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Quint's Top 20: United We Stand. Lacrosse For All
(Inside Lacrosse Photo: Myles Tintle) The storylines this week revolve around the debut of the Big Ten, a Rutgers win over Penn State, the
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6. Syracuse A 6-1 early lead morphed into a grotesque 18-11 home loss in the new-look Carrier Dome. Coverage of cutters, head-on-a-swivel crease defense and two-man game fundamentals were in short supply. This was a simple Army exploitation of some very unsound defensive principles. They all can be fixed and are a symptom of COVID. The Orange have no behind-the-goal offensive presence and generate everything from the top down with their loaded first midfield. Their shorts didn’t perform up to expectation. Did they believe the hype after an undefeated 2020 over marginal competition? Alarmists will overreact to early season setbacks, especially from a team that didn’t have a scrimmage. Otto, take a deep breath and go back to work. Tucker Dordevic scored four times. Chase Scanlan nailed his first shot but then went 0-8 the rest of the way. The game unraveled in striking fashion. Syracuse hosts Virginia on Saturday (ACC Network).