Syracuse lacrosse drops one notch in weekly coaches poll

The Syracuse lacrosse team will head to a showdown with Duke on Saturday.(Matt Palumb warms up a Syracuse women's lacrosse goalie before a game against Florida on March 7 in the Carrier Dome.Syracuse, N.Y. -- The best thing about being a retired lacrosse goalie is that you never make any more bad mistakes or give up another soft goal.

So when Syracuse women's goalie Asa Goldstock surrenders a cringe-worthy score in practice or games, coach Matt Palumb is quick with the forceful corrections in-person or while reviewing video.

"He just laughs at me and shows me which ones I definitely should have had,'' Goldstock said. "If I miss it, he'll just tell me what I did wrong and tell me I should have…