SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — The Syracuse men’s lacrosse team seems to be peaking at just the right time.
Despite three losses and a season full of close games, Syracuse (13-3) used a late-season push to earn the top seed in this year’s 16-team NCAA tournament field as the Orange chase their 12th national championship.
Fresh from winning its second straight Big East tournament title, Syracuse will host Northeast Conference-champion Bryant (8-10) in the first round on Sunday night at the Carrier Dome. It will be the first meeting between the teams and Bryant’s first-ever game in the tournament. The Bulldogs are coached by former Duke coach Mike Pressler.
Syracuse hasn’t won the championship since its scintillating comeback overtime victory over Cornell in 2009.
