Orange Dominates Hokies

BLACKSBURG, Va. – No. 4/4 Syracuse posted a season high in goals and extended its winning streak to four with a 19-5 victory at Virginia Tech on Saturday, April 9. Sophomore Riley Donahue tied her career high with four goals to help the Orange improve their ACC record to 4-1.

Syracuse (11-3) used a balanced scoring attack as 12 different players recorded at least one goal. Donahue led the way with five points (4g, 1a), while seniors Kayla Treanor and Lisa Rogers and freshman Nicole Levy tallied two goals apiece. With her performance, Treanor increases her career goals total to 244, which is just six behind Syracuse's all-time leader Christina Dove '10. In addition, Treanor now has 359 career points and trails Alyssa Murray '14 by three points for second place on Syracuse's career leader list.

The Orange jumped out to an early lead as Treanor found the back of the net 1:56 into the contest.
Her goal was the first of five straight for Syracuse. Treanor and Donahue each scored twice during the run, which was capped by freshman Natalie Wallon. Meghan Macera netted back-to-back goals for the Hokies (5-10, 0-5) to cut the lead to 5-2, but the Orange recorded the final four goals of the half to take a 9-2 lead into the locker room at halftime. Two of the goals came on free position attempts by Levy, and the final tally of the half was an own goal for Syracuse.

 The second half featured more Orange offense as senior Erica Bodt found the back of the net off an assist from Levy 44 seconds after intermission. After the squads traded goals, Syracuse posted eight unanswered goals as it took its largest lead of the day, 19-3, with 3:20 remaining. Tristan McGinley halted the Orange's scoring run at the 1:56 mark, ending the Hokies' scoring drought of more than 22 minutes, and Kristine Loscalzo found the back of the net with 19 seconds remaining for the 19-5 final. The 14-goal difference is the Orange's largest margin of victory this season.

Syracuse outshot Virginia Tech, 37-16, and picked up 28 ground balls to 18 for the Hokies. The Orange also held a slight 13-12 advantage in draw controls. Graduate student Allie Murray started in goal for Syracuse and recorded seven saves. Freshman Bri Stahrr and sophomore Erin Coleman also saw action in goal and recorded one save apiece. Hannah Sieger recorded 10 saves for Virginia Tech.

The Orange will play its third straight road game on Tuesday, April 12 at Albany at 3 p.m.