25-05-2025
SU's season comes to an end in the national semifinals
FOXBOROUGH, MA (WSYR-TV) —
In order to beat a team as good as Maryland at this stage in the season, you have to play a relatively clean game. Syracuse did not do that on Saturday in the national semifinals. The Orange committed 10 turnovers and went nearly 27 minutes in the first half without a goal, allowing the Terrapins to build an insurmountable lead in a 14-8 victory.
SU tallied the first goal of the game as Owen Hiltz scored on his team's first possession just :51 into the first quarter. After that though, Maryland took over. The Terps scored eight straight goals before Finn Thomson finally snapped the 26:54 drought with his first of two goals in the game.
The Orange did show some life with three unanswered goals in the third quarter to pull within five at 10-5. Maryland, though, was never really threatened and cruised from there. The Terrapins will now make their fourth appearance in the national title game in the last five years.
Syracuse, meanwhile, closes out the season with a 13-6 record. The year included an ACC Tournament championship and the program's first trip to the Final Four since 2013.
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