NEWTON, Mass. — Any given Boston College game could result in a big day from its top scorer, Sam Apuzzo. The Eagles' sophomore scored her 80th goal of the season Sunday, but she wasn't the star.

Instead, the Eagles depth was on display, with Kaileen Hart and Tess Chandler each scoring five goals as BC advanced past Princeton 16-10 in the NCAA women’s second round.

"It’s really important because a lot of team’s game plans are to stop our top players," Hart said. "They study them the whole season, so it’s the opportunity for people like me and tess to step in and give them something that wasn’t scouted."

Chandler scored the first goal of the contest just over a minute and a half in, but after Princeton tied it 1-1, the Eagles went on a roll. Hart scored the next three tallies, and the home team never looked back.

With 51 goals on the season, Hart is the Eagles third leading scorer, behind Apuzzo and midfielder Dempsey Arsenault (56 goals), who scored once on Sunday afternoon.

It’s that kind of depth that allowed the Eagles to keep piling on.

"We knew we needed to step up, when teams stop Sam and Dempsey, that’s when we need to step up," Hart said. "We felt like we didn’t do that in the UNC game (ACC championship game loss). So we wanted to challenge ourselves."

Cara Urbank netted a couple of tallies and Taylor Walker contributed another as the entire Eagles offense seemed to contribute in the win.

Princeton scored three of the first four goals in the second half, allowing Elizabeth George to notch her hat trick, but Aresenault picked up her goal before Chandler netted another one to make it 12-7, and the Eagles remained in control.

Lauren Daly stopped eight shots from the Tigers while Apuzzo won 17 of 28 draw controls to keep the Eagles in possession throughout the game.

It was the perfect display of how well they can play in all facets of the game.

"It’s a good team win," said Eagles coach Acaica Walker. "I thought a lot of people stepped up. Tess Chandler, Kaileen Hart, it was really exciting to watch. We have Stony Brook coming up at home, and it’s perfect."

Stony Brook, the No. 5 seed in the tournament, will face BC in the quarterfinals back at Newton. Last time they faced each other, the Seawolves topped Boston College 11-9 in the first round of the 2016 postseason.

The Eagles are looking to write a different story against their unbeaten foe.

"We’re really excited," said Hart. "The four and five seed, you can’t get more of a bigger rivalry. I still remember the bad taste in our mouth from the last time we played them here. We definitely want revenge, but we’re a 100 percent different team than the past year, and we’re the best we’ve ever been."

In that loss two years ago, the Seawolves netted three goals to break a tie and take the win. This time around, the game is back in Newton, but it doesn’t mean the Eagles are the favorite.

Their lone loss came in the ACC title game to North Carolina, but Stony Brook, the America East champions, have yet to lose a game all year, despite their lower seeding.

One way or another, the Eagles have the tools to compete with anyone, as they proved in the national championship against Maryland a year ago.

Stony Book is just another challenge.

“I’m ready,” said Walker. “The girls are ready.”