PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Brenny Daly fired shot after shot at Dominic Lamolinara before the game, getting his goalkeeper ready for his first start of the season while the starters watched from the sideline.

Lamolinara gobbled up most of Daly’s shots, but a few found the back of the net. Little did the redshirt freshman know, that wasn’t the only time one of his shots would go in Tuesday night. Daly, who scored his first career goal, was one of 41 players to see action in No. 4 Syracuse’s (5-1, 2-0 Big East) 18-9 shellacking of Providence (5-2, 0-2) at Lennon Family Field. Reserve Kyle Henry also chipped in for the Orange, tallying two goals.

“It’s always good to see Brenny do something,” Lamolinara said. “Brenny warms me up and we have a great relationship, so seeing him get his first goal was great.”

The lopsided nature of the game allowed players who otherwise wouldn’t get a chance to play to get their names on the final stat sheet. Jay McDermott saw time on defense, Cal Paduda took three faceoffs and Ben Romagnoli closed the game in goal, among other players for SU.

All but 10 of Syracuse’s healthy players got playing time Tuesday. As the lead ballooned, more and more reserves entered the game.

But Daly and Henry didn’t just play in the game, they contributed to the Orange’s highest goal total this season.

Daly’s goal came from straight on, well outside of the crease with just less than five minutes to go in the third quarter. Syracuse was already up 13-3 at that point, and the rout was in full effect.

“We were all joking about that on the sideline, that it was like 17 (yards out),” midfielder Henry Schoonmaker said, “but he let it go and it went in. Nothing to complain about.”

Henry, meanwhile, scored two goals in the fourth quarter, one off of a pretty pass from Derek Maltz and the other from the doorstep.

Schoonmaker said Daly, Henry and company made the most of their time on the field for the Orange. The fact that Syracuse’s third- and fourth-string players kept pace with Providence’s first- and second-stringers showcased the depth SU hopes will help continue its climb up the rankings.

“That’s something the whole team gets pretty excited for,” Schoonmaker said. “It’s great seeing Brenny come in there and getting his first goal and Kyle getting a two-goal game right off the bat.”

Published on March 20, 2013 at 1:40 am

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