Contact: Kerrin Perniciaro (315) 443-3341 [email protected] Weekly Release March 6, 2004 2004 Schedule/Results Third-Ranked Orangemen Travel to (1-0) February Charlottesville to Play Defending Champs 14 NAVY (scrim.) W 10-8 Syracuse travels to Charlottesville, Va. for its first road game of the 21 at Maryland (scrim.) W 10-8 season against defending NCAA champion Virginia. The two teams will 28 #21 ARMY W 19-15 meet at 1 p.m. at UVA’s Klöckner Stadium. It is Virginia’s home opener. The Orangemen, fresh off a 19-15 season-opening victory against March Army, are 1-0 and ranked No. 3 in this week’s Geico/STX Coaches Poll. 6 at #15 Virginia 1:00 p.m. 11 NOTRE DAME 7:00 p.m. The Cavaliers are 1-2 on the season. They defeated Drexel on Feb. 21 20 at Johns Hopkins 1:00 p.m. in their first outing, 15-4. Last weekend, they lost two games in Colorado to Air Force (7-6) 27 at Princeton 3:00 p.m. and Denver (9-7). Virginia, which started the season ranked No. 1, is tied for No. 15 in this 30 HOBART 7:00 p.m. week’s Geico/STX Coaches Poll. Syracuse owns a 10-7 advantage in the all-time series with UVA. The Orangemen had a April four-game winning streak against the Wahoos until last season’s 16-15 loss at the Carrier 3 at Brown 1:00 p.m. Dome. Six of the 17 games between the two teams have been decided by a single goal. 10 LOYOLA 1:00 p.m. 13 at Cornell 7:00 p.m. 17 at Rutgers 1:00 p.m. Syracuse Uses Six-Goal Run to Defeat 24 ALBANY 4:30 p.m. Army, 19-15 May SU trailed Army 13-12 with 4:32 remaining in the third quarter before a 6-0 spurt by the 1 MASSACHUSETTS 1:00 p.m. Orangemen reversed the lead to 18-13 in their favor. SU held on for a 19-15 victory against 7 at Georgetown 3:00 p.m. the Black Knights at the Carrier Dome in front of 5,765 spectators. It was the season opener 15-16 NCAAFirst Round for both teams. 22 NCAAQuarterfinals Michael Powell tied his career high with eight points. He scored three goals and had a (Charlottesville, Va.) personal-best five assists. During SU’s 6-0 run late in the second half, Powell recorded a goal 23 NCAAQuarterfinals (Ithaca, N.Y.) and two assists. Classmate Sean Lindsay tallied two goals during the run and finished with 29 NCAASemifinals four goals for the game, equaling his career high. (M&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore) 31 NCAAFinals SYRACUSE 19, ARMY 15 (M&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore) 1 2 3 4 OT Final ARMY 5 3 5 2 15 SYRACUSE 4 5 5 5 19 On the Air Radio Goals: SU - Lindsay 4, Powell 3, Crockett 2, Vallone 2, Wallace 2, Nee 1, Zink 1, Bucktooth SU’s games will be broadcast on the 1, Lykudis 1, Panarelli 1, Rommel 1. school’s flagship radio station for lacrosse, Army -Walker 4, Kostovic 4, Wagner 2, Bryan 1, Couch 1, Harrow 1, Auer 1, Burton 1. ESPN Radio 1260 AM. Matt Park will Assists: SU - Powell 5, Crockett 2, Dougherty 2, Bucktooth 1, Nee 1, Zink 1. Army - Bryan handle play-by-play duties, while Syracuse 5, Wagner 2, Walker 2, Luyster 1. equipment manager Kyle Fetterly will serve as the color analyst for the fourth-straight Shots: Syracuse 54, Army 38 season. The games can be heard through the Saves: Syracuse 16 (Jay Pfeifer), Army 22 (Matt Darak) internet at www.suathletics.com. Ground balls: Army 52, Syracuse 48 WAER FM 88 will also broadcast all the EMO: Syracuse 0-2, Army 2-3 games, led by sports director Jason Benetti. Penalties: Syracuse 3/2:00, Army 2/1:30 Faceoffs: Syracuse 25/38, Army 13/38 Television Clears: Syracuse 28/35, Army 25/35 Time Warner Sports (Channel 26 in Attendance: 5,765 Syracuse) will broadcast six SU lacrosse games on a tape-delay basis. The Virginia game is not being televised. NCAA Champions • 83 • 88 • 89 • 90 • 93 • 95 • 00 • 02 21 Consecutive Final Fours 2004 Syracuse Lacrosse Game Notes vs. V i r g i n i a The SU-Virginia Series Last Year’s SU vs. Virginia Syracuse Leads, 10-7 Game Date W/L/T Score Location No. 4 Virginia 16, No. 1 Syracuse 15 4/14/38 W 13- 4 Charlottesville, Va. March 1, 2003, Carrier Dome, Syracuse, N.Y. 4/11/50 L 7-13 Charlottesville, Va. 5/24/86 L 10-12 Newark, Del. (NCAA Semis) John Christmas broke a 15-15 tie with a low bounce shot from 5/28/94 L 14-15 OT College Park, Md. (NCAA Semis) the left side which proved to be the game-winning goal with 22 3/14/95 L 7-15 Syracuse, N.Y. seconds remaining. It was Virginia's first win against the Orangemen 5/27/95 W 20-13 College Park, Md. (NCAASemis) since 1999, when the Cavaliers posted a 12-10 victory in the NCAA 3/2/96 L 15-17 Charlottesville, Va. finals. 2/28/97 W 22-21 Syracuse, N.Y. Syracuse led 4-3 after the first quarter. Sean Lindsay and Pat 2/28/98 W 18-17 Charlottesville, Va. Hogan quickly put the Orangemen out in front, 2-0. UVA’s A.J. 5/16/98 W 17-14 Hempstead, N.Y. (NCAA Quarters) Shannon scored the first of his four goals at the 10:25 mark of the 3/6/99 W 14-12 Syracuse, N.Y. first quarter to put the Cavaliers on the scoreboard for the first time. 5/31/99 L 10-12 College Park, Md. (NCAA Finals) Christmas, who finished with four goals, tallied at the 9:19 mark and 3/4/00 W 13-12 OT Charlottesville, Va. tied the game at 2-2. SU’s Michael Springer had a goal and two 3/3/01 W 13- 7 Syracuse, N.Y. assists in the first quarter. He gave the Orangemen a 3-2 advantage at 3/2/02 W 15-13 Charlottesville, Va. 8:08 and then assisted Brian Nee on a man-up goal at 6:37 for a 4-2 5/25/02 W 12-11 2OT Piscataway, N.J. (NCAASemifinals) SU lead. Virginia sophomore attackman Joe Yevoli notched the first 3/1/03 L 15-16 Syracuse, N.Y. of his four goals with 5:46 remaining in the first quarter and Syracuse Syracuse leads, 10-7 went into the second period with a 4-3 lead. The two teams traded goals throughout the second quarter and SU *** In 1997, Syracuse and Virginia combined for 43 goals in a 22- headed to the lockerroom with an 8-6 halftime lead. 21 Orange victory. That set an SU record for most goals scored by The Orangemen led by as many as three goals (9-6), before both teams in a game. Virginia went on a 7-1 scoring run in the third quarter. Shannon and Christmas each scored two goals during the spurt. Syracuse Against Teams from the The Orangemen battled back to within one goal at the start of the fourth quarter. Shannon ripped a 12-yard shot on an extra-man Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) situation to push Virginia's lead back up to two (14-12) with 10:26 left. The Orangemen own a .577 winning percentage against teams from Springer worked his man around the back of the cage and scored from the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). Virginia is the only ACC team the right side to keep it close (14-13) with 8:15 remaining. on the Syracuse schedule this year. The Orangemen scrimmaged Shannon found Matt Ward for another two-goal Virginia lead (15- Maryland on Feb. 21, and posted a 10-8 victory. 13) with 4:37 remaining. Syracuse freshman Brian Crockett netted Last year, SU lost a 16-15 decision to Virginia at home. It was the his first goal of the game at the 3:42 mark. Springer tied the game at only ACC opponent on SU’s schedule. In 2002, the Orangemen 15-15 with a bounce shot at the 1:41 mark. defeated the Cavs, 15-13, during the regular season. Then they won a 12-11 double overtime victory against Virginia in the NCAA VIRGINIA16, SYRACUSE 15 semifinals. SU also beat Duke, 10-9, in the NCAAquarterfinals on 1 2 3 4 OT Final May 18, 2002. VIRGINIA 3 3 7 3 16 SU has played Virginia and North Carolina (17 times), more than SYRACUSE 4 4 2 5 15 any other ACC opponents. Goals: SU - Springer 5, Lindsay 2, Nee 2, Smith 2, Crockett 1, Park Syracuse’s Record Against Teams from the ACC 1, Hogan 1, Rommel 1. UVA-Shannon 4, Christmas 4, Yevoli 4, Ward Opponent W L T Pct. 3, Rotelli 1. Duke 4 1 0 .800 Assists: SU - Springer 2, Powell 2, Zink 1. UVA - Shannon 2, Maryland 5 8 0 .385 Christmas 1, Hughes 1, Ward 1. North Carolina 11 6 0 .647 Shots: Syracuse 46; UVA 44 Virginia 10 7 0 .588 Saves: Syracuse 14 (Pfeifer 4-4-4-2); UVA11 (Johnson 0-4-3-4) Totals 30 22 0 .577 Ground balls: Syracuse 31; UVA 45 EMO: Syracuse 3-5; UVA 2-4 Penalties: Syracuse 4/2:00; UVA 5/4:00 Faceoffs: Syracuse 13-34; UVA 21-34 Clears: Syracuse 23-27; UVA 22-23 Attendance: 10,536 2004 Syracuse Lacrosse Game Notes vs.