Hokies Pull BIg Upset Over Syracuse; Yale Rallies for Overtime Win

Virginia Tech picked up one of the biggest wins in program history, knocking off No. 6 Syracuse 14-11 on Saturday in Blacksburg, Va. It was just the second win ever for Virginia Tech against the Orange in 19 career meetings and its first win over a ranked team this season.

More importantly, the victory keeps Virginia Tech in sole possession of eighth place in the ACC. The ACC will only invite eight of its 12 teams to the tournament and the victory moves Tech to 3-5 in the league, one game ahead of Pittsburgh. The Hokies beat Pitt, 11-10, earlier this season.

The Hokies (9-7) led from start to finish with junior midfielder Mia Pozzi scoring all four of her goals in the first half. A free position goal by Maggie Flanagan with just eight seconds left in the first half gave Virginia Tech an 8-4 halftime lead.

Syracuse strung together three straight goals in the third quarter to pull within 9-7, but Lauren Render and Sophia Trahan closed out the third quarter scoring to give the Hokies a four-goal cushion.

Render, a junior midfielder out of Georgia, had a monster game for the Hokies, scoring seven goals – the third time she has netted at least seven goals this season. She leads the team with 47 goals this season. Tech goalie Aaliyah Jones, a grad transfer from Stony Brook, made 13 saves to earn the win.

Emma Ward had a team-high five points for Syracuse (9-6, 5-3 ACC) on two goals and three assists with both of her goals coming in the fourth quarter. Mileena Cotter added a hat trick.

Yale Rallies to Beat Penn in 4 OTs

No. 11 Yale fell behind No. 17 Penn 4-0 out of the gate and trailed by as many as five goals in the second half before coming back to beat the Quakers 10-9 in four overtimes.

Jenna Collignon led the Bulldogs (10-3, 3-2 Ivy) with three goals and scored the game-winner in overtime after forcing a turnover on the clear and weaving through heavy traffic. Sky Carrasquillo and Ashley Newman each added two goals and Caroline Burt had a goal and two assists.

JENNA COLLIGNON IN FOURTH OVERTIME. 🚨@YaleWLacrosse wins a classic against Penn. pic.twitter.com/i35uIXDDQf

— USA Lacrosse Magazine (@USALacrosseMag) April 12, 2025

Penn (6-5, 2-2 Ivy) was led by Anna Brandt with three goals and an assist and Keeley Block had a goal and three assists. Maggie Bankowski had eight draw controls to help Penn to a 16-8 advantage.

Also in the USA Lacrosse Top 20

No. 2 Boston College poured in a season-high 24 goals to beat No. 8 Virginia 24-11. Rachel Clark (7g, 2a) and Emma LoPinto (6g, 3a) each had nine-point games.

No. 4 Florida won its ninth straight game, but had to rally past Colorado 15-10. The Buffs led 7-6 at the half, but the Gators exploded for seven goals in the third quarter.

No. 10 Princeton won its 11th straight game, beating Columbia 17-6. Eleven different players scored goals, led by Haven Dora with three.

No. 12 James Madison got another big-time performance from Maddie Epke in an 18-4 win at Temple. Epke scored a career-high eight goals and had 15 draw controls.

No. 13 Duke won its sixth straight game, beating Louisville 17-7. Carly Bernstein had six goals and two assists as the Blue Devils won their 12th game of the season.

No. 14 Loyola improved to 7-0 in the Patriot League with a 20-14 win at Boston University. Chase Boyle set a Loyola single-game record with 22 draw controls and also contributed seven goals and an assist.

No. 18 Army beat rival Navy, 17-12, its third win in the last four meetings against the Mids. Allison Reilly had six goals and two assists, setting a school record with 87 career assists.

No. 19 Brown came back from a six-goal deficit and held off Dartmouth 13-12. Avery Doran had four goals and three assists for the Bears and Anne Booth came off the bench to make nine saves and earn the victory.

Pittsburgh upset No. 20 Notre Dame, 13-12, for the first win over a ranked opponent in school history. Paige Telatovich scored five goals and Jenna Hendrickson scored her 44th goal of the season to set a new Panthers single-season record.

Sunday’s Top 20 Games

No. 1 North Carolina hosts Cal at 11 a.m. (Eastern) in a game nationally televised on the ACC Network.

No. 3 Northwestern hosts Oregon after winning three straight road games.

No. 5 Johns Hopkins heads to No. 16 Michigan for a noon showdown.

No. 7 Stanford hosts former Mountain Pacific Sports Federation rival Denver.

No. 9 Maryland hosts an Ohio State team that has lost five straight after opening the season 8-0.