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Binghamton started to creep back in the second quarter after Syracuse conceded consecutive yellow cards and Abigail Carroll beat SU goalie Delaney Sweitzer.

But less than 50 seconds later, Meaghan Tyrrell caused a turnover to get the ball back into SU’s possession. On the transition, the ball made its way behind the net to Megan Carney, who had defender Gabrielle Marshall pressuring her from behind the net. Marshall continued to stick on Carney as the attack moved in front of Binghamton goalkeeper Emily Manning.

Facing the cage, with Carney still facing pressure from Marshall, she decided to fire the ball off the ground for a bounce shot. It worked as Carney’s shot disoriented both Bearcats and put the Orange’s lead back to five.

Through the play of Meaghan and Carney, Syracuse’s (2-0, 0-0 Atlantic Coast) attack took full advantage in a dominant 23-6 victory over Binghamton (0-1, 0-0 America East). The Orange controlled possession for the majority of the game and saw solid performances from many of their top players. But Meaghan and Carney were the top goal scorers for the Orange, notching five and four goals, respectively.

“For both of them they were feeling it today,” SU head coach Kayla Treanor said. “And when you’re on and want them to be able to go play free and take chances. I think they both did that today.”

Emily Hawryschuk opened the scoring by notching her first even-strength goal since last season against Loyola. She streaked into the 12-meter arc, beating Kelly Quinn and dodging past Cassidy Evans before firing a shot that beat the top of Manning’s stick.

While Hawryschuk started the avalanche of goals for SU, she would only finish with two goals on the day. Like Hawryschuk, Carney finished with only one goal against the Cardinal on Friday and started the game on the bench. Treanor said she wanted to give Carney a feel for the game, especially since she was coming back from an ACL tear late last season. But against Binghamton, Carney returned to the starting lineup.

Not even three minutes after her first score, Carney got on the board again. Meaghan held the ball and curled behind the net, eventually coming around to the left of Manning. Carney already had a step on Marshall but was starting to move away from the 8-meter before Meaghan sent the pass. So as Carney collected the ball, she shot from behind the back, beating Manning easily.

That goal was one of two where Carney and Meaghan assisted each others’ scores. The latter came in the third quarter when Carney lobbed a pass to Meaghan, who elevated slightly above the ground and slammed the ball into the net.

Meaghan Tyrrell had five goals and three assists in Syracuse’s second straight win to open the season. Courtesy of Rich Barnes | USA Today Sports

The two also caused turnovers to set the other up for a goal like in the second quarter. For Carney, the connection between her and Meaghan has only grown since freshman year.

“It’s nice to see it finally coming together,” Carney said. “We know where each other we are going to be on the next pass.”

In the third quarter, Carney — who already had three goals — emerged again to increase Syracuse’s lead. Sierra Cockerille sent a long pass to Carney from the middle of the Binghamton half and after she entered the 8-meter, she cut past two defenders and fired a shot that beat Manning once again.

But Carney’s first multi-goal performance of the season was overshadowed by Meaghan, who continued her hot start to the season. With less than eight minutes to go in the first quarter, Meaghan scored her first of the day after Katelyn Mashewske won another draw. Meaghan got the pass from the draw control specialist and sprinted down the right side of the field, beating the entire Binghamton defense.

Five minutes later, Meaghan notched her second score of the day. She came from behind the right side of the net and entered the 8-meter arc with Paige Alletzhauser in front of her. Meaghan then faked right and moved back left, causing Alletzhauser to slightly slip. Meaghan faced no one in front of her except Manning, and her shot from the right side of the 8-meter hit the back of the net, giving Syracuse a 7-1 lead.

“They both had a great game,” Treanor said. “They have a really great connection with each other which is really hard to stop.”

Published on February 13, 2022 at 3:34 pm

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