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Saturday, May 25, 2013  The SU Womens Lacrosse season may be over, but the excitement is just beginning to build for the program.

Thursday, May 24, 2012  Syracuse's quest for its first national championship officially began on Thursday when it took the field in Stony Brook in preparation for its NCAA Championship semifinals matchup against No. 1 Florida.

Saturday, May 19, 2012  Junior Michelle Tumolo scored the game-winner with five seconds remaining in the game after she assisted on Kailia Kempney's goal that tied the score at 16 with 39 seconds left to play.

Saturday, May 05, 2012  No. 2 Syracuse had its school-record 15-game winning streak end in a 13-7 setback to No. 12 Loyola (Md.) in the championship game of the BIG EAST Women's Lacrosse Tournament on Saturday, May 5 in the Carrier Dome.

Saturday, May 05, 2012  The Syracuse Lacrosse program is right where it would expect to be heading into the second week of May, with both the men's and women's teams preparing to play in the NCAA Tournament.

Wednesday, May 02, 2012  Syracuse is vying for its third BIG EAST Tournament title. The Orange captured the first two tournament crowns after the conference elected for a tournament format in 2007.

Friday, April 27, 2012  No. 2 Syracuse held off a late comeback attempt to defeat No. 14 Loyola at the SU Soccer Stadium.

Tuesday, April 17, 2012  The 11-2 Orange has now won 10 consecutive games for its longest winning streak since the 2008 season.

Thursday, April 05, 2012  Freshman Kailah Kempney tied her season high with five goals to lead the # 2 Syracuse women's lacrosse team to a 16-10 win against  # 9 Notre Dame on Thursday, April 5 in Notre Dame, Ind.

Thursday, March 29, 2012  Gary Gait's team has banged off four straight wins, and are on an all time season high as they head to Foxboro to take on Harvard in the first ever women's collegiate game in Gillette Stadium.

Wednesday, February 29, 2012  Syracuse junior Michelle Tumolo scored her third goal of the night with 51 seconds remaining to tie the game at 9-9, but the No. 9 Orange women's lacrosse team allowed two Northwestern goals in overtime in an 11-9 loss.

Sunday, February 26, 2012  The # 12 SU Lacrosse team cut a four-goal deficit to two with five minutes to play but could get no closer in a 9-7 setback to No. 10 Virginia in Charlottesville, Va. on Sunday.

Wednesday, December 07, 2011  The Syracuse women’s lacrosse team and head coach Gary Gait will face seven teams that advanced to last season’s NCAA Tournament in 2012, including national champion Northwestern and runner-up Maryland.

Wednesday, October 05, 2011  Former Syracuse All-American Paul Carcaterra has constructed a star-studded team of SU lacrosse alums for this weekend's Orange Alumni Classic at the Carrier Dome.

Monday, August 30, 2010  A 2014 SU graduate will have almost certainly been born in or around 1991-92. Whether you attended SU or live in Syracuse, you know how much has changed since then.