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Georgetown’s first eight goals were all unassisted. Syracuse didn’t slide often on defense, and the Orange paid for it in their season-ending loss.

Axe: Syracuse lacrosse predictions, will Boeheim land a top 50 talent? (quick takes) Updated 8:45 AM; 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 r...

Syracuse faces Georgetown in the opening round of the NCAA tournament on Saturday night in College Park, Maryland.

Credit Georgetown University Athletics Back in February, if you said that the Orange would be an unseeded team in the NCAA Tournament, not many people would’ve believed you. SU was ranked in a tie for second in the preseason USILA poll, and a Final Four run felt like an expectation.   Things didn’t quite go according to plan. Syracuse started hot with a 4-1 record, but cooled off in a major way down the stretch, going 3-4 the rest of the regular season. Double digit losses to North Carolina and Notre Dame put some serious question marks on SU’s chances.

Opponent preview: What to know about No. 5-seed Georgetown Courtesy of Rich Barnes | USA Today Sports Unseeded Syracuse faces No.5-seed Georgetown in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Facebook Subscribe to our sports newsletter here. No. 10 Syracuse renews a traditional Big East rivalry on Saturday in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. The Orange (7-5, 2-4 Atlantic Coast) travel to a neutral venue at Maryland’s Capital One Field to take on No. 5-seed Georgetown (12-2, 9-1 Big East) at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday. It will be SU’s 13th-straight year in the NCAA Tournament, though it ha...