Syracuse, N.Y. -- Freshman attack Tehoka Nanticoke introduced himself to the college lacrosse world with five goals and Jakob Patterson added four more as No. 3 Albany opened its season by embarrassing Syracuse 15-3 on Saturday in the Carrier Dome.

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The No. 8 Orange dropped to 1-1. The loss was the team's worst since falling to Duke 21-7 in 2014 and SU's offensive output was its lowest since a 10-3 loss to North Carolina in 1991.

TD Ierlan dominated at the faceoff for the Great Danes, winning 16 of 21 at the 'X.' Great Danes goalie J.D Colarusso stopped 10 shots. Albany out-shot SU 50-23.

Nate Solomon, Kevin Hutchings and Jamie Trimboli tallied for the Orange. But Syracuse's offense was in shambles, looking unhinged all game and committing 14 turnovers (seven unforced).

Albany, which was 1-15 all-time against SU coming into the game, took control in the first half and turned it into a rout with a 7-1 streak in the third quarter.

With the Great Danes up 4-1, Nanticoke bulled his way along the right side of the Orange crease and past Orange defender Tyson Bomberry to create a small opening and beat Madonna at the 1:03 mark.

Justin Reh made it 6-1 with 12:07 left in the third, and Nanticoke bounced in a shot less than a minute later for a 7-1 Great Danes cushion.

Solomon finally ended his team's drought by capping a fast break with a score from the left side with 6:02 remaining.

But Nanticoke caused problems again when Albany won the ensuing faceoff. That turned into a great Danes rush that set up Nanticoke with a clear shot five yards out on the left side, and he easily cashed in for an 8-2 Albany lead.

Fields then went back-to-back with a pair of scores 47 seconds apart before Nanticoke ended the quarter with a final flourish. He started behind the Albany net, spun off Bomberry and put home a shot from close range on the left side to send the Great Danes up 11-2 heading into the fourth.

The Orange struck first on a man-up goal from Trimboli with 11:50 left in the first quarter before the Great Danes ran off four in a row to take a 4-1 lead at the half.

Patterson's first goal knotted the game with 3:13 left in the first, and Ierlan sent Albany up when he won a faceoff and zoomed down the field to beat SU goalie Dom Madonna on his own with 3:05 left in the first.

Nanticoke opened the second quarter scoring with his first of the game at the 3-minute mark, and Patterson's second of the contest, from the right side of the Orange net, closed the first-half scoring.

The Orange hosts Army on Feb. 24.