Syracuse, N.Y. -- The Syracuse University men's lacrosse team will take the field for its opening fall scrimmages on Sunday in the Carrier Dome, and for the first time in more than a decade no Orange player on the roster will be claiming No. 22.

That's the program's legendary stamp of expected greatness, which has been in play for every season since 2006 (Dan Hardy, Cody Jamieson, JoJo Marasco and, for the past four years, Jordan Evans).

Before that run, Gary Gait, Charlie Lockwood, Casey Powell, Ryan Powell and Mike Powell all wore the number at various times.

But with the departure of Evans, No. 22 is packed away. And Desko said it will remain that way for the foreseeable future.

"I want the players to go and play and not deal with the 22 thing,'' Desko said earlier this week. "I think with 22, it's an honor to wear that number. But with it comes some pressure to perform.''

Desko would not rule out someone earning that number for the spring season. He said the issuing of the number was not brought up as an inducement during recruitment of the incoming class.