OLD RIVALS, NEW FOES DOT SYRACUSE’S 2010 SCHEDULE
SYRACUSE, N.Y. – Traditional rivals as well as some more unfamiliar foes make up the crux of Syracuse’s 2010 men’s lacrosse schedule, released on Friday, Dec. 4. Longtime rivals Virginia, Johns Hopkins and Cornell highlight a slate that also features new additions like Denver and St. John’s as the Orange prepares for the inaugural season of the BIG EAST lacrosse league.
Overall, the team’s 14-game schedule includes six matchups with teams that reached the 2009 NCAA Championship and nine contests against squads that finished with at least a .500 record last season. In addition, Syracuse will play six conference games as Georgetown, Notre Dame, Rutgers, Providence Villanova and St. John’s join the Orange as members of the BIG EAST.
Syracuse begins its quest for a third straight NCAA title on Feb. 19 against Denver at the Carrier Dome, marking just the second time in school history the Orange will take on the Pioneers. The following weekend the Orange hosts Army on Feb. 28.
The Orange hits the road for the first time on March 7 at Virginia. Following its highly-anticipated showdown with the Cavaliers, Syracuse returns home on March 13 for its BIG EAST opener against Georgetown. Road dates with Johns Hopkins (March 20) and Hobart (March 23) follow before the Orange returns to conference play with a home game against Villanova (March 29).
After the Wildcats, Syracuse hosts Albany on April 3 before embarking on a challenging stretch run. Five of the Orange’s last six games are on the road and it closes the season with four straight games against BIG EAST opponents.
The late season gauntlet begins with a neutral-site game against Princeton on April 10 at the New Meadowlands Stadium. The contest is part of the Konica Minolta Big City Classic, a tripleheader that also features Delaware versus Hofstra and Virginia against North Carolina.
Three days later, on April 13, Syracuse travels to Ithaca, N.Y. to face Cornell in a rematch of last year’s national championship game won by the Orange in overtime. Syracuse will also play at Rutgers on April 18 before returning to the Carrier Dome for its home finale against Providence (April 24).
The Orange concludes the regular season with back-to-back road games at Notre Dame (May 1) and at St. John’s (May 8).
In addition to the 14 regular-season dates, the Orange will host Le Moyne and Hofstra in a three-way scrimmage on Feb. 7 and welcomes Maryland to the Carrier Dome for a scrimmage on Feb. 12.
The 2010 campaign marks the 91st varsity lacrosse season at Syracuse. The Orange tied the school record with 16 wins for the second straight season and posted an overall record of 16-2 in 2009 on its way to its second consecutive national championship.
2010 SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY MEN’S LACROSSE SCHEDULE Sun., Feb. 7 Le Moyne/Hofstra Carrier Dome 12 p.m.Fri., Feb. 12 Maryland Carrier Dome 12 p.m.
Fri., Feb. 19 Denver Carrier Dome 7 p.m.
Sun., Feb 28 Army Carrier Dome 5 p.m.
Sun., March 7 at Virginia Charlottesville, Va 1 p.m.
Sat., March 13 Georgetown * Carrier Dome 2 p.m.
Sat., March 20 at Johns Hopkins Baltimore, Md. 8 p.m.
Tues., March 23 at Hobart Geneva, N.Y. 7 p.m.
Mon., March 29 Villanova * Carrier Dome 3 p.m. Sat., April 3 Albany Carrier Dome 4 p.m.
Sat., April 10 vs. Princeton # E. Rutherford, N.J. 6:30 p.m.
Tue., April 13 at Cornell Ithaca, N.Y. 7 p.m.
Sun., April 18 at Rutgers * Piscataway, N.J TBA
Sat., April 24 Providence * Carrier Dome 2 p.m. Sat., May 1 at Notre Dame * South Bend, Ind. TBA
Sat. May 8 at St. John’s * Queens, N.Y. 1 p.m.
Home games in bold
!- Scrimmage
# – Big City Classic (New Meadowlands Stadium; E. Rutherford, N.J.)
* – BIG EAST Conference game
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