Credit Cuse.com
For most, the freshman year of college is a difficult time. Between living away from home, meeting new people, and not having home-cooked meals, it can be a struggle. Someone apparently forgot to tell that to Syracuse attackman Owen Hiltz.
If you watched Syracuse (7-5, 2-4 ACC) take on Robert Morris (7-6, 1-0 Independent) on Friday, you would’ve never known the freshman phenom out of Peterborough, Ontario is just 18 years old. Hiltz played like a seasoned veteran, pouring in seven goals and adding two assists en route to a 21-14 win for Syracuse.
Head coach John Desko didn’t just credit Hiltz’s lacrosse ability, but also commended his knowledge of the game. “Hiltz was pretty smart today. He understood their slide package, put himself in spots where he knew his guy was going to slide from, got to the open space, and obviously scored 7 goals today.”