Syracuse remains No. 2 in weekly Inside Lacrosse rankings

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Syracuse remained in the No. 2 spot in Week 4’s Inside Lacrosse Women and Intercollegiate Women’s Lacrosse Coaches Association rankings. 

In the span of five days, the Orange (6-0, 2-0 Atlantic Coast) handed UAlbany a 22-5 beat down and then picked up their second ACC win, 16-5 over Virginia Tech, both in the JMA Wireless Dome. 

Against the Great Danes, three Orange players — Emma Ward, Meaghan Tyrrell and Megan Carney — all recorded seven points. Meanwhile, the defense shined, allowing just 12 shots, while goalie Delaney Sweitzer notched six saves on a .750 save percentage.

She had the same percentage against the Hokies, but this time she collected a career-high 15 saves, setting her personal best for the third time this season. Head coach Kayla Treanor said the game would have been a lot closer if Delaney hadn’t stepped up. 

The Orange totaled 576 points and one first place vote, trailing only North Carolina with 599 points and 23 first-place votes. Northwestern came in No. 3 with 552, which the Orange beat 16-15 in the season opener. The top three teams have remained the same since the second week, when Syracuse rose three spots after beating then-No. 2 Maryland. 

This week, Syracuse has another ACC matchup in the Dome against No. 12 Notre Dame (4-1, 1-0 ACC) on Saturday. The Fighting Irish are coming off of a dominant 14-6 win over No. 13 Duke.