Oranges 2-3 zone will test the Herd: ; Herrion says cracking defense requires patience

Marshall at No. 3 Syracuse 7 p.m. today, WSAZ

SYRACUSE, N.Y. - It's not exactly "40 minutes of hell," butplaying against Syracuse's 2-3 zone defense can sometimes feel likeit.

Instead of handling frenetic, in-your-face defensive pressure,cracking the 2-3 requires patience - the sort of patience it wouldtake to thread a needle while wearing winter gloves on the coldestday of the year in upstate New York.

"If you are patient and you execute and you take care of theball, you are going to get open shots against the zone," MarshallCoach Tom Herrion said. "It's about what kind of shots you aregetting - shot selection."

Herrion's Herd (5-1) will …