Orange Set for Third-Straight Home Contest

#4 SYRACUSE vs. ARMY WEST POINT
Details	Sunday, Feb. 28 \| Carrier Dome \| 4 p.m.
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TODAY'S GAME
- The fourth-ranked Orange hosts Army West Point on Sunday, Feb. 28 at the Carrier Dome. The teams have played 62 games against each other dating back to 1921.
- The game will be broadcast on ESPN3, with Jay Alter (pxp) and Ric Beardsley (color) on the call. TK99 will also be the radio home for the Orange on Sunday, with Brian Higgins (pxp) and Kyle Fetterly (color). WAER also will broadcast the game, with Connor Morrissette (pxp), Michael Tricarico (color) and Marco Socci (sideline) as the broadcast team.
- Syracuse enters the game 2-0 after defeating Albany 16-7 last weekend. Army West Point comes into the tilt with a record of 2-1, having won its most recent game 22-3 over VMI.

THE ARMY WEST POINT SERIES
- Army West Point leads the all-time series with SU 39-23. On Apr. 27, 1921, the Orange won the first game if the series, 6-5.
- After dropping 35 of the first 38 matchups between the two teams, SU has won 20 of the last 24, including four in a row.
- Under Head Coach John Desko (since 1999), the Orange are 12-2 against the Black Knights.

VERSUS THE PATRIOT LEAGUE
- Syracuse is 106-75-2 all-time against the nine current members of the Patriot League.
- The Orange holds winning records against Bucknell (8-0), Loyola Maryland (19-5), Lehigh (3-2), and Colgate (45-11-1). Both Army West Point (23-39) and Navy (8-18-1) hold winning records against SU.
- Syracuse has never faced Boston University, Lafayette, or Holy Cross.

KEEPING IT 100
- This is the 100th anniversary season of Syracuse men's lacrosse, which began play in 1916 under head coach Laurie Cox.
- Syracuse has only had four head coaches in the 100-year span (Laurie Cox, Roy Simmons Sr., Roy Simmons Jr. and John Desko).
- To celebrate the 100 years, each game will be broken down into a different era, and the Carrier Dome will feature multiple in-game elements to honor that tradition. Today's game will be the 'Roy Simmons Sr. II Era' celebrating the second-20 years under Simmons Sr. (1951-1970)
- The Orange will also have other celebrations throughout the season, highlighted by inviting all former players back to be celebrated by the community on April 1, in conjunction with the Notre Dame game on April 2.
- Syracuse will also celebrate an all-century team, to be voted on by the fans, later in the season.

POLL POSITION
- Syracuse enters this week's contest having moved up to No. 4 in the USILA/NIKE Coaches' Poll, and No. 3 in the Cascade/Maverik Media Poll.
- Syracuse has appeared in 42 consecutive USILA polls. The last time the Orange was not ranked was April 30, 2012.
- Overall, Syracuse has been ranked in 182 of the 185 USILA polls that have been released since 2000 and 400 of the 429 polls since the USILA began its national rankings in 1973.
- The Orange appeared in 272 straight polls from April 10, 1978 to April 30, 2007.

NON-CONFERENCE SUCCESS
- Since joining the ACC, the Orange is 18-2 versus non-conference opponents, including a perfect 18-0 mark in regular-season, non-league contests.
- Syracuse finished 9-1 in 2015 versus non-conference opponents. The Orange's only loss to a non-ACC team came in the NCAA quarterfinals, 16-15, versus Johns Hopkins. 'Cuse is 2-0 to start the year in 2016.
- The time Syracuse lost a non-conference, regular-season game was on April 16, 2013 to Hobart by the score of 13-12.

TEN BELOW
- Syracuse has won 32 straight games when holding opponents to under 10 goals in a game.
- In the first two games of 2016, the Orange held both Siena (5) and Albany (7) to that mark.
- The last time Syracuse failed to win when keeping its foe to single digits was on April 28, 2012 at Notre Dame. The Irish beat the Orange that day, 8-6.

Faceoff time for Ssunday's contest is slated for 4 p.m. Tickets are available at Cuse.com/Tickets, by visiting the Carrier Dome Box Office, or by calling 1-888-DOMETIX.

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