Louisville to Host No. 1 Boston College on Saturday

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – University of Louisville lacrosse caps off its five-game homestand this Saturday as the Cardinals are set to take on No. 1 Boston College at UofL Lacrosse Stadium. The game is scheduled for 12 p.m. ET and will be broadcast on ACC Network Extra.

UofL is off to a 4-0 start at home this season after beating Marquette (2/18), Central Michigan (2/20), Virginia Tech (2/26) and Butler (3/1). The Cardinals have won their first four home games for the first time since 2017 when they got off to a 6-0 start at UofL Lacrosse Stadium.

Louisville's current four game winning streak is the first four-game winning streak since 2016 when the Cardinals won five straight from March 16 to March 30. The streak is the longest under head coach Scott Teeter.

UofL is 1-0 in the ACC to start the season after defeating Virginia Tech 14-11 on 2/26. With a win vs. Boston College on Saturday, Louisville would kick of their ACC slate with a 2-0 record for the first time since 2016 when the Cardinals started 2-0 after wins over No. 14 Boston College (2/27) and No. 4 Notre Dame (3/5).

Senior Hannah Morris and junior Nicole Perroni lead the team with 19 goals and 21 points each. Their 19 goals on the season rank fifth in the ACC and seventh in the NCAA.

Louisville has won the draw in each of its six games this season and its 17.7 draws per game rank third in the ACC and seventh in the NCAA. They have recorded at least 17 draw controls in every game this season and are winning the draw control battle, 106-73. Junior Madi McKee continues to lead the Cardinals in the draw circle with 38 on the year and her 6.3 draw controls per game rank fourth in the ACC.

Last season, the Cardinals and the Eagles played twice in the same weekend. In game one, Louisville limited BC's leading scorer Charlotte North to just one goal in a 14-13 OT loss. Two days later, UofL locked North up, not allowing her to score for the first time in her career at Boston College.

ABOUT THE EAGLES
The Eagles are off to a 5-0 start this season with three wins against top 25 opponents. Last season, Boston College finished with an 18-3 record, 8-2 in the ACC, and capped off the year winning the National Championship. The Eagles enter Saturday's game coming off a 15-9 win at Brown. BC returns its leading scorer and 2021 Tewaaraton Award winner Charlotte North, who is second in the ACC and NCAA with 29 goals on the year and is leading the nation with 5.5 goals per game. The Eagles also return their three-year starting goalie in Rachel Hall. Hall has 21 saves in the team's five games with a .339 save percentage.

Series History - Louisville is 1-8 all-time against Boston College, 1-1 at home, 0-6 at BC and 0-1 at neutral sites. In the first of two meetings last season, the Cardinals lost a 14-13 heartbreaker in overtime, holding Charlotte North to just one goal in the contest.

Last Meeting (March 8, 2021) - Three Cardinals scored a goal apiece as Louisville fell 18-3 at Boston College.

Game Facts
Date: Saturday, March 5
Time: 12 p.m. ET
Site: Louisville, Ky. | UofL Lacrosse Stadium
Video: ACC Network Extra
Last Meeting: L, 18-3 (March 8, 2021)
Series History: 1-8 (L7, 1-1 Home, 0-6 Away, 0-1 Neutral)
Next UofL Game: Wednesday, March 9 at Cincinnati

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Players Mentioned

Madi McKee

Hannah Morris

Nicole Perroni

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