Syracuse’s new athletic director Mark Coyle has a lot on his plate as he settles into the 315. He’s sure to evaluate each of the programs, coaches, facilities and his department’s staff.
A huge senior class, including Rice, Staats and Galasso, has departed. Two starting attackmen and the entire first-line midfield are gone; that’s roughly 60 percent of the team’s scoring in 2015.
Heck, with a crowd of 24,215 for Monday’s Div. I championship game, that’s only roughly 14,000 more than showed up to watch the quarterfinals at Navy’s Marine-Corps Memorial Stadium.
A quick take on Syracuse’s disappointing 16-15 NCAA quarterfinal loss against Johns Hopkins, on an overcast and humid Sunday afternoon at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium.
When it’s faced sizable deficits this season—seven in its first game against North Carolina and six against Notre Dame, Syracuse ultimately fell short.