Syracuse and St. John’s have met nine times dated back to 1990, with the Orange winning all of the matchups. That streak remained intact on Saturday, and there was never any question about it.
Even with starting attack Nick Piroli sidelined due to a lower-body injury, No. 6 Syracuse found answers for his absence in a 16-7 rout of No. 12 Albany.
Nothing calms the new-season nerves like scoring 10 unanswered goals to open your first game. That’s just what the revamped Syracuse men’s lacrosse team did as it cruised to an 18-5 win over Siena last weekend.
Redshirt senior attackman Dylan Donahue scored four goals and added five assists, a career best, as Syracuse dominated Siena in its 2016 season opener, 18-5.