
Top 20 Teams Meet When Orange Hosts Albany Tuesday
3/31/2014 4:39:00 PM | Women's Lacrosse
Syracuse goes for its fifth consecutive victory against the Great Danes.
Syracuse vs. Albany | ||
Game Details | Tuesday, April 1 | Syracuse, N.Y. | 6 p.m. | |
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SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- No. 3/3 Syracuse ends its seven-game homestand Tuesday, April 1 when it hosts No. 18/17 Albany. Opening draw in the Carrier Dome is set for 6 p.m. The Orange is going for its fifth consecutive win, while the Great Danes are undefeated this season.
The game will be televised on Time Warner Cable in New York State. Fans can also listen to the action on WJPZ 89.1FM in Syracuse. Live audio will also be available on CuseTV on Cuse.com. Subscriptions to CuseTV are available at daily, monthly and yearly rates.
Individual game tickets for all Syracuse home games can be purchased for $5. Fans can purchase a "Lax Pack" ticket package for $25, which includes 10 general admission tickets that can be used as a season ticket or as a group ticket package.
PREGAME READING
What to Watch For – Syracuse (10-1)
1. Syracuse is 6-1 in games played in the Carrier Dome this season. The Orange has an all-time record of 115-25 (.821) in the Dome since 1998.
2. Sophomore Kayla Treanor has moved into the top 10 on two of Syracuse's all-time leader lists. She ranks 10th on both the career scoring and career assists lists. Treanor has recorded 153 points and 46 assists in 33 games. She needs one more goal to move into a tie for 10th place on the all-time goals scored list.
3. The Orange will face a team ranked in the top 20 for the eighth time in its last nine games when it takes on Albany. Syracuse is 6-1 in those contests with its only loss coming to No. 2 Maryland.
What to Watch For – Albany (9-0)
1. Albany enters Tuesday's game as one of only three unbeaten teams left in Division I. The other two are No. 1 North Carolina and No. 2 Maryland.Â
2. Tuesday's game will feature two of the top five scoring offenses in the country. Albany is tied for second, averaging 16.33 points per game, while the Orange is fifth, averaging 16.27 points per contest. Rachel Bowles is Albany's leader in points (46), goals (29) and assists (17). She is one of three Great Danes with 20 or more goals this season. Anna Berman has started all nine games in goal for Albany. She has a 5.88 goals-against average, which ranks third in the nation.
3. All three members of the Albany coaching staff have ties to Syracuse. Head coach John Battaglino spent five years as an assistant coach for the Orange. Assistant coaches Jessica Davos and Tee Ladouceur are both Syracuse graduates and played for the Orange.
THE SERIES
Tuesday's game will be the seventh all-time meeting between Syracuse and Albany. The Orange has won the previous six contests between the two schools.
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