On April 26, Syracuse men’s lacrosse head coach John Desko reinstated Chase Scanlan, who was suspended indefinitely prior to the Orange’s game against Virginia on April 24, though investigations into a domestic call that involved Scanlan continue.
Scanlan did not travel with the team to South Bend for Syracuse’s game against Notre Dame on Saturday, which ended 22-8 in the Irish’s favor.
“I want to address reports that have occurred in the media involving Chase Scanlan,” Desko said to open his regularly-scheduled media conference on Wednesday. “As you all know, federal law prohibits the university from discussing specific issues relating to a student’s experience or record at the university. Chase was suspended from the team 10 days ago for violating team rules and expectations. On Monday, April 26, I reinstated him. He will not be traveling with the team this weekend. I can’t and won’t offer further comment, I will now take questions about our game with Notre Dame.”
Desko then denied to answer questions relating to Scanlan.
Even though Scanlan was reinstated to the team Monday and Desko said he was practicing with the team, a Syracuse Athletics spokesperson later explained that the player was training alone away from his teammates. Multiple outlets have reported that Syracuse players planned to walk out if Scanlan was at practice.
At 11:34 a.m. on April 18, the day after Syracuse played North Carolina, the school’s Department of Public Safety responded to what it called a domestic incident at 160 Small Road. According to the DPS daily crime log, the incident happened at 12:30 a.m. but wasn’t reported until roughly 11 hours later and lists the case as open.
No charges have been filed against Scanlan.
Earlier this week, Onondaga County District Attorney William Fitzpatrick confirmed that a picture of a smashed-in wall is part of the investigation.
“We plan on meeting with the victim at her convenience,” Fitzpatrick said, also explaining his office won’t comment further until either an arrest is made or the investigation is closed.
Silver Creek high school lacrosse head coach Rob Genco said his former player told him he did nothing wrong.
“He says it’s nothing but it’s become something,” Genco told Syracuse.com. “According to him, there’s literally zero chance that anything happened.”
Chase Scanlan is Syracuse’s leading scorer with 24 goals in nine games this season and has amassing 33 points in 2021.
Now for the other lacrosse news for the week of April 27-May 3, 2021:
Last Week in Lacrosse
-The PLL held its annual College Draft on Monday, with Cornell attackman Jeff Teat became the most recent player to go No. 1 in both the PLL/MLL and NLL Drafts.
–Northwestern will officially enter the women’s tournament undefeated after winning the Big Ten title this weekend.
-North Carolina outlasted Syracuse in the ACC Women’s Lacrosse Championship, 9-4, to secure the program’s fifth-straight conference title.
–Chaos is wheeling and dealing. The team made two trades this week, bringing in Wes Berg and a first rounder in exchange for goalie Dillon Ward and swapping a future third-round pick for Chris Cloutier.
–The All-Big Ten list is out, and it’s weird. Specifically, there aren’t any middies on the First Team.
-Alex Lauer of Inside Hook did a piece on how the PLL is swapping East Coast elitism for land acknowledgements.
Get Caught Up on LAS Content!
Miss out on what we did last week? Here’s a recap of some of our top content from the last seven days:
2021 MCLA Invitational Preview
After the release of the eight-team bracket for the 2021 MCLA Invitational, Ryder Cochrane broke down his predictions for the first round and selected a national champion.
2021 PLL College Draft Results
Miss anything from the 2021 PLL College Draft? Don’t worry, Ryan Conwell has you covered.
First Lacrosse NFT Collection: Wes Berg, NCAA Championship Edition
Wes Berg and MSN Lazer have combined to create the first lacrosse NFT collection, celebrating Berg’s NCAA title run in 2015 with Denver. Take a look at the first step into the future.
NAIA Conference Championship Recaps
Jonathan Vance recaps the men’s AAC, KCAC, and WHAC championships as the NAIA lacrosse season winds down dramatically.
Coaching Lacrosse: 5 Crucial Tips for New Lacrosse Coaches
Florida Southern men’s lacrosse head coach Marty Ward gives new lacrosse coaches five crucial tips that will make a world of difference. If you’re new to coaching or have experience but are open to learning something new, you won’t want t miss this.
