Geneva, N.Y. — If Syracuse lacrosse thought Hobart would offer little resistance in the Orange's quest to stop a three-game skid, the Statesmen had other thoughts.

In the end, Syracuse did get back on the winning side with a 13-6 victory here in front of 1,408 fans at Boswell Field, but it was far from easy.

Hobart erased a 5-0 first-quarter deficit to come within one in the third quarter, but Evan Molloy came up with a few timely saves in his first-career start, and the offense converted late to avoid what would've been the most surprising loss of the season.

Junior attack Jordan Evans netted four goals, and Dylan Donahue and UMass transfer Nick Mariano tallied two apiece to pace SU. In all, seven players scored for the Orange.

Syracuse led, 7-3 at halftime, a relatively close margin despite a 24-8 shot advantage.

But Hobart seized momentum early in the second half. Moments after a pretty spin move yielded a shot wide of the cage, Bryan Hancock netted a goal to bring Hobart within one with 12 minutes left in the third quarter.

Syracuse scored the final six goals of the game to improve to 6-3 on the year.

The Orange returns to action April 12 at Cornell. Faceoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. in Ithaca.

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