Syracuse and Johns Hopkins renew their rivalry this weekend as the Blue Jays travel up north for a trip to the Carrier Dome. It may not be the biggest rivalry for either team, but for many years, these two teams were NCAA championship lacrosse. During Syracuse’s run of 22 straight final fours, Johns Hopkins was also there for 15 of them. These two teams met for the championship itself five…
Syracuse defeated St. John’s with a score of 14-6. While that may seem like what many expected, the way that score came about matched nobody’s expectations. The first half of lacrosse had echoes of last year’s NCAA opener against Bryant for Syracuse’s offense. St. John’s picked up right where they left off in their last game where they took a great Yale squad down to the wire to lose in…
Syracuse is playing St. John’s in the Cobb County Classic in Georgia. The event is the brainchild of former Orange attackman Liam Banks as part of his LB3 lacrosse organization. These teams played each other in the same event last year with Syracuse being the victors 14-8. All signs point to a similar outcome as Syracuse has looked the part of a team on a mission to overcome their NCAA…
When Army and Syracuse play on Sunday evening in the Carrier Dome, they are restarting one of my favorite series on the Syracuse schedule. This rivalry took a year off because of the Orange’s move to the ACC last year, which put Maryland into the weekend typically reserved for Army’s visit. With Maryland’s departure from the ACC, the Army date is back on. Army and Syracuse both are typically loaded…
When New England travels up to Toronto to face the Rock, it will be matching the East Division’s best record against the worst. New England has been changing their roster around much more in the recent weeks, so it will be interesting to see how they look both offensively and defensively. For the Black Wolves on offense, adding Brett Bucktooth to the lineup produced immediate benefits. In his first game…
The Rochester Knighthawks and New England Black Wolves are set for a rematch, once again at the Mohegan Sun in Connecticut. The last game on January 10 saw the Black Wolves finish with a dominating win, 17-7. That sent Rochester to a 0-2 start while New England beat most expectations to start the season 2-0. Since then, things have changed. New England was on the wrong end of lopsided losses…
When Syracuse and Cornell face off on Sunday, it will mark one of the few times in NCAA lacrosse that two teams will have met 100 times. While Syracuse owns the series with 63 wins, 35 losses and one tie, it has been an extremely competitive match up over the past few seasons. This always is a great game, no matter who is having the better year. Just looking at…
Syracuse and Siena started their season in the Carrier Dome much the same way 2014 began. Last season, Syracuse topped the Saints 19-7. This year looked like it should have been a much closer matchup, with Syracuse still coming away with the win. Instead, it was a bigger rout as the Orange would walk away with a 21-7 win. Syracuse dominated this game from start to finish. The biggest takeaway…
On Saturday, February 7, Syracuse and Siena begin their 2015 season in the Carrier Dome just like they did a year ago. Last season found the Orange winning in a 19-7 rout behind 13 first half goals. While the Orange are going to be very heavy favorites over the Saints, Siena should put up a much better fight this time around. While Siena’s showing against Syracuse was nothing they want…
The Syracuse Orange have very high expectations this year. To get an idea of what these expectations are, their seniors are on the record using the phrase “championship or bust.” Nearly every player that goes to play for the Orange does so knowing that they want to compete for a national championship. The Orange were last in a championship game in 2013 when they lost to Duke and last year…