For the Syracuse softball team, this weekend’s trip to Georgetown didn’t go according to plan. After expecting to take care of business quite easily, the Orange (15-15, 1-2 Big East) dropped two out of three games to the Hoyas (14-17, 4-2 Big East).  
 

In game one on Friday, SU came out strong with a pair of runs in the top of the first and four more in the top of the third. Scoring was highlighted by a two-run single from junior third baseman Hallie Gibbs and a two-run home run from sophomore catcher Lacey Kohl, her first of the season.  
 

The Orange led 6-2 after its half of the third but was held scoreless throughout the rest of the game. The Hoyas scored four unanswered runs to finally tie it up in the bottom of the seventh. The game went into extra innings, and a base hit in the bottom of the ninth won it for the Hoyas, 7-6.  
 

Georgetown’s offense carried over into game two with a pair of runs in the bottom of the first. Veronica Grant, Morgan Nandin and Stephanie Watts each ripped doubles in the top of the third to tie the score at 2-2.  
 

But the Hoyas’ offense was consistent all game long. Georgetown scored runs in four straight innings to put the game away easily, 8-4.
 

Game three on Saturday saw the same Orange team that beat Buffalo twice last week, as SU cruised to a 6-0 win. Freshman Stacy Kuwik threw her second one-hitter of the season. Kuwik struck out four and didn’t allow a Hoya to move past second base all game long.
SU jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the top of the first. Kuwik helped her own cause later with her first home run of the season. Gibbs also homered in the game.
 

Overall, Gibbs had a standout weekend for the Orange. She went 8-for-11 at the plate in the three games with one home run and nine runs batted in. Lisaira Daniels was strong as well with five hits and four runs scored.
 

Syracuse currently sits tied for 10th place in the Big East and hosts St. John’s in a doubleheader on Wednesday.
 

Women’s lacrosse
No. 9 Syracuse defeated No. 17 Boston University 17-11 Saturday to open a three-game road trip with a victory.
 

The Orange (6-3) was down quickly 2-0 before it drew even with two goals by freshman attack Michelle Tumolo.
 

With the game tied 6-6, Christina Dove scored at the 13:13 mark in the first half to ignite a four-goal run going into halftime. Dove tallied six goals on the day and extended her consecutive games with a goal streak to 48.
 

SU got five-point performances from the attacking tandem of Tumolo and Tee Ladouceur.
Tumolo had three goals to go along with two assists, while Ladouceur had two goals and three assists. The Orange had seven players score a point, including six of those players with at least two points.
 

Senior Halley Quillinan had a hat trick on the day with an assist on the side. SU outshot the Terriers by a 28-22 margin on the game.
 

Boston University’s last lead in the game would be with 16:29 left in the first half at 5-4 before SU’s Tegan Brown scored her first of two goals on the game. Quillinan would score on two free-position shots to give the Orange a one-goal lead.
 

The Terriers (5-6) could only draw to within two goals in the second half. Dove responded with a goal in each of those situations.
 

SU ended the game with a 5-1 run. The Orange will face Connecticut on Friday at 4 p.m.
 

Track and field
The Syracuse track and field team held its own at this weekend’s Texas Relays in Austin, Texas.  
 

Of the nine athletes sent to Austin, two managed to place in the top 10 in their events. Graduate student Michael LeBlanc led the way, garnering a time of 10.49 in the 100-meter dash, good for eighth place. Graduate student Bernard Bush finished ninth in the long jump with a 7.25-meter leap.
 

Senior Lorraine Hill narrowly missed a top-10 finish, coming in 12th place in the javelin throw with a mark of 42.15 meters.
 

SU had a strong showing in the men’s 4×100-meter relay, finishing sixth out of 30 schools.
This was SU’s first time participating in the Texas Relays in recent memory.
Schools in Texas and the surrounding areas dominated the meet. However, Syracuse had a strong showing despite being relatively new to the event.
 

SU heads to Arizona this weekend to take part in the Arizona State Sun Angel meet in Tempe, while senior Uhunoma Osazuwa will compete at the Sea Relays in Tennessee looking for a top finish in the heptathlon event.
 

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Published on April 5, 2010 at 12:00 pm