National title defeat has a silver lining for Boston College

It's in the aftermath of heartbreaking defeat that perspective and silver linings rise to the surface.

First comes perspective. In 2018, the Boston College women’s lacrosse team submitted a season for the ages, falling just short of winning the program’s first national title for the second consecutive year.

After losing to Maryland in the 2017 Division 1 championship game, BC (22-2) stormed through an undefeated regular season (17-0). Then came their electrifying tournament run, fueled by a relentless offensive attack led by Sam Apuzzo and Dempsey Arsenault (New Hampton, N.H.).