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ITHACA, N.Y. -- The Cornell women's lacrosse team held a high-scoring Syracuse attack at bay most of the night thanks to a tenacious defensive effort, but the fourth-ranked Orange used a stingy defense of its own to pull out a 9-7 victory over the 20th-ranked Big Red on Tuesday evening at Schoellkopf Field. Cornell fell to 10-3, while Syracuse improved to 13-4 on the year.

Amie Dickson scored two goals and assisted on a third and Joey Coffy scored twice to lead the Big Red offense, while Emily Tripodi's second half assist made her the 10th player in school history to reach 150 career points. Junior goalkeeper Renee Poullott posted a career-high six ground balls and had 10 saves, including eight in the first half to keep Cornell in the game, while Catie Smith won three draw controls and caused a turnover. In all, the Big Red won 10-of-18 draws on the night against a Syracuse team that ranked second in the nation in draw controls per game entering Tuesday's contest. The home team made a second half charge, cutting a 5-2 halftime deficit to two goals on two separate occasions, but couldn't get closer. 

Syracuse jumped out to a 4-0 lead and held the Big Red scoreless over the game's first 20:33 before Kristy Gilbert's 12th goal of the season got Cornell on the scoreboard. Freshman Christie Raymond notched her second of the year on a feed from Dickson with 1:45 left in the half.

The Big Red made it 5-3 early in the second after Coffy's first score of the night 63 seconds in, but three shots off the pipe, including two in the second half, stymied Cornell's comeback attempt.
Syracuse continued to push its lead in the second half, but sophomore Taylor Reed's free-position goal ignited the Big Red. Dickson netted her two goals just 1:20 apart, with junior Catherine Ellis assisting on the first to mark her 11^th straight game with a point, to bring Cornell within three with just under three minutes to play.

The Orange gained possession in the waning moments and tried to hold on for the last shot, but Coffy forced a turnover and sprinted down the field for her second of the night, but with just five seconds remaining in the game, the Cornell rally was cut short.

With its nonconference slate now concluded, the Big Red will turn its attention back to Ivy League play as it heads to Harvard on Saturday for its final road trip of the season.