No. 14 Clemson Downs 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. 
• Lindsey Marshall, Katie Castiello, Natalie 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.  

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