Axe: Syracuse lacrosse predictions, will Boeheim land a top 50 talent? (quick takes)
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Syracuse, N.Y. Some quick takes on Syracuse women’s lacrosse being ready to make a run for the title game, a potential quick exit for SU men’s lacrosse and the latest big talent that could land in Jim Boeheim’s lap while still wondering how the heck Le Moyne got left off the NCAA dance floor.
Syracuse head coach Gary Gait vs. Virginia at the Carrier Dome, Syracuse, N.Y., Saturday April 10, 2021. Scott Schild | sschild@syracuse.comScott Schild | sschild@syracuse.
SU women’s lax ready to rock
Beat writers split on Syracuse s chances in opening round
Courtesy of Rich Barnes | USA TODAY Sports A win over the Hoyas leads to a likely matchup with No. 4 seed Virginia, which Syracuse defeated twice already this season.
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Coming off an underwhelming regular season, Syracuse found itself just inside the bubble on Selection Sunday, getting an unseeded bid in the NCAA Tournament. The Orange’s first round opponent is none other than longtime basketball rival Georgetown, the Big East champion and No. 5 seed in the tournament.
Head coach John Desko and several players said that the postseason is a brand new season nothing from the regular season matters, including a 2-5 record against ranked teams. A win over the Hoyas leads to a likely matchup with No. 4 seed Virginia, which Syracuse defeated twice already this season.
Scouting the Georgetown Hoyas
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May 11, 2021
Syracuse. Georgetown. No we are not talking about the famous basketball rivalry between the Orange and the Hoyas, but a renewal of the lacrosse version. One without the same historical significance but also between two programs that are no stranger to one another. The last time the Orange and Hoyas met was in 2013 where Syracuse squeezed out a 9-8 win. Overall both squads have met 22 times with the Orange leading the series 17-5.
GEORGETOWN S OFFENSE
Syracuse has faced some good passing teams this season including Albany, Notre Dame and North Carolina. Georgetown, however, is number one in the country in total assists (144) and assists per game (10.3). Despite that, Georgetown is only 19th in goals per game at 13.5. Syracuse, for comparison s sake, is 11th at 14.1 goals per game. That means the Hoyas get most of their goals off of passing and motion offense as opposed to isolation. Georgetown is only 30th in man-up offense.
Patrick McEwen (@LaxFilmRoom)
No. 8 Lehigh vs. Rutgers, 2:30 p.m. Saturday – On the field, this game is looking like it will be a question of whether the Rutgers defense, led by transfer goalie Colin Kirst against his former team, can get enough stops to overcome what is likely to be a decisive face-off advantage for the Mountain Hawks thanks to Mike Sisselberger.
However, I am more intrigued by the broader implications that the outcome of this game will have on how we look back at a COVID impacted 2021 season. As the second game of the tournament following only UNC vs Monmouth, it is going to give us our first look at a Big Ten team playing anyone from outside the conference in 2021. The lack of comparison points outside the conference and the cluster of four basically indistinguishable teams at the bottom (Every team outside of Rutgers and Maryland finished either 4-3 or 3-4 in games not against Rutgers and Maryland) throwing off many attempts at traditional analysis of the l