No. 14 Clemson Takes Down No. 6 Syracuse, 9-8, For Highest-Ranked Win in Program History
SYRACUSE, N.Y. – The No. 14 Clemson Tigers (5-0, 2-0 ACC) claimed the highest-ranked win in program history, taking down No. 6 Syracuse (3-3, 0-2 ACC), 9-8. The win over the Orange marked the second win in a row that was the highest ranked win in program history, after the Tigers beat the then-No. 11 Notre Dame Fighting Irish, 12-11. With the win, the Tigers now also claim the longest win streak in program history with five in a row.
KEY PERFORMANCES
- Lindsey Marshall: Two goals, one assist, one ground ball, one caused turnover
- Katie Castiello: Two goals, one assist
- Natalie Shurtleff: Two goals, five draw controls
- Emily Lamparter: Six saves, 42.9% save percentage
- Summer Agostino: Five ground balls, two caused turnovers
- Kira Balis: Eight draw controls
NOTABLES
- This is the highest-ranked win in program history and Clemson’s first win against a top-five ranked team. The record for highest-ranked win in program history was broken earlier in the season as the Tigers defeated No. 11 Notre Dame, 12-11.
- Marshall, Castiello, Shurtleff, and Lexi Edmonds all recorded a pair of goals for the Tigers while Kayla MacLeod netted one goal.
- The Tigers won the draw control battle, 17-4.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Marshall started the Tigers off early, getting a goal less than four minutes into the first quarter.
- After Syracuse posted back-to-back goals, Edmonds responded with her 14th goal of the season with help from Castiello to tie things up.
- Marshall posted her second goal of the game, her 13th of the season, in the with a minute left in the first to claim the lead, 3-2.
- Castiello picked up her first goal of the game, kicking off the second quarter scoring and to increase the Clemson lead, 4-2.
- Shurtleff recorded her first goal of the game in the last 10 seconds of the first half after receiving a nice pass from Goldstein.
- In the second half, MacLeod scored her 17th goal of 2025 with an assist from Marshall as the Tigers were a man-up to put the Tigers up, 6-4.
- Syracuse tied up the game early in the fourth quarter, but Castiello got her seventh of the season to put the Tigers back up, 7-6
- Shurtleff recorded her 10th goal of the season to and Edmonds her 15th to put the Tigers up, 9-7.
- Babcock picked up a groundball late to secure the Clemson win, 9-8.
UP NEXT
The Tigers return to the Clemson Lacrosse Complex on Tuesday, March 4th for a midweek match up against the Queens Royals at 4 p.m. for IPTAY Collegiate Club Night. Tickets can be found here and the game will be streamed on ACCNX.
