Orange Hosts Army Sunday

#6 Syracuse (1-0) vs. Army (2-1)
Details	Sunday, February 26 \| Syracuse, N.Y. \| 2 p.m. Carrier Dome \| Tickets \| Weather
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SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- The Army Black Knights (2-1) visit the Carrier Dome Sunday, Feb. 26 at 2 p.m. to face No. 6 Syracuse (1-0) in the annual regular-season meeting between the two teams. The Orange is coming off a 12-7 home win versus Albany in its season opener on Feb. 19. The Black Knights lost to Massachusetts (12-9) at home on Feb. 10 in its first game of the year. Since, Army has posted back-to-back wins, including a 14-8 decision against VMI in its most recent outing.

Tickets are available online at SUathletics.com, over the phone (1-888-DOMETIX) or in person at the Carrier Dome Box Office. Cost is $10 for adults and $5 for youth ages 12-and-under. Syracuse University students and 'Cuse Kids Club members get in free with proper identification. Parking is $10.

Sunday's game will be televised live in the Syracuse area on Time Warner Cable Sports and simulcast on SportsNet New York (SNY). Fans can also hear the action live on the radio home of the Orange - TK 99 (99.5 FM). Live streaming video and audio are available on SUathletics.com as part of Orange All-Access.

OPERATION HOMEFRONT
Syracuse Athletics has partnered with Operation Homefront (OH) Tri-State to recognize Fort Drum soldiers during the game. Through Operation Homefront, a non-profit organization that provides emergency assistance to service members and Wounded Warriors, the SU Department of Athletics provided 600 tickets for soldiers and their families to attend the game. Service men and women will be saluted on the Dome video boards and with a public address announcement.

LACROSSE ELITE
Sunday's game features two of the five winningest programs in Division I college lacrosse. The Orange and Black Knights have combined to win 1,549 games. Syracuse is second all-time with 822 victories. Army's 727 wins ranks fifth all-time.

MIDFIELD PROVIDES PUNCH IN SEASON OPENER
The Syracuse midfield accounted for eight of the team's 12 goals in the Orange's season-opening win against Albany on Feb. 19 at the Carrier Dome. JoJo Marasco (three goals), Ryan Barber (two goals) Hakeem Lecky (one goal), Scott Loy (one goal) and Luke Cometti (one goal) combined for all eight of the Orange's goals in the first half. Overall, six SU middies recorded at least one point against the Great Danes.

MARASCO STREAKING
Junior JoJo Marasco has at least one point in each of SU's last nine games and 17 of the last 18 games since the start of 2011. The current streak started on April 12, 2011 when he passed out one assist in an 11-6 loss to Cornell. The only time over the past two seasons Marasco has been shut out was April 9, 2011 at Princeton.

In addition to his point streak, Marasco also has at least one goal in six consecutive games.

MEGILL NAMED TO BIG EAST HONOR ROLL
Orange junior defenseman Brian Megill was named to the first BIG EAST Conference Honor Roll of the 2012 season on Feb. 20 for his performance in SU's 12-7 season-opening win against Albany. Megill anchored an SU defense that shut out the Great Danes for 40:44 in the middle of the game. He also guarded Albany's Miles Thompson, the 2011 America East Rookie of the Year, and held him to just one assist on the afternoon. In addition, Megill collected three ground balls and tied his career high with five caused turnovers, one short of the Syracuse single-game record.

TIME SHARE
Redshirt sophomore Matthew Lerman and true second-year player Dominic Lamolinara each played a half in SU's win against Albany. Lerman received the first start of his career and made six saves in the opening half to earn his first win. The Villanova, Pa. native was relieved by Lamolinara in the second half. Lamolinara also played well, recording a career-high 10 saves, five each in both the third and fourth quarters.

SCOUTING THE BLACK KNIGHTS
Army is 2-1 overall and carries a modest two-game winning streak into its matchup with Syracuse. The Black Knights' visit to the Carrier Dome represents the first road game for the team so far. Army enters the weekend averaging 15.7 goals per game, a scoring average helped by a 24-goal outburst against Wagner on Feb. 15. Army has shot the ball extremely well, connecting on 47 of its 134 shot attempts (.351).

Junior attackman Garrett Thul is one of the best finishers in the college game. He leads Army in points (11) and goals (10). Against Wagner, Thul registered five points, including four goals, to reach the 100-point mark for his career. He is flanked on attack by senior Conor Hayes (8g, 2a) and junior Andrew Boyd (5g, 1a). Hayes is the reigning Patriot League Offensive Player of the Week after scoring a combined eight goals in Army's victories against Wagner and VMI.

Freshman midfielder John Glesener is another offensive threat for the Black Knights. Glesener attended nearby West Genesee High School and has four goals and three assists in the team's first three games. Glesener was rewarded with Patriot League Rookie of the Week honors after tallying five points (2g, 3a) versus Wagner and VMI.

Defensively, Tully native Tim Henderson was picked as the Patriot League's Preseason Defensive Player of the Year. A long-stick midfielder, Henderson is second on the team in ground balls (13) and has proved to an offensive threat as well with one goal and two assists. Goalie Zach Palmieri attended Christian Brothers Academy in Syracuse. He has started all three games and has 20 saves and an 8.8 goals-against average.

THE SYRACUSE-ARMY SERIES
The Black Knights lead the all-time series, 39-20. Army dominated the rivalry's early years, but has beaten the Orange just four times since 1980. One of those was in the first round of the 2010 NCAA Tournament, which was just the Orange's second postseason loss ever at the Carrier Dome. Syracuse has won 15 of the last 17 meetings dating back to 1984, including an 11-9 regular-season victory in 2011. The Orange is 9-2 against the Black Knights since the two programs began playing annually in 2002.

UP NEXT ...
Syracuse hits the road for the first time in 2012 when it visits top-ranked Virginia. The Orange and Cavaliers square off Sunday, March 4 at 4:30 p.m. in Klöckner Stadium. The game will be televised live on ESPN.

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