Nolan: This needs be the title-winning year for Syracuse women’s lacrosse
Emily Steinberger | Photo Editor; Nabeeha Anwar | Illustration Editor
With five All-Americans, the women’s team has one shot to bring a national title back: this season.
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In 2019, head coach Gary Gait declared that Syracuse would be “a power-four team that competes for championships.” The Orange came up short, losing in the NCAA quarterfinals against then-No. 4 Northwestern 18-14.
As the Orange pursued their first-ever national title in 2020, Syracuse was that “power-four team,” finishing at No. 4 in Inside Lacrosse’s rankings before the season got cut short due to the pandemic. A week ahead of the Syracuse-Northwestern rematch Feb. 22, 2020, Kerry Defliese, second-team preseason All-American, said SU would come out “guns blazing.�