The Syracuse women’s lacrosse team fell to Georgetown 12-8 on Saturday, snapping its two-game winning streak. The loss also ended SU’s undefeated start to Big East play, dropping it to 3-1 in conference games and 5-7 overall.

Alyssa Murray, Sarah Holden and Katie Webster had two goals apiece for the Orange in the loss. But it wasn’t enough against a Georgetown team that simply dominated SU in the second half. Despite holding a 6-5 halftime lead, the Orange could not convert in the second half and was outscored 7-2.

Down 8-5 after SU scored the first two goals of the second half, the Hoyas went on a 7-0 run to close the game. The Orange, which had scored two goals in less than five minutes to start the half, was held scoreless for the final 25-plus minutes of the game.

The freshman Murray led SU with four points in the game. Attack Michelle Tumolo had zero goals on three shots but had two assists. Goaltender Liz Hogan had nine saves.

SU won more draw controls than the Hoyas but was dominated in the groundball battle, losing 18-5. The Orange also committed 16 turnovers, five more than Georgetown.

With the win, the Hoyas stayed perfect in Big East play. SU, meanwhile, has two straight Big East games ahead on its schedule, starting with Louisville on Thursday at 5 p.m. in the Carrier Dome.

Track and field

The Syracuse track and field team traveled to two different meets this weekend, adding even more Big East championship qualifiers to an already lengthy list.

The long distance team went back to head coach Chris Fox’s early coaching roots, running in the Kent Taylor-Joe Hilton Carolina Invitational. Fox’s first coaching job was at North Carolina.

Andrew Nelson became SU’s most recent qualifier for the Big East championship, with a time of 3:53.85 in the 1,500-meter run. Overall, he finished 27th.

Other long distance runners who posted solid times were Robert Molke and Lauren Penney. The sophomore Molke finished third in the 3,000-meter steeplechase. Penney, a junior, finished third in the 1,500-meter run.

As for the other meet, the Auburn War Eagle Invitational, 12 athletes met qualifying times for the Big East. Four athletes met times for the conference championship.

Hurdlers Donald Pollitt and Matthew Callanan both recorded personal-best times, finishing sixth and seventh. Pollitt ran his heat in 14.51. Callanan ran his in 14.56.

SaDe Lewis nabbed an 18th-place finish in the 100-meter hurdles with a personal-best time of 14.44.

In the field, junior Ieva Staponkute placed fifth, meeting Big East and ECAC qualifying marks.

Senior Kelsey Rubeor met her personal best in the long jump and shot put.

Frank Taylor finished eighth in the long jump with a leap of 6.97 meters.

On the outdoor season, Syracuse has 33 players who have qualified for the Big East championship that takes place in early May.

— Compiled by The Daily Orange Sports staff

Published on April 17, 2011 at 12:00 pm