During the second half of Syracuse’s 22-7 win over Temple on Saturday in the Carrier Dome, coach Kayla Treanor had the opportunity to rest some of her star players and give more of her team a chance to take the field. Starters Emma and Meaghan Tyrrell had already notched five goals apiece and Emma earned a career-best eight points. But after strong performances, the Tyrrells were mainly excited for their teammates.
“We had a lot of people who had points…Natalie Smith had two goals. Those are the things that you want to celebrate,” said Meaghan Tyrrell in the post-game press conference. Her sister Emma agreed. “It's a huge confidence builder. Having people that don't usually score a lot of points for us. They come in and start scoring two or three goals, having assists, and making plays.”
Natalie Smith scored two goals and added an assist for a season-high three points on the day. Smith joined nine different goal scorers, including Jenny Markey and Maddy Baxter.
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Coach Kayla Treanor was excited about the depth of her team, especially ahead of this next game.
“I mean, it's great because we have a huge opponent coming on Tuesday night. So you know, anytime you can rest on your players, that's awesome. But I think it was great to just have the players that came in off the bench just step up and make plays it was so great to see.”
The Orange are 5-0 at home in the Dome and are gearing up to face undefeated Loyola. The Greyhounds are the sixth-ranked team in the nation and only one of two undefeated teams remaining in Division I play.
Syracuse is familiar with top-ranked talent this year. Loyola is Syracuse’s ninth-ranked opponent in its first eleven games. Amongst top-ten talent, the Orange are 2-1 so far on the season.
Livy Rosenzweig leads the Greyhounds in points and goals with 37 and 26 respectively. The graduate attacker is familiar with the Orange — Loyola and Syracuse last met in the 2021 NCAA Tournament’s second round. Syracuse held Rosenzweig to two points, tied for a season-low. Meaghan Tyrrell led the Orange with 10 points in Syracuse’s 20-8 victory.
Opening draw in the Carrier Dome is set for 6 p.m.