Syracuse, N.Y. -- A season of change has brought familiar results for the Syracuse women's lacrosse team.

Now it's time to see exactly how deep the potential of that roster turnover runs.

Despite the loss of several players from last season, the Orange has picked up help from new contributors and started the season 7-0. That's good for rankings of No. 5/4 in the country.

"There's a lot different players but it's always the same type of chemistry. Syracuse is really good about having just the same feeling of family,'' said junior attack Riley Donahue, who leads the team with 24 points.

But here come the heavy hitters of the regular season schedule.

Syracuse visits No. 1 Maryland (5-0) on Saturday. This is the 21st time SU has faced the nation's top team in program history, and the Orange has an all-time record of 1-20 in those games.

Syracuse's only win against the No. 1 team came in the 2012 NCAA Tournament semifinals. The Orange trailed Florida by seven with 17:15 to play in regulation before rallying to defeat the Gators, 14-13 in double overtime.

Even more foreboding is that Maryland has won 20 of the 21 previous meetings between the schools, including in last year's NCAA Tournament semifinals.

The Orange's only win against the Terrapins came in 2012 when Syracuse recorded a 10-9 victory, snapping Maryland's 36-game home winning streak.

Syracuse won't have any chance to catch its breath after visiting Maryland. It visits No. 3 Florida on Tuesday.

"I think it was key to get through these first seven games. Now you play one and three. So you've got to be ready,'' said Syracuse coach Gary Gait. "We're right where we need to be. Now, to get through Maryland, we've got to put a game together.''