Box Score
SYRACUSE, N.Y. – Despite a goal and three assist by Army sophomore attackman Jeremy Boltus, it was top-ranked Syracuse taking a 17-6 victory over the 18th-ranked Black Knights, Friday night, at the Carrier Dome.
Army (1-1) jumped out to a 3-1 first-quarter lead, but it was all Orange the rest of the way as the defending champions outscored the Black Knights, 16-3, to finish the game.
Syracuse senior attackman Kenny Nims finished with six points on three goals and three assists, while senior midfielder Dan Hardy added two goals and three assists for the Orange (2-0). Syracuse also out-shot the Black Knights, 51-24.
Army junior midfielder Andrew Maisano put the Black Knights on the board at 12:21 with a low rip from five yards away off an assist from sophomore midfielder Rob McCallion. Boltus made a nifty move to get open on the left edge of the crease and converted from close range to make it a 2-0 Army lead at 7:21.
The Orange got on the board at the 2:07 mark after Army turned the ball over in front of its goal and Nims fed freshman attackman Tim Desko to make it a 2-1 game.
McCallion gave Army a 3-1 first quarter lead after scoring on a behind-the-back laser from five yards away with 33 seconds on the clock.
Syracuse scored four unanswered goals over a three-minute span in the second quarter to take a 5-3 lead. Sophomore midfielder Josh Amidon tallied an unassisted goal at 11:04 before junior attackman Chris Daniello tied the score at 10:05 with an unassisted tally of his own. Nims gave the Orange their first lead of the game with a goal at 9:15, before Daniello scored from five yards out off an assist from Hardy at 8:05.
Syracuse used a 7-1 run in the third quarter, including two goals and two assists by Nims, to pull away. Army stopped a 3-0 Orange run at 6:49 as junior Tyler Oates took a Boltus feed and scored on a 10-yard bouncer to make it an 8-4 game, but four more unanswered Syracuse goals gave the home team a 12-4 cushion at the end of three.
The Orange outscored the Black Knights 5-2 in the fourth to put the game away. Army got a goal from senior attackman Brooks Korvin off an assist from Boltus at 11:17, before freshman midfielder Devin Lynch netted an unassisted tally at 7:23 to wrap up the Army scoring.
Sophomore Tom Palesky was credited with 11 saves in 52:37 between the pipes.
BLACK KNIGHT NOTES: Senior captain Zach Jansen led the Black Knights onto the field before the game carrying the Stars and Stripes ... the loss marked the first time Army had allowed an opponent to score 15 goals since a 17-7 loss at Ohio State on May 6, 2007 ... McCallion extended his team-best scoring streak to 17 games with his two-point effort ... Army head coach Joe Alberici, who grew up in nearby Auburn, N.Y., had over 50 friends and relatives in attendance at the game ... the night’s attendance was 4,502 ... Army still leads the all-time series versus the Orange, 38-18, dating back to the first game in 1921 ... Army returns to action on Saturday, Feb. 28, hosting seventh-ranked Cornell at 5:00 p.m. in Michie Stadium. The game will be the first of three Army games this season to be broadcast on ESPNU.
SYRACUSE, N.Y. – Despite a goal and three assist by Army sophomore attackman Jeremy Boltus, it was top-ranked Syracuse taking a 17-6 victory over the 18th-ranked Black Knights, Friday night, at the Carrier Dome.
Army (1-1) jumped out to a 3-1 first-quarter lead, but it was all Orange the rest of the way as the defending champions outscored the Black Knights, 16-3, to finish the game.
Syracuse senior attackman Kenny Nims finished with six points on three goals and three assists, while senior midfielder Dan Hardy added two goals and three assists for the Orange (2-0). Syracuse also out-shot the Black Knights, 51-24.
Army junior midfielder Andrew Maisano put the Black Knights on the board at 12:21 with a low rip from five yards away off an assist from sophomore midfielder Rob McCallion. Boltus made a nifty move to get open on the left edge of the crease and converted from close range to make it a 2-0 Army lead at 7:21.
The Orange got on the board at the 2:07 mark after Army turned the ball over in front of its goal and Nims fed freshman attackman Tim Desko to make it a 2-1 game.
McCallion gave Army a 3-1 first quarter lead after scoring on a behind-the-back laser from five yards away with 33 seconds on the clock.
Syracuse scored four unanswered goals over a three-minute span in the second quarter to take a 5-3 lead. Sophomore midfielder Josh Amidon tallied an unassisted goal at 11:04 before junior attackman Chris Daniello tied the score at 10:05 with an unassisted tally of his own. Nims gave the Orange their first lead of the game with a goal at 9:15, before Daniello scored from five yards out off an assist from Hardy at 8:05.
Syracuse used a 7-1 run in the third quarter, including two goals and two assists by Nims, to pull away. Army stopped a 3-0 Orange run at 6:49 as junior Tyler Oates took a Boltus feed and scored on a 10-yard bouncer to make it an 8-4 game, but four more unanswered Syracuse goals gave the home team a 12-4 cushion at the end of three.
The Orange outscored the Black Knights 5-2 in the fourth to put the game away. Army got a goal from senior attackman Brooks Korvin off an assist from Boltus at 11:17, before freshman midfielder Devin Lynch netted an unassisted tally at 7:23 to wrap up the Army scoring.
Sophomore Tom Palesky was credited with 11 saves in 52:37 between the pipes.
BLACK KNIGHT NOTES: Senior captain Zach Jansen led the Black Knights onto the field before the game carrying the Stars and Stripes ... the loss marked the first time Army had allowed an opponent to score 15 goals since a 17-7 loss at Ohio State on May 6, 2007 ... McCallion extended his team-best scoring streak to 17 games with his two-point effort ... Army head coach Joe Alberici, who grew up in nearby Auburn, N.Y., had over 50 friends and relatives in attendance at the game ... the night’s attendance was 4,502 ... Army still leads the all-time series versus the Orange, 38-18, dating back to the first game in 1921 ... Army returns to action on Saturday, Feb. 28, hosting seventh-ranked Cornell at 5:00 p.m. in Michie Stadium. The game will be the first of three Army games this season to be broadcast on ESPNU.
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