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[QUOTE="FloridaCuse, post: 5077439, member: 8912"]
Pre-game prediction by long-time Baltimore Sun columnist Mike Preston published last Thursday.  No post-game article yet on the Baltimore Sun website:

By [URL='https://www.baltimoresun.com/author/mike-preston/']MIKE PRESTON[/URL] | [EMAIL]epreston@baltsun.com[/EMAIL]
PUBLISHED: May 9, 2024 at 2:10 p.m. | UPDATED: May 9, 2024 at 3:49 p.m.

[B]No. 4 Syracuse vs. Towson (Sunday, 7:30 p.m.)[/B]

The selection committee didn’t do Syracuse any favors.

The Tigers know their identity and how to win. They use a lot of ball movement and hustle on rides and clears, especially in the middle of the field. Towson goalie Luke Downs (8.65 goals-against average) is decent and will hold his own. The Tigers also have Matt Constantinides, who has won 197 of 338 faceoffs (.583) and should be the great equalizer.

Towson has enough offensive talent to rattle the Orange with sophomore midfielder Mikey Weisshaar (39 G, 19 A) and senior attackman Nick DeMaio (32 G, 48 A). The Tigers have some outstanding short-stick midfielders so they don’t have to slide as hard or as much against Syracuse.

The Orange have some outstanding young offensive talent, especially in sophomore attackman Joey Spallina (33 G, 47 A), but this offense can get caught up in too much one-on-one play. The crowd at the Carrier Dome will help Syracuse, but the Tigers will pull off the upset. [I][B]Prediction: Towson 14, Syracuse 10[/B][/I]

[Well he was about right in the number of goals Towson would score.  But . . . . ]
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