Southerland crashed the boards and was able to get some second chance points and make some important defensive plays inside. But those weren’t the most important things.
The Syracuse offense played a game like it hadn’t played in weeks and it wasn’t just because of one player. All season, the team has been bailed out by the performance of one player but today, it was a team effort.
This was a huge win for a squad who is still trying to find itself. After many worried the fate of the season, the Orange responded with a victory that says, We can compete with anyone in the country.
After letting by five goals in the first quarter against Albany last week, the defense stepped it up and shutout the Black Knights in the first quarter.