In a tight, back-and-forth, primetime Friday night affair, the Syracuse Orange picked up their first win in Charlottesville since 2004, edging the home Virginia Cavaliers 14-13.
Syracuse held a five-goal lead early in the fourth quarter, but James Pannell's tally with 38 seconds left drew Virginia back to only a one-goal deficit. The run was sparked by a change of strategy at the face-off X, where SU's Ben Williams went 18-of-29 (62%) for the night. Long-stick Michael Howard replaced Jason Murphy and won two straight draws, helping keep the ball in the home team's crosses.