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Syracuse’s 2024 season ended in the same spot, in the same stadium and against the same team as the year prior. A Final Four loss to Boston College on May 24 in Cary, North Carolina, closed SU’s season.

The game marked the end of Emma Tyrrell’s collegiate career. Emma and her older sister, Meaghan, combined for 721 points and served as key pieces at the beginning of head coach Kayla Treanor’s tenure.

Along with Emma, the Orange lost draw-control specialist Kate Mashewske and goalie Delaney Sweitzer, who were both prominent figures that drove Syracuse to the Final Four. As SU eyes its first National Championship in program history, a new cast of characters will be at the forefront.

The Orange have continuously made it deep into May, but Treanor’s success through the first three years only builds upon the “championship or bust” mentality entering year four.

Here are the four biggest questions for No. 6 Syracuse women’s lacrosse entering 2025:

Much of Syracuse’s stifling 2024 defense is now gone. Last season, the Orange allowed just 9.68 goals per game.

Sweitzer has now moved on to Big Ten powerhouse Northwestern. Longtime starter Bianca Chevarie graduated and is an assistant coach at William & Mary. Three-year starter Hallie Simkins also graduated, and top defender Katie Goodale is gone, too.

All that’s left of a star-studded unit from a year ago is sophomore Kaci Benoit and junior Coco Vandiver. Benoit instantly becomes a prominent on-ball defender for the Orange. A sensational freshman........

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