SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- The Cornell women's lacrosse team threw a scare into No. 1 Syracuse, but a big first quarter by the Orange was too much to overcome ina 19-13 loss on Tuesday evening at the JMA Wireless Dome. Syracuse remained unbeaten at 12-0, while Cornell slipped to 6-4. 

Shannon Brazier scored four goals, won four draws and a ground ball to lead the Big Red, with both Josie Vogel and Katie Castiello adding hat tricks. Both Amanda Cramer and Kylie Gelabert notched a goal and two assists. Mia DiChiara notched four draws, with both Castiello and Annie Thomas posting three apiece. Grace Faircloth caused two turnovers, with Ellie Horner (five saves) and Mackenzie Clark (two saves) combining for seven stops in goal.

The teams were nearly identical in shots (Syracuse 37-35), ground balls (Cornell 18-17) and draw controls (Syracuse 18-17), but 13 big saves by the Orange's Delaney Sweitzer over the first 45 minutes, including seven in the pivotal first quarter, tilted the game to the home team. 

The Big Red cut an 11-goal deficit to four with a 7-0 run in the fourth quarter, answering a seven-goal SU surge in the third. It ended up being a game-opening 7-1 Syracuse run that proved to be the difference.

Meaghan Tyrell (five goals, three assists) had eight points and sister Emma had four goals in the win, which also featured a goal and four assists from Emma Ward. 

The Orange scored three times in the first four minutes and four times before the Big Red got on the board. It was 7-1 before Brazier ripped a shot for her second goal of the game with 30 seconds left to cut the deficit to five after one. Only seven Orange saves kept Cornell from making the run earlier.

The Big Red pulled within four goals at 8-4 and 10-6, then again at 17-13 late in the fourth. That capped a wild rally that saw Cornell scored seven times int he span of 8:45. Vogel and Castiello scored twice during the run and the Big Red capitalized on three 

The Orange scored twice in the final two minutes to extend the lead back to six.
 

NEXT UP

• Cornell will close out non-conference season when it heads to No. 20 Penn State on Sunday, April 2 at 3 p.m. at Paner Stadium.
• The Nittany Lions lead the all-time series 10-3, including five straight victories.
• PSU won last season's matchup between the teams, a 20-11 victory in Ithaca.