Overview
- Syracuse and Boston University face off at 1 p.m. ET at the JMA Wireless Dome, with streaming on ACC Network Extra via ESPN platforms and services like fuboTV, DIRECTV, Sling and Hulu + Live TV.
- Early updates show a tight start at 1-1 in the first quarter, with Luke Rhoa scoring for the Orange and Ethan Hart answering for the Terriers as BU goalie Connor Phillips turned away multiple shots.
- Lineup shifts for Syracuse include Jordan Beck starting on close defense with Cam Ryan sidelined by a foot injury, Payton Anderson opening at attack after Trey Deere’s season-ending accident, and Tyler McCarthy working into the midfield.
- Syracuse enters ranked in the top three after an ACC title and Final Four in 2025, returning leaders Joey Spallina, Finn Thomson, Billy Dwan III and Riley Figueiras under coach Gary Gait.
- BU arrives ranked No. 17 with returning standouts and a noted 10-man ride and nation-leading man-up efficiency in 2025, a challenge Gait called the Terriers’ bread and butter.