With 12 seconds left to play in Saturday's Navy-Syracuse men's lacrosse game, the Orange led Navy 12-11. When the final buzzer sounded, Navy had won 13-12.
It was one of the wildest finishes in lacrosse all season.
NAVY WINS IT AT THE BUZZER
— Inside Lacrosse (@Inside_Lacrosse)
After the Midshipmen scored for a tie to push to a potential OT, Navy FOGO Joe Varello won a faceoff against his brother, Syracuse FOGO Danny Varello, with just over 10 seconds to play in the fourth quarter.
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Joe raced toward the Syracuse goal, fought through a couple tough checks from Orange defenders, and then launched a ground ball to win the game.
LISTEN: was on the call of yet another thrilling finish. Joe Varello wins the game for Navy with a goal with less than a second left in the game.
— WAER Sports (@WAERSports)
It was truly an incredible goal, and a fitting end to a back-and-forth matchup between two Top 15 squads.
Just a handful of seconds earlier, trailing by one goal, Navy had forced a turnover and drove the field. The Midshipmen found space in the middle of Syracuse's defense for the equalizer from Jack Ray.
No. 16 stuns No. 9 Syracuse 13-12 in the Carrier Dome. Jack Ray scores his fourth goal of the game with 9 seconds left and then Joe Varello scores with 0.2 seconds left to give Navy the win. One of the great wins in program history.
— Navy Athletics (@NavyAthletics)
Our friends at LacrosseReference.com put together live win probability charts for each game. This one was... unique.
Win Probability chart for this one is something to behold...
— Lacrosse Reference (@laxreference)
Navy moves to 9-4 on the season, and helps its résumé in pursuit of a potential at-large berth, while Syracuse falls to 7-5.
What a game.
What a moment between brothers.
— Matt Kinnear (@mattkinnear)
