2000 NCAA Tournament
| Syracuse vs. Georgetown | L | 11-10 |
Syracuse made its first appearance in the NCAA Championship with a first-round contest at Georgetown. The Orange took an early lead on Kim Wayne’s unassisted goal, before the Hoyas answered 30 seconds later to tie the score. The teams traded goals for the remainder of the half, and Katrina Hable’s goal with 36 seconds remaining gave the Orange a 5-4 advantage. However, Georgetown scored the final goal of the half with just three ticks left on the clock to knot the score at 5-5 at intermission.
The Hoyas outscored Syracuse, 4-1, in the first eight minutes of the second half to take a 9-6 lead. Trailing 11-8, SU scored two goals to cut the lead to one, but couldn’t get any closer as Georgetown held on for the 11-10 final.
Lauren Brady led Syracuse with three goals and an assist, while Wayne and Hable scored two goals each. Carla Gigon recorded 13 saves for the Orange.
