SYRACUSE, N.Y. – Behind a
career performance by sophomore attackman Kevin Rice (Skaneateles, N.Y.),
No. 9 Syracuse (6-2) recorded its 200th Carrier Dome victory with a 17-5
triumph against visiting Canisius (1-7) on Friday, March 29. Rice totaled six
points on three goals and three assists to power the Orange past the Golden
Griffins.
Rice scored all three of his goals in the opening half as the
Orange built a 12-1 halftime lead and cruised to its fourth straight home win.
The Orange is now 200-29 (.873) all-time at the Dome since it started playing
the majority of its home games there in 1981.
After shooting 48.3 percent last week against Providence and
Villanova, the Orange continued to sizzle against Canisius, converting on a
season-high 51.5 percent of its shots (17-33). All told 10 different Orange
players registered at least one point in the game and nine scored
goals.
“Offensively, I thought we were pretty efficient,” SU head coach
John Desko said. “I think we were shooting 50 percent going into
halftime. I think when you are shooting 50 percent you’re happy with how the
guys are shooting. In the third quarter we already had 16 goals. We wanted to be
a little more patient offensively. This is a young (Canisius) team so we didn’t
want to rub things in. I thought we took care of the ball and came out with a
good win.”
In addition to Rice’s career night, SU received a season-high four
goals from junior Derek Maltz (Ashburn, Va.) and two goals apiece from
midfielders Ryan Barber (Camillus, N.Y.), Scott Loy (Toledo, Ohio)
and Derek DeJoe (Fairport, N.Y.).
Rice, Barber and Loy combined for four unassisted
goals in the first quarter to help the Orange get out to a 5-1 lead after the
first 15 minutes.
The Orange added to its margin in the second period with two goals
in the opening six minutes prompting a goalie change as Canisius starter Alex
Govenettio was replaced by Nick Carrasco. Carrasco’s presence did nothing to
deter SU’s shooters as Barber and sophomore Matt Walters (Villanova, Pa.)
both scored less than two minutes after Carrasco came in to make it 9-1 Orange
with 7:42 left in the half.
The Orange tacked on three more goals before halftime, including a
blistering man-up tally from 12 yards out by DeJoe, to extend its advantage to
12-1 at the break.
In the third quarter, the Orange continued to pour it on. Syracuse
recorded the first three goals of the second half before Brandon Bull scored the
first Canisius goal in nearly 28 minutes to make it 14-2 at the 12:36 mark.
The SU margin eventually ballooned to 16-2 at the end of the third
quarter and 17-3 in the early in the fourth before Canisius closed the game's
scoring with consecutive goals.
Defensively, Syracuse limited Canisius to just 14 total shots. The
Griffins also turned the ball over 22 times, eight of which were caused by the
Orange. Redshirt senior David Hamlin (New Hartford, N.Y.) led the
defensive effort with a career-best five caused turnovers and four ground
balls.
SU junior Dominic Lamolinara (Arnold, Md.) made his third
straight start in the cage. He played the first half, allowing one goal and
making one save to improve to 3-1 on the season. The Griffins used four
goaltenders in the contest. Govenettio played 29:39 and finished with one save.
He allowed seven goals in the loss.
Tim Edwards, a native of nearby Jamesville, N.Y., totaled two goals
and one assist for the Griffins. No other Canisius player finished with more
than one point.
The Orange plays the first of two Ivy League foes Saturday, April 6
when it visits Princeton. Faceoff is scheduled for 5 p.m. on ESPNU.
Game Notes: The Orange improved to 2-0 all-time against
Canisius and 4-0 all-time against MAAC teams … Redshirt freshman Tom Grimm
(Black River, N.Y.) tallied his first career point with an assist in the
third quarter … Rookie Paolo Ciferri (Ithaca, N.Y.) made his collegiate
debut and picked up one ground ball … Redshirt freshman Alex Hatem (Syracuse, N.Y.) also saw
his first career action and scored a goal in the fourth quarter … Syracuse
improved to 6-0 this season when leading after the first
quarter.
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