Syracuse, N.Y. -- The situation of a tie game in the fourth quarter and overtime is nothing new to Syracuse's vaunted faceoff specialist Ben Williams.
What was new for Williams was his view from the sideline in the Carrier Dome on Saturday as freshman Danny Varello knelt at midfield in his place.
No. 5/6 Syracuse (6-1, 2-0 ACC) won its program-record sixth one-goal game in a row by topping No. 11 Duke (7-3, 0-1), 11-10, in overtime in front of 7,309 fans. But it did so in spite of Williams, not because of him, bucking the usual trend.