2011 NCAA Lacrosee Open Thread: Maryland at (1) Syracuse

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Up the east coast we go, boys and girls, from Hofstra University to the bleak nothingness that is Foxborough, Massachusetts. It's a double-dip hosted by Gillette Stadium and two of the giants in college lacrosse -- Maryland and Syracuse -- kick off the day's action.

Last weekend, unseeded Maryland went into Chapel Hill and straight-up murdered North Carolinaon the Tarheels' home field.  Syracuse, after a slow start, eventually put Siena away in the Carrier Dome.

This one should be a beauty and the opening draw is scheduled for noon. ESPNU has your television coverage.

Here's a quick comparison table for the game:

MARYLAND-'CUSE:  LET'S GO!

METRIC	MARYLAND	SYRACUSE
Fun Factor	5.91 (10th)	6.11 (8th)
Pace	61.14 (51st)	69.99 (22nd)
Adjusted Offensive Efficiency	32.17 (11th)	31.30 (15th)
Adjusted Defensive Efficiency	24.85 (10th)	20.21 (1st)
Adjusted Efficiency Margin	7.32 (8th)	11.08 (3rd)

For the record, this game rates as a 6.0112 on the "Fun Factor" scale, the fourth-best rating of the weekend.  A big reason for that is that each of these teams are rolling out some studs:

'TERPS-ORANGE: ON THE SLY

PLAYER	TEAM	O/R	A/R	T.O.V.
R. Young	Maryland	3.75	4.74	8.50 (41st)
G. Catalino	Maryland	4.94	1.78	6.72 (99th)
O. Blye	Maryland	3.36	2.37	5.73 (140th)
J. Cummings	Maryland	4.84	0.59	5.53 (149th)
J. Haus	Maryland	2.75	2.37	4.94 (177th)
S. Keogh	Syracuse	5.56	1.35	6.90 (96th)
J. Marasco	Syracuse	3.70	2.86	6.57 (106th)
T. Palasek	Syracuse	2.86	3.03	5.89 (132nd)
J. Amidon	Syracuse	2.69	2.02	4.71 (187th)
J. Thompson	Syracuse	2.69	2.02	4.71 (187th)

O/R = Offensive rating (goals per 100 offensive possessions).
A/R = Assist Rate (assists per 100 offensive possessions).
T.O.V. = Total Offensive Value (points per 100 offensive possessions).

Brian is live from Foxborough today and will have some comments on the game.  Your comments are valuable as well, so leave all of those beautiful bon mots in the handy dandy commenting device.

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