Syracuse's Joey Spallina passes head coach Gary Gait on all-time SU leaderboard

Syracuse lacrosse superstar Joey Spallina will have something he can jab his head coach Gary Gait about.

Spallina now ranks ahead of Gait in career points on the all-time Orange leaderboard.

Gait had 253 points in his career, and Spallina raced past that in a big first half on Saturday against St. Joseph's.

He did it on this goal:

Spallina came to Syracuse as the top recruit in the country and has lived up to the billing. He got the famed No. 22, which was made famous in part by the legendary Gait.

The one thing missing in Spallina's career is a national championship. He will try to lead the Orange there in his final college season.

Gait, of course, didn't even play his freshman season. Spallina has taken more games to get to the same points total, so the head coach might still have a few things to hold over his current leader's head.

It's still a special moment, though. Syracuse doesn't always give out 22. There's risk in giving it to a guy that doesn't deliver in those special digits.

Spallina has, and he and his coach can have a nice embrace after this latest bit of history.

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