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Syracuse didn’t have to wait long to get another crack at Boston College and the Orange took advantage of the opportunity.

Less than 48 hours after losing to the Eagles 14-13, No. 3 Syracuse turned the tables with a dominating 16-7 victory over No. 4 Boston College on Saturday despite playing without top offensive threat Megan Carney who was sidelined with an injury she suffered in Thursday’s loss.

Boston College’s Cara Urbank scored less than a minute into the contest, but Syracuse then ripped off eight straight goals. The Eagles spent the rest of the game trying to catch up, but never made a serious run at the Orange, who improved to 12-2 and 8-2 in the ACC while snapping BC’s nine-game winning streak.

Sophomore Emma Tyrrell picked up the offensive slack for Syracuse, which also lost Tewaaraton candidate Emily Hawryschuk earlier in the season to an injury. Tyrrell scored a career-high six goals on just seven shots and scored three of the eight Syracuse goals during the early scoring run.

Boston College had a 15-10 advantage on draw controls, but struggled to take advantage of the extra possessions as it committed 18 turnovers.

Freshman Emma Ward added three goals for Syracuse and Sierra Cockerille and Meaghan Tyrrell each scored twice. Asa Goldstock made nine saves to earn the win.

Urbank led Boston College (12-2, 8-2) with four points on two goals and two assists. Jenn Medjid and Belle Smith each added two goals, but BC’s leading scorer, Charlotte North, was held without a point and took just three shots.

Virginia Tech Hands Virginia its Fifth Straight Loss

A frustrating season got a bright spot and Virginia Tech will head into the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament on a high note after upsetting No. 8 Virginia 20-15.

The victory was Tech’s first ever in Charlottesville and just the third time it has beaten its rival in 27 all-time meetings.

Virginia Tech came into the season nationally-ranked, but after starting 2-2 paused activities for two weeks due to COVID-19 issues after a 12-10 loss to Virginia on Feb. 27. The Hokies haven't been able to get on track and came into Saturday’s game winless in the ACC.

The Hokies (5-10, 1-8 ACC) had no trouble getting on track on Saturday. Tech scored the first six goals of the game and dominated the draw in the first half (15-4) to help pave the way to a 13-5 halftime lead. Virginia never made a charge in the second half as its dropped its fifth straight game to fall to 8-7 overall and 3-7 in the ACC.

Paige Petty led Virginia Tech with six goals, Emma Crooks had four goals, Sarah Lubnow had three goals and three assists, and Sara Goodwin had a goal and five assists. Mackenzie Hoeg and Morgan Schwab each scored three for Virginia.

Johns Hopkins Sweeps Michigan

No. 15 Johns Hopkins scored a season-high 20 goals, completing a weekend sweep of Michigan with a 20-13 road victory. The Blue Jays have now five of their last six games to improve to 7-5 for the season.

Maggie Schneidereith, featured on this week’s “The Stick Drop” podcast with Sheehan Stanwick Burch on US Lacrosse Magazine, had a career-best seven goals and added two assists to lead the Hopkins rampage.

The game was tied 11-11 early in the second half, but Hopkins than reeled off nine straight goals, three of them by Schneidereith, to take control. Maeve Barker and Mackenzie Heldberg each added three goals and two assists for Hopkins.

Molly Garrett, Maggie Kane and Nadine Stewart all had three goals for Michigan (3-8).

Choma Leads Notre Dame Over Louisville

Kasey Choma scored five goals and No. 5 Notre Dame led from start to finish in a 15-11 victory over Louisville. The Irish won their second straight game to improve to 8-5 and even their ACC record at 5-5. Louisville is now 5-10, 1-8.

Caroline Blalock opened the second half with back-to-back goals to pull Louisville within 7-5, but Notre Dame answered with six straight goals to put the game out of reach.

Louisville outshot Notre Dame 33-28, but put just 22 of those on goal and Notre Dame goalie Bridget Meehan made 11 saves.

Andie Aldave had four goals and 12 draw controls for Notre Dame, which also got big days from Maddie Howe (3g, 2a) and Jackie Wolak (1g, 3a). Blalock and Nicole Perroni each scored three for Louisville.

Notable

• No. 6 Stony Brook won a battle of the top two teams in America East, beating Albany 17-10 behind five goals from Ally Kennedy. The Seawolves won their eighth straight game to improve to 10-2 overall and 6-0 in the league.

• No. 16 Stanford survived a scare from archrival Cal, edging the Bears 9-7 to remain undefeated. Cal led 5-4 with less than 10 minutes to play and the game was tied 6-6 after Cal’s Olivia Day scored with 4:49 to play. Jacie Lemos scored just 20 seconds later to ignite a three-goal Stanford spurt that led to the win. Mikaela Watson led Stanford (2-0) with two goals and Ali Baiocco had a goal and two assists.

• Freshman Dymin Gerow had a career-high 10 points (7g, 3a) and sophomore Claire Bockstie also had a career-high with seven goals as UMBC poured in 27 goals, just three away from the school record of 30 set against St. Francis in 2002, to beat Binghamton 27-16.

• Emily Vervlied had 10 points on four goals and six assists as Boston University outlasted Colgate 15-14

• Robert Morris maintained control of the Mid American Conference with a 20-10 victory over Central Michigan. Twin sisters Mackenzie Gandy (6g, 1a) and Melanie Gandy (3g, 5a) combined for 15 points as the Colonials won their sixth straight game to improve to 11-2 and 7-0 in the league.

• The Big Ten Tournament schedule has been finalized. Penn State will host all of the games and Northwestern earned a first-round by after winning the regular season title. All six games will be carried by the Big Ten Network, beginning on Thursday.

• No. 1 North Carolina will host the ACC Tournament, which gets underway on Wednesday.

Nike/US Lacrosse Division I Top 20 Scoreboard

No. 3 Syracuse, 16, No. 4 Boston College 7
No. 5 Notre Dame 15, Louisville 11
No. 6 Stony Brook 17, Albany 10
Virginia Tech 20, No. 8 Virginia 15
No. 15 Johns Hopkins 20, No. 20 Michigan 13
No. 16 Stanford 9, Cal 7

Other Scores

Akron 16, Detroit Mercy 12
Army 19, Bucknell 8
Boston University 15, Colgate 14
Bryant 22, Central Connecticut 3
Campbell 19, Longwood 8
Canisius 18, Iona 8
Fairfield 17, Marist 9
Furman 20, Delaware State 4
High Point 17, Presbyterian 4
Mercer 18, Kennesaw State 9
Navy 20, American 13
Niagara 14, Quinnipiac 12
Robert Morris 20, Central Michigan 10
Sacred Heart 9, Merrimack 7
UC Davis 27, Fresno State 14
UMass-Lowell 18, Hartford 10
UMBC 27, Binghamton 16
Vermont 13, New Hampshire 9
Wagner 19, Saint Francis 4
Winthrop 21, Gardner-Webb 11