Syracuse men’s lacrosse: Joey Spallina named ACC Offensive Player of the Week

10 points in one game will do that for you.

When you’re Joey Spallina and you tie your career high for points in a single game, you can expect a little recognition to go along with that.

That happened on Tuesday, when Spallina was named the ACC’s Offensive Player of the Week on the back of his 10-point performance against Vermont, the second 10-point game of his career. Joey had five goals and five assists against the Catamounts, officially having a hand in an incredible 77 percent of SU’s goals (10-of-13) in the game.

This is the second time in as many weeks to begin the season that a Syracuse Orange player has been awarded ACC Offensive Player of the Week after Michael Leo received the honor thanks to his four-goal, five-point game versus Jacksonville to start the season.

While the individuals are getting their recognition, so too is the team as a whole. The Orange retained their spot in the major polls this week, coming in ranked No. 2 behind Notre Dame in both the media poll and the coaches poll, picking up one first-place vote from the coaches.

Inside Lacrosse Media Poll

1. Notre Dame
2. Syracuse
3. Cornell
4. Johns Hopkins
5. Princeton

USILA Coaches Poll

1. Notre Dame
2. Syracuse
3. Cornell
4. Virginia
5. Johns Hopkins

The Orange’s schedule will continue to get ramped up this weekend when they travel down to Maryland for their first road trip of the season to face the No. 6 Maryland Terrapins. The game is scheduled for 2 PM on B1G+.