On Monday night against a top-15 opponent, the No. 4/4 Syracuse Orange women’s lacrosse team had the first of a number of important games in which to make a statement. Unfortunately, it was definitely not the message that the Orange wanted to convey, as they fell to No. 12/12 Stony Brook, 17-16 in the Dome.
The Seawolves struck first just 63 seconds into the game when Taryn Ohlmiller sent a shot past goalie Asa Goldstock on the top left side of the net to take a 1-0 lead. Syracuse responded over the next couple of minutes with a pair of Mary Rahal goals to put the Orange on top 2-1 four minutes in.