Just when you thought you might have seen it all, cold temperatures halt a top-20 matchup with just 15 minutes to go. That was one of the several notable happenings of the Wednesday lacrosse slate.
BC-DENVER ENDS EARLY
It was cold in Denver. Really cold.
So cold, in fact, that No. 1 Boston College topped No. 11 Denver 9-5 in just three quarters after officials deemed it too cold to continue. Charlotte North scored four times and BC scored seven second-quarter goals.
With the wind chill plunging temperatures to 2 degrees, North shot a frozen rope from the 8-meter arc to give BC a 3-2 lead early in the second quarter. That started a 4-0 run that gave BC enough to cushion to build a little momentum.
Charlotte Boote and Bea Behrins scored near the end of the second quarter to cut the deficit to 8-5, and Jenn Medjid scored just before the horn to put BC up 9-5. Neither team scored in the third quarter.
BIG FOURTH QUARTER LIFTS PENN
Anna Brandt and Keeley Block combined to score the final four goals of the game, helping Penn erase a three-goal deficit to beat Drexel 9-8. Drexel (3-3) led 8-5 entering the final period, but Penn (2-3) shut the Dragons out in the last 15 minutes.
Colleen Grady put Drexel ahead 6-5 entering the half, then Hayleigh Simpson and Lucy Schneidereith scored the only goals of the third quarter for the 8-5 lead.
Penn turned the ball over 22 times but still won, largely because of a 16-6 advantage on draws. Aly Feeley led with five draw controls.
PENN STATE TOPS JMU
An eight-goal run between the second and third quarters propelled Penn State to an 14-10 win over James Madison, with Kristin O’Neill leading the way with four goals and one assist. Both Taylor Regan and Mary Muldoon had hat tricks for Penn State (3-2).
James Madison (3-3) got three goals apiece from Tai Jankowski and Isabella Peterson, but the Dukes couldn’t come back from the Nittany Lions’ game-changing run. But they certainly did try. Immediately following the 8-0 run, James Madison scored the next give goals — turning an 11-5 deficit into a more manageable 11-10.
The comeback stopped when O’Neill scored two straight for a 13-10 lead, then Muldoon scored with 2:32 left for the final margin.