Syracuse men's lacrosse returned to winning ways following last week's loss to Albany
Thirty-nine seconds into the third overtime of a back-and-forth game, Ryan Simmons scored the game-winning goal to cap a comeback win in a wild game for No. 16 Syracuse Orange (2-1) against No. 9 Army West Point Black Knights (3-1) at the Carrier Dome Saturday afternoon.
Syracuse opened the scoring exactly six minutes into the game. Nate Solomon potted his fourth goal of the season and 40th of his career to give the Orange an early 1-0 lead. Solomon now has goal in six-straight games, dating back to last season.
This was the lowest scored goals by SU since 2002.
After last week’s 21-4 win against Binghamton, Syracuse had plenty of momentum to begin their 2018 season.
The University of Albany, SUNY eradicated any momentum that the Orange had coming into Saturday. The third-ranked Great Danes defeated the seventh-ranked Orange 15-3 for just their second win in program history over Syracuse.
Despite Howard’s 23, foul trouble and perimeter defense plagues Orange down the wire.
The Wake Forest Demon Deacons (8-6, 1-1 ACC) beat the Syracuse Orange (12-3, 1-1 ACC) 73-67 for the first time in series history. a 5-0 advantage Cuse held before tonight.
The Deacs bullied their way into the Orange zone early on and ultimately looked the bigger and tougher team all game long. An example of this was on the boards as Wake Forest outrebounded Syracuse 38-29.
Syracuse basketball begin ACC play with a convincing 68-56 win over Virginia Tech.
The Orange (12-2, 1-0 ACC) welcomed the visiting Hokies (11-3, 0-1 ACC) to the Carrier Dome looking to win its first ACC opener since 2014-2015, when they beat Virgina Tech 68-66 in Blacksburg, Va.
Coming off a home loss to St. Bonaventure last Friday, Syracuse (11-2) bounced back to beat Eastern Michigan (8-4) 62-47 Wednesday night.
The Orange squared off against former Syracuse assistant coach Rob Murphy and the Eagles. The two teams last met Dec. 19, 2016, when the Orange won 105-57.
The Orange offense had a tough time attacking the 2-3 zone of Eastern Michigan early and trailed by seven before point guard Frank Howard knocked down his first from beyond the arc to shift momentum Syracuse’s way.
Syracuse only scored four points in the overtime period, seven less than they did versus Georgetown.
Syracuse's second-half heroics brought the home team to overtime, but they fell to St. Bonaventure 60-57 in overtime on Friday.
Following the comfortable win Tuesday against Buffalo, Syracuse head coach Jim Boeheim wanted to continue the team's winning streak, playing its third game in six days. The game went back and forth to start with neither team able to break away.
The Orange found it difficult to break away from the western New York school, who wanted to build on its three-game winning streak. The Bulls remained within striking distance the entire game, taking the lead multiple times in the game.
SU is one of three undefeated ACC schools so far this season.
Following a tight overtime win over Stony Brook on Sunday, the Orange left no doubt of a win on Wednesday.
Syracuse (9-0) got an early lead over Colgate (4-5) and never looked back, winning 79-39. While the Orange lit up the scoreboard, it was the defensive effort that got the attention of head coach Quentin Hillsman.
It takes a lot of guts to walk into enemy territory, but it's sounds like this author is all always up for an adventure, especially when it comes to her Syracuse Boys!
A true die hard fan, Allie...
Allie. Your energy is contagious!I love reading your articles....... and smiling! You are the best! And don't your mom is your greatest fan!!! Go Orange!! Susie
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