The Boston College women’s lacrosse team takes aim at its first NCAA championship Sunday when it faces off against third-seeded James Madison at noon at Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium at Stony Brook (N.Y.) University.

The fourth-seeded Eagles (22-1) charged back from an early deficit Friday to wrestle a 15-13 victory from top-seeded Maryland (20-2), the team that defeated BC in last year’s championship game.

Junior Sam Apuzzo led the attack, scoring three of her four goals in the second half, including the eventual winner with 8:14 remaining as the Eagles took a 14-13 lead. Apuzzo scored again 48 seconds later, her 85th goal of the season, which broke her own BC season record with 122 points. The score also gave BC its first two-goal lead of the game.

Apuzzo, who is playing the NCAAs just 20 miles from her hometown of West Babylon, N.Y., has nine game-winning goals this season, and an impressive 155 draw controls.

BC goalie Lauren Daly, also a Long Island native, made seven saves.

BC’s opponent, James Madison (21-1), which reached the final with a 15-12 victory over No. 2 seed North Carolina, has never won a national title, either. This is the Dukes’ first trip to the final. They are led by senior Kristen Gaudian, like BC’s Apuzzo a finalist for the Tewaaraton Award (most outstanding college lacrosse player). She has piled up 77 goals and 16 assists, while getting 76 draw controls. When UNC focused its defensive energy on Gaudian, Haley Warden took over, scoring a game-high five goals on six shots.

JMU, the Colonial Athletic Association champion, opened its season with a victory against powerful UNC. The Dukes’ only loss came at the hands of Maryland.

This is the fourth meeting between BC and JMU, with the Dukes leading, 3-0. However, they have not met since the 1993 season.