Game No. 2
Canisius (1-0) at No. 10/13 Syracuse (1-0)
Date: Sunday, Nov. 14, 2010
Time: 3 p.m.
Place: Carrier Dome - Syracuse, N.Y.
TV: ESPNU
Talent: Beth Mowins (p-x-p) and Mike Kelley (color)
Audio: Golden Griffin Broadcast Network
Talent: Jay Moran (p-x-p) and Dave Schofield (color)

CANISIUS TRAVELS EAST TO MEET SYRACUSE IN THE DOME

• The Canisius College men's basketball team is set to travel east on the New York State Thruway to take on nationally-ranked Syracuse this afternoon.
• The Golden Griffins opened the 107th season in school history Friday with an 80-70 win over St. Bonaventure in front of a sellout crowd in the Koessler Athletic Center.
• The win in the season opener was the program's first since the 2003-04 season and the first under fifth-year head coach Tom Parrotta.

FAST BREAK POINTS

• The win on opening night makes Canisius 1-0 on the year for the first time since 2003-04 and for just the fourth time since 2000-01.
• The Griffs improved to 74-31 all-time in season-opening contests with their win over the Bonnies Friday night. (no records for the 1913-14 and 1918-19 seasons)
• Under fifth-year head coach Tom Parrotta, Canisius has officially sold out the home opener three times.
• Since 1940, Canisius is 50-20 in home openers and 11-8 when the home opener is played in the Koessler Athletic Center.
• The win over St. Bonaventure was Canisius' third victory in the last five meetings against its most-common non-league rival. The two teams have played 159 times in the history of the series over a span of 88 years.
• Today's game against nationally-ranked Syracuse is the Griffs' first since Dec. 17, 2008 when the Blue and Gold played then-ranked No. 11 Syracuse in the Carrier Dome.
• Canisius was picked to finish seventh among 10 teams in the annual MAAC Preseason Coaches Poll. The Blue and Gold was picked to finish seventh in the 2009-10 preseason poll as well.
• Seniors Julius Coles and Greg Logins were named to the Preseason All-MAAC Team, with Coles earning second-team honors and Logins being recognized as a third-team choice.
• Coles was also recently recognized as one of five All-MAAC players in the annual Sporting News Preseason publication.

ABOUT THE ORANGE

• Syracuse started its 2010-11 season Friday night with a 68-46 win over Northern Iowa in the Carrier Dome.
• The Orange started the season ranked No. 10 in the Associated Press Top-25 poll and No. 13 in the USA Today Coaches' Poll.
• In Friday's win, senior Rick Jackson and junior Kris Joseph paced Syracuse with 14 points apiece as the Orange shot 48.9 percent from the field, 47.4 percent from 3-point range and 71.4 percent from the free-throw line.
• Sophomore guard Brandon Triche, who played high school ball with Canisius sophomore Alshwan Hymes, joins Joseph on the preseason Wooden Award watch list.
• Head coach Jim Boeheim enters today's game tied for fifth all-time in career wins with 830.

CANISIUS - SYRACUSE SERIES

• This will mark the 69th all-time meeting between these two New York state schools, with the Orange leading the all-time series 44-24.
• Syracuse has won 19 straight over the Griffs, with Canisius' last win coming Feb. 15, 1975 in Buffalo.
• The Blue and Gold is 0-9 all-time in the Carrier Dome, with the team's last visit coming Dec. 17, 2008.
• These two programs first met Feb. 10, 1945 in the Memorial Auditorium, where the Griffs posted a 58-45 victory.