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There was a point not long ago, where Marist’s coaches had to ask the tough question that nobody wants to hear: Is it really wise to continue on?
“When it got really tough a couple weeks ago, we had open dialogue about it. ‘Is this too much? Do we just shut it down?” coach Keegan Wilkinson says. “That’s the God’s honest truth. It had gotten really tough for us. I didn’t want to see the guys continually let down.”
The freshman and sophomore classes resoundingly said they were going to follow the lead of the upperclassmen. If they’re in, we’re in.
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After taking down ACC rival Virginia Cavaliers by ten goals last week, the Syracuse Orange had to hold off a feisty Vermont Catamounts squad.
The Catamounts dominated the faceoff dot with Tommy Burke going 24-for-34 (70%) on the day. They also won the ground ball battle (42-29) and went 20-for-22 in the clearing game while Syracuse went 23-for-28. Vermont also outshot Syracuse 55-32 and put 33 of their shots on cage. Syracuse put 29 shots on cage.
Despite the edge that the Catamounts were able to gain throughout the course of the game, the Orange prevailed and secure the 17-13 victory. Stephen Rehfuss led the Syracuse offense with eight points (2G/6A) while Owen Hiltz had four goals and one assist. Drake Porter made 20 saves with a 60% save percentage.