5 things to know before Syracuse lacrosse opens highly anticipated season
Updated Feb 18, 2021;
Posted Feb 18, 2021
Syracuse lacrosse coach John Desko during a game played against Colgate at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse N.Y. Feb. 7, 2020. Dennis Nett | dnett@syracuse.com Dennis Nett | dnett@syracuse.com
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Syracuse, N.Y. Syracuse lacrosse opens a highly anticipated season Sunday at the Carrier Dome against Army.
It’ll be the team’s first game in 351 days, an exceptionally long layoff caused by the coronavirus pandemic. It wiped out the fall schedule and preseason scrimmages against other schools.
When SU last played, it was unbeaten in five games and ranked No. 1 in the country. A potential national championship run was sabotaged by the pandemic, but with most of the team returning this spring, expectations couldn’t be higher.