Possession was the difference in the game as the No. 9 Syracuse Orange dominated at the face off X to cruise to a 20-10 win over the No. 2 Virginia Cavaliers on Saturday night. The Orange won 22-of-33 face offs (67%) and peppered Virginia goalie Alex Rode with 55 shots. Rode, who was unavailable the last two games, finished with 18 saves.
Virginia will have a chance at revenge later this season when Syracuse comes to Charlottesville on April 24.
Ian Laviano led Virginia with three goals, but the Syracuse did a fantastic job limiting Dox Aitken (zero goals, zero shots) and Matt Moore (one assist, 10 shots).