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It has been a carousel for tenth-ranked Syracuse Men’s Lacrosse this season, to say the least. Up and down, up and down, up and down the horses have gone.
The Orange started out hot at 4-1. But ever since the trip to Durham on March 25, SU has dropped four of its last six. One of those four losses came this past Saturday, with Syracuse falling and then some to Notre Dame 22-8. The Orange gave up ten goals in the second quarter, coughing up a 17-2 run that began in the second frame.
SU head coach John Desko says there’s a lot of work to do with the defense.
Wed May 5 2021 | Patrick Stevens | College
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Three months ago, it was anyone’s guess just how much of a college lacrosse season there would be.
College football schedules were snarled, especially the deeper things went into autumn. College basketball was every bit a mixed bag, with even eventual national champ Baylor enduring an extended late-season pause.
Denver coach Bill Tierney had the Pioneers open Jan. 30 against Utah, figuring there was bound to be a postponement somewhere and it would be wise to get games in when he could. Denver had one pandemic-related postponement (at Villanova) but made it up last week to close out Big East play.
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A voice rang out from the Syracuse sideline, yelling “recover” to Max Rosa, who had just switched off Notre Dame midfielder Morrison Mirer. Peter Dearth came over and prevented the dodge, but as Mirer swung the ball away, Rosa put his hands out and looked around in confusion.
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Rosa’s uncertainty didn’t lead to any issues on that possession, but the sequence served as a premonition of the disastrous second quarter that followed.