Boston College GIF of the Year: Octofinals, Matchup #4

Today is the final day of Week 1 of the 2018 BC Interruption GIF of the Year tournament! Yesterday’s matchup was the closest so far (though still not very close), with Sam Apuzzo’s ankle-breaking goal against Maryland taking down The Duke Dagger 65-35 to advance to the quarterfinals.

Today’s matchup pits another lacrosse GIF against one of the top plays of the women’s hockey season.

Arsenault Gets Fancy

Dempsey Arsenault of BC lacrosse scored a sensational no-look behind-the-back goal against Stony Brook in the NCAA quarterfinals. It was SportsCenter Top 10 quality, and it helped the Eagles advance to the Final Four.

Watts Is Electric

Daryl Watts had literally — in the literal sense of the word literally — dozens of sensational goals this season, but none so good that you just have to laugh at the absurdity of all. Watts embarrasses a New Hampshire defender one-on-one with a through the legs dangle before roofing a shot from the doorstep. Epic. This one was #3 on the SC Top 10, and was also Watts’ 3rd consecutive goal of the period (out of 4) on her way to a natural quad trick.

Here’s a look at the updated bracket:

Today’s vote will end at 8:30am on Friday morning. We’ll be back with our second half of the BCI GotY octofinals on Monday morning!

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