Syracuse WLAX ACC Champs

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Orange Takes on Tar Heels for ACC Title (Cuse.com)

No. 7/7 Syracuse goes for its first ACC Women's Lacrosse Tournament title on Sunday, April 26 when it takes on No. 2/2 North Carolina. Opening draw is set for 1 p.m. in Charlottesville, Va. The winner will earn the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.

The game will be televised by RSN (Click here for a list of stations carrying the game) and ESPN3. Fans in Syracuse can listen to the game on WJPZ 89.1FM.

 

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UNC Women's Lacrosse ‏@uncwlax 2h2 hours ago

Preview tomorrow’s ACC Tournament title game vs. Syracuse: http://bit.ly/1z11pel #GoHeels

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA.—Second-ranked North Carolina (15-2, 6-1 Atlantic Coast Conference) will try to win its second ACC Tournament championship and first since 2002 when it plays sixth-seeded Syracuse (13-6, 3-4) in the ACC final on Sunday afternoon in Charlottesville, Va. The Tar Heels and Orange will take the opening draw at 1 p.m. at Klockner Stadium.

Carolina is the tournament’s top seed and beat Virginia Tech and Notre Dame to advance to the title game. The Orange beat third-seeded Boston College on Thursday and second-seeded Duke on Friday.

ESPN3 will stream the game live online. RSN will televise the game on FOX Sports Carolinas, FOX Sports South, SUN Sports, Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic, New England Sports Network, FOX Sports Arizona, FOX Sports North Plus, FOX Sports Southwest Plus, ROOT Sports Pittsburgh, SportsTime Ohio, ROOT Sports Rocky Mtn., MSG Plus and FOX Sports Indiana Plus.

Carolina has won seven consecutive games, all against ACC competition. The 14-goal win over Notre Dame on Friday marked the biggest margin of victory in ACC Tournament history.

The Orange is 13-6 this season and went 3-4 in ACC regular season in 2015. The Tar Heels beat Syracuse, 15-8, two weeks ago in Chapel Hill.

Carolina has an all-time record of 17-17 in ACC Tournament play and captured the conference title in 2002. The Tar Heels have made five appearances in the ACC Tournament championship game in the last six years and nine overall (1998, 2000, 2002, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015).

Carolina and Syracuse have met six times previously, with the Orange leading the series, 4-2. Syracuse had won four consecutive meetings against the Tar Heels prior to UNC’s 15-8 win over the Orange on April 11 in Chapel Hill. Syracuse leads the series, 1-0, in ACC Tournament action, having beaten UNC in the 2014 semifinals in Chestnut Hill, Mass.

 

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Paul Schwedelson@pschweds · 20m20 minutes ago
Pretty quiet for SU WLAX and UNC in terms of scoring goals. 0-0 through nearly five minutes. Kayla Treanor just hit the post.

WLAX: SU picks up the game's first goal. Kailah Kempney puts back a rebound after a Taylor Gait shot was saved. 1-0 SU with 24 left 1st half

WLAX: Erica Bodt scores for Syracuse and now the Orange has a 2-0 lead over UNC with 23 to go until half.

WLAX: SU's Halle Majorana gives the Orange a 3-0 over UNC with her signature fake low-shoot high move. 17 mins to go until halftime.

For the 3rd time in a row, UNC goalie Caylee Waters brings the ball to the halfway line looking for someone to pass to.

UNC scores on a free position after forcing a defensive rotation. 3-1 SU with 15 left until half.

WLAX: Haley McDonnell misses a pass from Kempney and UNC's Maggie Bill picks it up and scores easy on a 1-on-1 with Richardson. 3-2 SU leads

WLAX: UNC ties it up at 3 off a goal from Marie McCool, her 2nd of the game. 11 mins to go until half.

 

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Paul Schwedelson‏@pschweds 3m3 minutes ago
SU calls TO with 7 mins left in the 1st half. Both teams look about even so far and a marked improvement for SU since it last played UNC.

 

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Syracuse Women's Lax‏@CuseWLAX 6s6 seconds ago
Kelsey Richardson with back-to-back saves to keep the score tied at 3-3 with less than four minutes to go in the first half.

 

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Paul Schwedelson‏@pschweds 2m2 minutes ago
Kayla Treanor backs her defender down and tries a behind-the-back shot but it's saved by Waters. Still 3-3.

Syracuse with a pair of really clutch defensive stops on UNC free positions.

WLAX: At the half, Syracuse and UNC are tied at 3. Each team has 7 ground balls and SU leads 12-10 in shots.

Syracuse Women's Lax‏@CuseWLAX 27s27 seconds ago
We're at the half at Klockner with the score tied 3-3. Both goalkeepers are playing well as neither team scored in the final 11:05.

 

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Paul Schwedelson‏@pschweds 4m4 minutes ago
SU comes out of the locker room and Kayla Treanor and Loren Ziegler point to spots on the field while demonstrating fakes with each other.

WLAX: Majorana with some nifty stickwork on the doorstep and shoots over UNC's goalie after shaking her stick back and forth. 4-3 SU leads.

 

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Syracuse Women's Lax‏@CuseWLAX 11s11 seconds ago
Orange strikes first in the second half on Halle Majorana's second goal of the day. Syracuse 4, North Carolina 3.

 

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Paul Schwedelson‏@pschweds 9s9 seconds ago
WLAX: Taylor Poplawski scores for Syracuse to give the Orange a 5-3 lead. 25 minutes left. Momentum beginning to swing SU's way.

WLAX: UNC's Maggie Bill gets past Brenna Rainone and pulls the Tar Heels within one at 5-4.

WLAX: Syracuse with a long possession ended off a Lisa Rogers shot saved by UNC's Caylee Waters. 20 minutes to play her in Charlottesville.

 

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Paul Schwedelson‏@pschweds 1m1 minute ago
WLAX: UNC's Carly Reed scores on a free position to tie the game at 5. 14:35 left. Buckle up.

WLAX: Riley Donahue scores for Syracuse to give SU the 6-5 lead with 13:45 left.

Also, on a sidenote, Kayla Treanor has tied an ACC tournament record with six assists. Still 13:45 left to break the record.

 

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Paul Schwedelson‏@pschweds 51s52 seconds ago
WLAX: SU calls timeout with 12:20 left leading 6-5.

Syracuse Women's Lax‏@CuseWLAX 11s11 seconds ago
Kayla Treanor on the free position goal! Orange leads North Carolina 7-5 with 11:49 on the clock.

 

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Paul Schwedelson‏@pschweds 38s39 seconds ago
WLAX: Halle Majorana scores her third goal of the game off a free position to give Syracuse an 8-5 lead with 7:16 left.

WLAX: UNC scores to make it 8-6. It's not over yet. 5:33 left. Crazy game.

 

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Paul Schwedelson‏@pschweds 14s14 seconds ago
Caroline Webster drops a pass in transtion and UNC scores on the other end. 8-7 with 4:50 to play. SU barely holding on here.

 

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Paul Schwedelson‏@pschweds 23s24 seconds ago
Syracuse holding onto the ball with a one-goal lead and 4:20 left. UNC pressuring out to force a turnover.

Another costly Syracuse turnover and UNC gets the ball back and calls a quick timeout. SU leads 8-7 with 2:28 left. UNC w/ a chance to tie.

Foul on Mallory Vehar gives UNC a free position and Lindsay Scott scores to tie the game up at 8. 1:10 left. ACC championship on the line.

 

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Paul Schwedelson‏@pschweds 1m1 minute ago
WLAX: UNC wins the ensuing draw and calls timeout. Tar Heels on a 3-0 run with all the momentum heading into final 55 seconds.

Foul called on Syracuse with 14 seconds left. Free position for Marie McCool. But it gets deflected out of bounds. 10 seconds left.

WLAX: We're going to overtime. Huge save by Richardson just seconds before time expires.

 

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Paul Schwedelson‏@pschweds 2m2 minutes ago
Huge draw control coming between Kailah Kempney and Maggie Bill.

Yellow card on UNC's Caileigh Sindall. SU goes man-up.

Syracuse Women's Lax‏@CuseWLAX 8s9 seconds ago
At the end of the first three minutes of overtime Syracuse and UNC are still tied 8-8. Syracuse has a man advantage for 23 more seconds.

 

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Paul Schwedelson‏@pschweds 3m3 minutes ago
Erica Bodt shoots but another save by Waters. UNC with the ball heading back the other way.

WLAX: UNC's Maggie Bill's shot gets deflected with about 40 seconds left in OT. Save by Richardson. SU calls timeout with 38 seconds left.

Syracuse Women's Lax‏@CuseWLAX 32s32 seconds ago
Caylee Waters saves Taylor Gait's shot at the buzzer and we're headed to sudden victory OT!

 

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Paul Schwedelson‏@pschweds 18s18 seconds ago
SU men's lax team winning ACC championship is announced on loudspeaker at Klockner Stadium. Big applause from SU faithful.

 

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Paul Schwedelson‏@pschweds 2m2 minutes ago
Kayla Treanor scores. Syracuse wins.

 

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Fabulous coaching job by Gait. He's got them playing their best when it counts the most. On to the championship!