Syracuse moved to 2-0 with a dominant performance against Colgate, winning 18-10. SU never trailed at any point and truly took off with the game late in the third period.

They face the Manhattan Jaspers this Friday where they will look to continue their win streak before taking on No. 6 Maryland on Feb. 17.

Here are three takeaways from the win.

The barrage of goals Syracuse scored in the first and third periods started with Mason Kohn and John Mullen at the face-off X. The duo dominated with Kohn (17-22) and Mullen (7-9) making the discrepancy 24-7.

Syracuse generated a lot of great looks off these face-offs, including many plays that saw Kohn push the tempo after winning the faceoff and directly leading to a score. Kohn finished with 3 points (1 goal and 2 assists).

Overall, these face-off wins helped Syracuse establish themselves early and allowed them to easily apply offensive pressure.

Defenseman Riley Figueiras, Billy Dwan, Nick Caccamo, and Saam Olexo need to be highlighted in this game.

The four played well around the goal and at the half-line as well. But they did lapse in the second quarter, as the Raiders scored four goals.

They quickly regained their form, and on the evening, forced 15 turnovers. The defense also won 58 ground balls to Colgate’s 27.

Olexo went on to score his first goal of the season off a won ground ball.

Joey Spallina continued his torrid start to the season with 9 points (4 goals and 5 assists).

But it was how he was strategically deployed that made things interesting. Spallina played mostly behind the net in the first and third quarters, whereas he was mostly at the wing or the goalie line in the second period.

The difference in placement was obvious.

With Spallina behind the net, he easily distributed the ball and racked up the majority of his five assists. Spallina was easily able to dot guys on the perimeter or guys who were cutting which ultimately gave them good looks at the net.

Meanwhile when he played on the wing or the goalie line, the offense looked stagnant because there was no threat behind the net for the defense.

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