Whenever the Virginia Cavaliers and Syracuse Orange get together on the lacrosse field, they have the eyes of the entire sport. In their 31 all-time meetings, Virginia holds just a one-game lead, 16-15.
The 2016 season, however, has seen the two teams start in dramatically different directions. SU cruised to two easy victories before a nail-biter win over Army. The Hoos, meanwhile, opened with a drubbing by Loyola, a solid road win over Drexel, then a crushing one-goal home loss to High Point before righting the ship against Penn.
Here are three things to watch in tonight's game