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Virginia Tech picked up its biggest victory of the season, edging No. 13 Denver 15-14 in overtime on freshman Sara Goodwin’s goal off a Taylor Caskey assist just over a minute into the extra session.

The Hokies improved to 6-4 and won their first game against a ranked opponent this season. It was the second straight year that Denver (7-2) lost to Tech.

The game featured five lead changes with neither team leading by more than two goals. The Hokies had a two-goal lead late, but Denver rallied to tie the game twice in the final 5:15, the last coming when Julia Feiss knotted it 14-14 with 3:57 left in regulation.

Emma Crooks had given Tech a 14-13 lead with 4:31 before Feiss tied the game. Crooks had four goals and two assists in the win, and also had eight draw control wins, including the one that gave Tech possession to start overtime.

“Emma Crooks was huge today,” said Virginia Tech head coach John Sung. “She kind of stepped up and became that person we need there right next to Paige (Petty). She won that draw in overtime which was crucial.”

Petty and Emma Harden each scored three goals for Virginia Tech. Quintin Hoch-Bullen (4g, 1a) and Kendra Lanuza (2g, 3a) each had five points for Denver and Feiss had a hat trick. Denver had assists on 10 of its 14 goals.

Pac-12 Leading USC Downs Oregon

USC completed a big weekend that put them on top of the Pac-12 by beating Oregon 14-5. Weather delays forced back-to-back games for the Trojans, but they took care of business against the Ducks after knocking off No. 20 Colorado 11-5 on Saturday.

Sophia Donovan scored three times for USC and also added an assist. Five other players — Hope Anhut, Emily Conciadli, Kaeli Huff, Kelsey Huff and Izzy McMahon — scored twice.

The Trojans are now 7-1, with only a loss to No. 1 Boston College, and lead the Pac-12 with a 3-0 record.

Oregon goalie Rachel Hall, a member of the U.S. U19 team, had 17 saves, her sixth time this season reaching double digits in saves.

Notable

• No. 4 Syracuse dominated Louisville 14-7 behind a season-high seven points (5g, 2a) from Emily Hawryschuk. Nicole Levy had a goal to become to the 10th player in Orange history with 200 career points. The Orange led 14-2 before Louisville scored five straight goals in the final eight minutes.

• No. 20 Colorado bounced back from Saturday’s loss to USC with a 15-3 win over Arizona State. Miranda Stinson had six goals and two assists in the victory.

• Grace Gabriel became Marquette’s all-time leading scorer as the Golden Eagles beat Niagara 16-12. Gabriel had four goals and an assist to give her 172 career points, breaking Claire Costanza’s school record of 169 points. Lindsey Willcocks had a career-best five goals for Marquette.

• Annie Pazulski fought for, and won, a ground ball behind the cage and then fed Laura Will for the game-winner as Campbell beat East Carolina 11-10 in triple OT. Pazulski had four goals and three assists in the victory for the Camels.

• Bucknell overcame a three-goal second-half deficit, scoring the final six goals of the game to open Patriot League play with an 11-8 win over American. Jamie DeWitt made 13 saves in the victory.

• Coming off a two-week break for exams was no problem for Dartmouth, which routed Massachusetts 19-7. Katie Bourque and Ellie Carson each scored four goals for the Big Green.

• Alyssa Arnold scored six goals as Jacksonville won its third straight game, beating Marist 20-10.

Nike/US Lacrosse Division I Top 20 Scoreboard

No. 4 Syracuse 14, Louisville 7
Virginia Tech 15, No. 13 Denver 14 (OT)
No. 20 Colorado 15, Arizona State 3

Other Scores

Bucknell 11, American 8
Bryant 19, Stetson 13
Campbell 11, East Carolina 10 (3 OT)
Dartmouth 19, Massachusetts 7
Fresno State 13, Quinnipiac 7
Gardner-Webb 21, Howard 5
Jacksonville 20, Marist 10
Marquette 16, Niagara 12
New Hampshire 15, Iona 8
Old Dominion 11, Longwood 9
USC 14, Oregon 5
William & Mary 17, VCU 13