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Saturday, April 13, 2013  The Syracuse (9-2) men's lacrosse team came back from a five-goal deficit to defeat the Rutgers Scarlet Knights (2-11) 12-11 on Saturday afternoon.

Wednesday, April 10, 2013  The Syracuse men's lacrosse team defeated Cornell 13-12 Wednesday night in the Carrier Dome.

Saturday, March 16, 2013  Cattoni Holden scored the first goal of the game for Johns Hopkins in the first period, but the Syracuse Orange scored 6 unanswered goals, an edge they never vanquished, defeating the #4 Blue Jays 13-8.

Sunday, February 17, 2013  The Syracuse Men's Lacrosse team made their 2013 season debut Sunday afternoon, but visiting Albany never trailed in a thrilling double overtime win over the Orange, 16-15.

Tuesday, January 29, 2013  Galasso transferred from the University of North Carolina earlier this month. After two seasons with the Tar Heels, he recorded 65 points (30 goals, 35 assists) and earned ACC Freshman of the Year in 2011.

Tuesday, January 22, 2013  Orange senior defenseman Brian Megill has also been named the Big East Preseason co-Defensive Player of the year.

Friday, May 11, 2012  Senior attackman Tommy Palasek leads the Orange in points, assists and he is second in goals, and was named the BIG EAST Tournament's Most Outstanding Player last weekend.

Thursday, May 10, 2012  Tumolo becomes the second member of the Orange to be named a finalist for the award, which honors the top male and female collegiate lacrosse players in the nation.

Saturday, May 05, 2012  Led by a career-high tying six points from Tommy Palasek, the Syracuse men's lacrosse team built a 7-0 first half lead and never looked back en route to a 12-4 victory over St. John's to capture the inaugural BIG EAST Men's Lacrosse Championship.

Friday, May 04, 2012  Not only is the league championship on the line, but so is the BIG EAST's automatic berth in the NCAA Tournament field of 16.

Wednesday, May 02, 2012  Syracuse is vying for its third BIG EAST Tournament title. The Orange captured the first two tournament crowns after the conference elected for a tournament format in 2007.

Thursday, November 17, 2011  Christian Brothers Academy Senior Courtney Henderson is headed to SUNY Albany next year to play Division-I lacrosse.

Tuesday, November 15, 2011  It's an exciting accomplishment for any school to have a student athlete sign with a Division One school for any sport. Christian Brothers Academy took it to a whole new level on Monday.

Sunday, May 15, 2011  Syracuse earned the tournament's top seed on the strength of a 14-1 regular season. The Saints are making their second trip to the postseason in the last three years. They are 13-4 overall.

Wednesday, May 11, 2011  To say the Su Lacrosse seniors are multi-tasking this week would be an understatement.