The Syracuse Orange men’s lacrosse team scored first in both halves against the Loyola Greyhounds, and at one point were up 12-8 in the third quarter, and really just needed to play with enough urgency to close out the win.
But then SU was whistled for two penalties, resulting in two Loyola goals. And Syracuse kept losing faceoffs. And then suddenly, the Orange were down 13-12 en route to an excruciating 15-13 defeat that was this entire season in a nutshell.
Pat Spencer completely shredded the Syracuse defense with three goals and six assists for the Greyhounds, and five other Loyola players scored two goals — many of which coming in the late comeback.