Syracuse overcame a six-goal first-half deficit to take the lead late in the second half, but Princeton came back and scored the game-winning goal in the second overtime for a 12-11 victory in the first round of the NCAA Women's Lacrosse Tournament. The Orange end the season with a 9-10 record. "We showed a lot of heart today," said Syracuse head coach Gary Gait. "We came out flat and spotted them (a lead). The energy we had when we were coming back was awesome. We showed we weren't going to give up." HOW IT WAS DECIDED Syracuse trailed by as many as six in the first half but cut the deficit to four, 9-5, at halftime. The squads traded goals to start the second half before junior Nicole Levy scored on an assist from senior Riley Donahue, which sparked the Orange on a 5-0 scoring run that gave Syracuse an 11-10 lead. Donahue scored an unassisted goal before Levy found the back of the net off a pass from redshirt sophomore Mary Rahal. Redshirt sophomore Cara Quimby assisted on Rahal's goal and then scored on an assist from Donahue to give the Orange their first lead since 1-0. Princeton answered 32 seconds later for its first goal in nearly 20 minutes to tie the score at 11-11. A turnover by Princeton with 1:10 on the clock gave Syracuse possession, but the Orange couldn't get off a shot, sending the game to overtime. Freshman goalkeeper Hannah Van Middelem made a save on a Princeton free position with 24 seconds left in the first three-minute segment of the first overtime session, but Syracuse turned it over. The Tigers won the draw to start the second three-minute segment, but redshirt senior Taylor Gait caused a turnover, giving Syracuse possession. The Orange earned a free-position attempt, but Sam Fish stopped Rahal's shot with 23 seconds on the clock to keep the game tied. The Orange won the draw to start the second overtime, but a charging call gave Princeton possession. The Tigers worked the ball into their offensive zone and Colby Chanenchuk scored on an assist from Allie Rogers for the win. Gait scored the first goal of the game at the 22:22 mark to give the Orange the early lead. Ellie McNulty tied the score less than a minute later to spark Princeton on an 8-1 scoring run that gave the Tigers an 8-2 lead with 7:22 on the clock. Merola scored her second free position goal of the day to end Syracuse's scoring drought before freshman Sam Swart picked up a ground ball and found the back of the net. Levy netted the Orange's third in a row with 21 seconds on the clock to cut deficit to 9-5 at halftime. OF NOTE Donahue scored a goal and dished out two assists for three points. She is the ninth player in program history to record 200 points ends her career ninth on Syracuse's all-time scoring list with 227 points. Donahue also ranks seventh in career goals (143) and assists (84). Levy had three goals on the night as did Merola to tie her career high. Rahal also had three points (1g, 2a). Van Middelem finished with six saves in 51-plus minutes of action.