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SU faceoff man John Mullen (pictured, No. 27) dives, fully extending his body while rearing his stick back to poke the ball from the stick of Maryland’s Jack McDonald (pictured, No. 51). McDonald picked up a game-high seven ground balls to help the Terrapins control time of possession over the Orange.

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SU freshman Mileena Cotter (No. 47) raises her hands in celebration, much to the amazement of attacker Gracie Britton (No. 19), after Cotter slotted home a shot-clock-beating goal from distance. Cotter’s score, her fourth of the season, pushed SU’s lead to 11-6.

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Attacker Finn Thomson (pictured, blue jersey) fights on the ride with Maryland goalie Logan McNaney (pictured, No. 1) as he tries to clear the ball. Thomson was held to just one goal by the Terrapins’ defense in his lowest-scoring game of the 2025 season.

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Syracuse trio Emma Muchnick (No. 5), Caroline Trinkaus (No. 24) and Alexa Vogelman (No. 11) rejoice after another score for the Orange. SU captured its first top-10 victory of the season by taking down No. 7 Maryland in College Park.

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Syracuse midfielder Tyler McCarthy (pictured, No. 13) slices toward the cage after weaving past Maryland long-stick midfielder AJ Larkin (pictured, white jersey). The Orange struggled all afternoon against the Terrapins to materialize scoring chances close to the net.

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Syracuse freshman Lexi Reber (middle) races through a crowd of Terrapins as Maryland’s Maisy Clevenger (No. 1) closes in from behind. Reber has slotted into the starting lineup in each of her first two college games, solidifying a new-look group for the Orange.

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Maryland men’s lacrosse runs toward its cage in celebration following its 11-7 victory over Syracuse. UMD is now 7-0 against SU since head coach John Tillman took over the program in 2011, and the Orange are 0-4 versus the Terrapins in the Gary Gait coaching era.

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Syracuse goalie Daniella Guyette (No. 0) clears the ball from her own net as Terrapins attacker Maisy Clevenger (No. 1) reaches out to defend the ensuing pass. Guyette was stellar in her second career start, stopping 11-of-20 shot attempts for a .550 save percentage.

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Syracuse goalie Jimmy McCool is caught out of position attempting to clear while Maryland attacker Daniel Kelly (pictured, No. 45) tries to force a turnover. McCool finished SU’s loss to UMD with 12 saves and 11 goals allowed after starting the game 4-of-4 on shot attempts.

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SU defensive captain Kaci Benoit collects the ball and charges upfield from Syracuse’s own end. Under Benoit’s guidance, the Orange have allowed just nine goals in each of their first two games, causing 23 turnovers and collecting 33 ground balls.