Live Blog: No. 2 Boston College Women's Lacrosse vs No. 3 Northwestern in NCAA Semifinals

The Eagles take on the Wildcats in the Final Four with a trip to the national championship 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 semifinal matchup against the No. 3 Northwestern Wildcats on Friday evening at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass. 

The Eagles (19-2) have notched two wins in the tournament thus far to advance to the Final Four, a 10-7 win over Stony Brook in the second round on May 11 and an 18-11 win over No. 7 Yale in the quarterfinals on May 15. 

The Wildcats (18-2) have had a similar path as they have boasted a pair of wins in the tournament. Northwestern’s first victory was over Michigan 15-7 in the second round and the other was over Penn 17-12 in the quarterfinals. 

This will be the second meeting between the two teams this season. The last time they squared off was early in the regular season on Feb. 15 in Evanston, Ill. Boston College defeated Northwestern 13-9. 

The winner will take on either No. 4 Florida or No. 1 UNC in the national championship on Sunday afternoon. 

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4th

• 0:04 | One final save by Delaney Sweitzer on a shot from Mia Mascone earns the Wildcats a trip to the 2025 Divsion 1 Women's Lacrosse National Championship. Northwestern 12, Boston College 11.

• 5:26 | Madison Taylor picks up her eighth point of the game with an assist to Sam Smith to give the Wildcats the lead for the first time since the early second quarter. The goal marks NU's sixth unanswered goal. Northwestern 12, Boston College 11.

• 7:21 | Riley Campbell pots the Wildcats' fifth unanswered goal and ties up the contest in the process. Emerson Bohlig is credited with the assist. Boston College 11, Northwestern 11.

• 7:59 | Aditi Foster registered an unassisted goal to bring the Wildcats back within two, and a free-position goal for Madison Taylor makes it a one-goal matchup once again. Shea Dolce is up to 10 saves on the afternoon. With her eighth save of the contest, Dolce became the second BC goalie to record 200 or more saves in a single season. Boston College 11, Northwestern 10.

• 13:30 | After going scoreless in a quarter for just the fourth time all year and first time since March 27, Niki Miles assisted Lucy Monro to bring the Wildcats' deficit back to four, and Madison Taylor followed that up with her third goal of the game. Boston College 11, Northwestern 8.

3rd

• 0:50.9 | With all the room in the world on a fastbreak opportunity, Mckenna Davis faked once and then scored to push the Eagles' lead further ahead. The goal marks a hat trick for Davis in the game, and her third of the year. Boston College 11, Northwestern 6.

• 4:36 | Mia Mascone adds to BC's lead with her 33rd goal of the season. The Eagles' four-goal advantage is the largest so far of either side in this matchup. Boston College 10, Northwestern 6.

• 5:45 | Emma LoPinto buries her second goal of the contest, the first time this tournament the senior attacker has scored twice in a single game. Boston College 9, Northwestern 6.

• 6:51 | After nearly 10 minutes of scoreless play, Molly Driscoll found an open lane to the net and fired a rocket over the shoulder of Northwestern goalie Delaney Sweitzer, increasing the Eagles' lead to two. Shea Dolce has recorded five saves on 11 shots faced so far. Boston College 8, Northwestern 6.

2nd

• 0:10 | Emerson Bohlig finishes a last-minute effort to bring the Wildcats within one, assisted by Madison Taylor. Taylor's assist brings her tournament point total up to 26 and counting, which is an NCAA record. Boston College 7, Northwestern 6.

• 4:25 | Redshirt junior attacker Mallory Hasselbeck increases BC's lead to two, fighting her way to the net through a storm of Wildcat defenders before shoveling the ball through Delaney Sweitzer's feet. Boston College 7, Northwestern 5.

• 6:56 | The Eagles snag their first lead of the game with Mckenna Davis' second goal and 27th of the season. About six minutes earlier, Rachel Clark tied the game at five apiece. Emma LoPinto picked up both assists for BC. Boston College 6, Northwestern 5.

• 13:20 | Emma LoPinto tied the matchup, 4-4, with an early goal in the second, but Madison Taylor's free-position goal from the left put the Wildcats right back in the front seat. BC has scored on all four of its shots while Northwestern is 5-for-6. Northwestern 5, Boston College 4.

1st

• Rachel Clark manufactures her second goal of the contest to help BC bounce back from its early three-goal deficit. Both of her goals in the first quarter were unassisted. Northwestern 4, Boston College 3.

• 1:31 | Three minutes after Riley Campbell netted her first goal of the game, assisted by Madison Taylor, Rachel Clark cut the Eagles' deficit to two goals with her 104th goal of the season. Northwestern 4, Boston College 2.

• 6:52 | After the Wildcats jumped out to a three-goal lead, Boston College gets on the board with a score from Mckenna Davis. As for the defense, Shea Dolce has made a pair of saves on top of her three goals allowed thus far. Northwestern 3, Boston College 1.

• 12:37 | Northwestern strikes first in the contest with a goal from Madison Taylor, her 106th of the season. Northwestern 1, Boston College 0.

Pregame

• UNC defeats Florida 20-4 and advances to the national championship. The winner of this game will take on the Tar Heels on Sunday afternoon.

• According to The Weather Channel, the temperature is supposed to be in the low 50s with a chance for rain. We will keep you updated on the weather forecast as it changes.

• Face-off is set for 5:30 p.m. ET.

How to Watch

Who: Boston College Eagles and Northwestern Wildcats

When: Friday, May 23 at 5:30 p.m. ET

Where: Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Mass. 

TV: ESPNU

Last Outing, Northwestern: The Wildcats earned a 17-12 win over Penn in the NCAA Tournament quarterfinals on Thursday afternoon. 

Last Outing, Boston College: The Eagles defeated the No. 7 Yale Bulldogs 18-11 in the NCAA Tournament quarterfinals on Thursday night. 

Last Meeting: The last time these two teams met was earlier in the season on Feb. 15. Boston College defeated Northwestern 13-9 in Evanston, Ill., in the third game of the season.

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