The first five minutes of Friday night's NCAA national semifinal felt like a fever dream to Shea Dolce. The Boston College freshman represented the biggest masthead to the Eagles' march to their sixth consecutive Final Four, but the spicy Syracuse side threatened her stability with two quick goals in the first 90 seconds of the first period. Less than three minutes elapsed after Olivia Adamson and Emma Ward spiked a two-goal lead for the Orange, but Ward's second goal of the afternoon sent a chill through the collective spine of BC's players and supporters.
Dolce took the goals especially hard, but the defense in front of her recognized the gravity of the moment and steadied its netminder for a sensational night.