Up five goals at the end of the third, the No. 5 Syracuse Orange were just 15 minutes from a trip to the second round of the NCAA women’s lacrosse tournament. Behind five goals in the first three quarters from freshman attacker Olivia Adamson, Syracuse held an 11-6 lead. After losing their last two games, the final regular-season match against #3 Boston College and an ACC tournament loss to #16 Virginia, the Orange had extra motivation to get the victory.
Adamson led the game in scoring, and her five goals were a career-high. But the Fairfield Stags would not go quietly. Just over a minute into the fourth, Fairfield’s Maggie Fort scored her second goal of the game to cut Syracuse’s lead. A minute later, Elizabeth Talluto scored to put the Stags within three.
The Stags held the Orange to just one goal in the final quarter, a free-position goal for attacker Meaghan Tyrrell, her 70th goal of the season. Tyrrell’s performance against Fairfield strengthens her Tewaaraton Award campaign as one of five finalists for the sports’ top award. Tyrrell scored three goals and earned her 100th point of the season, becoming just the third player in Syracuse program history to earn 100 points in multiple seasons
Though outscored 5-1 in the fourth, the Orange held off the Stags to advance to the next round of the NCAA tournament. After an early exit in the ACC tournament, where the Orange lost 18-14 to the 16th ranked Virginia squad, Syracuse (14-5) looks to have a deep run in the NCAA tournament.
Syracuse’s NCAA second-round matchup is set. The Orange will face Princeton on Sunday at noon. 🍊🥍 pic.twitter.com/TMoshKkKx2
— Syracuse Women's Lacrosse (@CuseWLAX) May 14, 2022
Up next, Syracuse faces off against Princeton at noon on Sunday, May 15th.