Joey Spallina sought inspiration ahead of No. 2 Syracuse’s highly-anticipated matchup with No. 1 Maryland by watching the last team to defeat the Terrapins.
Spallina flicked on last year’s national championship, where Cornell defeated UMD 13-10 to claim the Big Red’s first title since 1977. Spallina’s eyes keyed in on Cornell attack CJ Kirst, who scored six goals in its championship-clinching victory.
Kirst’s explosion came two days after Spallina was held to a single point when he faced Maryland in the Final Four — and that came in the dying moments when SU was already down by seven goals…