SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- The #5 Syracuse Orange (4-0) remain perfect through four games after a 17-8 win over the University of Massachusetts (1-3) at the Carrier Dome on Saturday afternoon."It's always nice to be home in the dome and have a very well coached UMass team come in here." SU head coach Gary Gait said. "They were on our elbows a lot, it was the most physical game all year."
Gait said the physicality of the game led to more turnovers than he would have liked for SU with 25, while the Minutemen had 24.
In the tenth meeting for the teams, UMass was no match for SU in scoring. The Orange outshot the Minutemen 43-21 and controlled more draws with the help of freshman defender, Morgan Widner.
Widner continued to dominate in the draw circle. She leads the nation in draw controls per game with 13.67 but early in the second half, Gait decided to use sophomore midfielder, Julie Cross, at the draw.
Cross is Widner's draw partner in practice and Gait wanted to give her a chance.
"We've been talking about getting Julie a couple draws," he said. "We just wanted to give Morgan a chance to see where the pressure is coming from and take a break."
The Orange women have a tough week ahead of them, playing four games in eight days. Up next they'll host upstate rival, Albany on Monday, followed by their first road game at Northwestern on Friday before coming home to host Virginia on Sunday.
The Minutemen will head home and host Connecticut on Sunday March 5.
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