The Red Storm men’s lacrosse team was defeated by a score of 15-4 against a highly touted and No. 3 team in the nation of Syracuse in the Carrier Dome on Saturday afternoon. The loss drops the Johnnies to a (1-6) record while the Orange improved to (5-0) in the 2016 season.
Time of possession was the biggest factor to Syracuse’s win. The Orange added to their third best winning faceoff percentage by winning 81% (18-22) of the face-offs and managed to rack up 54 shots as well, including an incredible 19 in the opening quarter. Also, in the possession game, Syracuse tallied 37 ground balls compared to 19 for the Red Storm.