Syracuse's Season Ends in Blowout Loss to Northwestern

The Orange fell in the NCAA Tournament quarterfinals.

Mike McAllister | May 19, 2022

Syracuse's Season Ends in Blowout Loss to Northwestern /

Syracuse scored first in its NCAA Tournament quarterfinals matchup with Northwestern on Thursday. Then the Wildcats would score nine of the next 10 goals on its way to a 15-4 blowout to end the Orange's 2022 season one win shy of a return trip to the Final Four.

Syracuse had opportunities, but Northwestern goalie Madison Doucette was up to the task. She saved 11 Orange shots while only allowing four to find the back of the net. Meanwhile, the Wildcats' offense got seemingly whatever it wanted against Syracuse's defense. Lauren Gilbert torched the Orange for four goals, as many as Syracuse had as a team, and five points.

Kimber Hower, Syracuse's goalie, allowed 15 goals and managed only four saves. Three of Syracuse's four goals were scored by Tewaaraton Award finalist Meaghan Tyrrell. Olivia Adamson tallied the other Orange score.

This game was never close. Syracuse trailed 6-2 after the first quarter, did not score at all in the second, and was behind 12-3 entering the fourth. It was a dominant performance from Northwestern from start to finish. On both ends of the field.

It was a season marred by injuries and inconsistent play on the back end. The good news is there will be a lot of talent returning. If next year's Orange squad can remain healthy, it should be a team that contends for the Final Four once again.

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Published May 19, 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.