2005 NCAA Tournament
| Syracuse vs. Dartmouth | L | 9-8 |
Syracuse, ranked No. 12 nationally, held an early lead against fifth-ranked Dartmouth, but a five-goal Big Green run to begin the second half helped lead Dartmouth to a 9-8 victory against the Orange in the first round of the NCAA Championship in Hanover, N.H.
With SU leading, 7-4, at the half, Dartmouth opened the second half with five unanswered goals to quickly retake the lead, 9-7, with 16 minutes remaining in the game. Allison Furstenburg scored SU’s only goal of the second half at the 45:32 mark, cutting the Big Green margin to 9-8.
Syracuse had a chance to tie the game during the final minute, but an Orange turnover gave the Big Green the ball back and Dartmouth was able to run the clock out.
Caitlyn Dragon was Syracuse’s leading scorer with three points, while Meghan O’Connell and Jill DePetris led the Orange with two goals each. Junior Jen Kasel made seven saves for Syracuse.
