ANNAPOLIS, Md. — No. 7 Syracuse (9-3, 2-2 Atlantic Coast) cruised past Navy (5-7, 3-4 Patriot), 18-9, on Saturday at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium. The Orange expanded their lead after a close first quarter and cruised to their fourth-straight win. After North Carolina lost to Notre Dame, SU will face UNC in the play-in game of this week’s ACC tournament.

Here’s what our beat writers had to say about Syracuse’s win.