SYRACUSE, N.Y. – The Orange men's lacrosse team began the 2010 season on Sunday, Feb. 7 with a pair of scrimmage victories at the Carrier Dome. Syracuse defeated Hofstra, 7-6, and Division II Le Moyne by the score of 15-8.

Senior attackmen Cody Jamieson (Six Nations, Ontario) and Chris Daniello (Cross River, N.Y.) each had five points on the day to lead the Orange. All five of Jamieson's points came against Le Moyne. He had three goals and two assists versus the Dolphins. Daniello netted a goal against Hofstra and registered a goal and three assists versus Le Moyne.

Redshirt sophomore Tim Desko (Syracuse, N.Y.) contributed four points on the day. He had one goal and a team-best two assists against Hofstra and added a goal against Le Moyne. Redshirt freshman Steve Ianzito (Clay, N.Y.) tied Jamieson for team-high goal-scoring honors in the game against Le Moyne. He had three tallies.

Both of Sunday's scrimmages were 90 minutes in duration. The match against Hofstra featured three 15-minute regulation quarters and one 15-minute period of running time. The Syracuse-Le Moyne contest consisted of three 15-minute regulation periods and a 10-minute quarter of running time. The scores were reset to zero at the end of each period.

Against Hofstra, the Orange trailed by two early on goals by Stephen Benz and Denver transfer Jamie Lincoln. Hofstra also got solid play from starting goalie Andrew Gvozden in the opening period. He made six saves to help keep the Orange attack at bay.

After just two goals in the first 13 minutes, the two teams combined for three goals in the span of 17 seconds with less than two minutes left in the opening period. Daniello got the Orange on the board with a left-handed rocket off a feed from Desko at the 1:59 mark. Hofstra pushed its margin to 3-1 when Jay Card scored off his own rebound with 1:48 left. But junior Jeremy Thompson (Nedrow, N.Y.) won the ensuing faceoff and found Desko alone on the crease for an easy transition goal six seconds later to make it 3-2 Hofstra at the end of the first.

After trading goals in the second quarter, the Orange offense found its stride in the third and won the period, 3-1, to claim a 6-5 overall advantage. The Orange notched the last two goals of the stanza with senior longstick middie Tyler Hlawati (Dublin, Ohio) scoring off a pass from Desko with 2:06 to go. Thompson followed with a nifty dodge down the alley to close the quarter's scoring and give Syracuse a one-goal edge heading into the fourth period.

The Orange and Pride tied the final quarter, 1-1. Freshman JoJo Marasco (Yorktown Heights, N.Y.) had Syracuse's only goal of the period, an unassisted score with 2:18 to play, which was the eventual game-winner.

Junior goalie John Galloway (Syracuse, N.Y.) played the first two quarters and made five saves. Senior Al Cavalieri (Lathrup Village, Mich.) relieved Galloway and played the third period between the pipes. Sophomore Paul Dubas (New Canaan, Conn.) replaced Cavalieri and made four saves in the fourth period.

Against Le Moyne, Syracuse jumped out to an early 4-0 lead and dominated the first quarter, 5-1. Daniello assisted on SU's first three goals, two of which were scored by Jamieson.

The Orange continued to pour it on in the second quarter, scoring the first three goals of the period, including two within 18 seconds as Daniello and Thompson each registered unassisted tallies. An Amidon score off a pass from Jamieson put Syracuse in front, 8-1, overall and the Orange won the second period, 5-2, to claim a 10-3 overall lead heading into the third.

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