Syracuse stormed back from a five-goal deficit in the second half to force overtime but Notre Dame's Andi Aldave netted the game-winner handing the Orange an 11-10 loss Saturday in South Bend, Ind.
Nicole Levy led SU with five points tying a season-best four goals and Riley Donahue had her sixth-straight multi-point game for Syracuse (6-3).
The Fighting Irish took an early lead just 30 seconds into the game when Savannah Buchanan scored unassisted for a 1-0 Notre Dame lead. Molly Cobb made it a 2-0 Irish lead at in the 28th minute but Donahue cut the deficit in half tallying the Orange's first goal of the game at 25:17.