#5 Syracuse Slights #7 Army, 9-7

Sunday, February 23

Syracuse, NY

1 PM

Army West Point

3-2

#5 Syracuse

3-0

Army

Syracuse

#5 Syracuse Slights #7 Army, 9-7

February 23, 2020 | Men's Lacrosse

Box Score

SYRACUSE, N.Y. – The No. 7 Army West Point men's lacrosse team fell to No. 5 Syracuse Sunday afternoon by a 9-7 score.

The Black Knights led for the first three quarters, but the Orange closed out the game with four scores to clinch the victory.

HOW IT HAPPENED

The Black Knights dominated on both sides of the ball in the first half taking a 5-1 lead after the first 30 minutes of action.
Miles Silva scored the first goal of the game with 6:32 on the clock off a quick stick from Brendan Nichtern.
Syracuse evened the score at the 2:50 mark, but Sean O'Brien finished low off a Nichtern feed with 29 seconds to go in the first quarter to put Army ahead 2-1.
To start out the second quarter the Cadets capitalized on a one-minute penalty on the Orange.
Jacob Morin fired one high for a man-up score thanks to a pass by Nickolas Edinger.
Nichtern posted back-to-back goals in a three-minute span to give Army a 5-1 advantage with 1:13 to go in the first half.
The first was a transition goal set up by a Wyatt Schupler save and a ground ball from Tom Rigney.
The Orange capitalized with the last possession of the half though and scored an unassisted goal to cut Army's lead to 5-2.
This sparked a 4-0 run by Syracuse to tie the game at 5-5 with 10:09 to go in the third period.
Silva got Army back on track though to cap the third quarter with a score assisted by Connor DeWitt.
Gunner Philipp charged down the alley and netted a low skidding shot with 14:13 left in the game.
Syracuse bounced back to knot the score at 7-7 with two goals spaced 40 seconds apart.
The Orange then took their first lead of the game with 5:46 on the clock thanks to Jamie Trimboli's fifth score of the contest and then charged ahead 9-7 a minute later to finish the game.

HIGHLIGHTS AND GAME NOTES

Nichtern finished the game with two goals and two assists for four points.
The sophomore has jumped up to 106-career points and is tied for 29th all-time.
Nichtern boasts 67 assists in his two years of playing for the Black Knights. He is now ranked 12th in Army's all-time lists jumping Dave Reeves '79.
Silva had two goals in the contest as well.
The senior attackman has garnered at least two goals in the last three games.
O'Brien, Morin and Philipp were also goal scorers for Army today.
The Black Knights had five of their seven goals assisted today.
Apart from Nichtern's two helpers, DeWitt, Rigney and Edinger also recorded assists today.
Rigney's was his first of the season and the third in his career.
Schupler had a standout day for the Cadets tying his career-high saves with 16. The sophomore notched 11 in the first half alone.
Schupler also recorded a career-high four ground balls on the day.
Defensively, Marcus Hudgins forced a team-high two turnovers. He picked up four ground balls as well.
Anthony George and Liam Davenport also contributed three ground balls apiece.
The Black Knights caused seven Syracuse turnovers, while only five of Army's were forced.
Drake Porter for Syracuse made a career day with 18 saves and three ground balls.
Army is now 2-1 against ranked opponents this season.