Thursday, March 11
7 PM
Syracuse University
18
vs
14
Notre Dame
#2 Orange Stay Undefeated
3/11/2021 10:30:00 PM | Women's Lacrosse
SYRACUSE, N.Y. – A career-night from junior Sierra Cockerille powered No. 2/2 Syracuse (4-0, 2-0) to victory against No. 4/4 Notre Dame (2-1, 0-1) by a score of 18-14 on Thursday night in the Carrier Dome. The Orange never trailed during the contest and secured 21 draw controls to Notre Dame's 13 en route to victory.
"Notre Dame is a great team," said Syracuse head coach Gary Gait. "They didn't give up and fought all the way. We kept jumping up on them and they kept fighting back. It was a challenge for us and it was nice to see our players step up when we needed them to and put goals in the back of the net."
Cockerille led the Orange offense with a career-high five goals and set a new personal standard with seven points. Meaghan Tyrrell (three goals) and Emma Ward (three goals) joined Cockerille with hat tricks, while Sam Swart and Megan Carney each tallied a pair of goals. Carney also doled out a team-best three assists on the evening.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Syracuse started the game with a bang by tallying the first four goals of the contest. Ward wailed a shot past Irish goalkeeper Bridget Deehan to start the stretch and found the back of the net again after Cockerille scored her first goal of the night. Carney capped the scoring streak with another goal to give the 'Cuse an early 4-0 advantage.
The teams tallied six goals apiece to close the half, but the Orange opened the second stanza strong by tallying five unanswered scores on goals from five different players. Carney, Cockerille, Swart, Meaghan Tyrrell, and Bianca Chevarie each found the back of the net during the stretch to give Syracuse its largest lead of the night, 15-6, with 24:07 to play in the contest.
The Fighting Irish put up five-straight tallies, including two from Madison Mote, over the ensuing 12 minutes to edge back into the contest. However, three unanswered goals from Ward, Swart, and Emma Tyrrell upped the Orange advantage to seven, 18-11, with 5:33 left on the clock. Notre Dame tallied the final three goals of the contest, but it proved too little, too late as the 'Cuse held on for an 18-14 victory.
OF NOTE
UP NEXT
Syracuse squares off with Notre Dame in a rematch of tonight's contest on Sunday, March 14 at 12 p.m. The game will be televised on ACC Network.
"Notre Dame is a great team," said Syracuse head coach Gary Gait. "They didn't give up and fought all the way. We kept jumping up on them and they kept fighting back. It was a challenge for us and it was nice to see our players step up when we needed them to and put goals in the back of the net."
Cockerille led the Orange offense with a career-high five goals and set a new personal standard with seven points. Meaghan Tyrrell (three goals) and Emma Ward (three goals) joined Cockerille with hat tricks, while Sam Swart and Megan Carney each tallied a pair of goals. Carney also doled out a team-best three assists on the evening.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Syracuse started the game with a bang by tallying the first four goals of the contest. Ward wailed a shot past Irish goalkeeper Bridget Deehan to start the stretch and found the back of the net again after Cockerille scored her first goal of the night. Carney capped the scoring streak with another goal to give the 'Cuse an early 4-0 advantage.
The teams tallied six goals apiece to close the half, but the Orange opened the second stanza strong by tallying five unanswered scores on goals from five different players. Carney, Cockerille, Swart, Meaghan Tyrrell, and Bianca Chevarie each found the back of the net during the stretch to give Syracuse its largest lead of the night, 15-6, with 24:07 to play in the contest.
The Fighting Irish put up five-straight tallies, including two from Madison Mote, over the ensuing 12 minutes to edge back into the contest. However, three unanswered goals from Ward, Swart, and Emma Tyrrell upped the Orange advantage to seven, 18-11, with 5:33 left on the clock. Notre Dame tallied the final three goals of the contest, but it proved too little, too late as the 'Cuse held on for an 18-14 victory.
OF NOTE
- Syracuse's 4-0 start is its best record to open a season since winning its first seven contests to kick off the 2017 season.
- The Orange led the Irish in assists, 10-5. Syracuse also bested Notre Dame in draw controls (21-13), caused turnovers (15-8), and ground balls (21-18).
- Cockerille's point (7) and goal (5) totals were both career highs. She matched Meaghan Tyrrell's team-best point total this season against Duke and her goal total matched team standards set by Carney against Stony Brook and by Tyrrell against Duke.
- Katelyn Mashewke secured a career-best 12 draw controls, the most by a Syracuse player this season and the most in a game by a member of the Orange since Emily Hawryschuk also tallied 12 draw controls against Boston College on April 26, 2019.
- Jenny Markey tallied her first career point on an assist to Chevarie at the 24:07 mark of the second half.
UP NEXT
Syracuse squares off with Notre Dame in a rematch of tonight's contest on Sunday, March 14 at 12 p.m. The game will be televised on ACC Network.
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