Live Blog: No. 2 Boston College Women’s Lacrosse vs No. 7 Yale in NCAA Quarterfinals

The Eagles and Bulldogs square off on Thursday with a trip to Gillette Stadium on the line.

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The No. 2 Boston College Eagles women’s lacrosse team continues its run in the 2025 NCAA Tournament with a matchup against the No. 7 Yale Bulldogs in the quarterfinals on Thursday. 

Both teams earned second round wins to place themselves into the quarterfinals. 

Boston College topped Stony Brook 10-7 after holding off a late comeback attempt while Yale narrowly defeated Syracuse 9-8, both on Sunday.

The winner of this game will head to Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass., for the semifinals next week and will take on No. 3 Northwestern. 

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4th

• 0:00 | Yale adds a final goal to the board but that’s it. Boston College is headed to its eighth straight Final Four. Boston College 18, Yale 11

• 2:18 | Rachel Clark records her eighth goal of the day and breaks a program record for most goals in a single season. That should do it in this one. Boston College 18, Yale 10

• 5:36 | The Bulldogs get back within six but might be too little too late. Yale will have to do a lot in a small amount of time to try and get back in this game. Boston College 16, Yale 10

• 12:25 | Molly Driscoll notches a goal to open the fourth and Boston College extends its lead. Boston College 16, Yale 8

3rd

• 0:00 | The quarter comes to a close and the Eagles are rolling into the final 15 minutes of play. Boston College 15, Yale 8

• 1:15 | Rachel Clark scores and ties the program record for most goals in a season. She is sitting at 102. Boston College 15, Yale 8

• 3:45 | Yale ends its scoring drought with a score by Jenna Collignon, but the Bulldogs have a long way to go to get back into the game. Yale’s drought lasted 22:43. Boston College 14, Yale 7

• 9:21 | Rachel Clark knocks in her 100th goal of the season to put the Eagles up by seven. Boston College 13, Yale 6

• 11:39 | The Eagles have opened the second half with two quick goals by Emma LoPinto and Morgan Smith to extend their lead. Yale calls a timeout. Boston College 11, Yale 6

2nd

• 0:00 | The quarter ends and Boston College has a three-goal lead going into halftime. Boston College 9, Yale 6

• 2:50 | Boston College has taken a two-score lead late in the second. Emma LoPinto has led the way in the stretching, scoring the Eagles’ last three goals. Boston College 8, Yale 6

• 6:46 | At the second quarter media timeout, Boston College and Yale are knotted at 6. Yale 6, Boston College 6

• 14:10 | Sky Carrasquillo puts the Bulldogs back in front on a free position goal, her 52nd on the year. Yale 5, Boston College 4

1st

• 0:00 | The opening frame has come to a close. The Eagles tie up the contest with a score by Rachel Clark in the final 35 seconds of the contest. Yale 4, Boston College 4

• 4:25 | Yale scores three consecutive goals to take its first lead of the day. Fallon Vaughn scores the go-ahead goal, giving her a hat trick early. Yale 4, Boston College 3

• 6:36 | At the media timeout, Boston College has a two-score advantage over Yale. Boston College 3, Yale 1

• 10:12 | After the Eagles struck first with a free position goal by Rachel Clark, the Bulldogs capitalize off a power play and knots up the game at 1. Yale 1, Boston College 1

Pregame

• No. 3 Northwestern has punched its ticket to the semifinals with a 17-12 win over Penn. The winner of this game will take on Northwestern next week at Gillette Stadium.

• Faceoff is set for 5 p.m. ET.

How to Watch

Who: Boston College Eagles and Yale Bulldogs

When: Thursday, May 15 at 5 p.m. ET

Where: Newton Campus Lacrosse & Soccer Field, Newton, Mass. 

TV: ESPNU

Last Outing, Yale: The Bulldogs narrowly defeated Syracuse 9-8 in the second round of the NCAA Tournament on Sunday at home. 

Last Outing, Boston College: The Eagles earned a 10-7 win over Stony Brook in the second round of the NCAA Tournament on Sunday. 

Last Meeting: The last time these two teams met was on April 3, 2024, for a midweek matchup in the regular season. Boston College defeated Yale 16-8 at Alumni Stadium in Chestnut Hill, Mass. 

Full Bracket

NCAA.com