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Syracuse women’s lacrosse: Orange wins season-opening thriller 16-15, over No. 4 Northwestern

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The No. 5 Syracuse Orange women’s lacrosse team got their season off to a flying start on Saturday afternoon, coming out on top in a Top-5 showdown with the No. 4 Northwestern Wildcats, 16-15.

It was an absolute heavyweight bout of a lacrosse game, as the teams went back and forth, trading blows and giving fans a phenomenally exciting game to start the season.

— Syracuse Women's Lacrosse (@CuseWLAX) February 11, 2023

After more than 57 minutes of lacrosse, the teams had wound themselves around to no separation between them in a 14-14 game.