Albany's victory over Syracuse to open each team's 2013 campaign -- a face-melter that (1) signaled to the nation that the Great Danes planned on carpet bombing the country, and (2) sent Syracuse fans into a sociopathic rage -- was one of the most exciting games played all of last season. The double-overtime boogaloo (a game that saw Syracuse climb back from deficits throughout the evening) recently earned some kind of special award for Achievement in the Field of Notable Achievement (America East Achievement Division):
Here is today's Moment of the Year! @UAlbanySports men's lacrosse defeates Syracuse in double OT http://t.co/3pPbq3f0RY
— America East (@AmericaEast) July 23, 2013
I'm not exactly sure what that means, so congratulations? Whatever. Here's a truncated advanced box score from the indisputably bonkers experience:
| SYRACUSE ORANGE | ALBANY GREAT DANES | ||
| OPPORTUNITIES/TEMPO | |||
| Offensive Opportunities | 41.00 | 35.00 | |
| Opportunities Margin | +6.00 | -6.00 | |
| RAW EFFICIENCY | |||
| Offensive Efficiency | 36.59 | 45.71 | |
| Efficiency Margin | -9.12 | +9.12 | |
| SHOOTING | |||
| Shots per Offensive Opportunity | 1.15 | 1.29 | |
| Raw Shooting Rate | 31.91% | 35.56% | |
| ASSISTS | |||
| Offensive Assist Ratio | 60.00% | 75.00% | |
| Offensive Assist Rate | 21.95 | 34.29 | |
| EXTRA-MAN RATES | |||
| Extra-Man Postures per 100 Offensive Opportunities | 4.88 | 14.29 | |
| Extra-Man Posture Reliance | 6.67% | 12.50% | |
| Extra-Man Posture Conversion Rate | 50.00% | 40.00% | |
| MISCELLANEOUS | |||
| Penalties per 100 Opportunities | 6.58 | 2.63 | |
| Caused Turnovers per 100 Defensive Opportunities | 28.57 | 12.20 | |
| Turnovers per 100 Offensive Opportunities | 36.59 | 42.86 | |
| Unforced Turnovers per 100 Offensive Opportunities | 24.39 | 14.29 | |
| "Run-of-Play Work Rate" | 21.05 | 22.37 | |
| "Run-of-Play Work Rate" Margin | +1.32 | -1.32 | |
| GOALIE ACTIVITY | |||
| Saves per 100 Defensive Possessions | 20.00 | 31.71 | |
| Team Save Percentage | 30.43% | 46.43% |