Lacrosse Playground

BALTIMORE – Senior midfielder JoJo Marasco (Yorktown Heights, N.Y.) headlined a group of four Syracuse University men’s lacrosse players who earned All-America recognition from the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (USILA) on Thursday, May 23. Marasco was one of five midfielders, along with John Haus (Maryland), Cameron Flint (Denver), David Lawson (Duke) and Tom Schreiber (Princeton), named to the USILA All-America First Team. Read More…

SYRACUSE, N.Y. – No. 5 Syracuse (9-3) had its six-game home winning streak snapped in a 13-12 loss to Hobart (6-6) on Tuesday, April 16 at the Carrier Dome. Alex Love’s unassisted goal with 2:13 remaining was the difference, as the Statesmen won the Kraus-Simmons Trophy for just the third time since it started being presented to the Syracuse-Hobart winner in 1986. The Orange dominated every statistical category and led most of the way before Hobart closed the game on a 4-0 run, capped by Love’s goal. Read More…

In a departure from its traditional road orange, the Syracuse men’s lacrosse team will debut custom anthracite Nike Vapor uniforms this weekend at Princeton. The Vapor is Nike’s lightest lacrosse uniform to date and the Orange is one of three teams (Virginia and Duke are the others) it was offered to this spring. Read More…

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The two most storied programs in college lacrosse meet for the 51st time at 1 p.m. Saturday, March 16 when No. 11 Syracuse hosts No. 4 Johns Hopkins at the Carrier Dome. The Orange and Blue Jays are the two winningest programs in Division I lacrosse history and they have met at least once every season dating back to 1983. Hopkins holds the edge in the all-time series, 27-22-1. Read More…

SYRACUSE, N.Y. – Always one of the most-anticipated games of the college lacrosse season, Syracuse (1-1) and Virginia (4-0) renew their annual rivalry Friday, March 1 at 6 p.m. in the Carrier Dome. The Cavaliers are ranked No. 6 in this week’s USILA Coaches’ Poll and represent SU’s first ranked foe of the 2013 campaign. Friday’s matchup marks the first time since 2007 that neither side has been ranked in the top five of the coaches’ poll at the time of the game. Read More…

SYRACUSE, N.Y. – Syracuse University men’s head lacrosse coach John Desko released the team’s 2013 schedule on Thursday, Dec. 6. This year’s 14-game regular-season slate features eight home games, four road dates and two neutral-site appearances in events. Read More…

Michael Carter-Williams and C.J. Fair have been taking part in a video series, in which they pick up another sport for the day. The latest video, with the help of Syracuse Lacrosse’ Dominic Lamolinara, Joe Fazio, and Brian Megill, proves to be entertaining. Read More…

SYRACUSE, N.Y. – Redshirt senior Steve Ianzito (Clay, N.Y.), seniors Brian Megill (Clark, N.J.), JoJo Marasco (Yorktown Heights, N.Y.) and Joe Fazio (Syracuse, N.Y.), and junior Derek Maltz (Ashburn, Va.) have been named captains for the 2013 season, head coach John Desko announced on Monday, Oct. 15. Read More…

SYRACUSE, N.Y. – The Syracuse men’s lacrosse team will host the third-annual Orange Alumni Classic at the Carrier Dome on Saturday, Oct. 13. The only scrimmage of the Orange’s fall practice season, this year’s event features two games. The first is a “Legend’s Game” beginning at 1:30 p.m. The second match, which will begin at approximately 3 p.m., pits a team of recent SU alums against the 2012-13 Orange squad. Read More…

SYRACUSE, N.Y. – Three Orange greats will be inducted into the Upstate New York Chapter of the Lacrosse Hall of Fame in a ceremony on Sunday, Oct. 21 at The Links at Erie Village located in East Syracuse. Syracuse University lacrosse alums Gary Gait, Ron Hill and Charlie Lockwood are among the eight individuals that make up the 2012 induction class. Read More…