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No. 1 Virginia sinks Syracuse with 5 goals in ACC opener

Syracuse and goalkeeper Courtney Brosnan allowed more than two goals for the first time in 2015 on Sunday. 

The Orange surrendered five goals and SU’s (4-5-1, 0-1 Atlantic Coast) attack couldn’t counter with any goals of its own in a 5-0 loss to No. 1 Virginia (7-0-1, 1-0) at Klöckner Stadium in both teams’ conference opener.

The Cavaliers got the scoring started in the 17th minute, when Kaili Torres assisted Makenzy Doniak on a goal. The score stayed at 1-0 into halftime, but the Cavaliers broke open the game in the second half. Brittany Ratcliffe, Kristen McNabb and Alexis Shaffer combined to score three goals in six minutes, starting with Ratcliffe’s goal in the 55th minute. McNabb then added another goal in the 83rd minute.

Meanwhile, the Orange registered just one shot on goal in the game’s full 90 minutes. That shot came off the foot of Erin Simon. On the other end of the field, Brosnan came away with three saves on the eight shots on goal she faced.

The game was the first of three in a row for SU against teams that are ranked in the top 10 of the NSCAA Coaches Poll. Syracuse will next play Thursday against North Carolina, the No. 3-ranked team in the country.







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