The Virginia Cavaliers’ three turnovers during the last 4:26 against the No. 8 Syracuse Orange crushed the Wahoos’ chances of finishing an otherwise encouraging performance in their ACC opener on Saturday.

The #8 Syracuse Orange men’s lacrosse team (8-2,1-0) narrowly defeated the Virginia Cavaliers (5-5, 0-1) 12-10 in Charlottesville on Saturday afternoon. Following an early 5-1 deficit, the brilliance of Jimmy McCool in net helped the Orange come back to win in a game that went down to the final minutes.

Syracuse secured a hard-fought 12-10 victory over Virginia on Saturday afternoon at the JMA Wireless Dome, closing the game with three unanswered goals to earn its first ACC win of the season. The No.