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1. Another top 10 battle went down to the wire on Wednesday afternoon, as No. 10 Syracuse downed No. 4 Florida 17-15 at the Carrier Dome. Nicole Levy led the Orange with four goals, followed by three teammates with hat tricks.

Florida led for much of the first half, but a late rally gave Syracuse the 9-8 lead at halftime. However, a seven-goal rally early in the second half, led by two goals from Riley Donahue, helped chomp the Gators for good. The Orange held on despite a furious late five-goal run from Florida.

2. We also had two overtime thrillers on Wednesday night. In the game of the night, No. 19 Loyola came back from down six goals to shock No. 8 Towson 14-13 in triple overtime at Ridley Athletic Complex. 

Towson led 13-8 with 20 minutes remaining after a goal from Emily Gillingham. Loyola responded with the game’s next five goals, including one from Hannah Powers that tied the game with 58 seconds remaining.

After two overtime periods went by with no score, Taylor VanThof won the game with 4:15 left in third overtime. Kaitlyn Larsson made 12 second-half saves in relief of starter Kady Glynn for Loyola.

  • No. 5 Boston College moved to 8-0 on the season, but it wasn’t easy. Tess Chandler scored a goal with 1:18 remaining in regulation to tie the game against No. 13 USC, and followed it with the game-winner in overtime to give the Eagles the 13-12 victory. Chandler led the team with four goals, and Dempsey Arsenault chipped in a hat trick. Kerrigan Miller had five goals for USC, including three in the second half to help the Trojans take a brief lead.

  • Also in women’s action, No. 2 James Madison stayed undefeated with a win over Penn State at home. Haley Warden scored five goals to lead the Dukes, who held on for the 14-12 victory despite the Nittany Lions scoring seven of the last eight goals.

More Wednesday Division I Scores

No. 2 James Madison 14, Penn State 12

No. 5 Boston College 13, No. 13 USC 12 (OT)

No. 19 Loyola 14, No. 8 Towson 13 (3OT)

No. 10 Syracuse 17, No. 4 Florida 15

No. 18 Johns Hopkins 18, Boston U 11

Connecticut 15, Albany 11

Brown 15, Bryant 14

Virginia Tech 11, Denver 5

Holy Cross 16, Vermont 8

UMBC 13, Coastal Carolina 10

3. Gettysburg (No. 5) shut out No. 2 York in the first half en route to an 8-6 upset victory in Division III action. The Bullets led 7-0 at halftime and held on for the win, their third straight over a ranked opponent.

Nike/US Lacrosse Division III Top 20 Scores

No. 5 Gettysburg 8, No. 2 York 6

No. 3 RIT 23, Springfield 7

No. 4 Denison 18, Albion 1

No. 10 Ithaca 14, Oswego 5

No. 11 Salisbury 20, Kenyon 2

Lenoir-Rhyne continued its strong season in Division II, blowing out No. 4 Belmont Abbey 10-4 on Wednesday. The Bears scored eight second-half goals to break open a tight first half and pull away.

No. 3 Tampa, No. 7 Seton Hill and No. 14 Limestone were all victorious in a big way.

Nike/US Lacrosse Division II Top 20 Scores

No. 3 Tampa 19, Westminster (Utah) 9

No. 6 Lenoir-Rhyne 10, No. 4 Belmont Abbey 4

No. 7 Seton Hill 19, U. of DC 9

No. 14 Limestone 17, Tusculum 6

4. The Georgia Swarm are just one game back of the NLL East lead, and it’s not being led by the offense that was key in the 2017 title run. The Swarm defense, led by goalie Mike Poulin between the pipes, is anchoring a late-season run that has the team looking to sneak into the playoffs.

A 12-7 win over Toronto on Saturday certainly helped the cause. Poulin came up with 44 saves in the win, and the defense did not allow a power-play goal.

“We’re rollin.” Poulin said. “We stumbled [in the season’s first half] but we picked ourselves back up. We know how good it feels to hoist that trophy at the end of the year and we’re going to go for it again.”

5. Meet the woman behind Epoch’s first women’s lacrosse stick — named the Purpose. Emily Plahn, a former club lacrosse player at Minnesota and a youth coach, serves as a product engineer for Epoch Lacrosse.

Plahn, with the help of designer Evan McDonell, helped develop the Purpose.

“There are not many female engineers in the game,” said James Miceli, Epoch founder and co-owner. “To have a female engineer who actually played lacrosse, we called it the unicorn. We knew we had authenticity in the space. This wasn’t a bunch of dudes that said, ‘This is what women want.’”

6. St. Joseph's women's lacrosse certainly recruits the nearby suburbs in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, but it has expanded its reach across the globe. Rebecca Lane (Australia), Stephanie Kelly (Australia) and Penny Green (England) help form the backbone for the Hawks.

Lane, Kelly and Green each have had unique experiences in their transition to American life and lacrosse.

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