#5 Syracuse holds off Hobart 13-7

The Hobart lacrosse team hung with fifth-ranked Syracuse in the first half, but the Orange scored four straight goals to start the second half on the way to a 13-7 win in the 38th edition of the Kraus-Simmons Trophy Game.

Syracuse native Anthony Dattellas had a game-high four points for the Statesmen, scoring three goals and adding an assist. First-year Chris Patterson posted his third straight game with at least three goals, notching a hat trick against SU. Junior defenseman Nolan Firth grabbed a team-high six ground balls. Sophomore goalie Elhanan Wilson made 12 saves.

For the Orange, four players finished the day with three points, including a hat trick by Christian Mule and three assists from Joey Spallina. Faceoff specialists Mason Kohn (7-13) and John Mullen (6-11) gave Syracuse the edge at the X. Goalie Will Mark made 10 saves.

KEY STATS

• Syracuse had the advantage in shots (45-32), ground balls (42-29) and committed fewer turnovers (15-23).
• Both teams came into the game winning more than 60% of their faceoffs, but it was the Orange that had the slight edge at the end of the day, 13-11.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Hobart opened the scoring 33 seconds into the game when Patterson fired a shot past Mark. The Statesmen seemed to debut a new goal song as the fire alarm in the press box went off right after the tally.
• Mule tied the game a minute later, but Dattellas put the Statesmen back in front 37 seconds after that.
• SU grabbed its first lead with back-to-back goals by Finn Thomson and Trey Deere.
• Patterson forged the third tie with just under two minutes left in the opening quarter, but Michael Leo scored 27 seconds after Patterson to return the visitors to the lead.
• Patterson appeared to score again with 3.7 seconds left, but the officials waived it off.
• Syracuse added to its lead with the first strike of the second quarter, but Hobart got consecutive goals from Dattellas to knot the game at 5.
• Sam English finished a feed from Spallina with 20 seconds to go in the half to…