INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – Fairfield University Women's Lacrosse will travel to Newton, Mass. to meet fourth-seeded Boston College on Friday, May 14 in the NCAA Championship First Round. Opening draw is slated for 1 p.m.
 
The Stags are 13-1 on the season following Sunday's 12-8 win over Siena to secure their third consecutive MAAC Championship. Friday's game kicks off the fifth NCAA postseason appearance in program history (2009, 2015, 2018, 2019, 2021).
 
Boston College is 13-3 this spring, most recently falling to Syracuse on April 30 in the ACC Championship Semifinals. The Eagles reached the National Championship Game in the 2019 edition of the NCAA Championship.
 
Fairfield and Boston College have played nine times in program history – all between 2000 and 2009 – with the Eagles holding a 7-2 advantage in the series. The Stags won the last two meetings between the squads – 14-12 in Fairfield in 2008 and 19-12 in a neutral-site clash in West Palm Beach in 2009.
 
The other side of the Newton bracket features UMass and Temple squaring off on Friday at 4 p.m.
 
More information on Friday's matchup will be announced on FairfieldStags.com as it is finalized.