Five different SU players score at least three goals in romp over the Hokies.
The Syracuse football team might have been scrimmaging on Saturday, but the Orange women's lacrosse team was in top form against Virginia Tech.
Five different Orange players scored at least three goals, led by Kayla Treanor's four tallies, as SU romped over the Hokies, 22-8, at the Carrier Dome.
The duo of Mupo and Lasota carries Wildcats to non-conference victory.
No. 5 Syracuse worked ever so hard to overcome an early three-goal deficit against Northwestern on Sunday.
But it ultimately came up one play short.
Former Tewaaraton Trophy finalist Kayla Treanor was shout out for the fourth time this season, and the Orange offense failed to capitalize on a number of late opportunities in an 11-10 loss to the seventh-ranked Wildcats.
Kayla Treanor's four goals leads an explosive Orange attack.
Syracuse head coach Gary Gait said it's unusual to play the same non-conference opponent in back-to-back games, but his team handled that anomaly pretty well on Sunday.
Junior attack Kayla Treanor led SU with four goals, and both Kailah Kempney and Riley Donahue recorded hat tricks in a 19-7 rout over Canisius. The Orange defeated the Golden Griffins, 21-13, on Feb. 7.
The Orange's star attack nets seven goals, while the Maryland transfer makes a statement in her first game with the program.
It's a new and a new team, according to No. 3 Syracuse's Kayla Treanor.
The third-best scorer in team history, Alyssa Murray, is now an assistant coach at Michigan. Also gone from last year's national runner-up are Katie Webster (now a volunteer assistant at SU), midfielder Amy Cross, goalkeeper Alyssa Costantino and defenders Natalie Glanell, Kasey Mock and Liz Harbeson.
But on Saturday, the Orange proved it's still one of the favorites to win the national title.
Kayla Treanor and Alyssa Murray combined for 10 goals to power the Orange in a 16-8 victory.
TOWSON, Md. — Senior attack Alyssa Murray remembers all too well the feeling of losing in the national championship game, as Syracuse did in 2012 to Northwestern. So once the Orange played its way to a third-consecutive championship weekend, she remained more determined than ever to help the team return home with a title.
On Friday, she came one step closer to accomplishing her goal.
After allowing three early goals, Syracuse stormed past Boston College, 11-9, and into the final four.
Through nearly 17 minutes of play in Saturday's NCAA quarterfinal at the Carrier Dome, the normally-explosive Syracuse offense had mustered only one shot and no goals. With Boston College holding a 3-0 advantage, the Orange needed some kind of spark.
It got one from Katie Webster, and then the flood gates opened.
Alyssa Murray scored eight points on four goals and four assists, while Liz Harbeson sealed the victory over Loyola in overtime.
The No. 2 Syracuse women’s lacrosse team completed a late comeback, defeating the No. 20 Loyola Greyhounds 14-12 in overtime.
“It was a great senior day for us and fun to be a part of,” head coach Gary Gait said.
In its last home game of the season, late game heroics from a pair of seniors helped SU overcome a three-goal deficit late in the second half. As the NCAA Tournament selection looms Sunday evening, Gait put a strong emphasis on the way the game played out.