Gary Gait walked into the postgame interview room in the belly of the Carrier Dome and could only say what has been confirmed by this rivalry for several years.
"Woo," Gait said while taking his seat, "that's the No. 1 team in the country that came in and gave us more than we could handle today."
It was true last year in a national semifinal and the year before in the national championship game. And it was true after Saturday afternoon's 14-9 loss to the top-ranked Terps: The program that has stunted Syracuse's quest for women's lacrosse royalty got the better of the Orange yet again.