The No. 11 Navy men’s lacrosse team’s 13-12 win at No. 12 Syracuse on Saturday was notable for the way it ended on senior faceoff specialist Joe Varello’s game-winning goal with 0.2 of a second left in regulation.
The offensive performance was also remarkable because senior midfielder Casey Rees sat out the entire second half because of a head injury. The Baltimore resident and Boys’ Latin graduate had opened his team’s scoring with a goal 2:24 into the first quarter, but left near the end of the second period after absorbing a hit from an Orange player.