The Syracuse Orange won a gritty game over the Vermont Catamounts 7-5 to start the 2023 campaign. An opening day victory is always appreciated, but not everything from today was encouraging to see.
Here are my takeaways from SU’s first game of the year:
Long Stretches
You could tell this was a very raw Syracuse team with how they played for long stretches at a time. The offense was very stagnant to start the game, with freshmen and transfers alike struggling to create any rhythm. But as soon as one shot finally found the back of the net in period number 2, everyone jumped into synch.