Sunday's contest is the second game of a lacrosse tripleheader at the
Dome. In the first game, the SU women's team faces Virginia at 1 p.m. The
Cornell men and Hobart men renew the longest rivalry in college lacrosse in the
nightcap at 7 p.m.
Tickets are available online at SUAthletics.com, over the phone (1-888-DOMETIX), or in person at the Carrier Dome Box Office during normal business hours. Cost is $10 for adults and $5 for youth ages 12 and under. 'Cuse Kids Club members get in free with their membership card. Parking is $10.
LACROSSE ROYALTY
Sunday's game features two of the five winningest programs in Division I college lacrosse. The Orange and Black Knights have combined to win 1,564 games. Syracuse is second all-time with 830 victories. Army's 734 wins ranks fifth all-time.
MARASCO HAS MONSTER GAME
Senior midfielder JoJo Marasco (Yorktown Heights, N.Y.) totaled a career-high eight points in SU's season-opening loss to Albany on Feb. 17. Marasco scored three goals and passed out five assists. Six of his eight points came in the second half as the Orange rallied from multiple four-goal deficits after intermission to force extra time. He was named to the first BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll of 2013 for the performance.
Marasco's scoring output was highest total by an SU player since Kenny Nims finished with eight points against Providence in February 2009.
MARASCO CLOSES IN ON CENTURY MARK
Marasco's eight points against Albany raised his career scoring total to 97 points (47 goals, 50 assists), three shy of 100. Marasco is the team's active leading scorer. He has at least one point in 33 of SU's last 35 games and 39-of-45 games in his career.
FOR STARTERS
Five SU players earned their first starts in the Albany game. Sophomore Kevin Rice (Skaneateles, N.Y.), redshirt freshman Dylan Donahue (Camillus, N.Y.) junior Scott Loy (Toledo, Ohio) and seniors Luke Cometti (Syracuse, N.Y.) and Kyle Carey (Worthington, Ohio) all took field with the first string for the first time. Rice recorded a career-best four points, including three assists. Donahue tallied three goals (all in the fourth quarter) and Cometti tied his career best with three points (two goals, one assist).
DADDIO DOMINATES THE X
Junior Chris Daddio (Purcellville, Va.) turned in a career performance at the faceoff X against Albany on Feb. 17. Daddio won 20-of-33 draws, setting career highs in each category along with ground balls (8). Daddio's 20 faceoff victories is tied for the second-most in Division I this season behind Rutgers' Joseph Nardella (21).
BALANCE IS THE KEY
When Syracuse is at its best the team receives contributions from all over the field. The Orange displayed a balanced offense in the season opener against Albany as 10 players combined for SU's 15 goals. All three starting attackman and fourth attackman Billy Ward (Baldwinsville, N.Y.) found the cage at least once. In addition, five of the team's top six midfielders scored a goal.
SCOUTING THE BLACK KNIGHTS
Army has
posted identical 14-8 victories against Manhattan and VMI since losing its 2013
opener, 16-9, at Massachusetts. The Black Knights are averaging 12.3 goals per
contest and nearly 50 shots per game (48.3). They have also done a good job
capitalizing on opponents' penalties. Army has nine man-up goals so far this
year (3.0 per game).
The Army offense runs through senior attackman Garrett Thul who leads the team with 12 goals. Against Manhattan and VMI, Thul scored 11 times on his way to Patriot Offensive Player of the Week Honors. The New Jersey product notched four goals versus Manhattan and followed it up with a career-high seven against VMI. For his career, Thul has 134 goals (the second-highest active total in the nation) and he owns the country's longest active scoring streak with at least one goal in 42 straight games. He is six goals shy of the Academy career goals record (140) held by Scott Finlay.
Thul is flanked by sophomore John Glesener (13 points) and freshman Connor Cook (five points). Glesner is a product of nearby West Genesee High School. He leads Army with eight assists. Sophomore Alex Newsome is Army's top midfield scorer. Newsome has 12 points, including eight goals. He also leads the Black Knights with four extra-man goals.
Preseason All-Patriot League performer Brendan Buckley anchors the Army defense. He has a squad-best four caused turnovers. Pat Hart and John Burk have started alongside Buckley on close defense through the first three games. Bobby Sincero has played the majority of minutes in goal. Sincero has 22 saves in 129 minutes of action. Army has also used Sam Somers between the pipes. Somers has started twice, but has played just 49 minutes. Somers has five saves on the year and a 1-1 overall record.
THE SYRACUSE-ARMY SERIES
The Black Knights lead the all-time series, 39-21. Army dominated the rivalry's early years, but has beaten the Orange just four times since 1980. One of those was in the first round of the 2010 NCAA Tournament, which was just the Orange's second postseason loss ever at the Carrier Dome. Syracuse has won 16 of the last 18 meetings dating back to 1984, including a 10-9 regular-season victory in 2012. The Orange is 10-2 against the Black Knights since the two programs began playing annually in 2002.
UP NEXT ...
The Orange closes out a three-game homestand at the Carrier Dome on Friday, March 1 against Virginia. Faceoff is slated for 6 p.m. on Time Warner Cable Sports.
Tickets are available online at SUAthletics.com, over the phone (1-888-DOMETIX), or in person at the Carrier Dome Box Office during normal business hours. Cost is $10 for adults and $5 for youth ages 12 and under. 'Cuse Kids Club members get in free with their membership card. Parking is $10.
LACROSSE ROYALTY
Sunday's game features two of the five winningest programs in Division I college lacrosse. The Orange and Black Knights have combined to win 1,564 games. Syracuse is second all-time with 830 victories. Army's 734 wins ranks fifth all-time.
MARASCO HAS MONSTER GAME
Senior midfielder JoJo Marasco (Yorktown Heights, N.Y.) totaled a career-high eight points in SU's season-opening loss to Albany on Feb. 17. Marasco scored three goals and passed out five assists. Six of his eight points came in the second half as the Orange rallied from multiple four-goal deficits after intermission to force extra time. He was named to the first BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll of 2013 for the performance.
Marasco's scoring output was highest total by an SU player since Kenny Nims finished with eight points against Providence in February 2009.
MARASCO CLOSES IN ON CENTURY MARK
Marasco's eight points against Albany raised his career scoring total to 97 points (47 goals, 50 assists), three shy of 100. Marasco is the team's active leading scorer. He has at least one point in 33 of SU's last 35 games and 39-of-45 games in his career.
FOR STARTERS
Five SU players earned their first starts in the Albany game. Sophomore Kevin Rice (Skaneateles, N.Y.), redshirt freshman Dylan Donahue (Camillus, N.Y.) junior Scott Loy (Toledo, Ohio) and seniors Luke Cometti (Syracuse, N.Y.) and Kyle Carey (Worthington, Ohio) all took field with the first string for the first time. Rice recorded a career-best four points, including three assists. Donahue tallied three goals (all in the fourth quarter) and Cometti tied his career best with three points (two goals, one assist).
DADDIO DOMINATES THE X
Junior Chris Daddio (Purcellville, Va.) turned in a career performance at the faceoff X against Albany on Feb. 17. Daddio won 20-of-33 draws, setting career highs in each category along with ground balls (8). Daddio's 20 faceoff victories is tied for the second-most in Division I this season behind Rutgers' Joseph Nardella (21).
BALANCE IS THE KEY
When Syracuse is at its best the team receives contributions from all over the field. The Orange displayed a balanced offense in the season opener against Albany as 10 players combined for SU's 15 goals. All three starting attackman and fourth attackman Billy Ward (Baldwinsville, N.Y.) found the cage at least once. In addition, five of the team's top six midfielders scored a goal.
SCOUTING THE BLACK KNIGHTS
Army has
posted identical 14-8 victories against Manhattan and VMI since losing its 2013
opener, 16-9, at Massachusetts. The Black Knights are averaging 12.3 goals per
contest and nearly 50 shots per game (48.3). They have also done a good job
capitalizing on opponents' penalties. Army has nine man-up goals so far this
year (3.0 per game).The Army offense runs through senior attackman Garrett Thul who leads the team with 12 goals. Against Manhattan and VMI, Thul scored 11 times on his way to Patriot Offensive Player of the Week Honors. The New Jersey product notched four goals versus Manhattan and followed it up with a career-high seven against VMI. For his career, Thul has 134 goals (the second-highest active total in the nation) and he owns the country's longest active scoring streak with at least one goal in 42 straight games. He is six goals shy of the Academy career goals record (140) held by Scott Finlay.
Thul is flanked by sophomore John Glesener (13 points) and freshman Connor Cook (five points). Glesner is a product of nearby West Genesee High School. He leads Army with eight assists. Sophomore Alex Newsome is Army's top midfield scorer. Newsome has 12 points, including eight goals. He also leads the Black Knights with four extra-man goals.
Preseason All-Patriot League performer Brendan Buckley anchors the Army defense. He has a squad-best four caused turnovers. Pat Hart and John Burk have started alongside Buckley on close defense through the first three games. Bobby Sincero has played the majority of minutes in goal. Sincero has 22 saves in 129 minutes of action. Army has also used Sam Somers between the pipes. Somers has started twice, but has played just 49 minutes. Somers has five saves on the year and a 1-1 overall record.
THE SYRACUSE-ARMY SERIES
The Black Knights lead the all-time series, 39-21. Army dominated the rivalry's early years, but has beaten the Orange just four times since 1980. One of those was in the first round of the 2010 NCAA Tournament, which was just the Orange's second postseason loss ever at the Carrier Dome. Syracuse has won 16 of the last 18 meetings dating back to 1984, including a 10-9 regular-season victory in 2012. The Orange is 10-2 against the Black Knights since the two programs began playing annually in 2002.
UP NEXT ...
The Orange closes out a three-game homestand at the Carrier Dome on Friday, March 1 against Virginia. Faceoff is slated for 6 p.m. on Time Warner Cable Sports.
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