When Syracuse first announced its 2026 lacrosse schedule back in December, what was most notable was something that had not occurred in over 50 seasons - a six-game road trip.

The Orange survived that gauntlet in respectable fashion with a 4-2 mark, dropping the first two games in a one-sided affair with Princeton, preceded by being stung by pesky Harvard late in regulation.

In all, the 'Cuse finished at 11-4 and 2-2 in the always crazy competitiveness of the boutique ACC, dropping all four games on the road, as it heads into Friday night's matchup against North Carolina in the ACC Tournament semifinals in Charlotte (8:00 p.m.…