Unbeaten Maryland was pushed to the brink once again, but the No. 2 Terps found a way and beat No. 4 Syracuse 12-11 in overtime at Maryland Stadium.

The Terps (6-0) needed overtime two weeks ago to beat North Carolina and were held to a season-low 12 goals on Saturday, but veterans Kali Hartshorn and Megan Taylor delivered in the clutch.

Hartshorn, a junior attacker, scored the game-wining goal and also had nine draw controls to help the Terps to an 18-8 advantage in the circle.

Kali Hartshorn is clutch. No. 2 @MarylandWLax over No. 4 @CuseWLAX 12-11 in OT. Giles 3g, Taylor 12sv for Terps. Hawryschuk 4g for Orange pic.twitter.com/omp4yfP5o7

— US Lacrosse Magazine (@USLacrosseMag) March 9, 2019

Taylor, a senior goalie, held Syracuse scoreless for the final 16 minutes, made four saves in the final seven minutes of regulation with the score tied 11-11, and finished with 12 saves overall.

“I'm so proud of my team today," said Maryland head coach Cathy Reese. “We had our ups and downs but proud of the way we rebounded and fought for the entire 60-plus minutes to come away with a victory against a really strong and talented Syracuse team."

Senior Jen Giles led the Terps with five points (3g, 2a).

Emily Hawryschuk had four goals for Syracuse and her goal with 11:55 to play tied the game 11-11. Asa Goldstock made 10 saves for the Orange (6-2).

North Carolina Overcomes Game Virginia Squad

North Carolina head coach Jenny Levy has dominated the series against her alma mater, Virginia, but that was hardly evident on Saturday.

The Tar Heels (5-1, 1-0 ACC) came into the game having beaten the Cavaliers five straight times and 14 of the last 15, but No. 7 Virginia took No. 3 North Carolina to the wire before falling 13-12.

North Carolina had plenty of opportunities to put it away, taking leads of 5-2, 9-5 and 10-7, but Virginia went on a 5-1 run midway through the second half to move in front 12-11 on Avery Shoemaker’s goal with 10:14 remaining.

Jamie Ortega tied the game on a free position shot with 6:55 to play and on UNC’s next possession, Katie Hoeg found Tayler Warehime for the go-ahead goal with 5:35 left.

Tayler Warehime from Katie Hoeg with 5:35 left is the winner as @uncwlax edges @UVAWomensLax 13-12 in a hard-fought battle. Taylor McDaniels 4g for UNC and Avery Shoemaker 4g for Virginia. pic.twitter.com/JwGqPpmGVz

— US Lacrosse Magazine (@USLacrosseMag) March 9, 2019

North Carolina goalie Taylor Moreno made two saves in the final three minutes to make Warehime’s goal stand up as the winner.

Sophmore Taylor McDaniels scored four goals to lead North Carolina and Ortega and Warehime each scored three goals.

Shoemaker led Virginia (6-2, 0-2 ACC) with four goals and Maggie Jackson and Sammy Mueller each scored three times.

Belodeau Stars in Penn Win

No. 5 Penn stayed unbeaten at 6-0 behind stellar efforts from Zoe Belodeau and Mikaila Cheeseman in an 8-7 victory over No. 19 Georgetown at Franklin Field.

Belodeau had a hand in all but one of Penn’s goals, scoring five goals to go along with two assists. Her goal with 5:13 remaining was the game-winner. Gabby Rosenzweigh had one of her assists on the winning goal.

Zoe Belodeau with the winner and Mikaila Cheesman with 12 saves, including a late stop as @PennWomensLax stays unbeaten with an 8-7 win over Georgetown.  pic.twitter.com/id6epM5tqM

— US Lacrosse Magazine (@USLacrosseMag) March 9, 2019

Cheeseman came into the game ranked second in the nation with 60.7 save percentage and she was solid once again. Cheeseman and the Penn defense held Georgetown scoreless for the final 15 minutes of the game, and Cheeseman made 12 saves, including a late stop to help preserve the win.

Francesca Whitehurst led Georgetown (5-2) with three goals. The Hoyas outshot Penn 30-17, but convereted just 2 of 9 free position shots in the game.
 

Princeton Streaks Past Stony Brook

The offensive fireworks were going all game, but No. 12 Princeton had the final blast, scoring five straight goals to close the game and beat No. 17 Stony Brook 15-14.

Princeton (4-1) scored the first three goals of the game, but saw Stony Brook rip off a four-goal run in the first half and then string together six straight goals in the second half. Back-to-back Stony Brook goals by Sara Moeller and Ally Kennedy gave the Seawolves a 14-10 lead with 14:03 left.

Elizabeth George scored with 10:01 left to start Princeton’s game-closing run. Kyla Sears tied it with 4:08 left and Tess D’Orsi gave the Tigers a 15-14 lead with 2:06 remaining.

Tess D'Orsi with the game-winner as @princetonwlax scores the last five goals to rally past @StonyBrookWLAX 15-14 in a thriller. Kyla Sears 6g for Tigers, Ally Kennedy 5g for SB. pic.twitter.com/akT7Gz8zZx

— US Lacrosse Magazine (@USLacrosseMag) March 9, 2019

Princeton goalie Sam Fish had 13 saves in the game and sealed the deal on a save with 35 seconds remaining.

Sears had six goals and two assists for Princeton and George had three goals and four assists.

Kennedy led Stony Brook (2-3) with five goals.

Notable

• No. 1 Boston College was tied with Northwestern early in the second half, but a prolifiic offensive night ended in a 22-17 victory. Dempsey Arsenault had seven goals for BC and Kenzie Kent added five goals and four assists. Selena Lasota scored five goals for Northwestern.

• No. 20 Florida avoided an upset, scoring the final two goals of the game to beat High Point 16-15. Lindsey Ronbeck tied the game with 3:39 left and Shannan Kavanagh scored the game-winner just 22 seconds later. Kavanagh and Ronbeck each scored five for Florida. Abby Hormes scored four for High Point.

Shannon Kavanagh scores with 3:17 left as @GatorsLAX score final two goals and avoid upset bid by @hpuwlax. Florida wins 16-15. Kavanagh and Lindsey Ronbeck each score five. pic.twitter.com/GJeeGEP4r6

— US Lacrosse Magazine (@USLacrosseMag) March 9, 2019

• No. 8 Johns Hopkins trailed Hofstra 5-4 at the half, but scored the first four goals of the second half and went on to post a 15-11 victory over the Pride. Mackenzie Heidberg (4g, 2a) and Maggie Schneidereith (3g, 4a) led the Blue Jays offense and Haley Crosson made 14 saves.

• Kelly Larkin scored six goals and Andie O’Sullivan added five as No. 16 Navy bounced back from a tough loss to No. 1 Boston College on Wednesday with an 18-12 win over Brown.

• No. 16 Duke and Louisville were tied 1-1 just over three minutes into their game when severe weather forced the game to be postponed until Sunday.

• Playing without leading scorer Madison Carter, Penn State overcame a 6-3 halftime deficit to beat Albany 11-9. Kristin Roberto and Delaney Muldoon each scored three times for the Nittany Lions while Sam Tortora had three goals and five assists for Albany.

• Cornell held Columbia to just two second half goals and Caroline Allen scored six goals as the Big Red improved to 2-0 in the Ivy League, rallying for a 12-9 victory after trailing 7-6 at the half.

• Jill Rizzo made 15 saves and Baley Parrott scored five goals as Ohio State improved to 6-1 with a 13-7 win over Binghamton.

• Marist scored the final two goals of the game to edge LaSalle 12-11. Samantha Mehalick scored the game-winner with 3:28 left.

• Allison Turturro scored with 6:56 left to break a 13-13 tie and give Monmouth a 14-13 win over LIU Brooklyn.

• Isabelle Martire scored six goals as William & Mary downed Longwood 13-5.

Nike/US Lacrosse Division I Top 20

No. 1 Boston College 22, No. 10 Northwestern 17
No. 2 Maryland 12, No. 4 Syracuse 11 (OT)
No. 3 North Carolina 13, No. 7 Virginia 12
No. 5 Penn 8, No. 19 Georgetown 7
No. 8 Johns Hopkins 15, Hofstra 11
No. 12 Princeton 15, No. 17 Stony Brook 14
No. 15 Duke at Louisville, ppd. until 3/10
No. 16 Navy 18, Brown 12
No. 20 Florida 16, High Point 15

Other Scores

Bryant 17, Niagara 13
Coastal Carolina 14, Delaware 10
Cornell 12, Columbia 9
George Mason 17, Iona 6
George Washington 12, Robert Morris 6
Holy Cross 21, Hartford 9
Liberty 14, Furman 10
Manhattan 13, Sacred Heart 4
Marist 12, LaSalle 11
Monmouth 14, LIU Brooklyn 13
Mount St. Mary’s 13, Radford 5
Ohio State 17, Binghamton 7
Penn State 11, Albany 9
Saint Joseph's 16, Lafayette 12
Temple 16, UMBC 12
Villanova 13, Drexel 9
William & Mary 13, Longwood 5