University of Massachusets Athletics
Saturday, February 25
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No. 5 Syracuse Defeats Women's Lax 17-8
February 25, 2017 | Women's Lacrosse
Kiley Anderson scores career-high four goals for Minutewomen.
SYRACUSE, N.Y. - A five-goal run in the first half proved the difference maker as No. 5 Syracuse held off the visiting UMass women's lacrosse team 17-8 on Saturday afternoon in the Carrier Dome. Kiley Anderson led the Minutewomen with a career-best four goals which also stood as a game-high.
The Minutewomen fall to 1-3 on the year while the Orange remain perfect at 4-0.
Along with her four goals, Anderson stepped in as the primary draw specialists for UMass to offset Syracuse's Morgan Widner who leads the nation in the statistic. The redshirt-sophomore was able to help the Minutewomen win 12 draws on the day while the Orange held a narrow advantage with 15 wins.
Along with Anderson's offensive performance, UMass received a pair of goals from Cassidy Doster while Kaitlyn Cerasi and Callie Santos each had one. Defensively, Sarah Crowley led the unit with eight groundballs, four caused turnovers and three draw controls. Lauren Hiller made 11 saves in goal.
Syracuse used a balanced offensive effort with 10 players scoring in the game. Emily Hawryschuk led the Orange with three goals and an assist. Riley Donahue had a game-high five points on two goals and three assists. Asa Goldstock made seven saves to pick up with win in goal.
The two teams traded goals over the first seven minutes of play before Hawryschuk and Donahue scored back-to-back tallies to put Syracuse up 3-1 at the 19:46 mark of the first half. Santos scored for UMass two minutes later to bring the Minutewomen back within a goal.
The Orange scored five straight over a 14 minute period extending its lead over the Minutewomen 8-2 with 3:07 remaining in the first half. Each team picked up a goal in the final minute as Syracuse took a 9-3 lead into the intermission.
Doster and Anderson scored back-to-back goals within a minute of each other in the second half pulling the Minutewomen within five, 11-6, at the 23:20 mark of the second half. The Orange strung together three straight goals after that to push the lead back to nine.
For the game, Syracuse held a 43-to-21 advantage in shots and a 32-to-24 edge in groundballs.
For complete coverage of the UMass women's lacrosse team, follow the Minutewomen on Twitter (@UMassLacrosse), Facebook (@UMassWLacrosse) and Instagram (@UMassWLAX) as well as online at www.UMassAthletics.com.
The Minutewomen fall to 1-3 on the year while the Orange remain perfect at 4-0.
Along with her four goals, Anderson stepped in as the primary draw specialists for UMass to offset Syracuse's Morgan Widner who leads the nation in the statistic. The redshirt-sophomore was able to help the Minutewomen win 12 draws on the day while the Orange held a narrow advantage with 15 wins.
Along with Anderson's offensive performance, UMass received a pair of goals from Cassidy Doster while Kaitlyn Cerasi and Callie Santos each had one. Defensively, Sarah Crowley led the unit with eight groundballs, four caused turnovers and three draw controls. Lauren Hiller made 11 saves in goal.
Syracuse used a balanced offensive effort with 10 players scoring in the game. Emily Hawryschuk led the Orange with three goals and an assist. Riley Donahue had a game-high five points on two goals and three assists. Asa Goldstock made seven saves to pick up with win in goal.
The two teams traded goals over the first seven minutes of play before Hawryschuk and Donahue scored back-to-back tallies to put Syracuse up 3-1 at the 19:46 mark of the first half. Santos scored for UMass two minutes later to bring the Minutewomen back within a goal.
The Orange scored five straight over a 14 minute period extending its lead over the Minutewomen 8-2 with 3:07 remaining in the first half. Each team picked up a goal in the final minute as Syracuse took a 9-3 lead into the intermission.
Doster and Anderson scored back-to-back goals within a minute of each other in the second half pulling the Minutewomen within five, 11-6, at the 23:20 mark of the second half. The Orange strung together three straight goals after that to push the lead back to nine.
For the game, Syracuse held a 43-to-21 advantage in shots and a 32-to-24 edge in groundballs.
For complete coverage of the UMass women's lacrosse team, follow the Minutewomen on Twitter (@UMassLacrosse), Facebook (@UMassWLacrosse) and Instagram (@UMassWLAX) as well as online at www.UMassAthletics.com.
Team Stats
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Turnovers
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25
Caused Turnovers
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13
Draw Controls
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15
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11
Ground Balls
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32
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