No. 10 Orange Comeback Comes Up Short at No. 7 Princeton

Wednesday, March 29

Princeton, N.J.

7 pm

Syracuse University

8-4

Princeton

7-1

Syracuse

Princeton

Photo by: Michael J. Okoniewski

No. 10 Orange Comeback Comes Up Short at No. 7 Princeton

3/29/2017 10:35:00 PM | Women's Lacrosse

Box Score Cuse TV: Highlights

PRINCETON, N.J. – No. 10/11 Syracuse cut a first-half seven-goal deficit down to three but could get no closer in a 16-11 loss to No. 7/8 Princeton on Wednesday, March 29. Freshman Emily Hawryschuk tied her career high with four points to lead the Orange offense.

HOW THE GAME WAS DECIDED
After Syracuse (8-4) recorded the first goal of the game to take an early lead, Princeton outscored the Orange, 9-1, over a span of nearly 13 minutes to build a seven-goal advantage. Olivia Hompe scored three of her game-high seven goals during the run. The Orange responded with four consecutive goals, three of which came on player-advantage situations, to cut the deficit three, 9-6. However, the Tigers took advantage of an Orange turnover and scored with 25 seconds on the clock to take a 10-6 advantage into the locker room at halftime.

Syracuse twice got within three of Princeton in the second half, but a 4-1 Tigers' scoring run put the game out of reach as they recorded the 16-11 victory.

OF NOTE
Junior Riley Donahue and Hawryschuk had three goals apiece. With her performance, Donahue increased her career goal total to 97.

UP NEXT…
Syracuse returns to ACC play on Sunday, April 2 when it travels to Durham, N.C to face Duke at 1 p.m. The Orange are back home on Sunday, April 9 against ACC foe Virginia Tech at 1 p.m. at the SU Soccer Stadium.