There were a lot of high expectations for the Orange coming into the season. Boeheim spoke very highly of the talent on the roster back in November and the team was ranked #19 in the first AP poll and #17 in the inaugural coaches poll.
Nick Mariano scored two goals and added three assists, and Brad Voigt and Brendan Bomberry each added two goals as Syracuse survived a late rally from St. John’s for a 9-8 win on Saturday afternoon.
Syracuse will have its fate revealed on Selection Sunday. Will it sneak into the tournament like it did last year? Or will a trip to the NIT be on the horizon?
For the second time this season, the No. 12 Syracuse men’s lacrosse team (3-1, 1-0 ACC) erased a five-goal deficit over a top-12 team, downing No. 11 Virginia (4-2, 0-1 ACC) 14-13.