Stadium.
- Samantha Lynch led the Irish with four points (G, 3A) in that victory while Andie Aldave collected a hat trick.
- Bridget Deehan stopped 10 of 17 shots she faced to earn the victory in goal.
- The two sides last met at Boston College on April 3, 2019, when then #1 Boston College earned an 11-7 triumph.
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