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Just when you thought you might have seen it all, cold temperatures halt a top-20 matchup with just 15 minutes to go. That was one of the several notable happenings of the Wednesday lacrosse slate.

BC-DENVER ENDS EARLY

It was cold in Denver. Really cold.

So cold, in fact, that No. 1 Boston College topped No. 11 Denver 9-5 in just three quarters after officials deemed it too cold to continue. Charlotte North scored four times and BC scored seven second-quarter goals.

With the wind chill plunging temperatures to 2 degrees, North shot a frozen rope from the 8-meter arc to give BC a 3-2 lead early in the second quarter. That started a 4-0 run that gave BC enough to cushion to build a little momentum.

Charlotte Boote and Bea Behrins scored near the end of the second quarter to cut the deficit to 8-5, and Jenn Medjid scored just before the horn to put BC up 9-5. Neither team scored in the third quarter.

BIG FOURTH QUARTER LIFTS PENN

Anna Brandt and Keeley Block combined to score the final four goals of the game, helping Penn erase a three-goal deficit to beat Drexel 9-8. Drexel (3-3) led 8-5 entering the final period, but Penn (2-3) shut the Dragons out in the last 15 minutes.

Colleen Grady put Drexel ahead 6-5 entering the half, then Hayleigh Simpson and Lucy Schneidereith scored the only goals of the third quarter for the 8-5 lead.

Penn turned the ball over 22 times but still won, largely because of a 16-6 advantage on draws. Aly Feeley led with five draw controls.

PENN STATE TOPS JMU

An eight-goal run between the second and third quarters propelled Penn State to an 14-10 win over James Madison, with Kristin O’Neill leading the way with four goals and one assist. Both Taylor Regan and Mary Muldoon had hat tricks for Penn State (3-2).

James Madison (3-3) got three goals apiece from Tai Jankowski and Isabella Peterson, but the Dukes couldn’t come back from the Nittany Lions’ game-changing run. But they certainly did try. Immediately following the 8-0 run, James Madison scored the next give goals — turning an 11-5 deficit into a more manageable 11-10.

The comeback stopped when O’Neill scored two straight for a 13-10 lead, then Muldoon scored with 2:32 left for the final margin.

NOTABLE

  • After an 0-2 start, Army won its fifth straight game with a 19-9 win over Delaware (1-5). Kathleen Sullivan scored six times with five assists for the Black Knights, who also got four goals from Julia Gorajek and hat tricks from Jolie Riedell and Carleigh Armstrong.

  • Florida ended a three-game losing streak with a 14-6 win over Liberty (3-3). Freshman attacker Emma LoPinto scored four goals for Florida (2-3), which last won on February 12 against Kennesaw State. The Gators defense held Liberty to just two second-half goals, both of which came in the fourth quarter.

  • Rutgers improved to 7-0 for the first time in program history with a 15-9 win over Temple. Taralyn Naslonski led with five goals, though Belle Mastropietro also scored five times for Temple (5-2). Rutgers scored eight of nine goals between the second and third quarters, turning a 6-4 lead into a 13-5 advantage.

  • Virginia handed its Richmond its first loss of the season thanks to a blistering last three quarters. The Cavaliers won 20-10 and outscored the Spiders 17-8 in the final three quarters. Rachel Clark had five goals and one assist for Virginia (4-4).

HOW THE NIKE/USAL TOP 20 FARED

No. 1 Boston College defeated No. 11 Denver 9-5
No. 9 Loyola defeated Georgetown 16-6
No. 12 Rutgers defeated Temple 15-9
No. 14 Florida defeated Liberty 14-6
No. 15 Virginia defeated No. 16 Richmond 20-10

FULL SCOREBOARD

Army 19, Delaware 9
No. 1 Boston College 9, No. 11 Denver 5
Butler 20, Presbyterian 4
Cornell 17, Colgate 6
Fairfield 20, Lafayette 12
No. 14 Florida 14, Liberty 6
Louisville 16, Cincinnati 9
No. 9 Loyola 16, Georgetown 6
Mount St. Mary’s 14, George Mason 4
Penn 9, Drexel 8
Penn State 14, James Madison 10
Robert Morris 10, Akron 6
No. 12 Rutgers 15, Temple 9
Towson 19, UMBC 12
UConn 16, Manhattan 6
UMass Lowell 25, Wofford 3
VCU 11, Coastal Carolina 7
Vermont 16, Marist 5
Villanova 14, La Salle 3
No. 15 Virginia 20, No. 16 Richmond 10

Canisius at Binghamton, canceled

Bryant at Quinnipiac, 7:30