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Message: [QUOTE="OrangeXtreme, post: 5727750, member: 41"] [MEDIA=twitter]2036118283162726667[/MEDIA] [B]5. Syracuse[/B] The Orange offense played too fast for Georgetown on Sunday, putting pressure on the Hoyas’ shorties and scoring in transition. It was good to be back home in the Dome. The 18-12 win felt like old-school Orange. It had everything except the fans did not throw oranges on the field. Both goalies were barraged. The Hoyas couldn’t handle Joey Spallina and his inside rolls. Goalie Jimmy McCool was razor sharp. Midfield depth was most notable with five different goal-scorers. Michael Leo scored five times. Spallina finished with six points, winning his pairing with the Hoyas’ top cover man. Payton Anderson ran out of the box and effectively got to the net against shorties. GT didn’t pole him. Matt McIntee and Charlie Kraftson looked quick. SU’s second quarter was their best spurt of the season. A boisterous crowd of 7,200 in the Dome fueled Otto. Earlier in the week, with a proper mindset competing against a team like Denver, that has a limited offense, has got to be "stay out of the penalty box, don’t create anything for them that they don’t deserve.” The Pios were 3-of-8 with the extra man. The win at Denver on Monday night was made possible by goalie Jimmy McCool (10 saves), and a strong 5-0 third quarter run. The 13-12 victory was the final contest of a six-game road trip. Luke Rhoa scored four times; his radar has been sharper lately. With his feet set, eyes clear and hands free, it’s turn-and-rake. Finn Thomson and Anderson tallied four points each. “Bear” needs to keep it going if SU has deep playoff aspirations. He’s a player with enormous gifts and, when he’s assertive and timely, the squad takes a big step forward. Defender Billy Dwan III scored again, I’ve got him at 17 career goals: one as a freshman, eight as a sophomore, three as a junior, five this year. Spallina recorded two points to move into second all-time in program history with 288, passing Casey Powell and Ryan Powell, putting him just 19 points behind Mike Powell's 307 record. Don’t use points to compare players. Rules have evolved. Stick technology has changed the way the game is played. Spallina is an undeniably great player; super productive, a field general and incredibly smart. I believe he will have incredible success as a Sixes player on Team USA in the Olympics. For now, he’s never been a first-team All-American and has two playoff wins on his résumé, so he’s not yet in the same galaxy as the Powell trio. His legacy will be attached to this team’s success or failure. Points are shallow. Wins resonate. A bench clearing skirmish at the final buzzer not a good look for either program. Duke visits the Dome on Saturday at 2 p.m. [/QUOTE]

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