He passes his head coach in the process
The Syracuse Orange men’s lacrosse team pulled away from the Towson Tigers on Sunday night to advance to the NCAA Quarterfinal Round this weekend.
With his eight points the other night, sophomore attack Joey Spallina set a new school record for points in a season by a sophomore. Spallina’s up to 88 points -37 goals and 51 assists) on the season so far (17 games). He surpassed Gary Gait’s sophomore season of 87 points- 70 goals and 17 assists back in 1988.
And Counting.
With eight points last night, Joey surpassed Gary Gait’s point total for a Syracuse sophomore.#HHH x #LikeNoOther pic.twitter.com/UD9VDJwc1O
— Syracuse Men’s Lacrosse (@CuseMLAX) May 13, 2024
Gait only played 15 games that year so he still holds bragging rights in terms of points per game. Not to mention that the 70 goals might be a record that no other Orange player will ever reach, but that shouldn’t take away from what Spallina has accomplished.
Despite being left off the All-ACC team, the second-year player has been the catalyst of the Syracuse offense. His 51 assists are almost double the 26 of second on the team Owen Hiltz and if the Orange are going to advance to Memorial Day weekend, it’s clear that they will need Spallina to find ways to deliver against tough competition starting against Denver this Sunday.