Syracuse men’s lacrosse dominated on both ends of the field Friday night, securing a 13-5 victory over Vermont at the JMA Wireless Dome. The win marked the program’s 950th all-time and improved the Orange to 2-0 on the season.
Joey Spallina led the charge with a career-high 10 points, tallying five goals and five assists to match his best performance from last year. Eight different Syracuse players recorded points in the game, while the defense was anchored by Chuck Kuczynski’s four caused turnovers and John Mullen’s team-high six ground balls.
The Orange came out firing, scoring six unanswered goals to open the game, with Spallina setting the tone early. Syracuse shut out Vermont in the second quarter while adding four more goals to take a commanding 10-1 lead into halftime. The offense kept rolling in the third, with Finn Thomson and Spallina adding to the tally before Vermont closed with three late goals.
Syracuse put 31 of 48 shots on goal, controlling possession and capitalizing on Vermont’s 22 turnovers.
The Orange will look to stay unbeaten when they host No. 17 Towson on Monday at 5 p.m. at the Dome.
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