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Message: [QUOTE="OrangeXtreme, post: 4642004, member: 41"] [IMG]https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Ft7B65MX0AYAu8B?format=jpg&name=4096x4096[/IMG] [URL unfurl="true"]https://laxallstars.com/quint-kessenichs-top-20-april-17-2023/[/URL] [HEADING=3][I][B]15) Syracuse[/B][/I][/HEADING] [I]“Head, heart, and hustle”[/I] rallied late to defeat[I] North Carolina[/I] and in the process pumped their [I]RPI [/I]to #20. 3,111 fans at [I]Good Counsel HS[/I] in [I]Olney, MD[/I], enjoyed this rare neutral site [I]ACC [/I]showdown. You can feel it. You can see it. [I]Syracuse[/I] has turned the corner and is headed back towards the top. They currently hold[I] Top 20 [/I]wins over [I]Vermont[/I], [I]UNC, [/I]and [I]Princeton[/I]. This proud program hasn’t won a playoff game since 2017 and haven’t been to [I]Championship Weekend[/I] since 2013. So the [I]UNC [/I]victory was a baby step in the right direction. Freshmen [I]Joey Spallina [/I]and [I]Michael Leo[/I] were clutch. [I]Leo[/I], the freshman from [I]St. Anthony’s[/I] bagged the game winner with :12 on the clock. The [I]Orange[/I] showed mental toughness after being outplayed severely early in the contest. [I]UNC [/I]led by two, and should have been up by five. [I]Syracuse[/I] made halftime adjustments, they fixed the clear which was a major issue. Five failed clears in the first half morphed into a 9/10 second half stat. They also tightened the faceoff. [I]UNC [/I]shot the ball poorly all day. Maybe [I]Syracuse [/I]goalie [I]Will Mark[/I] got in their head. The shooting disparity was real. [I]UNC [/I]took 50 shots while [I]Syracuse [/I]hit on 15 of 36. [I]Coach Gary Gait[/I] and his staff are seeing the fruits of their labor with consecutive wins over [I]Princeton[/I] and [I]North Carolina[/I]. [I]Spallina’s [/I]smarts and savvy were on display. His ability to process game data, to probe and survey, to experiment and adapt were on full display as he saved his best and most decisive dodge for the final six minutes. [I]Spallina [/I]has 61 points after 13 games. His rookie season stacks up historically. He leads the country in [I]EMO [/I]goals. [I][B]Most Points for an ACC Freshman All-Time by School[/B][/I] [B][I]UVA [/I][/B][I]– Connor Shellenberger (2021) 79[/I] [B][I]MD [/I][/B][I]– Bob Boniello (1979) 79[/I] [B][I]SU [/I][/B][I]– John Zulberti (1986) 74[/I] [B][I]Duke [/I][/B][I]– Zack Greer (2005) 72[/I] [B][I]UNC[/I][/B] [I]– Nicky Galasso (2011) 56 [B]ND [/B]– Pat Walsh (2003) 52 Otto [/I](8-5) and [I]Virginia [/I]have a date on Saturday at 2:00pm (ESPNU). It feels as if the [I]Orange [/I]need one more win to leap into the postseason discussion. The [I]Syracuse[/I] [I]RPI [/I]is now #20 dragged down by games against [I]Holy Cross, St. Bonaventure, [/I]and [I]Hobart.[/I] Not playing [I]Army [/I]and [I]Cornell [/I]hurt. [/QUOTE]

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