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Basketball

Syracuse fails to overcome Melo’s absence

January 22, 2012 Robbie Gillies

One of the biggest knocks on Syracuse all season is their lack of a go-to guy. While Fab Melo certainly doesn’t fit that bill, he might just be the Orange’s most irreplaceable player. Melo didn’t travel with the team, reportedly due to academic issues and his absence proved costly as Syracuse’s undefeated season came to an end Saturday night.

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Lacrosse

Syracuse takes on top-ranked Irish

April 29, 2011 Wes Cheng

If the Orange want to reclaim the top spot in college lacrosse, it will have to do what no team has done so far this season — beat Notre Dame. The Fighting Irish come into Saturday’s game at the Carrier Dome with a perfect 10-0 record and 5-0 in the Big East. They are tied for the conference lead with Syracuse, who is 12-1 and 4-0 in the Big East. Here are three things to watch for on Saturday in the most highly anticipated game of the season.

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Basketball

For Orange, defense leads to easy offense

January 2, 2011 Robbie Gillies

Notre Dame looked like a team that could cause Syracuse some problems. Earlier in the week the Fighting Irish knocked off a top-10 team in Georgetown with ease, 69-55. Aside from that though, they came into the game with five players shooting 34 percent or better from 3-point range and three of those players are 6’7 or taller; they are a great defensive team, holding opponents to an average of 63 points per game; they’re patient on offense and don’t force many bad shots; and they protect the ball, averaging just 10 turnovers per game. And throughout the first half and the beginning of the second half, Notre Dame gave Syracuse quite a game.