SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The No. 5 Boston College lacrosse team stunned No. 1 Syracuse with a thrilling come-from-behind 17-16 victory to capture the ACC co-regular season championship and the top seed in the 2023 ACC Ally Women’s Lacrosse Championship in Charlotte, N.C.
The Eagles finish the regular season 13-3 with an 8-1 ACC mark for their third ACC regular season title since 2018. BC handed Syracuse its first loss of the season, snapping the Orange’s 15-game win streak.
Syracuse held a five-goal lead five different times during the course of the game. With 8:14 left in the contest, the Eagles scored five of the final six goals to upend the Orange.
Belle Smith started the run before the dynamic twin-sister duo of Cassidy and Courtney Weeks, who were up to their clutch antics, as the they combined for three of the goals. Cassidy’s second goal of the contest tied up the game 16-16 before B. Smith found Mckenna Davis for the game-winning score.
Ryan Smith then came away with the most important draw control of the game to help BC run out the clock. The Eagles outscored SU…
