Tyrrell Earns ACC Player of the Week Honors
4/20/2021 3:50:00 PM | Women's Lacrosse
GREENSBORO, N.C. – Syracuse attack Meaghan Tyrrell has been named ACC Offensive Player of the week for her performance in three Orange victories last week, including a sweep at Louisville.
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Tyrrell started the week with a seven-point performance against UAlbany. She scored five goals against the Great Danes, which tied her career high at the time.
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Three days later Tyrrell tallied seven goals, which tie for second place on the Syracuse single-game record list, in the 19-5 victory against the Cardinals. She added three assists to reach 10 points, a total that tied for the fourth-most in a game in program history. The junior from Mt. Sinai, New York dished out a career-high five assists in the Orange's 19-7 takedown of UofL on Sunday.
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Tyrrell leads Syracuse in both points (72) and assists (27). Her goal total (45) ranks second on the team behind Megan Carney (46). She owns the third-highest points per game average (6.00) in the nation, a mark that leads the ACC. Her assist (2.25) and goal (3.75) averages rank second and fourth in the conference, respectively.
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The Orange remained at No. 3 in both the IWLCA and Inside Lacrosse media polls this week. Syracuse is set to close the 2021 regular season with a weekend series against No. 4/4 Boston College on Thursday, April 22 at 6 p.m. and on Saturday, April 24 at 12 p.m.
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Tyrrell started the week with a seven-point performance against UAlbany. She scored five goals against the Great Danes, which tied her career high at the time.
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Three days later Tyrrell tallied seven goals, which tie for second place on the Syracuse single-game record list, in the 19-5 victory against the Cardinals. She added three assists to reach 10 points, a total that tied for the fourth-most in a game in program history. The junior from Mt. Sinai, New York dished out a career-high five assists in the Orange's 19-7 takedown of UofL on Sunday.
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Tyrrell leads Syracuse in both points (72) and assists (27). Her goal total (45) ranks second on the team behind Megan Carney (46). She owns the third-highest points per game average (6.00) in the nation, a mark that leads the ACC. Her assist (2.25) and goal (3.75) averages rank second and fourth in the conference, respectively.
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The Orange remained at No. 3 in both the IWLCA and Inside Lacrosse media polls this week. Syracuse is set to close the 2021 regular season with a weekend series against No. 4/4 Boston College on Thursday, April 22 at 6 p.m. and on Saturday, April 24 at 12 p.m.
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