The Syracuse Spirit was a member of the American Lacrosse League, a short lived professional lacrosse league in 1988, based in Syracuse, New York. The Spirit played their home games at the Griffin Field in Liverpool, New York. The general manager of the Spirit was Tom Scofield [1] and the head coach was Jim Booth.[2]
The Spirit had a 4–1 record when the league folded.
Results and statistics
editApril 24, 1988
Syracuse 13 @ Long Island 17
Long 3-0, Korrie 3-2, Nelson 3-2, Perkins 3-3, Tarbell 0-1, Guy 1-0
Saves: Solomon 9, Warren 10 [3]
May 1, 1988
Syracuse 17 @ New Jersey 15
Long 2-1, Korrie 3-1, Nelson 3-1, van Arsdale 3-2, Perkins 2-0, Lundblad 1-0, Jeschke 1-1 Guy 1-0
Saves: Warren 16 [4]
May 8, 1988
Syracuse 19 @ Baltimore 13
Long 3-2, Korrie 7-0, Nelson 1-1, Perkins 3-1, Tarbell 2-0, Rosa 1-0, Desko 1-0, Burnham 1-0, Long 0-3, Lucas 0-1, McKee 0-1
Saves: Warren 17[5]
May 15, 1988
Boston 15 @ Syracuse 20
Rosa 4-0, Korrie 5-2, Nelson 3-3, Perkins 1-0, Long 2-0
Saves: Solomon 21[6]
May 21, 1988
New Jersey 13 @ Syracuse 26
Guy 3-5, Korrie 6-1, Donahue 3-1, Desko 1-0
Saves:[7]
Roster
edit| Name | College | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Marc Van Arsdale | Hobart | Attack |
| Mark Burnham | Syracuse | Midfield |
| Jeff Desko | Syracuse | Defense |
| Pat Donahue | Syracuse | Midfield |
| David Paige | Hobart | Midfield |
| Michael Guy | Hobart | Midfield |
| Greg Hill | Cortland | Defense |
| Eric Jeschke | Syracuse | Midfield |
| Tom Korrie | Syracuse | Attack |
| Nick Lanuth | Cornell | Attack |
| Jeff Long | Navy | Attack |
| Bob Lukacs | Baltimore | Midfield |
| Randy Lundblad | Syracuse | Attack |
| Kevin Martin | Hobart | Defense |
| Jeff Mckee | Syracuse | Defense |
| Tom Nelson | Syracuse | Attack |
| Mike Perkins | Cortland | Attack |
| Randy Powers | Delaware | Attack |
| Dan Pratt | Syracuse | Defense |
| Tom Rosa | Hobart | Midfield |
| Kevin Sheehan | Syracuse | Defense |
| Travis Solomon | Syracuse | Goalie |
| Greg Tarbell | Syracuse | Attack [8] |
| Chuck Warren | Syracuse | Goalie |
References
edit- ^ Zunser, Lynn (24 April 1988). "New Pro League but Skeptics Doubt it Will Survive". Syracuse Herald Journal. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
- ^ Free, Bill (8 May 1988). "Tribe seeks team spirit today against Syracuse". Baltimore Sun. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
- ^ Mcnamara, Kevin (25 April 1988). "Irit enjoys pro Lacrosse but loses at Long Island". Syracuse Post Standard. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
- ^ "The Scoreboard". Syracuse Herald Journal. 2 May 1988. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
- ^ Mcnamara, Kevin (9 May 1988). "Quarter rally pushes spirit past Baltimore". Syracuse Post Standard. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
- ^ Thoreson, Jeff (16 May 1988). "Success All Around Spirit Savors Big Crowd, Big Home Win". Syracuse Post Standard. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
- ^ "Spirit is Humming a Family Style Tune". Syracuse Herald Journal. 22 May 1988. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
- ^ "Former Fighting Tiger and Hall of Famer Greg Tarbell Passes". Cobleskill The Fighting Tigers. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
- ^ Zunser, Lynn (24 April 1988). "New Pro League but Skeptics Doubt it Will Survive". Syracuse Herald Journal. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
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