SYRACUSE, N.Y. –
The No. 9/No. 9 Syracuse men’s lacrosse team won all three contests in a packed opening week, beating Manhattan, 16-3, Friday night in the JMA Wireless Dome.
Joey Spallina had a career-high 10 points on seven assists and three goals. Owen Hiltz tallied six points with three goals and three assists. Jake Stevens (2g) and Mason Kohn (1g, 1a) each had multi point days for the Orange.
Nine Syracuse performers logged one point in the contest: Christian Mulé (1g), Michael Leo (1g), Sam English (1g), Luke Rhoa (1g), Tyler Cordes (1g), Greg Elijah-Brown (1g), Saam Olexo (1g), Tucker Kellogg (1a) and Blake Erlbeck (1a).
The stout Orange defense held the Jaspers to just three goals. The last time Syracuse held an opposing offense to three goals was a win against Albany, 15-3, on Feb. 16, 2019. The home team held Manhattan without a goal for a 23:37 span to end the game.
Syracuse got possession of 19 of 23 faceoffs in the affair. Kohn succeeded on 14 of his 15 attempts and John Mullen won four of the five he took.
Syracuse returns to the Dome next Saturday, February 17, for a showdown against No. 4/No 6 Maryland at 6 p.m. on ESPNU.
