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Syracuse had opportunity after opportunity to put the ball in the back of the cage. SU fired 38 shots, a season-high. Twenty-three were on goal, and the Orange had 14 penalty corners too. But on Saturday afternoon, they weren’t able to put more than one goal past Jonna Kennedy and the Boston College defense.

As the final buzzer went off after double overtime, Syracuse’s players threw their hands in the air in frustration after suffering a 2-1 double-overtime loss. The defeat marked No. 8 Syracuse’s (8-6, 4-4 Atlantic Coast) second of the spring portion of its season, this one at the hands of Boston College (7-5, 2-2 ACC) and an Elizabeth Warner golden goal three minutes into the second overtime period.

Early in the first quarter, Syracuse put the pressure on Boston College. It only took the Orange five minutes to tie their shot total from Louisville last weekend — a wide shot from Chiara Gutsche and a shot from Carly Bothof that was on frame but was saved by Kennedy equaled the two shots SU managed in its previous game.

After the 10-minute mark, Syracuse’s fell victim to a Boston College counter-attack when it got caught too high upfield. Fusine Govaert sent a long pass into Syracuse’s half, and Warner controlled the ball with three SU defenders swarming her. Warner found Margo Carlin, the reigning ACC Freshman of the Year, in the circle. She drew Emily Streib out of the cage, took a touch around her and tapped the ball into an empty net.

Despite being down 1-0, the Orange dominated the Eagles in possession in the second quarter, but still couldn’t find the back of the net. Syracuse took two corners and three shots in the final minute of the period before Charlotte de Vries snagged a rebound from Romee Joosten’s shot and tied the game. The Orange outshot BC 10-0 in the frame.

Carlin nearly won the game with her second goal of the day at the start of the fourth quarter, but her shot trickled wide and turned into the Eagles only shot of the quarter. Syracuse closed out regulation with nine consecutive shots, but none found the back of the net.

Similar to the last game against Louisville, Syracuse seemed to fatigue during the first overtime period. They still outshot BC 3-1, but the offense wasn’t flowing at the same pace. In the second overtime, de Vries stole the ball from Govaert and was one-on-one with a BC defender. She laid it off to Carolin Hoffmann, who drove in the shot from right inside the circle, but Kennedy was there for one of her 22 total saves.

Warner received up the sideline and dribbled down the end line, lifting the ball over Streib and toward the far post for the game-winning goal. The Orange have now lost six games this season — three of which came in overtime. And as Warner found the back of the net, the feeling was all too familiar. Syracuse’s players could only look up and throw their arms in the air in frustration.

Published on April 10, 2021 at 4:34 pm

Contact Adam: amccaffe@syr.edu