#7 Orange Win Ninth Straight Game

Saturday, October 16

Durham, NC

12 PM

Syracuse University

(11-2, 4-0)

#23 Duke

(5-9, 0-5)

Syracuse

Duke University

Photo by: Duke Sports Information

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Box Score

Syracuse extended its win streak to nine games, its longest since the 2015 season when the Orange won 17-straight to start the season, with a 7-2 win over Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) rival Duke Saturday afternoon in Durham, N.C. Seven different Orange scored in the win as 'Cuse improves to 11-2 overall and a perfect 4-0 in the ACC. Duke moves to 5-9 overall and 0-5 in conference play.

"I'm so proud of how this team stepped up today," head coach Ange Bradley said. "To have multiple goal scorers is incredibly exciting and represents the learning that is occuring in our practice environment. We had many players that came off the bench and were ready to compete. We will evaluate and see how we can continue to grow to be better."

Quirine Comans scored 1:05 into the game to put the seventh-ranked Orange on the scoreboard first. Clara Morrison made it 2-0 when she connected with Comans' pass from the right end line in the 11th minute.

Charlotte de Vries tallied her sixth goal of the season when she deflected in a long pass from Laura Graziosi outside the circle on the far side to make it a 3-0 Orange lead at the 17:12 mark. Less than four minutes later Willemijn Boogert tipped in a shot by de Vries on a Syracuse corner to make it 4-0 Syracuse, a lead that would hold through the remainder of the first half.

Eefke van den Nieuwenhof's corner goal made it 5-0 Orange. She scored directly off the penalty corner to the left corner of the goal. Tess Queen and SJ Quigley earned assists on the goal.

Logan Clouser broke the shutout with a slow rolling tip-in at 43:48 to put the No. 23 Blue Devils on the scoreboard.

Carolin Hoffmann tapped in a shot after a pass from Comans at the left post tp put Syracuse back ahead by five goals for a 6-1 lead in the 55th minute. Duke responded with a penalty corner goal by MaryKate Neff, assisted by Eva Nunnink, at 56:22.

Hailey Bitters tapped in goal with five seconds left in regulation to seal the 7-2 victory for Syracuse.

Brooke Borzymowski improved to 8-2 in goal making four saves in the win. Syracuse out-shot the Blue Devils 21-8 and held a 7-3 advantage in corners.