Boston College Tops Buffs In NCAA Second Round

NEWTON, Mass. – The No. 21 University of Colorado lacrosse team was unable to keep pace with Boston College on Sunday afternoon, falling 21-9 in the second round of the NCAA Tournament at the Newton Campus Field.

BC is the No. 2 seeded team in the tournament but is the top-ranked team in all three national polls. The Eagles improved to 20-1 on the season, while the Buffs finish their campaign with an 11-8 record.

"It was a tough game and match-up for us," head coach Ann Elliott Whidden said. "I thought we did a good job in our settled situations of executing the game plan. As we saw Friday night, it's tough to play when you don't have possession of the ball. We got beat on draw controls a lot…