Reply to thread

Message: [QUOTE="OrangeXtreme, post: 5372083, member: 41"] [URL unfurl="true"]https://laxallstars.com/quint-kessenichs-top-20-march-10-2025/[/URL] [B]7) Syracuse[/B] An early lead in the Dome behind Dwan, Leo, and Hiltz dissipated into a 4-4 tie after one quarter. Hopkins committed a two-minute non-releasable penalty, but SU fouled immediately. Not smart. Syracuse doesn’t play championship-brand lacrosse when it comes to game management. They make all sorts of clock and score mistakes and have to deal with self-inflicted wounds. SU would benefit from executing the fundamentals better. The second midfield delivered as Wyatt Hottle drew the JHU slide, and Tyler Cordes finished to tie it 5-5. Spallina was being taken out by Scott Smith. Down 6-5 in the third, #HHH couldn’t find the cage and had already hit three pipes. Luke Rhoa face-dodged and somehow squeaked one past Staudt to tie it 6-6. Down 8-6, shot selection and execution became an issue—too much sidearm. Off a restart from the end line, Cordes scored his second of the game off the dodge to make it 8-7. Michael Leo then dodged from the left GLE and buried an overhand finish to tie it 8-8. Then came the momentum swing. Spallina and English executed the hidden ball trick to give Otto a 9-8 lead heading into the fourth. That should never happen. English seems to be playing the entire game. A 9-9 tie after Trey Deere’s shot was stuffed by Staudt turned into a 10-9 Orange lead with eight minutes to play. When Rhoa stung the net, it was 10-10 again. But then Hiltz, with his fourth goal of the afternoon, gave SU a 12-10 lead after getting fouled on the shot. Syracuse’s lack of discipline showed again when Trey Deere retaliated against Weishaar and got flagged. It didn’t cost them this time, but it could have. Hopkins fouled, and SU was patient. Deere reset the shot clock at 3:35, and JHU didn’t press out despite being down two goals. Leo sealed it with a lefty rip after English drew slides from four different defenders. 13-10. Jimmy McCool made a stop with 1:30 to play to secure the win. Orange (5-2) play Manhattan and Colgate this week. The Raiders won’t back down. [/QUOTE]

Verification: What is a Syracuse fan's favorite color?