No. 16/17 Terriers to Open 2026 Season on Sunday at No. 2/3 Syracuse

Sunday, February 1

Syracuse, NY

1 PM

Boston University

Syracuse

Men's lacrosse players celebrate a goal against Lehigh

Photo by: Jon Ratner

No. 16/17 Terriers to Open 2026 Season on Sunday at No. 2/3 Syracuse

January 31, 2026 | Men's Lacrosse

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#16/17 Boston University (0-0, 0-0 PL) at #2/3 Syracuse (0-0, 0-0 PL)
Date & Time: Sunday, Feb. 1 | 1 p.m.
Venue: JMA Wireless Dome | Syracuse, N.Y.
Twitter: @BUGameDay | @TerrierMLAX

The No. 16/17 Boston University men's lacrosse team will open its 2026 season on Sunday when the Terriers travel to No. 2/3 Syracuse. Game time is set for 1 p.m., and it will be broadcast on ACCNX.

TERRIER TIDBITS

BU is facing Syracuse for the first time; the Orange are the 33rd different Division I opponent the Terriers have faced.
The Terriers are 9-3 all-time in season openers, including a 9-7 win at Siena last season.
This is the third straight season that BU is starting its regular season away from home.
The Terriers are 6-1 in season openers that are not held at Nickerson Field.
Timothy Shannehan was arguably the top rookie in the nation last season and enters his sophomore season with several national honors to his name.
He was selected as a preseason All-American by Inside Lacrosse and USA Lacrosse Magazine.
Shannehan was also No. 44 in Inside Lacrosse's annual ranking of the top 50 men's college lacrosse players.
The 2025 Patriot League and ECAC Rookie of the Year, Timothy Shannehan was also ranked No. 1 on Inside Lacrosse's Final Freshman Impact Rankings after he led all NCAA rookies with 61 points thanks to 32 goals and 29 assists.
Shannehan also garnered preseason All-Patriot League accolades along with senior Connor Kehm and sophomore Andrew Pape.
Kehm, one of three captains this season along with classmates Charlie Huntley and Jimmy Kohr, was a Second Team All-PL and Second Team All-New England standout at close defense in 2025.
He started all 16 games last season, leading the Terriers with a career-high 30 caused turnovers and a career-best 56 ground balls.
Kehm became the fourth different Terrier in program history to record 30+ caused turnovers in a single season.
Pape was a Second Team All-PL honoree after an impressive rookie season in the Terrier midfield.
He started all 15 games in which he appeared, scoring 17 goals and adding three assists for 20 points.
Kohr enjoyed a breakout season in his first year starting at attack, as he led the Terriers with a career-high 43 goals and added a career-best 14 assists for a career-high 57 points last season.
He was a major reason why BU boasted the top man-up unit in the country last season, finishing second in the NCAA with nine man-up markers.
As a team, the Terriers converted on 56.4% of their extra-man opportunities a year ago.
Sophomore Madden Murphy is set for his second season at the faceoff X.
He ranked second in the Patriot League and third among all NCAA rookies with a .551 win percentage.
Murphy was also second on the Terriers with 55 ground balls.
Sophomore goalkeeper Connor Phillips is projected to make his first collegiate start following the graduation of Will Barnes.

SCOUTING SYRACUSE

Syracuse enters the year in the top three of both major national polls following last year's trip to NCAA Championship Weekend.
The reigning ACC champion, Syracuse was picked first in the conference's preseason poll.
•Syracuse boasts seven preseason All-Americans as picked by Inside Lacrosse, including first-team honorees Joey Spallina (attack) and Michael Leo (midfield).
Spallina led the Orange in assists (55) and points (90) last season and is the team's top returning goal scorer (35) from a year ago.
Junior faceoff specialist John Mullen is a Second Team preseason All-American after finishing sixth in the NCAA with a .630 win percentage and a program-record 182 ground balls.
Senior close defenseman Billy Dwan III earned preseason All-America accolades after finishing with 18 caused turnovers and 33 ground balls last year.
Senior goalkeeper Jimmy McCool was also a preseason All-American after being named ACC Goalie of the Year in 2025.