No. 20 Men's Lacrosse Falls to No. 6 Syracuse 14-6

Saturday, March 16

Chantilly, Va.

2 PM

University of Delaware

3-3

Syracuse

7-2

DELAWARE

Syracuse

3/16/2024 4:20:00 PM | Men's Lacrosse

Box Score

CHANTILLY, Va. – The University of Delaware men's lacrosse team dropped its final non-conference match-up Saturday afternoon as the No. 20-ranked Blue Hens fell 14-6 to No. 6-ranked Syracuse. Delaware falls to 3-3 on the year and the Orange improves to 7-2.

HENS HIGHLIGHTS

Senior goalkeeper Kevin Ellington recorded a career-high 20 saves.
Cam Acchione led all Delaware scorers with two goals.
JP Ward tallied an assist, extending his points streak to 43 straight games.
Senior short stick defensive midfielder Aidan Fritz scored his first goal of the year and the third of his career.
Freshman FOGO Nolan Bolger went 3-for-8 at the X.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Sophomore Hank D'Ambrogi began the afternoon's scoring as the Delaware native put the Hens on the board first at the 11:43 mark in the first quarter. The Orange retaliated with two straight goals, but back-to-back scores from John McCurry and Fritz put UD back in front 3-2. Seventeen seconds before the end of the first, Finn Thomson found the back of the Hens' net, but thanks to a goal from Cam Acchione a minute prior, Delaware held a one-score lead after the first 15:00 of action.
In the second, the two squads went back-and-forth with two ties and two lead changes. After Cuse's Owen Hiltz knotted the game at 4-4, Acchione netted his second of the game to give Delaware a 5-4 lead with 11:50 to go before the break. The Hens held their lead for over four minutes, but back-to-back goals from the Orange sent Syracuse into the locker room with a 6-5 lead.
Following their two goals to end the second, the Orange extended its scoring streak in the third as Syracuse scored four straight in the quarter to take a 10-5 lead.
In the fourth, Cuse continued its scoring run as the Orange netted their seventh in a row going back to the second quarter. With 10:43 left in regulation, freshman Tyler Owings ended Delaware's dry spell to cut the Syracuse lead to 11-6. A minute later, Cuse's Hiltz began his own streak of three consecutive goals, all but sealing the game for the Orange.

UP NEXT
Delaware returns home to resume CAA play Saturday, March 23 as the Blue Hens host Hofstra in Delaware Stadium. Game time is set for noon.

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