Syracuse falls to No. 5 Georgetown in 1st round of NCAA Tournament
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Syracuse was outscored 10-4 in the second half of its first round loss to No. 5 Georgetown.
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COLLEGE PARK, Md. Down 1-0 three minutes into the first quarter, Syracuse finally had its first possession of the game after a nice save by Drake Porter that was followed by a clear. A team that usually takes 31 seconds for its first shot hesitated this time, taking 46 seconds to navigate Georgetown’s defense and find an open shooting lane.
The shot by Tucker Dordevic missed, and Stephen Rehfuss hit the post on the ensuing shot. Another shot by Dordevic followed, this one saved by Owen McElroy, the Division I save percentage leader. McElroy lobbed a half-field pass for the clear, one that Syracuse’s defenders stood and watched happen.
3 takeaways from Syracuse’s season-ending loss to No. 5 Georgetown
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Goalie Drake Porter allowed 18 goals on 33 shots in Syracuse s loss to fifth-seeded Georgetown.
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Down six in the third quarter, Syracuse killed Georgetown’s man-up opportunity when the Hoyas attack lost his footing at X and dropped the ball. With a chance to recover and potentially spark a comeback in what turned into a scoreless third period for the Orange, Owen Seebold fired a shot. The ball crashed into a defender, and the Hoyas went on to tack on three more goals during the third quarter via Dylan Hess, Jake Carraway and Graham Bundy.
Georgetown hands Syracuse lacrosse one of its worst NCAA tournament losses ever, 18-8
Updated May 15, 2021;
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College Park, Md. The Syracuse lacrosse team’s season of high expectations ended with a thud on Saturday night.
Declan McDermott and Jake Carraway each scored five times, and Dylan Hess added four as Georgetown thrashed SU 18-8 in a first-round NCAA tournament game in College Park, Maryland.
Jamie Trimboli paced SU with three goals. Drake Porter made 15 stops in net for SU while his Hoyas counterpart, Owen McElroy, stopped 10.
Georgetown’s total was one shy of the most goals SU has ever allowed in a NCAA tournament game. The Orange’s deficit was also one shy of its biggest tournament loss ever, 19-8 to Johns Hopkins in the 2003 semifinal. Syracuse has lost in the first round of the NCAA tournament for three straight years (not counting last season’s Covid-shortened season).