Regular Season Finale Set for Saturday

#13 Syracuse vs. Colgate
Game Details	Saturday, May 5 \| Carrier Dome \| 2 p.m.
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THE GAME
- Syracuse plays in its regular season finale on Saturday, welcoming Colgate to the Carrier Dome.
- The game will be broadcast on ACC Network Extra with Noah Eagle and former Orange FOGO Joe DeMarco on the call.Brian Higgins and Kyle Fetterly will call the action on TK99/105, Cuse.com and the TuneIn App, while Jack McMullen, Tim Leonard and JD Raucci will broadcast the game for WAER.

FAN INFO
- Tickets cost $10 for adults, $5 for youth (12 and under) and students receive FREE admission to all men's lacrosse games.
- Tickets can be purchased at Cuse.com/Tickets, at 888-DOME-TIX or the Carrier Dome Box Office (Gate B)
- Fans wishing to see the Senior Day festivities are encouraged to be in their seats no later than 1:35 p.m., which is when the ceremonies are set to begin.

THE COLGATE SERIES
- This is the 60th meeting all-time between the two Upstate New York foes.
- Syracuse leads the all-time series 47-11-1, having won five straight and 22 of the last-25 against the Raiders.
- In last year's meeting, Syracuse scored a full-field goalie goal from Evan Molloy to finish the game and win 11-9 in Hamilton. Nate Solomon (1-2), Brendan Bomberry (3-1), Jamie Trimboli (1-0), Pat Carlin (1-0) Matt Lane (0-1) and Stephen Rehfuss (1-0) all recorded points for the Orange.

SENIOR DAY
- This will be the final home game for five Syracuse standouts, but as is tradition in the program, players typically walk with their graduating class.
- 10 players and the team's video coordinator will be honored on Saturday, with all but three having eligibility remaining. Brendan Bomberry, Pat Carlin, Laz Chavez, Marcus Cunningham, Seth DeLisle, Tyler Ford, Austin Fusco, Chris Jastrzembski (video coordinator), Dom Madonna, Brad McKinney and Luke Schwasnick will take part in the pregame festivities.
- Only Bomberry, DeLisle, Matt Lane (walked last year), Madonna and Ryan Simmons (walked last year) are in their final season of NCAA eligibility.

DESKO WINS ACC COACH OF THE YEAR
- Head Coach John Desko became the first coach in ACC history to win ACC Coach of the Year in four-straight seasons.
- Voted on by the league's head coaches, Desko led the Orange to a perfect 4-0 record in conference play for the second year in a row.
- This is the also the youngest squad that Desko has mentored in his tenure, with two true freshmen in the starting lineup and just two players in their final year of eligibility. With five of the 10 starters having at least two more years of eligibility remaining, Desko is starting a majority of underclassmen for the first time in over a decade.

ALL-ACC HONOREES
- Four members of the Orange were selected by the league's head coaches to the All-ACC Team.
- The four selections is the third-most of any school, trailing Duke and Notre Dame with five selections each.
- Brett Kennedy, Nick Mellen, Jamie Trimboli and Nate Solomon were all selected to the squad. Each is a first-time selection.

ORANGE IN BOUNCE-BACK GAMES
- Head coach John Desko has had tremendous success in getting the Orange back on track following a loss.
- 'Cuse is 45-23 in games following a loss during a season under Desko (this record does not include the season opener following season-ending losses).
- Under Desko, 'Cuse has only had 12 "losing streaks" (two or more consecutive losses). Syracuse snapped one of the previous 11 earlier this season in a 12-11 win over Duke.

RESPECTED RESUME
- With Selection Sunday looming, Syracuse boasts a favorable case for one of the NCAA Tournament at-large selections.
- 'Cuse currently ranks No. 12 in LaxPower's RPI rankings, with RPI serving as the top metric for comparison among teams.
- Syracuse also boasts the No. 3 strength of schedule ranking and is the only team in the nation with two wins over teams ranked in the top-five of the RPI.

A WIN AGAINST COLGATE WOULD...
- Be the program's 903rd victory, second all-time behind Johns Hopkins.
- Improve SU's record to 57-20 since the start of the 2014 season
- Give John Desko his 244th career coaching win, fifth among active Division I coaches and move him into sole possession for 23rd all-time at the NCAA Division I level.

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