Men's Lacrosse

Chase Scanlan named ACC Player of the Week after electric debut

Will Fudge | Staff Photographer

In his Syracuse debut, Chase Scanlan scored the most goals in a game for an Orange player since 2015.

After scoring seven goals in his first game with Syracuse, attack Chase Scanlan was named Atlantic Coast Conference Offensive Player of the Week. That total broke the record for most goals by a player in their SU debut and helped the Orange breeze past Colgate, 21-14.

His first tally came midway through the first quarter when second-line midfielder Lucas Quinn threw a pass that gave Scanlan space to work with on the left side. The sophomore’s shot blew past Colgate goalie Sean Collins.

All together, the Orange’s offense under first-year coordinator Pat March generated 65 shots against the Raiders. Scanlan’s seven goals on 12 shots were the most scores since Dylan Donahue in 2015. Scanlan was recruited primarily as a finisher from Loyola, where he led midfielders with 43 goals last year.

And that’s what he did, corralling passes from fellow attack Stephen Rehfuss and converting on four of them, including one less than three minutes into the third quarter that snapped a 4-0 Colgate run.

“You gotta do this every week now,” head coach John Desko joked to Scanlan after the game. “We wanted to get Chase here and we used 22 as one of the reasons to get him here, and so far he’s stepped right into that role.”



Syracuse next plays on Saturday when Binghamton comes to the Carrier Dome at 2 p.m.





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