Box score

Substitute Shelby Schraden's late goal helped the third-ranked Syracuse Orange to a 2-1 victory over Northeastern Friday afternoon at Sweeney Field. The Huskies led 1-0 at halftime thanks to a goal from Meg Sweeney, but could not hold the lead in the second half as Lindsey Conrad tied the game and Schraden won it with just over three minutes remaining.

Northeastern grabbed the lead on a penalty corner 13 minutes into the contest. Sweeney passed the ball to the top of the arc to a waiting Pam Aldridge, who set the ball up for Crystal Poland to take a shot. The freshman launched a laser toward the front of the Syracuse net and Sweeney redirected the ball past Syracuse keeper Ashleigh McGowan to give NU the lead.

The Huskies limited Syracuse's chances in the first half as Kaela Barker and Anne-Rieke Stuhlmann worked tirelessly to shut down the Orange's top scorer, Martina Loncarica.

Syracuse did produce a good scoring chance with 15 minutes left in the first frame as Heather Susek's 14-yard blast was kicked away by Husky keeper Lizzie Priest.

Trailing at the half, Syracuse came out hungry in the second stanza and wasted little time applying relentless pressure on the Northeastern end. The Orange had a great chance to tie the game when Lena Voelmle was left wide open in front of the net, but the ball hopped over her stick and out of harm's way.

Only seconds later, however, Syracuse did find the back of the net as Conrad dug out a loose ball in traffic and beat Priest far post for the equalizer.

Northeastern nearly regained the lead eight minutes later, but a Carolyn Malloy drive was turned aside by substitute keeper Leann Stiver.

Hard work in the Husky end eventually paid dividends for the Orange as Loncarica zipped a pass through the defense and found Schraden for the game winner.

The Huskies will embark on a three-game road trip over the next two weeks, beginning with a matchup against Stanford on Friday, Sept. 4 at 9 p.m., Eastern.