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3 takeaways from No. 9 Syracuse’s 13-8 win over Albany Courtesy of Rich Barnes | USA TODAY Sports The Orange held the Great Danes scoreless in the fourth quarter. Facebook Subscribe to our sports newsletter here When Stephen Rehfuss’ shot in traffic deflected off Griffin Cook’s back, the sophomore scooped up the loose ball and unleashed a follow-up effort in one smooth motion. Cook’s behind-the-back highlight goal — his first of the season — caused the SU bench to erupt into cheers. On a day where SU’s defense held firm, allowing just eight goals, the offense was less efficient ...

Subscribe to our sports newsletter here On Syracuse’s second offensive possession against Albany, Stephen Rehfuss drifted to X and fired a pass that flew well over Lucas Quinn’s head. It kept dribbling along the Carrier Dome turf, across the midway line for an over-and-back violation and an automatic turnover. Moments later, this time with Jacob Buttermore at X, a voice from the sideline shouted “Lucas cut.” In front of the second-line midfielder, the Syracuse offense looked stagnant. Buttermore’s eventual shot was high, then Quinn’s ensuing effort was wide, and the possession end...

(Photo Courtesy of Syracuse Athletic Communications) When Stephen Rehfuss started his shooting windup, Griffin Cook pressed his Albany defender away from the middle of the field. He needed to widen the shooting lane Rehfuss wanted to hit, clearing traffic that Rehfuss had initially tried to dodge around but couldn’t. Rehfuss’ move left him and Cook as the two SU players working to create on their second possession of the third quarter. There was Rehfuss, the leading Tewaaraton Award candidate on Syracuse. There was Cook, the midfielder-turned-starting-attackman last season that settled ba...

Credit @CuseMLAX After losing two straight, No. 9 Syracuse Men’s Lacrosse is back in the win column. SU (5-3, 1-2 ACC) never trailed Thursday against UAlbany (5-3, 3-2 America East) and won 13-8. The main takeaway for the Orange’s bounce-back win has to be the faceoffs. Syracuse was struggling mightily at the x in its previous two contests losing the faceoff battle 47-17.  Against the Great Danes, that changed. SU was 60% at the faceoff-x. Jakub Phaup, who was 11.1% at faceoffs in his last two matchups, rebounded nicely winning 60% of his 15 faceoff attempts. Jakob Phaup (white) gains p...

Why did Utah cancel game with Syracuse lacrosse? Will SU schedule another opponent? Updated 11:45 AM; Facebook Share Syracuse, N.Y. — Syracuse lacrosse suddenly has an open date it can fill on its schedule before postseason play starts, and the coaching staff is in the early stages of deciding what to do with it. Syracuse’s regular-season finale against Utah on May 8 has been canceled, apparently for money reasons in the Utah athletics department. “They made it sound like it was more budget issues than anything else,” Syracuse coach John Desko said after Thursday night’s 13-8 victo...