Boston College Upsets Virginia in ACC Tournament

Why this matters: Boston College's unexpected success highlights the unpredictable nature of college sports tournaments. Virginia's loss jeopardizes their NCAA Tournament bid.

Boston College's baseball team has emerged as a formidable contender in the ACC Tournament, defying expectations with their recent upsets. Their victory over Virginia was fueled by timely hitting and capitalizing on Virginia's errors. Virginia, on the other hand, struggled with defensive miscues, which ultimately cost them the game and potentially their chances of an NCAA Tournament appearance.

Shea Dolce's recognition as the IWLCA National Defensive Player of the Week underscores the strength of Boston College's women's lacrosse program.

The Cavaliers will await their NCAA Tournament fate when the field is unveiled on Monday. Prior to the team's loss against Boston College, the Hoos were the "second-to-last team" in the NCAA Tournament field according to D1Baseball.com and were projected to head to the Los Angeles Regional hosted by UCLA.

Boston College won 12-8.

Adam Magpoc had three hits and Josiah Ragsdale had a key late-inning double.

Virginia committed a season-high five errors.

Shea Dolce is the Boston College junior goalkeeper who was named the IWLCA National Defensive Player of the Week on Tuesday for women's lacrosse.

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