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Syracuse Men's Lacrosse Faces Georgetown in NCAA Tournament

The Orange is looking to end its Final Four drought.
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Syracuse Men's Lacrosse Faces Georgetown in NCAA Tournament
Syracuse Men's Lacrosse Faces Georgetown in NCAA Tournament

Syracuse's 2021 season has not been what anyone would classify as ideal. Despite the 7-5 season and one of its highest profile players getting arrested recently, Syracuse is in the NCAA Tournament and two wins away from ending its Final Four drought. Syracuse will face Georgetown in the first round. That game will take place on Saturday May 15th at 7:30 p.m. and be broadcast on ESPNU. 

Syracuse could face Virginia for a third time in the second round with a trip to the Final Four on the line if the Orange can get by the Hoyas. 

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The Orange has not been to a Final Four since 2013, its longest absence since the program's first in 1980. While the road is certainly not easy, it will only take two wins to get there. 

The season began with high expectations. Syracuse was ranked #1 in the country in 2020 when the season cancelled due to the pandemic, and most of the players from that squad returned. The Orange jumped out to a 6-1 lead over Army in the season opener, but was dominated from that point on and fell by seven at home. 

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The rest of the year was up and down, with big wins over Virginia, a solid win over Vermont offset by blowout losses to North Carolina and Notre Dame (twice). Then, after the loss to North Carolina, what was later described as a domestic incident involving leading goal scorer Chase Scanlan occurred. Scanlan was suspended, reinstated, eventually arrested and charged with criminal mischief before being suspended again. 

With all of that going on, Syracuse was still able to win at Virginia and knock off Robert Morris at home. 

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MIKE MCALLISTER

Title: Publisher All Syracuse Education: Roberts Wesleyan College Location: Syracuse, New York Expertise: Syracuse basketball, football and recruiting.  EXPERIENCE Mike McAllister has been covering Syracuse basketball, football and recruiting for more than a decade. Mike's career started with his own free blog as a way to vent following sporting events. Shortly thereafter, a network of basketball sites called Coast 2 Coast Hoops asked him to run their Syracuse site. That site was called Nation of Orange, and Mike quickly established it as a go-to for Syracuse fans.  After running Nation of Orange for several months, a position with the Syracuse site on the Scout network became available. After one year as the recruiting expert with Cuse Nation, he was named the publisher. Mike oversaw the transition from Scout to 247Sports, and ran the site on that network for years.  Presented with the opportunity to join one of the biggest names in the sports journalism industry, Sports Illustrated, Mike jumped at the chance. All Syracuse was started from scratch by Mike and the Fan Nation team. It has now become a staple for Orange fans of various sports.  Mike has broken news on recruiting, Syracuse basketball and football team information and has established himself as the top recruiting inside in the market. He has appeared on local radio shows, television broadcasts, national radio shows and much more. Mr. McAllister has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Accounting and Information Management from Roberts Wesleyan College. 

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