The Syracuse Orange season got off to a good start with a 90-72 victory over the Lehigh Mountain Hawks Monday night. An 18-point (44-26) lead at the half held firm out of the locker room, and eleven of the twelve Syracuse players who saw the court put up points. The team as a whole shot 54.5% (30/55) overall, 50% (6/12), and over 75% (24/31) at the line. That’ll play.
The Mountain Hawks drew first blood but Jesse Edwards was quick to counterattack and drop in a layup for the first SU points of the young season.