This was not the season opener #4 Syracuse men’s lacrosse had envisioned. Well, everything was going according to plan after the first quarter when the
Mon Feb 22 2021 | Patrick Stevens | College
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Syracuse didn’t lose in 2020 before the pandemic brought things to a halt, and the Orange wasn’t a likely candidate to get blown out at all this year.
And then Sunday’s season opener happened.
Army drubbed Syracuse 18-11 in the most jolting result of the young 2021 campaign. It wasn’t that the Black Knights won; they’re smart, tough and schematically sound. Army usually creates headaches for Syracuse and has pulled off some victories in the Carrier Dome over the last dozen years.
How it happened was another matter.
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