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Syracuse lacrosse defeats Siena in season opener behind strong play at X (PS: Bailey)


Syracuse lacrosse midfielder Jordan Evans misses opener with lower-body injury, week to week moving forward (PS: Bailey)


Syracuse lacrosse has found its answer at faceoff X in Ben Williams (PS: Bailey)

 

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Syracuse enjoys success at faceoff X, cruises to 21-7 season-opening win over Siena (DO: Blum)


Midfielder Evans sits out Syracuse’s victory over Siena with lower-body injury (DO: Schneidman)


Gallery: Syracuse takes on Siena in season opener in Carrier Dome (DO)


Syracuse midfield provides 1st-half offense while Siena hones in on attack, guides SU to 21-7 win (DO: Schneidman)

 

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WAER Sports @WAERSports ·
Desko: We went against a pretty good Siena team. They haven't played on a full field as much as us though.

Desko: Defensively we had a good night, couple tough ones but overall great win.

Desko: We had a lot of respect for Siena's FOGO. It was great to see Ben play well.

Desko: I'd like to say I felt sorry for the other FOGO but not really.

Desko: It's an entirely different game when you're winning face offs consistently.

Williams: We were exploding through the ball after the whistle and we've adjusted to the new rules well.

Williams: My wings did a great job communicating with me all game. It was a fun game.

Williams: Didn't score in the scrimmages so it felt good to put one in.

Williams: I wasn't trying to get too uptight about anything. One possession at a time.

Rice: It doesn't get much better than the face offs we saw today. Good job Ben.

Rice: Siena was hesitant to slide from down low and that left Hakeem open to score and dish.

Lecky: Our mentality is dodge and move and find the open spot. Nicky and I did a good job together.

Desko: We expect Evans back soon. It's week by week now.

 

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Syracuse Lacrosse @CuseMLAX ·
Syracuse rolls past Siena in the season opener at the Dome! Orange host Cornell next Sunday. #CUSEvsSIE #HHH

 

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Syracuse Lacrosse @CuseMLAX ·
Kevin Rice & Hakeem Lecky each had 5 points on a goal and 4 assists in today's win! #CUSEvsSIE #HHH

 

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Syracuse Lacrosse @CuseMLAX ·
Dylan Donahue led the Orange with 4 goals in the season-opening win vs. Siena #CUSEvsSIE #HHH

 

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Syracuse Lacrosse @CuseMLAX ·
Ben Williams dominated the face-off X vs. Siena going 17-of-20 (85%) #CUSEvsSIE #HHH

 

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Syracuse 21 - Siena 7: The FOGO Has Arrived (Nunes)

 

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They win 50% of face offs this team is winning it all.

Lecky feeding? What a dimension. Galasso healthy. The first team midfield with the attack, there isn't a team in the country that can match up on defense.

They get back to where this program should be, the IPF will already be well worth the investment.

Grimm and Messina looked really good today.

Depth at mid field will allow guys like Schoonmaker to go both ways

 

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'Cuse Rolls Past Siena, 21-7 (Cuse.com)

 

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Paul Carcaterra ‏@paulcarcaterra
Not sure there will be a newcomer with bigger impact than SU's Ben Williams @ X. His style works with new rules. Impressed with athleticism.

Casey Vock ‏@cvock
@paulcarcaterra Still early in the season, but Williams just won 85% against a guy who was deadlocked at 10 of 20 vs. Massa last season.

 

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CitrusTV Sports ‏@CitrusTVSports
MLAX beat reporter Bailey Lipschultz breaks down the emergence of Ben Williams as the Orange dominated Siena.

 

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Syracuse Lacrosse ‏@CuseMLAX
We topped 26,000 followers today! Now 26,053 strong. Thank you for your support of Orange men's lacrosse. #HHH

 

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It's only the 1st Game relax, Williams has a whole season ahead. Don't anoint him King yet . By watching yesterday's Game it looks like a keep hitting and pounding Kevin Rice strategy is in the works for the season i hope he can withstand it (Some were cheap shots)

 

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Reaction: No. 4 Syracuse 21, Siena 7 (IL: Rahme)

Two startling revelations accompanied No. 4 Syracuse’s 21-7 dismantling of Siena on a snowy Saturday afternoon before a crowd of 2,740 in the Carrier Dome, SU’s earliest-ever opener. Each should serve notice to upcoming Orange opponents that two chinks in the perennial lacrosse powerhouse’s armor may no longer exist.

First, a four-year drought at the face-off X, a wilderness in which the Orange somehow crafted a 51-19 record despite X woes that ranged from a woeful low of .420 (2013) to a mediocre high of .483 (2011), appears to be over courtesy of Holy Cross transfer Ben Williams.

Second, the team’s bad habit of playing hot potato with a lacrosse ball early in the season due to its inability to practice on a full field thanks to Central New York’s notoriously nasty winners has been broken with the erection of the 87,000 square-foot Ensley Athletic Center.

Here is how each development defined Saturday’s contest...

 

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Reaction: No. 4 Syracuse 21, Siena 7 (IL: Rahme)

Two startling revelations accompanied No. 4 Syracuse’s 21-7 dismantling of Siena on a snowy Saturday afternoon before a crowd of 2,740 in the Carrier Dome, SU’s earliest-ever opener. Each should serve notice to upcoming Orange opponents that two chinks in the perennial lacrosse powerhouse’s armor may no longer exist.

First, a four-year drought at the face-off X, a wilderness in which the Orange somehow crafted a 51-19 record despite X woes that ranged from a woeful low of .420 (2013) to a mediocre high of .483 (2011), appears to be over courtesy of Holy Cross transfer Ben Williams.

Second, the team’s bad habit of playing hot potato with a lacrosse ball early in the season due to its inability to practice on a full field thanks to Central New York’s notoriously nasty winners has been broken with the erection of the 87,000 square-foot Ensley Athletic Center.

Here is how each development defined Saturday’s contest...

Good to see something from Dave.

 

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  11:31 AM - 8 Feb 2015
  Missy Shafer ‏@MissyShafer
  Got to hang out with this awesome woman today! Dan "orange eyes" Johnson's wife, Diane. #SUfamily #RIPDan pic.twitter.com/lPYPfNR1OF

 

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Lacrosse weekend wrap: Virginia defense shows promise in opening victory at Loyola (PS: Stevens)