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Syracuse jumps to No. 3 in Inside Lacrosse media poll

TJ Shaw | Staff Photographer

Syracuse celebrates after its win over Notre Dame.

Syracuse jumped one spot in Monday’s Inside Lacrosse Media poll to No. 3. The Orange had been ranked No. 4 for the past four weeks until their comeback win over No. 12 Fighting Irish Sunday afternoon moved them up a spot.

Since its No. 13 preseason ranking, SU has not moved down in the rankings all season. Since its blown five-goal lead to No. 1 Boston College and subsequent 14-12 loss, the Orange have only risen after competing with the 11-0 Golden Eagles. SU reached No. 4 after a win over then-No. 4 Northwestern on Feb. 24 and has stayed stagnant until Monday.

Over the last month, Syracuse has lost just one game — an overtime loss to undefeated Maryland — while defeating several top-15 teams including Virginia, Loyola and Florida.

This week, the Orange clobbered unranked Harvard in the Carrier Dome by nine goals and Emily Hawryschuk’s late goals capped four unanswered goals over Notre Dame in a 10-9 win.

The two teams above SU in the poll are their two losses — No. 1 Boston College and No. 2 Maryland. North Carolina flipped places with the Orange this week after a six-goal loss to BC last Saturday.



Syracuse next plays Albany in the Dome on Wednesday before playing another ranked opponent in No. 13 Duke this Saturday.





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