Syracuse Men's Lacrosse Gets First Ranked Win With Victory at Princeton

The Orange topped the Tigers for a huge win on Saturday.

Mike McAllister | Apr 8, 2023

Syracuse Men's Lacrosse Gets First Ranked Win With Victory at Princeton /

Syracuse men's lacrosse picked up its most impressive victory of the season, winning 16-13 at #15 Princeton on Saturday. With the win, the Orange improved to 7-5 on the season and next plays at #10 North Carolina on Saturday, April 15th.

Syracuse led the entire way, starting with a goal just 15 seconds in by Saam Olexo. That sparked an Orange spurt of five of the first six goals through the first half of the first quarter. Syracuse controlled the action the rest of the way except for a minute and a half stretch towards the end of the second quarter.

The Tigers would score three straight in that stretch to trim Syracuse's lead to just one. The Orange, however, would turn to Joey Spallina for a response. Spallina found Michael Leo for a goal to end Princeton's run. One minute later Spallina would find the back of the net himself to push the lead to three at halftime.

Princeton would not get closer than two the rest of the way.

Spallina led Syracuse with nine points on four goals and five assists. Finn Thomson and Cole Kirst would also have hat tricks on the afternoon. Goalie Will Mark was strong in net, saving 17 shots and only allowing four goals in the second half.

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Published Apr 8, 2023

MIKE MCALLISTER

Title: Publisher All Syracuse Education: Roberts Wesleyan College Location: Syracuse, New York Expertise: Syracuse basketball, football and recruiting. EXPERIENCE Mike McAllister has been covering Syracuse basketball, football and recruiting for more than a decade. Mike's career started with his own free blog as a way to vent following sporting events. Shortly thereafter, a network of basketball sites called Coast 2 Coast Hoops asked him to run their Syracuse site. That site was called Nation of Orange, and Mike quickly established it as a go-to for Syracuse fans. After running Nation of Orange for several months, a position with the Syracuse site on the Scout network became available. After one year as the recruiting expert with Cuse Nation, he was named the publisher. Mike oversaw the transition from Scout to 247Sports, and ran the site on that network for years. Presented with the opportunity to join one of the biggest names in the sports journalism industry, Sports Illustrated, Mike jumped at the chance. All Syracuse was started from scratch by Mike and the Fan Nation team. It has now become a staple for Orange fans of various sports. Mike has broken news on recruiting, Syracuse basketball and football team information and has established himself as the top recruiting inside in the market. He has appeared on local radio shows, television broadcasts, national radio shows and much more. Mr. McAllister has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Accounting and Information Management from Roberts Wesleyan College.