#3 Orange, #4 Stony Brook Battle in the Dome Sunday
Game Details: Sunday, Feb. 20 | 4 p.m. | Carrier Dome
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SYRACUSE, N.Y. – No. 3 Syracuse looks to remain unbeaten when it hosts No. 4 Stony Brook on Sunday, Feb. 20 in the Carrier Dome. Opening draw is set for 4 p.m.
Tickets for Sunday’s doubleheader with the Orange men’s lacrosse team are $15 in advance and $20 at the door. Tickets are available at Cuse.com/tickets. Fans are encouraged to get to their seats early to watch as Katie Rowan ’09 becomes the first player in program history and the second Syracuse female student-athlete to have her jersey retired. The ceremony is scheduled to take place at 3:34 p.m. All fans must adhere to Syracuse’s COVID protocols.
ORANGE UPDATE
Syracuse remained at No. 3 in this week’s ILWomen/IWLCA poll after posting two wins in the season’s opening weekend. The Orange defeated then No. 13 Stanford and Binghamton. Senior Meaghan Tyrrell led the offense with 11 goals, while the defense held both opponents to less than 10 goals.
Graduate student Emily Hawryschuk and senior Megan Carney returned to the lineup after suffering season-ending knee injuries a year ago. Carney recorded five goals, while Hawryschuk had three.
TYRRELL REACHES MILESTONE
Meaghan Tyrrell led the Orange with 14 points in the first two games of the season. She now has 211 career points, making her just the 11th player in program history to reach the milestone. Tyrrell needs 11 points to move in to the top 10 on Syracuse’s all-time points list.
SCOUTING STONY BROOK
Sunday’s game is the season opener for Stony Brook. The Seawolves posted a 16-3 record last season and advanced to the NCAA Tournament quarterfinals.
Ellie Masera returns after scoring 17 goals and recording 25 draw controls in 2021. Defensively, Rayna Sabella was named a preseason third-team All-American by Inside Lacrosse. She had 32 ground balls and 23 caused turnovers last season.
THE SERIES
Syracuse and Stony Brook will meet for the third consecutive year and the fifth time overall. The Orange own a 3-1 advantage in the series. The Seawolves visited the Dome last February. Carney led the Orange to a 16-6 victory with five goals.
UP NEXT
Syracuse goes on the road for the first time for its ACC opener next weekend when it takes on No. 12 Notre Dame on Saturday, Feb. 26 before visiting No. 5 Northwestern on Tuesday, March 1 in Evanston, Ill.
