Axe: Syracuse, Le Moyne lacrosse get 3 of 4 teams in NCAA tournament, but who got robbed?
Updated May 10, 2021;
Posted May 10, 2021
Syracuse lacrosse coach John Desko during the game between Syracuse and Robert Morris at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse N.Y. May 7, 2021. Dennis Nett | dnett@syracuse.com
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Syracuse, N.Y. Who’s ready for a little May Madness?
A quick look at who has true championship aspirations among Syracuse men’s lacrosse, SU women’s lacrosse and Le Moyne men’s lacrosse, plus someone has some serious explaining to do about why Le Moyne women’s lacrosse won’t even get a shot to compete for a title.
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Down three goals with just a quarter of the Atlantic Coast Conference championship game remaining, Syracuse desperately needed to regain momentum. The Orange lined up for the draw control, in need of its first draw win in the second half. As the ball flew up into the air and bounced along the right side, Ella Simkins scrambled to collect it and scanned for a pass.
With UNC keyed on Simkins, Sierra Cockerille made a run in behind the Tar Heels’ backline. Simkins spotted her teammate and lobbed a long 20-yard skip pass to a wide-open Cockerille. The midfielder gathered the ball with no defender within five yards of her, and wound up for a shot that should’ve been destined for the back of the net. Instead, it flew harmlessly over the top.
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CHAPEL HILL, N.C. Down three goals with just a quarter of the Atlantic Coast Conference championship game remaining, Syracuse desperately needed to regain momentum. The Orange lined up for the draw control, in need of its first draw win in the second half. As the ball flew up into the air and bounced along the right side, Ella Simkins scrambled to collect it and scanned for a pass.
With UNC keyed on Simkins, Sierra Cockerille made a run in behind the Tar Heels’ backline. Simkins spotted her teammate and lobbed a long 20-yard skip pass to a wide-open Cockerille. The midfielder gathered the ball with no defender within five yards of her, and wound up for a shot that should’ve been destined for the back of the net. Instead, it flew harmlessly over the top.