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In its first road game of the season, No. 1 Boston College avoided an upset scare from No. 10 Syracuse, coming back from a two-goal halftime deficit for the 14-12 victory in the Carrier Dome. 

Last year’s Tewaaraton winner Sam Apuzzo sealed the lead with the go-ahead goal at the 24:17 mark in the second half after Sheila Rietano brought the Eagles within one and Cara Urbank knotted it at 8. 

In a span of 10 minutes, Apuzzo took a tied game to a three-goal game in favor of the back-to-back NCAA runner-up on her own. She finished with a game-high nine points including seven goals, becoming the program’s all-time goal leader with 199 in her career. 

Senior goalie Lauren Daly also recorded a career-best 12 saves.

The Orange got a team-best four goals from Emily Hawryschuk, plus three points from Nicole Levy. 

Syracuse’s four-goal spurt in the first half was quickly silenced by a four-goal run for the Eagles spanning both halves, followed by a five-goal and then a three-goal run for Boston College in the second. 

Apuzzo had a hand in the final two BC goals of the game that secured the win – first an assist to Dempsey Arsenault for a 13-10 lead with 3:31 to play and lastly a goal assisted by Kenzie Kent to go up 14-10 with 1:49 on the clock.

"I give our team credit for not giving up," Syracuse coach Gary Gait said. 

Colorado, Johns Hopkins, Georgetown Upset Top 20 Teams

While Boston College avoided the upset bid, No. 12 Loyola, No. 13 Virginia Tech and No. 14 Towson were hit by the bug. 

The Greyhounds and Tigers suffered losses to unranked foes – to Johns Hopkins 13-11 and Georgetown 10-7, respectively – while the Hokies dropped an 11-goal game to No. 20 Colorado, 17-6. 

Loyola jumped out to a quick 5-2 lead in the first 12 minutes, but the Blue Jays saw a game- and career-best four goals from sophomore Shelby Harrison to help secure the win. 

The Hoyas had a balanced five-goal performance in each half against the Tigers thanks to a team-high four points from Francesca Whitehurst and three goals from Taylor Gebhardt.

 “In the end, we didn't back down. We didn't worry. We didn't point fingers,” said Hoyas coach Ricky Fried. “We just rallied together.” 

In the ranked showdown, the Buffs had a strong showing after dropping its season opener against Florida, exploding for a 7-2 lead in the first 18 minutes and not allowing Virginia Tech to score five goals until midway through the second half. They finished with a four-goal run in the final 7:14, including two from Samantha Nemirov, who had a team-best five goals and six points. 

Georgetown and Johns Hopkins are now 2-0, while Colorado moves to 1-1.

Princeton Coach Sailer Reaches Milestone

Princeton started its 2019 campaign on a high note. 

With a 16-7 rout of Temple on their home turf, Tigers coach Chris Sailer recorded her 400th career victory.

Sailer became the first lacrosse coach – women's or men's – ever to win 400 games at one Division I school. She is the second Division I women’s coach to 400 wins, along with Navy coach Cindy Timchal, who also coached at Northwestern and Maryland. 

"This is a place I truly love," Sailer said. "This team has been my family and my baby. I've had amazing student-athletes and coaches here. It's been a lot of hard work, a lot of great players, a lot of big wins. I'm really happy to get it with this group. This is a very fun team."

The US Lacrosse Hame of Famer is also the fifth women's college coach to get there, joining three Division III coaches including TCNJ’s Sharon Pfluger, the all-time leader with 514. John Danowski, the current Duke coach who also coached at Hofstra, is the only men's coach to reach 400 wins in Division I.

Sailer is now 400-158 in her 33 seasons at Princeton, winning three NCAA championships, having 14 Ivy League championships and making 25 NCAA appearances.

“I try not to reflect on the personal piece,” Sailer said. “I'm just grateful to be a coach at Princeton. But yes. It's a very nice milestone."

Princeton’s win was highlighted by a six-goal performance from Tess D’Orsi and 11 saves from Sam Fish. Elizabeth George also tallied four points on two goals and two assists to reach 100 career points. 

More Games

  • Four Top 20 teams had impressive victories with goal differentials of 10 or more – No. 6 Penn over Delaware, No. 11 Penn State over Lehigh, No. 15 Denver over Louisville and No. 20 Colorado over No. 13 Virginia Tech.

  • Three five-point performances – from Erin Barry, Zoe Belodeau and Gabby Rosenzweig – anchored Penn in its 15-4 victory. 

  • Freshman Lauren Craft led the Nittany Lions with four points on two goals and two assists in the 15-5 win.

  • Julia Feiss starred for Denver with seven points on six goals and an assist, accounting for 38.9 percent of the Pioneers’ scoring.

  • No. 16 Virginia advances to 2-0 in the early season on the road against Elon with a strong 7-1 first-half advantage, as well as five points from Maggie Jackson and a hat trick from Ashlyn McGovern. 

Nike/US Lacrosse Division I Women’s Top 20 Scoreboard

No. 1 Boston College 14, No. 10 Syracuse 12
No. 6 Penn 15, Delaware 4
No. 9 Princeton 16, Temple 7
No. 11 Penn State 15, Lehigh 5
No. 15 Denver 18, Louisville 2
No. 16 Virginia 11, Elon 4
No. 20 Colorado 17, No. 13 Virginia Tech 6
Georgetown 10, No. 14 Towson 7
Johns Hopkins 13, No. 12 Loyola 11

More Scores

Albany 15, Yale 13
American 11, Old Dominion 7
Army 22, Hartford 5
Boston University 17, UMass Lowell 12
Brown 16, Quinnipiac 9
Columbia 13, Siena 12
Davidson 13, Furman 8
Drexel 11, Iona 7
Harvard 14, New Hampshire 6
Hofstra 13, Bucknell 4
Holy Cross 20, Central Connecticut 3
LaSalle 17, LIU Brooklyn 4
Longwood 14, George Washington 12
Monmouth 16, Stetson 11
Radford 18, Saint Francis 13
Richmond 15, Campbell 8
Robert Morris 11, Kent State 6
Rutgers 13, Marist 9
UMBC 11, VCU 8
Vanderbilt 20, Kennesaw State 11
Villanova 13, Cornell 12
Vermont 12, Colgate 9
William & Mary 10, George Mason 6
Wofford 14, Presbyterian 13