Syracuse vs LeMoyne

6 games

Syracuse 6-0

DATE		Opposing Coach		Score	Starters	Notes
12/2/1977	H	Thomas Cooney	W	90-62	Kindel, Shackleford, Bouie, Byrnes, Orr	Shackleford 17 pts
2/26/1979	H	Thomas Cooney	W	92-60	Moss, Headd, Bouie, Shackleford, Orr	Orr 17 pts
12/7/1979	H	Mike Lee	W	107-61	Moss, Headd, Bouie, Orr, Payton	Bouie & Orr 14 pts
12/22/1992	H	Scott Hicks	W	102-71	Autry, Hopkins, Siock, Moten, Wallace	Moten 16 pts
12/29/1994	H	Scott Hicks	W	94-54	Lloyd, Moten, Hill, Wallace, Jackson	Lloyd 16 pts
11/16/2008	H	Steve Evans	W	85-51	Flynn, Devendorf, Onuaku, Onganaet, Harris	Flynn 17 pts, Harris 10 reb

The Syracuse Orangemen and neighboring school LeMoyne Dolphins first met in 1977. The Orange have won all six official games against LeMoyne

In November 2009 LeMoyne upset Syracuse 82-79 in an exhibition game at the Carrier Dome. Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim had his team play man-to-man defense for the entire game, eschewing his trademark zone defense.

John Beilein coached at LeMoyne from 1983 to 1992; during that time LeMoyne and Syracuse never played each other. Beilein was 163-94 at LeMoyne.

Former Orangemen Mike Lee was head coach of LeMoyne from 1979 to 1982. He would coach against Syracuse once, losing 107-61.

The two schools have not met in an official game since 2008.

Syracuse player Joe Girard III's father Joe Girard Jr. played at LeMoyne from 1991-1994. He made 289 three point shots and hit 41.6% of his three point attempts, and like his son was an outstanding free throw shooter making 83.8% of his free throw attempts. Girard Jr. played against Syracuse in 1992 and scored 9 points, hitting 3 of 6 three point attempts. [1]

[1] Data regarding Joe Girard Jr at LeMoyne identified and researched by Dave Hoock