Syracuse men’s lacrosse: Stephen Rehfuss and Brett Kennedy named All-ACC
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On Wednesday, two members of the Syracuse Orange men’s lacrosse team were named to the 2021 All-ACC team. Sixth-year redshirt senior attackman
Stephen Rehfuss and redshirt junior long-stick midfielder
Brett Kennedy were the two SU players included on the team, which was voted on by the league’s five head coaches. Cuse picks up a pair of All-ACC honors.
Matt Moore and Duke’s
JT Giles-Harris. This is the third straight season that Kennedy has received All-ACC honors.
Rehfuss had the best season of his already impressive career, putting up a career-best 53 points, a career-best 25 goals, and a career-best-tying 28 assists. He led the team in assists for the fourth consecutive season and points for the second time in his career, and his 53 points are the most for a Syracuse player since
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Syracuse s 2-4 conference record is its worst since joining the ACC.
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Syracuse’s 7-5 regular season record is its worst since 2017, and its 2-4 conference record is its worst since joining the Atlantic Coast Conference. Despite having the 24th-best record in Division I, the Orange’s strength of schedule which included six games against ACC teams, all seeded in the tournament pushed them into an unseeded tournament bid.
Since most teams played majority conference opponents, records weren’t as important as they were in most years. Selection committee chair Tim Leonard said the committee focused on the “eye test” more than typical selection criteria.
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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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