A double-overtime thriller in the century-long series between Syracuse men's lacrosse and Cornell (5-4) resulted in a Big Red victory, 18-17, on Tuesday nigh...
No. 4 Syracuse held a 7-0 lead early in the first quarter, but No. 13 Cornell stormed back through 10 combined goals from Michael Long and CJ Kirst to stun SU 18-17 in double overtime.
Despite losing in double OT, No. 4 Syracuse improved on its worst faceoff percentage of the year against No. 1 Notre Dame, winning 63.9% against Cornell.
“For (Long) to get going really sets us up for success, usually when he gets going a lot of other people get going.” Michael Long’s career-high nine points sparked Cornell’s offense in its double OT win over SU.