Syracuse Pulls Away From Princeton to Advance in NCAA Tournament

The Orange women's lacrosse team knocked off the Tigers in the second round.

Mike McAllister | May 15, 2022

Syracuse Pulls Away From Princeton to Advance in NCAA Tournament /

Syracuse women's lacrosse beat Princeton on the Tigers home field Sunday afternoon 13-9 in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. With the win, Syracuse advances to the NCAA Tournament quarterfinals. It will face the winner of Michigan and fourth seeded Northwestern with a berth in the Final Four on the line. Syracuse lost in overtime at Northwestern earlier this season.

"It's just an amazing group of girls that love lacrosse so much and wanted to continue to play," head coach Kayla Treanor said on the ESPN+ broadcast after the game. "I'm so proud of them."

Syracuse fell behind 3-0 in the first five minutes of the game, and Princeton appeared to be in complete control. From that point on the Orange asserted its dominance. Olivia Adamson and Meaghan Tyrrell paced a potent offensive attack that helped Syracuse outscore the Tigers 13-6 from that point to earn and impressive victory. A four goal run in the third quarter gave the Orange some breathing room and Princeton would not seriously challenge in the fourth. Katelyn Mashewske was fantastic at the draw control as well, with 13 wins to aid the Orange's efforts.

Tyrrell scored five goals while Adamson had three. Skaneateles native Kyla Sears had a hat trick of her own to lead Princeton. Both goalkeepers had some impressive moments in this one. Princeton's Sam Fish came in with the higher save percentage on the season, but Syracuse's Kimber Hower got the better of this matchup Sunday afternoon. Fish recorded 12 saves but allowed 13 goals, while Hower had 11 saves and allowed only nine scores.

Despite Syracuse being the seeded team with Princeton unseeded, the game was played on Princeton's home field. Syracuse held commencement this weekend and did not meet the NCAA's requirements for available hotels.

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Published May 15, 2022

MIKE MCALLISTER

Title: Publisher All Syracuse Education: Roberts Wesleyan College Location: Syracuse, New York Expertise: Syracuse basketball, football and recruiting. EXPERIENCE Mike McAllister has been covering Syracuse basketball, football and recruiting for more than a decade. Mike's career started with his own free blog as a way to vent following sporting events. Shortly thereafter, a network of basketball sites called Coast 2 Coast Hoops asked him to run their Syracuse site. That site was called Nation of Orange, and Mike quickly established it as a go-to for Syracuse fans. After running Nation of Orange for several months, a position with the Syracuse site on the Scout network became available. After one year as the recruiting expert with Cuse Nation, he was named the publisher. Mike oversaw the transition from Scout to 247Sports, and ran the site on that network for years. Presented with the opportunity to join one of the biggest names in the sports journalism industry, Sports Illustrated, Mike jumped at the chance. All Syracuse was started from scratch by Mike and the Fan Nation team. It has now become a staple for Orange fans of various sports. Mike has broken news on recruiting, Syracuse basketball and football team information and has established himself as the top recruiting inside in the market. He has appeared on local radio shows, television broadcasts, national radio shows and much more. Mr. McAllister has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Accounting and Information Management from Roberts Wesleyan College.