The Syracuse Orange are likely to fall out of the rankings after a 19-13 loss to #12 North Carolina. Things were not pretty to begin this game, and a good third quarter wasn’t enough to erase a massive halftime deficit. So... what went wrong?
2/1 is a 2-for-1 Issue
How dominant were the Tar Heels in the first 30 minutes? Well, you could take just about any of Syracuse’s offensive categories in the first half and double it to figure out how Carolina was doing. Take a look at these stats:
- Goals - UNC 12, SU 6
- Shots - UNC 31, SU 16
- Shots on Goal - UNC 21, SU 9
- Faceoffs - UNC 13, SU 7
- Ground Balls - UNC 30, SU 16
You simply are not going to win games with such lopsided numbers.