In a top-10 showdown Saturday, neither No. 9 Maryland women’s lacrosse nor No. 5 Syracuse could find the offensive breakthrough.
But in overtime, Maryland found it when Hannah Leubecker netted the game-winner to give the Terps a 9-8 road victory.
Leubecker and Kori Edmonson both recorded hat tricks on the afternoon.
The Terps got out to a hot start behind a strong defensive effort, which transitioned into the game’s opening goal.
“We’ve been working hard on our defensive mindset” head coach Cathy Reese said. “We helped when we needed to help and slid when we needed to slide.