Syracuse and Hobart to Battle for Kraus-Simmons Trophy Wednesday

#7/7 SYRACUSE vs. #2/2 NOTRE DAME
Details	Wednesday, April 6 \| Boswell Field \| Geneva, N.Y. \| 7 p.m.
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WEDNESDAY'S GAME
- The 10th-ranked Orange looks to snap a three-game losing streak this week as they travel to Geneva to take on Hobart for the 102nd matchup between the two teams.
- The game will be broadcast on Time Warner Cable SportsChannel with Eric Galanty (pxp) and Dale Drypolcher (color) on the call. It will also be broadcast on TK99 with Michael Tricarico (pxp) and Kyle Fetterly (color) calling the action.
- Syracuse enters the game 5-3 after falling to Notre Dame 17-7 last weekend. The Statesmen come into the tilt with a record of 5-4, having lost to Saint Joseph's in their last game, 5-13.

THE HOBART SERIES
- This will be the 102nd meeting between the two programs, with Syracuse controlling a 73-26-2 record all-time against Hobart.
- The Orange have won two games in a row against the Statesmen, and are 15-2 in the series history under head coach John Desko (since 1999).
- The two teams first met on April 29, 1916, in what was the first lacrosse game in Syracuse's program history. Hobart won the game 9-1.
- In last season's matchup between SU and Hobart, the Orange jumped out to a 4-0 lead in the first quarter and led 12-0 at the half. Syracuse outshot Hobart 52-26 and never looked back from its early lead, winning the game 18-5.

THE KRAUS-SIMMONS TROPHY
- The Kraus-Simmons Trophy has been presented to the victor in this annual showdown every year since 1986. The trophy is named for legendary Orange head coach Roy Simmons Sr., who coached at SU from 1931-70 and won 253 career games, and Babe Kraus who compiled 208 victories at Hobart.
- Syracuse has won 27 of the 30 meeting since the trophy has been awarded, including 20 in a row from 1987 to 2005. The Statesmen gained possession of the trophy in 1986, 2006 and 2013. Otherwise it has resided in Syracuse.
- The Orange retained the trophy with an 18-5 win at the Carrier Dome on senior night last season.
- The Hobart and Syracuse rivalry stands as the third-longest in college lacrosse, with only Cornell vs. Hobart and Johns Hopkins vs. Maryland having played more games.
- Syracuse's next game, a contest with Cornell, stands as the fourth-longest rivalry in college lacrosse.

DONAHUE REACHES 200 CAREER POINTS
- Donahue became the 17th player in program history to record 200 points in their career with his second-quarter goal against Notre Dame.
- He's now just five points from breaking his way into the top-15 all time
- With a goal in the Orange's matchup with Johns Hopkins, he reached the 125 goal plateau, making him 14th at in all-time goals at Syracuse. He's five goals from cracking the top-10 at Syracuse.
- Donahue could also be just the fourth player in program history to lead the team in goals three seasons in his career if he continues his streak this season.

NON-CONFERENCE SUCCESS
- Since joining the ACC, the Orange is 20-3 versus non-conference opponents, including a 19-1 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 4-1 to start the year in 2016.

Hobart and the Orange will renew their rivalry for the 102nd time at 7 p.m. on Wednesday.

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