Syracuse women’s lacrosse earned a hard-fought 6-5 victory over No. 7 Yale on Tuesday evening at the JMA Wireless Dome, extending its win streak to six games and securing its second straight win over a top-10 opponent.
Daniella Guyette anchored the Orange defensively with 10 saves and a .667 save percentage, helping hold Yale to a season-low five goals. Coco Vandiver added two caused turnovers as Syracuse’s defense limited a Bulldogs offense that had scored at least 11 goals in each of its previous wins.
Syracuse jumped out quickly, building a 3-0 lead in the first quarter behind goals from Alexa Vogelman, Molly Guzik and Emma Muchnick. Yale responded with two late goals to cut the deficit to one heading into the second.
After a scoreless stretch early in the second quarter, Joely Caramelli scored off an assist from Caroline Trinkaus to extend the lead. Yale answered, but Caramelli added her second goal late in the half to give Syracuse a 5-3 advantage at the break.
Defense dominated the second half as both teams struggled to find scoring opportunities. Yale trimmed the deficit to one late in the third and tied the game 5-5 early in the fourth on a player-up goal.
Trinkaus delivered the decisive moment, finishing a feed from Mackenzie Rich for the game-winning goal midway through the fourth quarter. She finished with three points on one goal and two assists.
Syracuse returns to ACC play on Saturday, March 21 at Virginia. Opening draw is scheduled for 2 p.m.
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