For the first time in 2021, the Syracuse Orange women’s lacrosse team was punched in the mouth.
After four games in which the Orange never trailed and basically cruised to big margins of victory, the team was finally presented their first challenge of the season on Sunday.
They met the challenge and emerged victorious, eventually getting past the No. 4 ranked Notre Dame Fighting Irish, 15-12, to sweep the pandemic-induced weekend double-header over their ACC rivals.
However, after making it look easy the first four times they played a Top-10 team, ‘Cuse came out “flat” for the first time this season, according to the words of head coach Gary Gait.