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[QUOTE="OrangeXtreme, post: 5385937, member: 41"]
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[B]6) Syracuse[/B]

A sluggish start on Tuesday saw the Orange trailing Manhattan 1-0 after 15 minutes. Jasper goalie Connor Hapward was a virtual brick wall. Syracuse responded with nine goals in the second quarter and finished with an 18-2 win, launching 71 shots. Joey Spallina had six points as 3,652 fans watched the Orange dominate the faceoff battle 21-2.

On Saturday, Syracuse started fast, scoring just five seconds in and building an 8-2 halftime lead over Colgate. Goalie Jimmy McCool was on fire. Spallina may have played his best career game—not because of his points, but because of his awareness. He scored on a restart with five seconds left in the third quarter, then added a crucial goal in the fourth to push the lead back to three. A 16-12 win over Colgate was a solid day for the Orange.

Syracuse must address poor clock management at the end of quarters and learn to play more complementary lacrosse. Decisions like shooting with 1:40 left on an unreleasable man-down penalty or wasting possessions after a faceoff win can be costly against teams like Notre Dame, Maryland, and Cornell. The details matter, especially in May.

#HHH takes on the Klockner grass next.
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