Tyrrell Leads Orange To NCAA Quarterfinals

Sunday, May 16

1 PM

Syracuse University

15-3

Loyola

12-3

Loyola Maryland

Syracuse

5/16/2021 3:52:00 PM | Women's Lacrosse

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SYRACUSE, N.Y. – A stellar showing from Meaghan Tyrrell powered No. 3/3 Syracuse (15-3) past No. 9/11 Loyola (12-3) by a score of 20-8 in the second round of the 2021 NCAA Women's Lacrosse Championship on Sunday afternoon in the Carrier Dome.

"We're happy that we were able to step on the field, pick up where we left off, and give a full-team effort," said Syracuse head coach Gary Gait. "I thought that everyone played well and that the players that we needed to step up stepped up. I'm happy with the win."

Meaghan Tyrrell's team-best seven goals tied her career-high and set a program-record for an NCAA Tournament contest, surpassing Alyssa Murray's six-goal total from 2014 against Virginia. Her sister, Emma Tyrrell, contributed four goals to the Orange offense while Sam Swart secured a hat trick. The Tyrrell sisters tied for the squad-high in assists with three apiece.

HOW IT HAPPENED
The teams traded pairs of goals before the 'Cuse catapulted ahead with four goals in a three-minute stretch that was bookended with scores by Emma Tyrrell to make the Syracuse lead 6-2 with 18:08 remaining in the opening frame.

The Orange outscored the Greyhounds 7-2 over the remainder of the period and closed the final seven minutes of the half on a 4-0 run to take a 13-4 lead at the break.

A pair of Loyola goals at the start of the second stanza were answered by two tallies from Meaghan Tyrrell to keep the 'Cuse lead at nine, 15-6, with 24:45 remaining in the contest.

A nine-minute scoring stretch ensued before Catie Corolla found the back of the net for the Greyhounds. Not to be outdone, the Orange opened up a 4-0 run that featured two goals from Emma Tyrrell to climb ahead 19-7.

After Jillian Wilson scored for Loyola with 6:22 remaining, Meaghan Tyrrell tallied her seventh goal of the contest three minutes later to claim the program record for goals in a tournament game and secure a 20-8 Syracuse victory.

OF NOTE

With the victory, Syracuse's record in NCAA Tournament games improves to 19-17 all-time.
20 goals are the most a Syracuse team has scored in an NCAA tournament game since defeating Dartmouth 21-8 in the 2013 iteration of the contest.
In addition to setting the program record for goals in a tournament game, Meaghan Tyrrell tied Alyssa Murray for the third-most points in a tournament contest (10). Her point (10) and goal (7) totals matched the career-highs that she set against Louisville this season on April 16.
Additionally, Meaghan Tyrrell increased her season point total to 96, passing Michelle Tumolo (95 in 2010) and Kayla Treanor (95 in 2013) to claim sole possession of ninth place on the program record list for points in a season.
Tyrrell also upped her season assist total to 37, moving ahead of Halle Majorana (36 in 2015) and tying Tumolo (37 in 2010) for the seventh-most assists by a Syracuse player in a season.
Both Meaghan and Emma Tyrrell tied six previous Syracuse performers for the fifth-most assists (3) in an NCAA tournament game.