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

April 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

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

[9]

References

  1. ↑ Zunser, Lynn (24 April 1988). "New Pro League but Skeptics Doubt it Will Survive". Syracuse Herald Journal. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
  2. ↑ Free, Bill (8 May 1988). "Tribe seeks team spirit today against Syracuse". Baltimore Sun. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
  3. ↑ Mcnamara, Kevin (25 April 1988). "Irit enjoys pro Lacrosse but loses at Long Island". Syracuse Post Standard. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
  4. ↑ "The Scoreboard". Syracuse Herald Journal. 2 May 1988. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
  5. ↑ Mcnamara, Kevin (9 May 1988). "Quarter rally pushes spirit past Baltimore". Syracuse Post Standard. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
  6. ↑ Thoreson, Jeff (16 May 1988). "Success All Around Spirit Savors Big Crowd, Big Home Win". Syracuse Post Standard. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
  7. ↑ "Spirit is Humming a Family Style Tune". Syracuse Herald Journal. 22 May 1988. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
  8. ↑ "Former Fighting Tiger and Hall of Famer Greg Tarbell Passes". Cobleskill The Fighting Tigers. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
  9. ↑ 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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