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Message: [QUOTE="OrangeXtreme, post: 1343685, member: 41"] [SIZE=4][B][B][I]No. 4 Duke at No. 1 Syracuse[/I][/B][/B][/SIZE] [B][I]Sunday, March 22 at 12:30 p.m. (ESPNU)[/I][/B] [I] Sunday marks 365 days since Syracuse lost its last regular season game, and its last defeat was a memorable one: A 21-7 drubbing courtesy of the Duke Blue Devils, the most lopsided Orange loss in more than 30 years. Just like this time last year, the 7-1 Blue Devils enter this weekend No. 4 in the [URL='http://www.insidelacrosse.com/polls/DI']Cascade/Maverik Media Poll[/URL], but the Orange (in 2014, 4-2 and ranked sixth) find themselves at the top of the pack, 6-0 and No. 1 for the third straight week. The key difference from last year’s matchup is at the face-off X, where not only do the Orange no longer have to contend with Brendan Fowler’s well-publicized dominance, but they also rely upon the services of sophomore Ben Williams, the Holy Cross transfer who was [URL='http://www.insidelacrosse.com/article/tewaaraton-award-presented-by-under-armour-announces-watch-list-additions/31332']just added to the Tewaaraton Watch List[/URL] and is currently winning 69% of his draws. The Blue Devils haven’t experienced much of a decline on their side, however, as Fowler’s replacement [URL='http://www.insidelacrosse.com/article/mcewen-fogo-ratings-week-6/31324']Jack Rowe is currently winning 60%[/URL]. Syracuse boasts the fifth-highest scoring offense in the country (14.8 goals per game; the Blue Devils, it should be noted, average 16, which is third-highest), but they may be forced to contend this weekend without attackman [URL='http://www.insidelacrosse.com/article/injury-update-towson-s-hodgson-georgetown-s-conley-syracuse-s-staats-and-more/31316']Randy Staats, who, as of Wednesday, was yet to practice with the team this week[/URL]. Staats, who has a history of lower-body injuries and played last season wearing a knee brace, was seen wearing a sleeve on his knee during last weekend’s 13-10 victory over Johns Hopkins. While last year’s Syracuse squad was forced to deal with a logjam at the attack position, the same can’t be said this season; with Nicky Galasso having made what appears to be a complete transition to the starting midfield, the fourth-most productive attackman thus far would be redshirt freshman J.T. Forkin, who has scored three goals and an assist.[/I] [B][URL]http://www.insidelacrosse.com/article/weekend-watch-syracuse-faces-toughest-test-and-more/31356[/URL][/B] [/QUOTE]

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