Bryant captured an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament by defeating Robert Morris, 14-7, to capture the NEC title. Bryant scored six unanswered goals in the fourth quarter, and Tournament MVP Peter McMahon notched his third-straight hat trick in the win.
Syracuse does not have a cake walk to the title. If it’s Penn State next round, it has to face one of, if not the best, goalies in the country in Austin Kaut. If it’s Yale, JoJo Marasco might not touch the ball because of Dylan Levings.
The Orange won its second straight Big East Tournament championship on Saturday, topping Villanova, 13-9, in the title game. It was SU’s fourth conference title in the four-year history of the league.
The men’s and women’s lacrosse Final Fours are both in the Philly metro area, what a Memorial Day weekend for Orange lax fans if both teams, off winning Big East championships, can advance that far.
Following a first half in which Villanova only trailed 8-5 because it won the faceoff battle (9-5), the third quarter belonged to Syracuse as they ran past the ‘Cats to go up 11-6 entering the final period.
Once again the Orange took the field in front of a national television audience against a team with a big ranking and looked dominant, dispatching Notre Dame, 10-4, Saturday night at Met Life Stadium.