Syracuse women’s lacrosse beats Virginia Tech, 14-13

@CuseWLax TwitterIt looked a little like deja vu all over again on a chilly Wednesday afternoon when the No. 3/3 Syracuse Orange women’s lacrosse team took on no. 21/RV Virginia Tech at Christian Brothers Academy. Last year, the Orange (13-2, 5-1 ACC) gave up a four-goal lead in the final eight minutes in Blacksburg en route to a 15-14 OT loss. This time around, the Hokies (8-6, 1-3 ACC) trailed 14-9 with less than eight minutes left before they started to make a comeback. However, the ‘Cuse had just enough of a lead this year to hold off the Gobblers 14-13.

Syracuse struck first only a minute in when Megan Carney sent a pass from behind the goal to a cutting Mary Rahal. Rahal dumped the…