These SU fans waited a year to return to the Dome. Here’s what they said.
Nabeeha Anwar | Presentation Director
On this episode of The D.O. Sportscast, we talk with Syracuse fans about returning to games in the Dome.
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After 405 days without the general public at a Syracuse men’s lacrosse game, fans returned to the Carrier Dome. In this episode of the D.O. Sportscast, we talk with sports editor Roshan Fernandez and hear fans share their experiences from their first time back in the Dome.
Thomas Shults is our host, Luca Serio is our executive producer, Moriah Humiston is our podcast editor, Anish Vasudevan is our assistant digital sports editor and Adam Wolff is our music producer.
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The general public waited 405 days to attend its first men’s lacrosse game in the renovated Carrier Dome. On Saturday, 683 fans watched Syracuse’s game against North Carolina, potentially the last and only home game this season that the general public was able to attend.
Syracuse welcomed a limited number of students back to the Dome beginning on March 6, and just over a month later, the general public returned for SU’s women’s lacrosse game on April 10.
Parents who waited a year to watch their kids play in the Dome were in attendance on Saturday and last weekend, too.
Beat writers split on whether No. 9 Syracuse can upset No. 5 North Carolina
Kaci Wasilewski | Senior Staff Writer
No. 9 Syracuse hosts No. 5 North Carolina in its final home game of the season.
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In its final home game of the season, No. 9 Syracuse (5-3, 1-2 Atlantic Coast) hosts No. 5 North Carolina (8-2, 1-2) on Saturday to begin a stretch of three straight games against top-five opponents. The Tar Heels come to the Carrier Dome with the top scoring offense in the nation. SU’s defense, though up-and-down through its first seven games, looked strong against unranked Albany on Thursday.
Beat writers expect Syracuse to break 2-game losing streak against Albany
Josh Shub-Seltzer | Staff Photographer
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With the 2021 selection show for the NCAA Tournament just over a month away, No. 9 Syracuse (4-3, 1-2 Atlantic Coast) enters a crucial stretch of games in a precarious spot.
Back-to-back losses to Duke and Notre Dame in conference play have shunted the Orange to the bottom of the ACC along with Virginia. Four scheduled games remain for SU, starting with a matchup against in-state rival Albany (5-2, 3-2 America East) on Thursday night at 5 p.m. The Great Danes have historically struggled against the Orange, losing six of their last seven meetings and 16 of their total 18 encounters.
Beat writers expect No. 4 SU to bounce back with win over No. 9 Notre Dame
Josh Shub-Seltzer | Staff Photographer
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No. 4 Syracuse returns to the Carrier Dome this week to host No. 9 Notre Dame (4-1, 0-1) on Saturday. The matchup marks the second consecutive week and third time this season that the Orange are facing a conference opponent.
Last week’s Atlantic Coast Conference matchup against then-No. 2 Duke in Durham, North Carolina ended in a one-goal loss for the Orange after they missed two last-second shots. Syracuse hasn’t lost two regular season games back-to-back since 2018 and hasn’t lost two conference games in a row since losing to Duke and Notre Dame in consecutive weeks in 2016.