No. 7 Syracuse (1-1) struggled against No. 4 Albany (1-0) in a 15-3 loss. The Orange turned the ball over 14 times and was outshot 50-23 in the loss. Struggles at the faceoff X, where SU won five of 22 faceoffs, led to a lack of possessions for the Orange. When SU did have possession, its offense struggled. Behind a 7-1 third-quarter run, Albany rolled.
Here are the best images from Syracuse’s loss.
No. 7 Syracuse squared off with No. 4 Albany on Saturday.
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Syracuse scored just three goals for the first time in nearly three decades.
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Albany's Tehoka Nanticoke, the nation's top recruit, made his college debut.
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Freshman Brendan Curry tried to use his speed along the edges of Albany's defense.
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Tyson Bomberry picked up one of Syracuse's 20 ground balls in the contest.
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Syracuse struggled at the faceoff X, winning just 5 of the 22 faceoffs.
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Senior attack Connor Fields tallied four points in the game.
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Fields had two assists and two goals.
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Syracuse allowed 15 goals a week after allowing just four to Binghamton.
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Nick Mellen, in his second game back from injury, kept Fields at bay for most of the game.
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Albany outshot Syracuse 50-23.
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Syracuse didn't have a clean day clearing the ball, faltering on four chances.
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Albany scooped up 27 ground balls to SU's 20.
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Albany rode a 7-1 third quarter in the win.
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Syracuse struggled to get quality chances through out the game, Syracuse head coach John Desko said, often not taking good shots.
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Syracuse had dominated Albany at the faceoff X in years past, this year was different.
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Syracuse's lone first half goal came man up.
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Syracuse turned the ball over 14 times.
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Syracuse goalie Dom Madonna finished with 11 saves, 9 of which came in the first half.
Gillian Farrugia | Contributing PhotographerPublished on February 17, 2018 at 7:09 pm
