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1997 Virginia @ Syracuse Highlights

Virginia and Syracuse have long been known to enjoy up tempo play, piling up goals and coming right at their opponents. Dom Starsia utilized such a tact to lift the Cavaliers to the top of the lacrosse world, winning four national championships and solidifying it's case as a national power. The Carrier Dome great a repuation as a House of Horrors for opponents and a House of Heroes for fans of the Orange and Roy Simmons Jr. built teams loaded with "thoroughbreads" who played with confidence, style, aggression, and speed. Syracuse dominated through multiple championship seasons, producing some of the greatest players in the history of the sport. After the brothers Paul and Gary Gait won three titles in the late 1980's, the new annointed lineage in the late 1990s was the Powell brothers, with the legend Casey leading the way. Which brings Feb. 28, 1997, as Virginia and Syracuse met in the Dome to open the season. An eager crowd of nearly 11,000 fans gathered for a highly anticipated contest between the No. 2 and No. 3 teams in the country. Talent exuded from both rosters - Mike Watson, Doug Knight, Chris Sanderson, and making his Virginia debut, Jay Jilbert versus Paul Carcaterra, Casey Powell (switching from midfield to attack), and, making his Orange introduction as well, Ryan Powell. The resulting game would be the stuff of legends, almost hard to believe if not for the existence of the broadcast. The team's combined for 43 goals, 118 shots, 32 saves, 47 face-offs, and 115 groundballs. Players boasted such gawdy stat lines as Jilbert's four scores, hinting at his prolific career ahead at Virginia. Knight had 4G and 2A, and Watson posted 2G and 5A. But no one could top Casey Powell, who had a ridiculous 13 points (7G, 6A) including nailing the game winner. So with the 20th anniversary of this beloved archive happening today, we wanted to share some fun videos. Above, watch the entire contest boiled down to 11:30 of great action.