The No. 2 Boston College lacrosse team earned a 18-8 victory at No. 16 Duke in pouring rain on Saturday afternoon at the Blue Devils' Koskinen Stadium. Dempsey Arsenault's career-high five goals paced the Eagles' winning effort as Boston College (14-0, 5-0 ACC) earned just its second win at Duke (7-5, 2-3 ACC) in seven trips to Durham. The win was also the Eagles' fifth in league play, tying the team's mark for most conference wins in a season in program history. BC used a swarming defensive effort and capitalized on the Blue Devils' turnovers to take a 12-5 lead at the half. The Eagles also held Duke scoreless for 19:06 of the second half to extend a lead the Blue Devils could not overcome. Arsenault (five goals, one assist) led the Eagles' offensive effort, while Sam Apuzzo posted five points (three goals, two assists) and Kaileen Hart also added five points (three goals, two assists). Arsenault also added a game-high eight draw controls and three caused turnovers. Lauren Daly made two saves on the day, while the Blue Devils used a pair of goaltenders on the day. Gabbe Cadout made three saves, while Katie Lockwood stopped four shots. No. 2 Boston College 18, No. 16 Duke 8 Saturday, April 7, 2018 Koskinen Stadium | Durham, N.C. BC HIGHLIGHTS Dempsey Arsenault tied career high with five in today's game … she finished the game with six points Cara Urbank posted a new single-game high in points, collecting four on the day … included were two goals and two assists, also a new single-game high for the sophomore Taylor Walker tied her career high with three goals The Eagles held the Blue Devils to just 14 draw control wins – the teams finished tied at 14-14 in the category – as Duke came into the game leading the nation with an average of 17.91 per game Today marked the seventh time this season that the Eagles' defense limited an opponent to fewer than nine goals, and the fourth time on the road BC also out-shot the Blue Devils 39-19, including a 25-10 mark on target … the Eagles finished 16-for-18 in clear attempts, but held Duke to just a 13-for-19 mark … BC also forced 14 of Duke's 22 turnovers With five points on the day, Sam Apuzzo moved into fifth place on the Eagles' career points chart, pushing her three-year total to 226 in only 47 games Now with five wins in ACC play, the Eagles tied the 2015 team's program-record mark for most wins in conference play … the 2015 team finished ACC play with a 5-2 record TURNING POINT After Duke pulled within one goal at 4-3 with 19:07 left in the first, the Eagles held the Blue Devils scoreless for 5:54 and launched their own 5-0 run in that time to take an insurmountable 9-3 lead. HOW IT HAPPENED After the teams opened up the game and were tied at 1-1 with 22:49 left in the first, BC ran off three straight goals – from Kaileen Hart, Cara Urbank and Dempsey Arsenault – in under 2:00 to extend a 4-1 lead. Duke cut the advantage to one at 4-3, but the Eagles held the Blue Devils off the board for 5:54 and sprung a 5-0 run of its own to extend the lead it wouldn't relinquish the rest of the day. As BC held a 9-3 lead, the Blue Devils got two quick goals and moved the score to 9-5 However, both teams were held off the board for 6:19 before the Eagles netted three goals – a highlight-reel tally from Tess Chandler and a pair of breakaways by Arsenault and Sam Apuzzo – to close the first half and take a 12-5 lead into the break Duke got on the board first, under a minute in, as the second half started. However, the Eagles posted four unanswered goals in the next 15:08 – and held the Blue Devils off the board entirely for 19:06 – before Katie Cronin broke the goalless Duke run with 10:35 left in the game to make it 16-7 Taylor Walker potted two late goals – with 8:33 and 4:35 left – as Cronin also added one more to make the final score 18-8