Welcome back to the Syracuse Orange men’s lacrosse season preview series.
It’s officially college lacrosse season eve in Central NY as the men are set to host the Army Black Knights in the 2021 season opener at Noon tomorrow!
And with that extremely exciting news, its time to bring our 2021 season preview series to a close. After combing over the entire roster from attack, to offensive midfield, to defensive midfield/close defense, and finally with face-off specialists/goalies, its time to finish off with a look at the biggest burning questions heading into the start of the season.
‘Cuse is coming off a resurgence of a 2020 in which they finished 5-0 and No. 1 in the country to finish the season, making them the unofficial (or official if you prefer) #2020NationalChamps.
Welcome back to the Syracuse Orange men’s lacrosse season preview series.
We ve already examined the Orange’s potent attack and offensive midfield units in this series, and with just a few days to go until SU’s season opener against the Army Black Knights on Sunday, February 21, we’re turning our attention to the defensive end of the field.
From replacing a couple of key pieces to figuring out where the new additions fit into the mix, there are a few questions to be answered for Lelan Rogers’ group.
In this article, we’re going to break down the defense into three pieces: the close defense, the long-stick midfielders, and the short-stick midfielders. Let’s get to it: