Syracuse women’s lacrosse extended its win streak to 11 games with a 10-9 victory over No. 17 Duke on Saturday afternoon at Koskinen Stadium in Durham, North Carolina, improving to 11-3 overall and 6-2 in ACC play.
Emma Muchnick scored the go-ahead goal with three minutes remaining, finishing with a hat trick to lead the Orange. Molly Guzik added three first-half goals, while Ashlee Volpe recorded a second-half hat trick as Syracuse used balanced scoring to secure the win.
Syracuse took a 5-4 lead into halftime behind Guzik’s three goals and a Bri Peters free-position tally. Duke responded early in the second half with two quick goals to regain the lead, but the Orange answered with a 3-0 run, highlighted by two Volpe goals and another from Muchnick, to go ahead 8-6 entering the fourth quarter.
Volpe’s third goal pushed the lead to 9-6, but a two-minute non-releasable yellow card shifted momentum as Duke scored three goals in a 90-second span to tie the game at 9-9 with 5:20 remaining.
Muchnick delivered the decisive goal late, and Syracuse held on defensively in the final seconds. Daniella Guyette made eight saves, including a stop in the closing moments to preserve the win.
Izzy Lahah and Coco Vandiver each caused two turnovers, with Lahah adding six ground balls.
Syracuse returns home to face No. 14 Notre Dame on April 11 at the JMA Wireless Dome, with game time set for 12 p.m.
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