SU's Depth Too Much For Binghamton

Saturday, March 21

Syracuse, NY

2 p.m.

Syracuse University

Binghamton

Senior Scott Kahoe was one of nine different players to score for Syracuse against Binghamton.

3/21/2009 4:18:13 PM | Men's Lacrosse

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SYRACUSE, N.Y. – Binghamton (1-6) gave second-ranked Syracuse (5-1) all it could handle in the first half, but the Orange's offensive depth proved to be too much for the Bearcats as Syracuse pulled away for a 13-4 triumph on Saturday, March 21 at the Carrier Dome.

Syracuse featured six different goal scorers in the first half and had nine players score at least one goal overall. Junior attackman Chris Daniello led the way with three goals to record his second career hat trick. Senior attackman Kenny Nims and sophomore attackman Stephen Keogh each finished with two scores. The Orange also had six players tally one goal, including starters Dan Hardy, Matt Abbott and Tim Desko.

Binghamton hung with the Orange early and led 2-1 after a man-up goal by Jonny Baron at the 14:42 mark of the second quarter. But Syracuse used its versatility to its advantage after that and outscored the Bearcats, 5-1, in the final 14 minutes of the period to take a 6-3 advantage at the half. Five different players scored in the run with back-to-back goals coming from Keogh and senior Scott Kahoe 42 seconds apart to cap the scoring spree.

The Bearcats briefly cut the Orange advantage to 6-4 on a goal by Steve Carlson 1:27 into the third quarter. However, Syracuse scored seven unassisted goals to close the game and record the victory.

Defensively, the Orange was stellar once again. After allowing three goals in the first half, Syracuse gave up just one the rest of the way and held the Bearcats scoreless for the final 28:33 of the contest. Binghamton attepted just seven shots after intermission, and the overall defensive performance lowered Syracuse's season-goals against average to 7.0.

Sophomore close defenseman John Lade marked Binghamton leading scorer Andy Cook for the majority of the game. Lade held Cook without a point and limited him to just three shots. Lade also collected six ground balls. Abbott paced the Orange with a game-high seven ground balls, one shy of his career high.

Sophomore goalie John Galloway made nine saves in three quarters of action, including five in the first period. Galloway eclipsed the 200-saves mark for his career and now has 205 stops in 24 career games. Junior Al Cavalieri played the fourth quarter Saturday and finished with two saves.

Kevin Joy paced the Bearcats with two points (1g, 1a). Goaltender Larry Kline made 12 saves in the contest. Reserve goalie Chris Latino also saw some action in the contest. He made one save in 6:50 of work.

Syracuse held the advantage in ground balls (41-25) and shots (41-23). Each team won 10 faceoffs. The Orange used four different players at the faceoff stripe versus Binghamton. Kahoe led the way for Syracuse with four faceoff wins.

The Orange returns to action on Tuesday, March 24 when its hosts long-time rival Hobart in a mid-week matchup at the Carrier Dome. Faceoff is set for 7 p.m. on Time Warner 26.

Game Notes: The Orange is 3-0 all-time against Binghamton and has defeated the Bearcats by the aggregate score of 45-16 in the three meetings … Nims extended his consecutive games with a point streak to 22 … Senior midfielder Pat Perritt assisted on two of SU's five second-quarter goals to record the first multi-assist game of his career … The Binghamton game marked the fifth time in six outings this season that Syracuse featured at least nine different goal scorers … The Orange improved to 18-1 since the start of the 2008 season when winning the ground ball battle … Syracuse has held its opponents to fewer than 10 goals in 17 of the 24 games since the start of 2008 and has limited its foes to five goals or less in eight of those contests, including three of its six games this season.