No. 4 Orange Drop Heartbreaker to No. 3 Virginia

Pati Strunk scored her first objective of the yr for Syracuse (6-2, 0-2 ACC) within the fifth-straight one-goal sport between the Orange and Virginia. Tane King made 4 saves for the Orange within the second half whereas Strunk and Bo van Kempen contributed defensive saves. Danique Schuurman notched an help on Strunk’s objective.

Virginia (6-0, 2-0 ACC) obtained the game-winning objective within the last minute as Mia Abello transformed a penalty stroke. Frederique Vernooij scored the tying objective within the third quarter. Nilou Lempers made eight saves for the Cavaliers in 60 minutes.

How it Happened

• The Orange pressed early as Aubrey Turner obtained unfastened within the Cavalier zone and ripped a shot that was stopped by Lempers within the third minute.
• Three minutes later in an analogous state of affairs, Hattie Madden uncorked a shot that was once more stopped by Lempers.
• The most fun play of the primary quarter got here as time expired on the interval. Syracuse earned a nook with 4 seconds, despatched in by Strunk. The senior waited on the again submit the place she tipped house a Schuurman drive to provide the Orange a 1-0 by way of quarter-hour.
• Through the primary 12 minutes of the second quarter neither crew registered shot or nook till the Orange picked up a penalty nook within the twenty eighth minute. Strunk despatched within the ball the arrange a van Kempen shot however Lempers obtained simply sufficient stick on the ball to maintain it 1-0 at halftime.
• Syracuse’s protection and press was robust, preserving Virginia and not using a shot or nook within the first half-hour of the sport.
• The Cavaliers obtained their first penalty nook of the sport within the forty third minute, establishing a flurry of probabilities. The first was stopped by King earlier than van Kempen made a defensive save on the goall ine. The Cavaliers picked up one other penalty nook, with the primary drive blocked adopted by a Strunk defensive save. The ball fell to the ft of Vernooij, who batted the unfastened ball in for a tie sport within the forty third minute.
• Syracuse obtained two extra probabilities with a Turner alternative that went extensive earlier than an Orange penalty nook however Syracuse could not convert and issues ended 1-1 after 45 minutes.
• Taylor Bigbie carried the ball into the offensive zone within the 53rd minute and took a shot however Lempers was equal to the try. 
• Virginia earned a penalty nook within the 59th minute with Abello taking the preliminary shot. She was later awarded a penalty stroke the place she transformed for the 2-1 last.

Up Next for Syracuse

• The Orange proceed their five-game house stand on Friday, September 26 as Syracuse hosts Duke.
• Game time is ready for six p.m. on ACC Network with Leah Secondo and Suzanne Bush on the decision.
• Prior to Friday’s sport, Syracuse’s NCAA Division I National Championship subject hockey crew might be honored on the sphere at J.S. Coyne Stadium. At halftime, legendary Orange Alyssa Manley may have her famed #5 jersey retired, the place it is going to be a part of Julie Williamson’s #9 jersey at Coyne.