No. 2 Syracuse women’s lacrosse advances to the NCAA Quarterfinals with a statement win over Johns Hopkins, 25-8

No. 2 Seeded Syracuse Women’s Lacrosse (17-2, 8-1 Atlantic Coast Conference) tied the program record for most goals in a game in a dominant 25-8 win over Johns Hopkins in the NCAA Tournament Second Round. The Orange returned from a 16-day break in a big way. After dropping two of their last three games to wrap up regular season and ACC Tournament play, a great overall team effort helped SU advance to the NCAA Quarterfinals for its fourth straight season.

Ironically, one of Meaghan’s records was matched today, and to who else, but her sister: Emma Tyrrell. The Senior tallied a career-high seven goals; that ties the most goals by a Syracuse player in an NCAA Tournament game ever. The midfielder was the primary source of offense for SU in the first quarter. Tyrrell notched a hat trick with three-straight goals in the first five minutes of the frame. She finished with eight points on the afternoon.

“We just went back to really talking about how to play Syracuse ball,” Syracuse Midfielder Emma Tyrrell said postgame. “[We] just want to play Syracuse Lacrosse and play the same way we did in the beginning of the season [and] I think we really showed that we can do that.”

Despite a slow start for Kayla Treanor’s crew with only five first quarter goals to Hopkins’ two, this Mother’s Day Matinee was led by sisters from the same kin in the Tyrrells with a combined 17 points in the victory. SU’s All-Time Points Leader Meaghan Tyrrell continued to rewrite the record books with a team-high nine points (six goals, three assists). The Tewaaraton Finalist is now the second Syracuse player to score at least 100 points in a season for three seasons, joining Alyssa Murray. Tyrrell is also now the Orange's all-time leader in NCAA Tournament points with 54.

Ironically, one of Meaghan’s records was matched today, and to who else, but her sister: Emma Tyrrell. The Senior tallied a career-high seven goals; that ties the most goals by a Syracuse player in an NCAA Tournament game ever. The midfielder was the primary source of offense for SU in the first quarter. Tyrrell notched a hat trick with three-straight goals in the first five minutes of the frame. She finished with eight points on the afternoon.

As the offense flourished, the Syracuse defense returned to its early form as well. SU held the opposition to 10 goals or less for the 11th match this season. Highlighting the bunch was Freshman Coco Vandiver, who collected two ground balls and forced two Blue Jays turnovers. In the cage, netminder Delaney Sweitzer made 11 saves and posted a .579 save percentage. The Junior had some turnover issues early on, with five of them in the first half, but as time progressed, the Orange defense and Sweitzer especially cleaned up the errant passes and helped the offense keep tacking on the scoreboard.

Eight different goal scorers joined in on the offensive barrage for the ‘Cuse, including midfielder Natalie Smith who scored a career-high four goals. Senior Megan Carney also got in on the fun with a hat trick of her own. At the draw circle, attack Olivia Adamson led SU to a 22-12 draw control edge with a game-high 12 draw controls. In addition, the Sophomore contributed on the offensive end as well with three assists on the day.

“They’re just really dynamic," SU Head Coach Kayla Treanor stated about the offense after the game. “There's just so many offensive weapons that we have on attack and from our midfield that I think it just makes us a really dangerous team and a hard team to stop.”

As the offense flourished, the Syracuse defense returned to its early form as well. SU held the opposition to 10 goals or less for the 11th match this season. Highlighting the bunch was Freshman Coco Vandiver, who collected two ground balls and forced two Blue Jays turnovers. In the cage, netminder Delaney Sweitzer made 11 saves and posted a .579 save percentage. The Junior had some turnover issues early on, with five of them in the first half, but as time progressed, the Orange defense and Sweitzer especially cleaned up the errant passes and helped the offense keep tacking on the scoreboard.

For the 13th time in school history, Syracuse is onto the Elite Eight in the NCAA Tournament. Next step for the newly Quarterfinal-bound Orange is a home meeting with No. 7 James Madison on Thursday, May 18 in the JMA Wireless Dome at 12 p.m. The winner of the game will advance to the Semifinals in Cary, N.C.

On the Hopkins end, it was anything but a historic day for the Blue Jays on any end of the field. Tim McCormack’s squad was held to its second-lowest scoring total, with Bailey Cheetham, a senior, involved in half of the eight goals scored by JHU. The ‘Cuse held Hopkins to only two goals in the entire second half of play, with one in each quarter. Johns Hopkins’ goalie tandem (Morgan Giardina and Maggie Tydings) only combined for four saves total.