Syracuse University
Georgetown
No. 2 Hoyas Defeat Orangewomen, 11-6
3/15/2002 7:01:21 PM | Women's Lacrosse
SYRACUSE, NY - The seventh-ranked Syracuse women’s lacrosse team lost 11-6 to No. 2 Georgetown in its third straight game against a top-ten opponent on Friday afternoon in the Carrier Dome.
The Orangewomen (2-2, 0-1 BIG EAST) were defeated in their first conference game of the season, while Georgetown increased its record to 5-0 overall and 2-0 in the BIG EAST.
Sophomore attacker Leigh-Ann Zimmer (Farmingdale, NY/Farmingdale) led SU with three goals, and junior Kim Wayne (Scarsdale, NY/Scarsdale) followed with two tallies.
Georgetown jumped out to an early 2-0 lead after Gloria Lozano started the scoring off with a goal 53 seconds into the game. Syracuse was within one, 3-2, after goals by Wayne and Zimmer but Georgetown’s balanced attack kept the pressure on and entered half ahead, 5-3, with five different players doing the scoring.
The Hoyas outscored the Orangewomen, 6-3, in the second half to secure the top position in The BIG EAST Conference. Georgetown outshot SU, 27-15, and held the advantage in ground balls, 39-18. Lozano led Georgetown with three goals in the contest.
Syracuse takes to the road next weekend against Boston College on Friday, March 22 and Massachusetts on Sunday, March 24.
AGATE Scoring 1 2 F Georgetown 5 6 11 Syracuse 3 3 6
Scoring Summary: SU - L.A. Zimmer (3-0), K Wayne (2-0), D. Lillis (0-2), C. Soults (1-0) GU - G. Lozano (3-0), L. Bernier (2-1), W. Stanwick (1-2), K. Ahearn (2-0), E. Elbe (1-1), A. Peters (1-0), A. Chambers (1-0), E. Ryan (0-1), M. Ellers (0-1)
Shots - SU 15, GU 27 Saves - SU 7, GU 7 Groundballs - SU 18, GT 39 Draw Controls - SU 10, GT 9
