2012 Spring Schedule

SYRACUSE, N.Y

. – Men’s soccer coach Ian McIntyre released the 2012 spring schedule on Tuesday, Feb. 21. Throughout the month of April, SU will have five matches and take part in one tournament.
 
SU opens the spring season on April 1 at Big Ten-runner up Penn State. A week later, the team travels west to face the Rochester Rhinos of the USL Professional Division.
 
Syracuse plays three matches the following weekend. The Orange will first host NCAA Tournament qualifier Monmouth on Saturday, April 14. On Sunday, the team goes to nearby Le Moyne College to take on the Dolphins and Herkimer County Community College.

The Orange will wrap up play on Saturday, April 21 at the Black Watch Premier Nike Friendlies and College Cup in Albany, N.Y.

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Box Score | Post-Game Press Conference | Photo Gallery

SYRACUSE, N.Y. – Syracuse sophomore Alyssa Murray set a single-game school record with eight goals to lead the No. 12/12 Orange to a 23-12 victory against No. 13/8 Boston College on Tuesday, Feb. 21 in the Carrier Dome. Syracuse wins its season opener for the fifth consecutive year, while the Eagles go to 1-1.

“They came together and played a great game at both ends of the field,” said Syracuse head coach Gary Gait. ”Our special teams were exceptional today.”

The Orange featured a balanced scoring attack as 10 different players recorded at least one point. Murray led the way with 10 points, which tie her for fourth on SU’s single-game record list.

“I knew she had it in her,” Gait sad. “She is an incredible shooter. Setting the school record today in goals is unbelievable. I think that’s a credit to the entire offense when she can be the recipient of so many feeds and taking those easy one-on-ones with those doubles.”

Syracuse never trailed in the game as it took an early lead on junior Michelle Tumolo’s unassisted goal 1:32 into the game. Tumolo finished with six points (3g, 3a) and moved into ninth place on SU’s career scoring chart (142 pts.). The teams traded goals before Murray put Syracuse up for good with her second goal on a free position shot at the 24:50 mark. That goal sparked a 4-0 scoring run that gave SU a 6-2 advantage. Three consecutive goals by freshman Gabby Jaquith, Murray and Tumolo extended Syracuse’s lead to 9-4, but Boston College netted two of the final three goals of the half to cut the lead to 10-7 at halftime.

Covie Stanwick recorded her third goal of the game to start the second half to bring the Eagles within three at 10-7, but that was close as Boston College would get. Freshman Devon Collins started the Orange on a 4-0 scoring run that put the game out of reach. With the Orange leading 19-12, Murray scored her eighth goal of the game at the 4:50 mark. Syracuse added three more tallies for the 23-12 final.

Several freshmen made successful debuts in the win. Kailah Kempney recorded five goals and an assist, while Collins had a hat trick to go along with one assist. Jaquith finished with two goals and one assist.

The Orange’s goalkeepers combined for 15 saves. Sophomore Alyssa Costantino recorded six saves in the first half, while freshman Kelsey Richardson made nine saves in the second half in her collegiate debut. Boston College’s Catherine Conway had two saves, and Emily Mata had seven.

Syracuse held a decisive 27-10 advantage in the draw controls. Kempney led the way with 10, which tie for the second-highest single-game total in school history. Both teams recorded 38 shots, while Boston College had 19 ground balls to 10 for SU.

The Orange goes on the road for the first time this season when it travels to Charlottesville, Va. to take on No. 10/6 Virginia on Sunday, Feb. 26 at noon.

Game Notes: Sophomore Katie Webster dished out a career-high three assists against Boston College and finished with four points … Junior Bridget Daley tied her career high with two points, while junior Linley Block recorded her first career point with an assist … The Orange’s 23 goals were the most it has scored in a game since recording 24 in a victory against Colgate on April 16, 2008.

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Box Score | Season Stats

CHICAGO –

Behind a career-night by sophomore Rachel Coffey, the Syracuse women’s basketball team (17-11, 6-8 BIG EAST) defeated No. 21/20 DePaul (20-8, 8-6 BIG EAST), 81-65 on Wednesday, Feb. 21. Coffey set four career-highs against the Blue Demons.
 
The victory against DePaul marked the Orange’s first win against a team ranked in both major polls since 2010. SU defeated No. 6/6 Ohio State on Dec. 11, 2010.

“I thought we just played aggressive and made open shots,” said head coach Quentin Hillsman. “We knew they would make the shots.”
 
Coffey finished with a career-best 22 points, eight rebounds, and seven assists. Her six three-point field goals were a career-high, as well. Junior Carmen Tyson-Thomas recorded her seventh double-double of the year with 22 points and a career-best 15 rebounds. Third-year tandem Kayla Alexander and Elashier Hall each scored in double figures, tallying 17 and 15 points, respectively.
 
Junior Anna Martin led DePaul with 18 points on the night. Jasmine Penny and Katherine Harry recorded 16 and 11 points, respectively.
 
The host Blue Demons jumped out to an early 13-8 advantage to begin game. SU climbed back behind two three-point field goals by Coffey, to give the Orange its first lead of the night with 11:11 remaining.
 
DePaul fought back, reclaiming the lead, 32-30 before the last media timeout of the first period. The Orange weathered the storm and went into halftime leading 37-36 after a Tyson-Thomas field goal.
 
Coming out of the break, the teams exchanged baskets and the host Blue Demons emerged with a 43-41 lead with 17:26 remaining. SU went on to score 23 consecutive points over a 7:57 span to take a 64-43 advantage. During that period, Alexander tallied seven points. Coffey and Tyson-Thomas added six points each.
 
With 3:02 left in regulation, DePaul trimmed the visitors’ lead to 13, but that would be the closest it would get.
 
The team returns to action on Saturday, Feb. 25 when they host No. 15/14 Georgetown on Senior Day. Tipoff is set for 1 p.m. at the Carrier Dome.

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SYRACUSE, N.Y. – No. 2/2 Syracuse is in the homestretch of the regular season as just three games remain before the BIG EAST Tournament. The Orange (27-1, 14-1) tries to remain unbeaten at home when it hosts USF (17-10, 10-4) on Wednesday, Feb. 22 at 7 p.m. in the Carrier Dome.

The game will be televised on the BIG EAST Network, Time Warner Cable Sports, SNY and ESPN3. Tickets for Wednesday’s game are available online, by phone (1-888-DOMETIX) or in person at the Carrier Dome Box Office. Fans can also follow the action on the Syracuse IMG Radio Network and its flagship TK99 (99.5 FM). The audio stream of the broadcast will be available on Orange All Access on SUathletics.com. Subscriptions to Orange All Access are available at daily, monthly and yearly rates.

A CLOSER LOOK AT THE ORANGE
Sophomore C.J. Fair scored a career-high 21 points to lead Syracuse to a 74-64 victory at Rutgers on Sunday, Feb. 19.

The first half featured back-and-forth action, which included seven ties and eight lead changes. The Orange ended the half on a 10-4 scoring run and Dion Waiters’ free throws with two seconds left gave SU its largest lead of the half as it led 40-34 at intermission.

Syracuse held the lead for the entire second half, despite the Scarlet Knights getting within two points on five different occasions. With SU leading 66-62, Scoop Jardine hit a three-pointer from the top of the key to extend the Orange’s lead to 69-62 with 1:12 remaining. Syracuse went 5-for-8 from the free throw line in the final 30 seconds to seal the 10-point victory.

Fair was 6-for-8 from the floor and 8-for-8 from the free throw line. He also led the team with eight rebounds. Kris Joseph finished with 14 points, while Fab Melo added 10 points.

SCOUTING THE BULLS
USF arrives in Syracuse with a 17-10 overall record, including a 10-4 mark in BIG EAST play. The Bulls are riding a four-game winning streak, and have won eight out of their last 10 contests.

Augustus Gilchrist leads the offensive charge for USF, averaging 10.5 points and 4.8 rebounds a game. The Bulls’ leading rebounder is Toarlyn Fitzpatrick (6.5), while the team is second in the BIG EAST in defensive rebounding. Ron Anderson Jr. averages 7.9 points per game, and is second in the conference in field goal percentage (58.0).

Stan Heath is in his fifth year at the helm at USF, posting a 68-87 record while in Tampa, Fla. He led the Bulls to an NIT berth in 2010. Heath previously held positions at Kent State, where he led the Golden Flashes to a 30-6 record and an Elite Eight appearance in 2002, and Arkansas. The Detroit native was a three-year letterwinner at Eastern Michigan.

SERIES HISTORY
Syracuse owns an 8-1 advantage in the series versus USF, with a perfect 5-0 mark at the Carrier Dome. The Orange last faced the Bulls in Tampa, Fla., during the 2011 season. Kris Joseph and Dion Waiters paced SU with double-digit scoring tallies.

The two squads first met in 1987, when Syracuse triumphed, 111-65. The lone USF victory in the series was by an 89-78 margin at the Sun Dome in 2008.

UP NEXT…
The Orange plays its final road game of the regular season on Saturday, Feb. 25 at Connecticut at 9 p.m.

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Photo Gallery | Men’s Results | Women’s Results

NEW YORK -  It was a busy and successful weekend for the Orange at the 2012 Big East Indoor Track and Field Championships held this past weekend at the Armory. The Squad was represented by 38 athletes competing in 14 different events and returned home with three gold medals and a number of other podium finishes and noteworthy performances.
 
Senior Jarret Eaton led the team against a competitive field with a meet record performance of 7.70 seconds to win the 60-meter hurdles on Sunday. Eaton edged out Cincinnati’s Terrence Somervill and Pitt’s Josh Thompson for the victory. In the women’s 60-meter dash, Flings Owusu-Agyapong took home the gold in just 7.41 seconds, beating the field by 0.08 seconds in the finals. Junior Frank Taylor also contributed to the success in the long jump. Taylor leaped to victory in a jump of 7.44 meters on his final attempt, setting a new personal record in the event.
 
There were a number of other podium finishes among the squad this weekend. In the 200-meter dash, sophomore Jaquan Holland put up a fight to the finish, ultimately placing second to Pittsburgh’s Brycen Spratling in a time of 21.46, his best of the season. Holland also competed in the men’s 60-meter dash and finished third in the event. On the women’s side, sophomore Molly Malone placed second in another close race with a time of 2:48.58 in the 1,000-meter run, and senior Heather Stephens also raced to a close second in the 3000-meter run in a time of 9:41.33, just two seconds behind Georgetown’s Emily Infeld who took home the title.
 
Other noteworthy performances include freshman Jace Lowry who edged out teammate Martin Hehir for the third place finish in the men’s 5000-meter run, finishing in 14:13.09. Senior Lauren Penney also took home the bronze in the women’s event with a time of 16:38.31.
 
Be sure to visit the photo gallery to catch a glimpse of the Orange in action and view the link to the full results from this weekend.

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Photo Gallery | Men’s Results | Women’s Results

NEW YORK -  It was a busy and successful weekend for the Orange at the 2012 Big East Indoor Track and Field Championships held this past weekend at the Armory. The Squad was represented by 38 athletes competing in 14 different events and returned home with three gold medals and a number of other podium finishes and noteworthy performances.
 
Senior Jarret Eaton led the team against a competitive field with a meet record performance of 7.70 seconds to win the 60-meter hurdles on Sunday. Eaton edged out Cincinnati’s Terrence Somervill and Pitt’s Josh Thompson for the victory. In the women’s 60-meter dash, Flings Owusu-Agyapong took home the gold in just 7.41 seconds, beating the field by 0.08 seconds in the finals. Junior Frank Taylor also contributed to the success in the long jump. Taylor leaped to victory in a jump of 7.44 meters on his final attempt, setting a new personal record in the event.
 
There were a number of other podium finishes among the squad this weekend. In the 200-meter dash, sophomore Jaquan Holland put up a fight to the finish, ultimately placing second to Pittsburgh’s Brycen Spratling in a time of 21.46, his best of the season. Holland also competed in the men’s 60-meter dash and finished third in the event. On the women’s side, sophomore Molly Malone placed second in another close race with a time of 2:48.58 in the 1,000-meter run, and senior Heather Stephens also raced to a close second in the 3000-meter run in a time of 9:41.33, just two seconds behind Georgetown’s Emily Infeld who took home the title.
 
Other noteworthy performances include freshman Jace Lowry who edged out teammate Martin Hehir for the third place finish in the men’s 5000-meter run, finishing in 14:13.09. Senior Lauren Penney also took home the bronze in the women’s event with a time of 16:38.31.
 
Be sure to visit the photo gallery to catch a glimpse of the Orange in action and view the link to the full results from this weekend.

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SYRACUSE, N.Y. – Former Syracuse men’s lacrosse All-American and current Navy SEAL Lt. Commander Rorke Denver is featured in the upcoming film “Act of Valor,” which is scheduled for release nationwide Friday, Feb. 24. Denver plays the leader of a SEAL team and he is one of several active-duty SEALs starring in the film alongside a cast of professional actors.
 
The 90-minute thriller, directed by the Bandito Brothers (Scott Waugh and Mike “Mouse” McCoy), is based on actual missions and was made with the help and approval of the Navy. Denver uses his own first name in the film and leads a covert mission to recover a kidnapped CIA agent, while also attempting to stop terrorists who aim to strike at America.

In the film, the full identities of the SEALs are not revealed and their names do not appear in the credits. None of the SEALs were made available by the Navy to promote the film or provide interviews.

Since embarking on his military career, Denver has been deployed to countries in Central and South America, Afghanistan, Liberia and Iraq. He’s received several awards, including the Bronze Star with Valor, three Navy Commendation Medals and three Navy Achievement Medals. He’s also served as the executive officer of the Naval Special Warfare Center’s Advanced Training Command.

A long-stick midfielder at Syracuse, Denver received honorable mention All-America laurels as a senior in 1996. He was a member of the 1993 and 1995 Orange national championship teams and captained the squad his senior season.

Denver was one of four SEALs that played college lacrosse recognized by the NCAA for their military service during championship weekend last May.

A reference to the environments (sea, air and land) in which they work, the SEALs were established by President John F. Kennedy in 1962 as highly trained special-operations units. Insertions, extractions, reconnaissance and direct-action missions against military targets are just some of the duties of a Navy SEAL.

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SYRACUSE, N.Y. – Former Syracuse men’s lacrosse All-American and current Navy SEAL Lt. Commander Rorke Denver is featured in the upcoming film “Act of Valor,” which is scheduled for release nationwide Friday, Feb. 24. Denver plays the leader of a SEAL team and he is one of several active-duty SEALs starring in the film alongside a cast of professional actors.
 
The 90-minute thriller, directed by the Bandito Brothers (Scott Waugh and Mike “Mouse” McCoy), is based on actual missions and was made with the help and approval of the Navy. Denver uses his own first name in the film and leads a covert mission to recover a kidnapped CIA agent, while also attempting to stop terrorists who aim to strike at America.

In the film, the full identities of the SEALs are not revealed and their names do not appear in the credits. None of the SEALs were made available by the Navy to promote the film or provide interviews.

Since embarking on his military career, Denver has been deployed to countries in Central and South America, Afghanistan, Liberia and Iraq. He’s received several awards, including the Bronze Star with Valor, three Navy Commendation Medals and three Navy Achievement Medals. He’s also served as the executive officer of the Naval Special Warfare Center’s Advanced Training Command.

A long-stick midfielder at Syracuse, Denver received honorable mention All-America laurels as a senior in 1996. He was a member of the 1993 and 1995 Orange national championship teams and captained the squad his senior season.

Denver was one of four SEALs that played college lacrosse recognized by the NCAA for their military service during championship weekend last May.

A reference to the environments (sea, air and land) in which they work, the SEALs were established by President John F. Kennedy in 1962 as highly trained special-operations units. Insertions, extractions, reconnaissance and direct-action missions against military targets are just some of the duties of a Navy SEAL.

Article source: http://www.suathletics.com/news/2012/2/21/MLAX_0221121458.aspx

SYRACUSE, N.Y. – Kris Joseph acts like a kid, and that is why he is good at what he does. Yes, leading the nation’s second-ranked team in scoring is nice, but the family and childhood studies major likes to make an impact in children’s lives as well.
 
When Joseph is not on the court, he spends his time at the Bernice M. Wright Child Development School perfecting his trade in hopes of one day opening his own daycare when his playing days are over.
 
“I see myself running my own daycare once I am done with basketball,” Joseph said. “Kids make you forget about a lot, and you kind of become a kid yourself. Being around kids brightens up my day. They are so funny and innocent and it’s something I really enjoy doing.”
 
The Montreal, Quebec native finds being at the daycare a perfect balance with the rigorous demands of working towards his childhood dream — winning a national championship.
 
“Most people dream about going to the NBA, but I have always dreamed about winning a national championship and hearing ‘One Shining Moment’ as I hold up the trophy,” Joseph said. “I get goose bumps because we are so close, we have the team to do it and we are all on the same page.”
 
“The Score,” a Canadian sports station, visited Syracuse and spent time with Joseph to see what ‘A Day in the Life of Kris’ is like. Click play below to see the video in its entirety.

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SYRACUSE, N.Y. – Kris Joseph acts like a kid, and that is why he is good at what he does. Yes, leading the nation’s second-ranked team in scoring is nice, but the family and childhood studies major likes to make an impact in children’s lives as well.
 
When Joseph is not on the court, he spends his time at the Bernice M. Wright Child Development School perfecting his trade in hopes of one day opening his own daycare when his playing days are over.
 
“I see myself running my own daycare once I am done with basketball,” Joseph said. “Kids make you forget about a lot, and you kind of become a kid yourself. Being around kids brightens up my day. They are so funny and innocent and it’s something I really enjoy doing.”
 
The Montreal, Quebec native finds being at the daycare a perfect balance with the rigorous demands of working towards his childhood dream — winning a national championship.
 
“Most people dream about going to the NBA, but I have always dreamed about winning a national championship and hearing ‘One Shining Moment’ as I hold up the trophy,” Joseph said. “I get goose bumps because we are so close, we have the team to do it and we are all on the same page.”
 
“The Score,” a Canadian sports station, visited Syracuse and spent time with Joseph to see what ‘A Day in the Life of Kris’ is like. Click play below to see the video in its entirety.

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Results | Season Statistics | Photo Gallery

SYRACUSE, N.Y.

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Nike/Inside Lacrosse Poll | USILA Poll

BALTIMORE – The Syracuse men’s lacrosse team is ranked sixth in both national polls this week following its 12-7 season-opening win against Albany. Syracuse climbed one spot in the latest Nike/Inside Lacrosse Top 20 Poll and two spots in the latest USILA Coaches’ Poll, released Monday, Feb. 20.
 
The Orange garnered 327 points in the media rankings and 175 points in the coaches’ poll. Defending national champion Virginia maintained the top spot in both polls after a 9-8 victory over Drexel in its season opener.
 
In the media rankings, the Cavaliers are followed by Johns Hopkins and Cornell. Notre Dame, fresh off a 7-3 win against Duke climbed to fourth, and North Carolina is fifth, one spot ahead of the Orange.
 
With its triumph over the Blue Devils, Notre Dame vaulted to No. 2 in the USILA rankings. Johns Hopkins is third, followed by North Carolina, Cornell and Syracuse.
   
The Orange returns to action on Sunday, Feb. 26 when it hosts Army at 2 p.m. inside the Carrier Dome. The game will be televised live on Time Warner Cable Sports and SportsNet New York (SNY). Tickets are available online, at the Carrier Dome Box Office (Gate B) or by calling 1-888-DOMETIX.

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SYRACUSE, N.Y. – Syracuse women’s lacrosse team opens the 2012 season when it hosts Boston College on Tuesday, Feb. 21 at 4 p.m. in the Carrier Dome.  The Orange begins its 15th season with an all-time record of 163-76. Syracuse is ranked No. 12 in both the IWLCA poll and the Inside Lacrosse media poll, while Boston College ranks 13th in the IWLCA poll and 8th in the Inside Lacrosse media poll.

The game will be broadcast live on WJPZ 89.1FM in the Syracuse area. Live audio and video for the matchup will be available on Orange All Access on SUathletics.com. Subscriptions to Orange All Access are available at daily, monthly and yearly rates. Admission to the game is free of charge.

THE SERIES
Tuesday’s game marks the eighth all-time meeting between the Orange and Eagles. Syracuse has never lost to Boston College. The Eagles enter the game with a 1-0 record after a 16-5 victory against Holy Cross on Feb. 17. The two teams haven’t met since 2005. In that matchup, the Orange defeated the Eagles 11-4 at home in the Carrier Dome. Former Orange Caitlyn Dragon scored five goals and Monica Joines notched four tallies as No. 12 Syracuse scored 10-straight goals to defeat the Eagles.

ORANGE EARNS PRESEASON HONORS
Syracuse placed three players on the Preseason All-BIG EAST Team. Junior Michelle Tumolo has been unanimously selected as the BIG EAST Preseason Offensive Player of the Year in a vote by BIG EAST coaches. Tumolo earned first-team All-BIG EAST and All-Northeast Region honors last season after leading the team in scoring with 63 points. Her 33 assists were the most for a sophomore in school history. Tumolo ranks 10th on Syracuse’s career scoring list with 137 points and is fifth on the all-time assists list with 70.

Tumolo was one of three Syracuse players named to the Preseason All-BIG EAST Team. Sophomore Katie Webster finished her freshman campaign with 39 points. She tied for second on the team in goals with 32 to go along with seven assists. Webster also recorded 18 draw controls, 11 ground balls and eight caused turnovers.

Junior Becca Block was named to the team on the defensive side of the ball. Block earned All-BIG EAST Second Team honors in 2011 after ranking second on the squad in draw controls (28) and tying for second in caused turnovers (9).

A CLOSER LOOK AT THE ORANGE
Syracuse junior Michelle Tumolo has been named to the preseason All-America Third Team by Inside Lacrosse’s Face-Off Yearbook.

Tumolo led Syracuse in scoring last season with 63 points on 30 goals and a team-best 33 assists. She was seventh in the BIG EAST in points per game (3.50) and tied for second in the league in game-winning goals (4) in 2011. The junior attacker was an All-BIG EAST First Team selection, as well as an All-Northeast Region First Team honoree.

Last season, Syracuse ended the regular season with a five game win streak and claimed a share of the BIG EAST regular-season title.

SCOUTING BOSTON COLLEGE
After starting off the season with a 1-0 record, the Eagles are facing the Orange for the first time since 2005. In its last game, Boston College defeated Holy Cross, 16-5. Three Eagles registered a hat trick in the victory. Junior Brooke Blue and freshman Mikaela Rix scored four goals apiece, while graduate student Kristin Igoe added three goals and an assist.

Freshman Covie Stanwick led all scorers with six points (2 goals, 4 assists). On the Eagles defensive end, senior goalkeeper Catherine Conway turned in a strong performance, registering five saves in her first career win.

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CHICAGO -  The Syracuse women’s basketball team (16-11, 5-8 BIG EAST) hits the road to take on No. 24/20 DePaul (20-7, 8-5 BIG EAST) on Tuesday at 9 p.m. ET.

The Orange is coming off a 79-63 victory at home vs. Marquette on Saturday while the Blue Demons are coming off a 77-63 win at West Virginia that same day.

GAME COVERAGE
•  The game will be televised on the CBS Sports Network with James Bates and Tammy Blackburn on the call.
•  The game can be heard live on SU’s flagship station ESPN 97.7 FM/1200 AM and on Orange All-Access at SUathletics.com with Brian Higgins ‘04 on the call. The game can also be heard on student station WJPZ 89.1 FM.
 
FOLLOW THE ORANGE!
•  You can stay up to date with all of the latest news, scores, stats, photos, videos and more by following the Orange on social media! The Syracuse women’s basketball team is now on Twitter! Follow the Orange at Twitter.com/SyracuseWBB and follow all of SU’s team’s at Twitter.com/cuse. SU is on Facebook at Facebook.com/SyracuseOrange.
 
SERIES HISTORY
•  This will be the seventh meeting all-time between Syracuse and DePaul with the Blue Demons leading the series, 5-1.
•  The teams have played once every season since 2005-06 when DePaul joined the BIG EAST after never having played previously.
•  DePaul won last season’s meeting, 77-61, at the Carrier Dome on Feb. 8, 2011. The Blue Demons used a 15-5 second-half run to get the win. Carmen Tyson-Thomas led the Orange with 16 points and 13 rebounds, while Iasia Hemingway added 14 and Shakeya Leary had 13. DePaul’s Deirdre Naughton led all scorers with 19 points.
•  The last time the teams played in Chicago, on Feb. 27, 2010, DePaul won, 74-71. The Blue Demons used a 7-0 burst late in the game after SU tied it, 58-58. Nicole Michael and Juanita Ward each poured in 20 points for the Orange, while Anna Martin led all scorers with 31 points and nine rebounds.
•  Syracuse’s lone win in the series came at DePaul, a 69-66 victory for the No. 22 Orange over the No. 23 Blue Demons on Jan. 29, 2008. Vionca Murray scored 17 points and Erica Morrow added 15 for SU, who used a late 11-2 run to get the win.
 
SCOUTING DEPAUL
•  DePaul enters the contest with a 20-7 overall record and 8-5 mark in the BIG EAST. It was ranked No. 24 in last week’s AP poll and No. 20 in the coaches poll.
•   The Blue Demons have won three in row, most recently a 77-63 victory at West Virginia on Saturday. Prior to that, they beat Marquette (71-59) on Feb. 12 and Villanova (79-73) on Feb. 8, both at home.
•  DePaul’s last loss was on Feb. 5 at No. 2 Notre Dame, 90-70. Its other BIG EAST losses were to Providence, USF, Connecticut and Rutgers.
•   Anna Martin, a 5-9 guard, leads DePaul in scoring at 18.5 points per game. She has hit 53 3s this season and shoots 42 percent from behind the arc.
•  She is joined in the backcourt by freshman Brittany Hrynko, another sharpshooter shooting 34 percent from 3-point range and has 50 on the season while averaging 11.5 points per game.
•   Katherine Harry nearly averages a double-double at 9.3 ppg and 9.4 rebounds per contest.
•  Doug Bruno is in his 26th season as head coach. He recorded his 500th career victory earlier this season has has taken the Blue Demons to nine-straight NCAA Tournaments.
 
LAST TIME OUT
•  Kayla Alexander scored 23 points and SU used a 16-0 second half run to pull away from Marquette (13-13, 4-9) on Saturday in the Carrier Dome, 79-63. Alexander led four SU players in double-figures as the Orange earned its fifth straight win against the Golden Eagles.
•  In her ninth 20-point game of the season, Alexander was 10-of-13 from the floor and tied a season high with five blocks. Elashier Hall (14 points), Carmen Tyson-Thomas (15 points) and Iasia Hemingway (13 points) also scored in double-figures for the Orange, while Rachel Coffey tied a career high with six assists.
•  Phylesha Bullard, who earned her second start of the season in the game, had a career-high four steals while adding eight points. SU shot 54 percent from the floor (31-of-57) while the Orange scored 32 points off 21 MU turnovers.
•  Marquette would piece together a brief 8-2 to pull within 12 points late, but a three-pointer from Coffey with 2:23 left in regulation brought SU back up by 15 at 73-58.
 
DOMINATING THE GLASS
•  Dominant rebounding has become the norm for the Orange in recent years. Syracuse ranks fourth in the NCAA in rebounding, averaging 46.1 per game and ranks eighth in rebounding margin, pulling down an average of  9.7 per game more than its opponents.
•  In the BIG EAST, SU leads the conference in rebounds per game (46.1), offensive rebounds (20.7) and is fourth in rebounding margin (+9.7).
•  SU has four of the top 20 rebounders in the league (9. Carmen Tyson-Thomas, 7.6; 10. Kayla Alexander, 7.3; 16. Iasia Hemingway, 6.3; and 17. Shakeya Leary, 6.1.
•  Syracuse led the NCAA in rebounding margin last season at +13.4 per game. SU outrebounded 31 of its 35 opponents.
 
STRONG AT THE STRIPE
•  An aggressive, attacking style of offense results in the Orange ranking third in the NCAA in both free throws made (478) and free throws attempted (625).
•  Syracuse leads the BIG EAST in free throw shooting percentage at .765.
•  Carmen Tyson-Thomas leads the Orange with a .879 mark from the free throw line this season.
•  The Orange set a BIG EAST record for most free throws made without in a miss in a game at Providence (1/31) when it went 23-of-23.
•  On Jan. 7 at Pitt, The Orange went 34-of-38 (.895) at the line, including Iasia Hemingway setting a school record with 15 free throws in 16 attempts.
 
ALEXANDER HONORED BY CONFERENCE
•  After she scored 23 points in SU’s lone game last week, a 79-63 win vs. Marquette, Kayla Alexander was named to the BIG EAST Honor Roll on Monday.
•   Alexander shot 11-of-13 (.769) from the floor, grabbed four rebounds and blocked five shots.
• It was Alexander’s fourth time being named to the BIG EAST Honor Roll this season. The First-Team All-Conference center also had the honor on Nov. 21, Nov. 28 and Jan. 23.
•  It was the seventh BIG EAST weekly award for Syracuse this season.

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Results | Season Statistics

SYRACUSE, N.Y. – The No. 73 Syracuse University tennis team (6-3) won its fourth consecutive match on Saturday afternoon with a 6-1 victory against the Temple Owls (1-4) at Drumlins Tennis Club.
 
The Orange extended its home winning streak to 26 consecutive matches with the victory. SU has not lost at Drumlins since Feb. 22, 2009.
 
SU won the doubles point with victories on courts one and two. Emily Harman and Breanna Bachini won first doubles 8-3 against Temple’s Batey/Doms, while Aleah Marrow and Maddie Kobelt defeated Breland/Rozite 8-4 in second doubles.
 
With the 1-0 advantage in hand, Syracuse singles 1-5 were all victories to capture the 6-1 victory. Amanda Rodgers was the first to finish as she won a straight set 7-5, 6-2 decision against Agnese Rozite on court five. Bachini followed that up with a 6-2, 6-4 triumph on court three.
 
Alessondra Parra then defeated Jordan Batey in fourth singles by a mark of 7-6, 7-5. The senior is now six wins away from 100 in her career.
 
Syracuse’s final two wins of the day came in three set decisions, starting with No. 93 Emily Harman topping Temple’s number one Yana Mavrina 3-6, 6-4, 6-1. Kobelt rounded out the day in second singles with a 6-7, 6-1, 6-3 victory against Paola Calderon.
 
“There were some good elements today, but we didn’t play well,” head coach Luke Jensen said. “I thought our freshmen Bachini and Rodgers were outstanding, but we are going to have to play better in general.”
 
The Orange is back on the court tomorrow morning against conference foe Rutgers. First serve at Drumlins Tennis Club is set for 10:00 a.m. Fan can follow live stats for tomorrow’s match by clicking here.  

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Men’s Results | Women’s Results

NEW YORK CITY –

Jarret Eaton’s meet record time of 7.70 seconds in the 60-meter hurdles and Flings Owusu-Agyapong’s winning time of 7.41 in the 60-meter dash highlighted the Syracuse track and field team’s second day of competition at the 2012 BIG EAST Indoor Track Field Championship on Sunday at the Armory. The SU men finished seventh overall while the women placed ninth, and will be back in action on March 3 for the ECAC/IC4A Championships in Boston, Mass. as well as the Columbia Last Chance meet in New York City.

Owusu-Agyapong, still vying for an automatic qualifying time into the NCAA Indoor Championships, beat the field by 0.08 seconds.

Winning the men’s team competition was Georgetown, which defeated Cincinnati 102-90. On the women’s side, Notre Dame ran away with a 25-point victory past Connecticut.

Running against a competitive field, Eaton once again came out on top with a time of 7.70 seconds to take the gold against Cincinnati’s Terrence Somervill and Pitt’s Josh Thompson. Amadou Gueye finished fifth in the event at 8.01 seconds.

Jaquan Holland ran neck and neck with Pittsburgh’s Brycen Spratling in the 200-meter dash before ultimately being edged into a second place finish with a time of 21.46. Holland also ran in the 60-meter dash, finishing third (6.85).

The Orange ran four student-athletes in the men’s 3000-meter run, and was led by Reed Kamyszek’s 12th place finish (8:16.07). Also competing for SU in the event was Tito Medrano (18th; 8:25.64), Corey Robinson (20th; 8:31.00) and Patrick Geoghegan (23rd; 8:43.99).

On the women’s side, Molly Malone’s 2000-meter race was a tight finish as four runners finished within less than a second of each other, with Malone placing second at 2:48.58.

Senior Heather Stephens led a trio of Orange in the 3000-meter run with her second place finish (9:41.33), less than two seconds behind Georgetown’s Emily Infeld’s winning mark. Also running in the 3000 was Erin Cawley (12th; 9:55.55) and Jessie Peterson (15th; 10:05.36). SU placed three runners in the top-ten of the 5000-meter race, highlighted by Lauren Penney’s third place finish of 16:38.31.

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SYRACUSE, N.Y. — No. 8 Syracuse (1-0) scored 10 consecutive goals and cruised to a 12-7 victory against Albany (0-1) in the season opener for both teams Sunday, Feb. 19 at the Carrier Dome. Eight of the Orange’s 12 goals came from the midfield, including all eight in the first half.

“They must have had a game plan. They weren’t quick to go to our middies,” SU head coach John Desko said. “I’m guessing they were trying to see if those guys could score and fortunately the guys did in the first half. They limited our attackmen and as a result our middies got some good looks and shot the ball pretty well.” 
 
Junior midfielder JoJo Marasco led Syracuse with four points (3g, 1a), including matching his career high with three first-half goals. Redshirt junior Ryan Barber and sophomore Derek Maltz each tallied a career-best two goals. In addition, senior Tommy Palasek contributed three assists.
 
After surrendering the game’s first two goals, Syracuse held the Great Danes scoreless for 40:44 while the offense took control of the game. Junior Brian Megill led the defensive effort with three ground balls and a career-high tying five caused turnovers. The defense also helped Syracuse overcome nine penalties.
 
Albany’s Ty Thompson and Joe Resetarits gave the Great Danes the lead midway through the first quarter with consecutive man-up goals after a two-minute, non-releasable penalty was assessed to redshirt junior David Hamlin. But that was all the offense the visitors mustered until the fourth quarter. The Orange led 8-2 at the half and 10-2 in the fourth before a Lyle Thompson goal with 11:21 to play ended the Albany drought.
 
Redshirt freshman Hakeem Lecky started the Orange scoring spree, notching he first goal of his career at the 5:35 mark of the first quarter. Three goals by Marasco, two by Barber, two by Maltz and one each by former Albany middie Luke Cometti and sophomore Scott Loy followed and just like that the Orange had an eight-goal cushion.
 
After Lyle Thompson’s goal stopped the Orange run, the Great Danes tallied three of the game’s next four goals to get within five, 11-6, with 4:45 left, but that’s as close as the visitors got.
 
Redshirt sophomore Matthew Lerman made his first start in the cage for Syracuse. Lerman played the first half and recorded six saves to earn the first win of his career. He looked comfortable from the outset, making three saves on Albany’s first extra-man opportunity in the opening quarter.
 
Sophomore Dominic Lamolinara relieved Lerman in the second half and totaled a career-best 10 saves, five each in the third and fourth quarters.
 
For Albany, Resetarits and Ty Thompson combined for six of the team’s seven goals. Both players had hat tricks. Goalie John Carroll played all 60 minutes and recorded eight saves.

Syracuse returns to action Sunday, Feb. 26 when its hosts Army in the Carrier Dome. Faceoff is scheduled for 2 p.m. on Time Warner Cable Sports and SportsNet New York (SNY).
 
Game Notes: With the victory, the Orange earned its 200the home win since 1981 (193-26 in the Dome, 7-0 at Coyne Field) … SU improved to 10-0 all-time against Albany … The Orange has won 16 straight season openers, including all 14 under Desko … Redshirt freshman Henry Schoonmaker recorded the first point of his career with an assist on Loy’s first-half goal … Sophomore Chris Daddio won a personal-best nine faceoffs.

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Box Score | Season Statistics

PISCATAWAY, N. J.

– C.J. Fair scored a career-high 21 points to help guide No. 2 Syracuse (27-1, 14-1) past Rutgers (12-15, 4-10) on Sunday afternoon, 74-64, at the RAC.
 
Fair surpassed his previous career-high of 17 points which he set last season against the Scarlet Knights at the Carrier Dome. He scored 14 of his 21 points in the first half and also grabbed a game-high eight rebounds.
 
Senior Scoop Jardine had 17 point and seven assists, while Kris Joseph scored in doubles figures for the 23rd time this season as he had 14. Fab Melo chipped in with 10 points.

The two teams each scored 36 points in the paint, while the SU bench outscored the Rutgers bench 28-18.
 
The first half featured seven ties and eight lead changes, but Syracuse surged ahead by finishing the half on a 10-4 spurt, led by Fair who had six points in that span. Two free throws from Dion Waiters with two seconds left gave the Orange its largest lead of the half at 40-34 and that would be Syracuse’s halftime advantage.
 
SU held the lead for the entire second half, and despite the Scarlet Knights getting within two points on five different occasions, they were never able to tie or take the lead away from Syracuse.
 
With SU leading 66-62, Jardine iced the game with a three point dagger from the top of the key with 1:12 remaining, pushing the Orange lead to 69-62.
 
Fair, Melo and Brandon Triche would connect on 5-of-8 free throws in the final 30 seconds for SU’s final points of the game.
 
Syracuse returns home for a Wednesday evening contest with South Florida at 7:00 p.m. Fans can buy tickets online, at the Carrier Dome Box Office or by calling 1-888-DOMETIX.
 
Notes: Syracuse’s 27 wins is the most in the nation … The Orange leads Rutgers 38-9 in the all-time series … SU snapped Rutgers’ three game winning-streak against Top 10 opponents at the RAC (Villanova, Florida, Connecticut) … Jardine has had at least seven assists in eight games this season.  

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Men’s Results | Women’s Results

NEW YORK –

Frank Taylor’s first place finish in the long jump with a leap of 7.44-meters have the SU men’s track and field in second place after Day One of the BIG EAST Championships on Saturday at the Armory. The Orange has 28 points, and trail Villanova by just three points. The SU women currently sit in a tie for 11th place with Sunday’s championship heats slated to begin at 8:00 a.m.

In the 5000-meter run, freshman Jace Lowry reached the podium thanks to his third place finish with a time of 14:13.09, narrowly edging teammate Martin Hehir, who finished fourth (14:13.49).

Senior Jarret Eaton and junior Amadou Gueye also reached Sunday’s championship heats in the 60-meter hurdles after he finished third and fourth overall in the preliminaries with times of 7.90 and 8.01 seconds, respectively.

In the 60-meter dash, Jaquan Holland and Darryl White will represent the Orange tomorrow after finishing third (6.85) and fifth (6.83) in Saturday’s preliminary heats. Holland, who also competed in the 200-meter dash, finished second overall in the preliminary races with a time of 21.52 seconds to reach the championship race.

Joseph Whelan, who finished first in the mile run last weekend at the Kane Invitational, finished seventh in the same event, becoming one of 12 student-athletes to reach the championships.

On the women’s side, Flings Owusu-Agyapong finished first in the preliminaries of the 60-meter dash at 7.41, edging out Georgetown’s Amanda Kimbers by 0.02 seconds and securing a spot in tomorrow’s championship race.

Meanwhile, senior Lauren Penney clinched the bronze medal in the 5000-meter run, clocking in at 16:38.31, while Molly Malone, who broke the school record in the 800-meter run last weekend, reached the finals of the 1000-meter run with a fifth place finish overall at 2:53.74.

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PISCATAWAY, N.J. – No. 2/2 Syracuse goes for its seventh consecutive victory when it takes on Rutgers on Sunday, Feb. 19 at 1 p.m. Game time at the sold-out RAC is set for 1 p.m. The Orange enters the game with an overall mark of 26-1, including a 13-1 record in conference play. The Scarlet Knights are 12-14 overall but are 10-5 on their home court. Rutgers is 4-9 in the BIG EAST.

The game will be televised on ESPN and ESPN3. Fans can also follow the action on the Syracuse IMG Radio Network and its flagship TK99 (99.5 FM). The audio stream of the broadcast will be available on Orange All Access on SUathletics.com. Subscriptions to Orange All Access are available at daily, monthly and yearly rates.

SUPER SOPHS
Syracuse’s second-year players have certainly not suffered from a sophomore jinx. Dion Waiters is SU’s second-leading scorer, averaging 12.2 points per game. Last year he scored 6.6 points per contest. He has also improved his totals in rebounds (60), assists (73) and steals (56). Fab Melo is averaging 7.8 points per game after contributing 2.3 points per game last season. He ranks second in the BIG EAST in blocks with 72, improving on his total of 25 in his rookie campaign. C.J. Fair has increased his scoring and rebounding to 8.8 points and 5.4 rebounds per game. Last season he posted 6.4 points and 3.8 rebounds per game. In addition, Fair has 27 assists this season, which is a career high. Baye Keita continues to be a solid contributor off the bench. He has played in 26 games and is averaging 2.7 points and 2.7 rebounds per game.

A CLOSER LOOK AT THE ORANGE
Syracuse snapped a seven-game losing streak against Louisville with a 52-51 victory against the Cardinals in the KFC Yum! Center on Monday, Feb. 13.

After Louisville took an early lead, the Orange used an 8-1 scoring run to take its first lead of the game at 15-14 with 5:13 to play in the first half. The Cardinals regained the lead when Russ Smith hit three free throws after being fouled on a shot from behind the arc. Five consecutive points by the Cardinals increased their lead to 24-20 with 33 seconds on the clock. The Orange had one final possession before intermission and Dion Waiters drove through the lane and hit a layup as the clock was winding down to cut UofL’s lead to 24-22 at halftime.

With Louisville up 30-25 early in the second half, Syracuse used a 7-0 run to regain the lead at 32-30. The Cardinals took the lead back with a three-pointer before the Orange produced a 12-2 scoring run to take its largest advantage at 44-36 with 6:04 left to play.

Louisville responded with a 15-2 run of its own and took a 49-46 lead. Following a media timeout, Syracuse scored the next six points to regain the lead. C.J. Fair scored the final points of the game on a reverse layup on an assist from Waiters with 2:11 on the clock. The Cardinals had a chance to win the game on its final possession. Payton Siva drove to the basket but lost control of the ball. Waiters grabbed the loose ball and was fouled. He missed the front end of a one-and one, but the Cardinals couldn’t get off a last second shot as SU held on for the victory.

Fair led the Orange with a team-high 13 points, while Fab Melo added 11 points and six rebounds.

SCOUTING THE SCARLET KNIGHTS
Rutgers has posted a 12-14 overall record during the 2011-12 campaign, including a 4-9 mark in the BIG EAST. The Scarlet Knights are coming off a 71-53 loss against Notre Dame on Wednesday, which extended its losing streak to four. After wins this season against No. 10 Florida and No. 8 Connecticut, Rutgers has the opportunity to defeat three nationally-ranked opponents in the same season for the first time since the 2001-02 campaign, when RU downed four ranked foes.

Freshman guard Eli Carter is Rutgers leading scorer this season, averaging 13.6 points per game, which ranks 21st in the BIG EAST. Freshman guard Miles Mack also averages double figures in scoring (10.1ppg.) and leads the squad with 41 steals, which tie him for 13th in the conference. Junior forward Dane Miller leads the Scarlet Knights on the boards with 6.4 rebounds per game. His 46 blocked shots also lead the squad.

Mike Rice is in his second season at the helm at Rutgers. He led the Scarlet Knights to a 9-2 start last season, their best start since the 1945-46 campaign. This season, he brought in the highest-ranked recruiting class in school history. Previously, Rice served as head coach at Robert Morris from 2007-10.

THE SERIES
Syracuse leads the all-time series with the Scarlet Knights, 37-9. Sunday’s game will be the 46th meeting between the two teams. Rutgers and Syracuse last faced off exactly one year ago, February 19, 2011. Brandon Triche had 17 points and a squad-best 44 minutes when Syracuse defeated Rutgers in overtime, 84-81. 

UP NEXT…
The Orange returns to the Carrier Dome to face USF on Wednesday at 7 p.m. Tickets can be purchased online, at the Carrier Dome Box Office (Gate B) or by phone (1-888-DOMETIX.).

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We were all pretty excited when we found out our first tournament was hosted by the 2011 National Champions, Arizona State. This was the first time we would be playing outdoors, on dirt and real grass, since September. And we were playing good teams. So maybe excited is an understatement.

Since we traveled all the way across the country to a huge tournament, there was no doubt that competition would be intense. Cal and Arizona are great teams, and it was really good for us to play ranked teams in this first tournament. We learned a lot last weekend and playing the best showed us what it takes to be elite.  Things didn’t go the way we wanted against Cal but in the last inning, we finally changed our game plan at the plate and put up a fight against the now ranked number one team in the nation and their ace pitcher. It’s moments like this that show us we can compete and win against the best of the best.

For us, softball is the fun part. Our days revolve around our games and it’s all we talk about. However, when we finally get to escape the Syracuse winter, being outside in the sun is all we can think about. Games come first but when we’re done for the day, we all like to relax by the pool or go for a walk. We are always competing and turning everything we do into a competition. Whether we’re playing Marco Polo, or swimming relay races there always has to be a winner.  Traveling around to different campuses around the country, we get to experience everyone’s Marshall Street. The Tempe Market was a cool, outdoor area with a bunch of fun stores and restaurants.  We like walking around to see where other students our age hang out. We try to keep ourselves balanced to have fun when we’re off the field but “lock in,” as Coach King would say, when it’s game time.  

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Live Results | Watch | Heat Sheets | Order of Events

Syracuse will make its second trip to the Armory in New York City this weekend as the Orange competes at the BIG EAST Indoor Championship. SU will be represented by 38 student-athletes in 14 events, which kick off on Saturday morning at 8:00 a.m. and continue throughout the day Sunday, concluding with an awards ceremony scheduled for 3:20 p.m.

Who’s Going?
Leading the Orange men’s squad is senior Jarret Eaton, who owns the nation’s top time in the 60-meter hurdles at 7.49 seconds. Eaton has already broken the school record twice this season at the Cornell Upstate Challenge and Penn State National Invitational. A two-time selection as the BIG EAST’s male track athlete of the year this season, Eaton was named to the Bowerman Watch List on Feb. 1.

Also representing the Orange in the 60-meter hurdles is junior Amadou Gueye, who owns the conference’s fourth best time of 7.89 seconds. Jaquan Holland is ranked second in the 200-meter dash with a time of 21.64 seconds, closely behind Pittsburgh’s Brycen Spratling league-best time of 21.34 seconds. 

On the women’s side, senior Flings Owusu-Agyapong holds the BIG EAST’s top 60-meter dash ranking with 7.33 seconds.  Lauren Penney, who broke the school record in the 3000-meter run last weekend, is slated to compete in the 3000-meter and 5000-meter runs. She is ranked second in the conference in the one mile (4:39.04) and 3,000 meter run (9:12.76) with times that eclipsed previous career bests. 

With four runners representing SU in the 5000-meter run, the Orange has three student-athletes in the top-ten of the conference, led by Lauren Kersjes’ fifth place time of 16:58.34. Also slated to compete are Penney, Natalie Busby and senior Heather Stephens.

A Look At The BIG EAST
The Connecticut and Notre Dame men’s team have combined to win every conference championship since 2002 (Connecticut: 6; Notre Dame: 4). In last season’s league championships in Akron, Ohio, the Huskies narrowly defeated the Fighting Irish by just five points, 136.75-132. On the women’s side, Louisville won its first conference title in program history last season with a 1.5-point victory past Connecticut.

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Syracuse football center Rob Trudo will miss 2012 Spring football practice due to a lower body injury that will require surgery. His status for the 2012 season will be evaluated throughout the rehabilitation process and announced prior to the start of pre-season camp. Trudo did not play in any games in his first season with the Orange in 2011.     

SU’s annual Spring practice begins on March 20 and will conclude with the annual Spring Game on Saturday, April 21 at the Carrier Dome.

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Head Coach Gary Gait Quotes | Student-Athlete Quotes

SYRACUSE, N.Y. – The Syracuse women’s lacrosse squad hosted its annual media day after practice on Friday, February 17 in Manley Field House. Head coach Gary Gait and the student-athletes previewed the 2012 season, which begins on Feb. 21 against Boston College.

This year’s team returns seven starters and 22 letterwinners from the 2011 squad that posted a record of 10-8 and won a share of the BIG EAST regular-season title. The Orange welcomes 10 newcomers this season.

“We’re young again but I think we have a lot more experience than last year,” Gait said. “I’m hoping we come out and develop chemistry early and have success from the opening game.”

The list of returners is led by junior Michelle Tumolo, Syracuse’s leading scorer last season. Tumolo recorded 63 points last season and set a school record for the most assists by a sophomore with 33. She was a first-team All-BIG EAST and All-Northeast Region honoree.  Tumolo is a preseason All-America selection and was voted the BIG EAST Preseason Offensive Player of the Year.

Overall, the Orange returns four of its top five scorers. Sophomore Alyssa Murray ranked third on the team in scoring last season with 43 points (23g, 20a), while fellow sophomore Katie Webster tied for second on the team in goals scored with 32 and finished with 39 points. Senior Sarah Holden posted career highs in goals (32) and points (35).

Syracuse also returns several experienced defenders, including seniors Janelle Stegeland and Jill Cammett. Stegeland has been a member of the starting lineup for three years, while Cammett saw increased playing time in 2011 and started 16 of 18 contests. Sophomores Becca Block and Linley Block add speed to backfield. Becca Block earned All-BIG EAST Second Team honors last season after ranking second on the team in draw controls (28) and tying for second in caused turnovers (9).

The Orange must replace four-year starting goalkeeper Liz Hogan, the school’s all-time leader in saves. Sophomore Alyssa Costantino and freshman Kelsey Richardson will team up to fill the void left by Hogan, the 2010 IWLCA Goalkeeper of the Year.

“They have both improved immensely,” Gait said. “I’m expecting big things out of these goalies. They don’t have big names coming in but I’m hoping by the middle of the year people know who they are and that they’ll work together to make sure that each of them is on top of her game.”

Syracuse will once again play a tough schedule. After opening the season against No. 13/10 Boston College, the Orange takes on No. 10/11 Virginia, No. 1/1 Northwestern, No. 4/3 Florida and No. 2/2 Maryland.

“When I took the job here my focus was to win a national championship,” Gait said. “My philosophy is in order to win you have to play the best. Certainly, for the second year in a row, we have the toughest
non-conference schedule in the country and one of the top five schedules combined (with the BIG EAST schedule).”

The Orange opens the season Tuesday, Feb. 21 against the Eagles at 4 p.m. in the Carrier Dome. Admission is free of charge.

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Match Notes

SYRACUSE, N.Y.

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SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The eighth-ranked Orange (0-0), winners of the 2010 and 2011 BIG EAST regular-season championships, host America East foe Albany (0-0) Sunday, Feb. 19 at 2 p.m. in the Carrier Dome in the season opener for both teams. The clash is the second game of a Division I college lacrosse tripleheader at the Dome. Rutgers and Air Force start things off at 11 a.m. Hobart and Siena wrap up of the day at 5 p.m.

Tickets are available online at SUathletics.com, over the phone (1-888-DOMETIX), or in person at the Carrier Dome Box Office during normal business hours. Cost is $10 for adults and $5 for youth ages 12 and under. ‘Cuse Kids Club members get in free with their membership card. Parking is $10.

The Syracuse-Albany game and the Hobart-Siena game will be televised on Time Warner Cable Sports and the Orange and Great Danes will also air on SportsNet New York (SNY). Fans can hear the action live on the radio on ESPN Radio 97.7 in Syracuse. Live stats and live video for all three games will be available on SUathletics.com (NOTE: Video of the Air Force-Rutgers game will not have audio).

Syracuse posted a 15-2 overall record in 2011 and made its 31st NCAA Tournament appearance, advancing to the quarterfinals before losing in overtime to eventual national runner-up Maryland. The Great Danes were 5-10 a year ago and did not win a conference game.

SEASON-OPENING SUCCESS
SU owns an all-time record of 74-18 (.804) in season-opening games. It is 33-9 in campaign starters since 1970 and has won 15 straight, including all 13 under head coach John Desko. The Orange defeated Denver (13-7) in last year’s season opener.

COMETTI FACES FORMER MATES
Syracuse junior midfielder Luke Cometti is certainly familiar with the Albany program. Cometti played the 2009 and 2010 seasons for the Great Danes before deciding to transfer to Syracuse for the 2011-12 academic year. At Albany, Cometti tallied 11 goals and six assists in 21 career games. He was named to the 2009 America East Conference All-Rookie Team.

FAMILY AFFAIR
SU sophomore Matt Harris will not be the only Harris on the field Sunday. His younger brother, Kevin, is a rookie defenseman at Albany. Matt played in 16 games last season as a backup long-stick middie. Kevin was a 2011 first-team all-state selection in Illinois. The Harris brothers attended the Stevenson School.

PALASEK AND DESKO LEAD ATTACK
Veteran attackmen Tommy Palasek and Tim Desko combined for 36 goals and 21 assists in 2011. Palasek played every game last year, starting eight in place of Desko after Desko went down with an injury. He tallied 35 points and tied for the team assists lead with 18. Desko notched 16 goals and three assists in just 10 games and was named to the All-BIG EAST Second Team.

MEGILL ANCHORS ORANGE “D”
Junior defenseman Brian Megill is the only returning starter on close defense from last season. Voted the co-BIG EAST Preseason Defensive Player of the Year, Megill recorded 34 ground balls and led the team’s close defenders with 27 caused turnovers. Megill has started all 32 games since his freshman year.

ORANGE MIDFIELD FEATURES UNFAMILIAR FACES
Several new names are penciled into this year’s midfield rotation. Among them is junior captain JoJo Marasco, who started every game on attack last year. Marasco is SU’s returning leader in both points (41) and goals (23) and he is expected to play more up top this year. Others new faces include redshirt freshmen Hakeem Lecky and Henry Schoonmaker, Cometti and Onondaga Community College product Matt Pratt.

Senior captain Bobby Eilers and redshirt junior Steve Ianzito are SU’s top returning midfielder scorers from 2011. Both players notched eight points. Ianzito on five goals and three assists, and Eilers on eight goals, all of which came in the Orange’s last 10 games.

NEW NETMINDERS
With the graduation of NCAA all-time wins and minutes played leader John Galloway, Syracuse will have a new goalie for the first time since Galloway stepped in as a freshman in 2008. The Orange have seven netminders on the roster vying to succeed him. Redshirt sophomore Matthew Lerman and true sophomore Dominic Lamolinara received the lion’s share of playing time in the preseason. Lerman was Galloway’s backup in 2011. He appeared in seven games and totaled eight saves. Lamolinara spent last season at Maryland before transferring to Syracuse in the fall of 2011. He played in three games and stopped three shots for the Terps.

SCOUTING THE GREAT DANES
Albany is coming off a 5-10 campaign and did not win an America East Conference game for the first time in its history. This season, the league’s coaches picked the Great Danes to finish third in the conference standings behind favorite Hartford and Stony Brook.

Albany returns three of its top four point producers from last season. Senior attackman Joe Resetarits is the team’s offensive leader. He paced the Great Danes in points (44) and goals (31) in 2011. Resetarits is complemented offensively by the the Thompson trio – brothers Miles and Lyle, and cousin Ty. Miles Thompson ranked second to Resetarits last year in points (41) and goals (29). Ty Thompson contributed 26 goals and 30 total points. Lyle Thompson, a freshman, was one of the top recruits in the nation coming out of nearby LaFayette High School. Miles and Lyle are the younger brothers of former SU midfielder Jeremy Thompson.

Sophomore Edmund Cathers, who started 14 of the team’s 15 games a year ago in goal, is reportedly ineligible. Senior John Carroll and freshman Max Huber are the other goalies on the Albany roster. Carroll played in nine games last season with one start. He totaled 23 saves.

Head coach Scott Marr is entering his 12th season with the Great Danes. Marr owns an overall record of 90-79. Under his direction, Albany has won four America East titles and reached the NCAA quarterfinals in 2007. For his efforts, Marr was named the 2007 USILA Division I Coach of the Year.

THE SERIES WITH ALBANY
The Orange has won all nine meetings with the Great Danes. The two schools have played every season since 2004, including twice that year as SU and Albany met in the first round of the NCAA playoffs. All nine pairings have taken place at the Carrier Dome and SU has scored at least 10 goals in each contest. The 2005 and 2006 meetings were the most competitive with Syracuse emerging as one-goal victors both times.

UP NEXT
The Orange will host Patriot League opponent Army on Sunday, Feb. 26 at 2 p.m. in the Carrier Dome. Syracuse won last year’s meeting, 11-9.

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Syracuse junior Michelle Tumolo and sophomore Katie Webster have been named to the 2012 Tewaaraton Award watch list. The duo is among 53 women’s lacrosse players, spanning all three divisions, named to the list.

Tumolo led the Orange in scoring in 2011 with 63 points. She set the school record for most assists in a season by a sophomore with a team-best 33. In the final NCAA rankings, Tumolo ranked 14th in assists and 12th in assists per game (1.83). In addition, she led SU with 15 caused turnovers. Tumolo ‘s list of honors in 2011 included selection to the All-BIG EAST First Team, BIG EAST Championship All-Tournament Team and the IWLCA All-Northeast Region First Team. She was selected as the 2012 BIG EAST Preseason Offensive Player of the Year in a vote by the league’s head coaches.

Webster finished her freshman campaign with 39 points. She tied for second on the team in goals with 32 to go along with seven assists. Webster also recorded 18 draw controls, 11 ground balls and eight caused turnovers. She posted a season-best eight points (6g, 2a) against Virginia. Webster was also voted to the All-BIG EAST First Team and is a member of the 2012 Preseason All-BIG EAST Team.

The Tewaaraton Trophy has been presented to the nation’s most outstanding player each year since 2001. This year’s award will be handed out on May 31 at the Smithsonian Institute’s National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, D.C.

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Lauren Penney, a senior distance runner on the Syracuse track and field team, grew tired of beating other runners. So this year, she has taken to beating her own record-setting times, as well.  Earlier this season at the Penn State National Invitational, Penney outdid herself when she blazed through the mile run in 4:39 and eclipsed the school record she set last year in the event.

Last weekend, Penney shredded another Syracuse record, which she likewise had already claimed last year.  At the Husky Classic in Washington, Penney ran the 3,000 meter in 9:12.76, beating her previous time by more than three seconds.

Her speed and determination have earned Penney more than just her share of the Syracuse record book.  After finishing 37th at the NCAA Cross Country Championships, she became the first female in Syracuse cross country history to earn All-American status.

During the 2011 cross country season, Penney led the Orange in every race she competed in and earned All-BIG EAST and All-Northeast Region honors, as well.

In addition to being one of the fastest women to set foot on Syracuse’s campus, Penney also excels when in the classroom.  Last week, the United States Track Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) named her as a member of its All-Academic squad.  As a history and social studies education major, Penney has also earned her selection to the BIG EAST All-Academic team in each of the past three seasons.

Whether she is running on a trail or a track or sitting in the classroom, Penney continues to set a high standard of performance for Syracuse student-athletes.

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NEW ORLEANS – The SU men’s cross country team followed in the footsteps of the women’s squad on Wednesday with its third straight United States Track Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) All-Academic team selection.

Syracuse, with a team grade point average of 3.22, is one of 11 BIG EAST teams to earn the distinction, the most of any conference in the nation. To qualify as a USTFCCCA All-Academic Cross Country Team, the team must have had a cumulative team GPA of 3.00 or better and have started at least five runners at their respective NCAA regional championship.

The Orange was led by senior Pat Dupont in 2011, who led SU in every race he ran during the season, highlighted by an All-American performance at the NCAA Championships with a 37th place finish (30:09.30). He is the first Syracuse harrier since Roy Osterhaut in 1952 and 1953 to be named an All-American in consecutive seasons. Dupont (Fairpont, N.Y.) also earned All-BIG EAST and All-Northeast Regional honors in 2011.

Redshirt sophomore Sean Keefe also competed in postseason races for the Orange, including a 15th place finish at the NCAA Northeast Regionals in Buffalo with a time of 31:42.90 to earn All-Northeast Regional honors. The Churchville, Pa. native, along with Dupont, earned USTFCCCA All-Academic individual honors last week.

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Register

Waiver Consent Form

The Syracuse University softball coaching staff and players will be hosting a spring clinic on Sunday, March 25 at Manley Field House.
 
The clinic will be broken up into three sessions by grade, offensive skills, defensive skills and pitching and catching. The cost for one session is $50, two sessions is $90 and all three sessions is $120. Payment must be made at the time of registration.
 
The offensive skills portion will focus on hitting and power. The defensive training will cover specifics on each position for both the infield and outfield. Pitching will cover strength, conditioning and putting together optimum pitching workouts. Catching will focus on blocking, framing, throwing skills and calling pitches.
 
A parental waiver and consent form is required for all participants. Please bring the completed form with you to the clinic. Athletes without this form will not be able to participate. Forms can also be faxed to the Syracuse University Sports Medicine Office at 315-443-5057.
 
9:00-10:30 a.m.
Session One: Fielding – Grades 4-7
Session Two: Pitching and Catching – Grades 8-12
 
11:00-12:30 p.m.
Session Three: Pitching and Catching – Grades 4-7
Session Four: Hitting – Grades 8-12
 
1:30-3:30 p.m.
Session Five: Hitting – Grades 4-7
Session Six: Fielding – Grades 8-12
 
For more information, please contact Ron Baum at homerunsbsb@yahoo.com

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Syracuse University celebrated the awarding of LEED certification to the Carmelo K. Anthony Basketball Center on February 14 in the Hall of Fame wing of the practice facility. The certification was established by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) and verified by the Green Building Certification Institute (BGCI) for its green design and construction.

“This building started out as a dream” said Syracuse University director of athletics Daryl Gross, at a reception for the SU community.  ”A lot of great people came together to make this happen.”

LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) is the nation’s pre-eminent program for the design, construction and operation of high-performance green buildings.
Opened in 2009, the $19 million Melo Center is named for former Orange basketball standout and New York Knick Carmelo Anthony, who provided a gift representing one of the largest individual donations to Syracuse University Athletics. The building was designed by Skidmore, Owings Merrill, King + King Architects, with construction by Hayner Hoyt Corp.

“Achieving LEED certification for the Carmelo Center is a significant milepost on SU’s road to a more sustainable future,” says SU Chancellor and President Nancy Cantor. “Our growing portfolio of certifiably green buildings vividly demonstrates that we are contributing to a healthier, sustainable environment for our both local and global communities. 

“The University’s goal to achieve climate neutrality by the year 2040 requires us to continually raise the bar to improve the performance and efficiency of each new building and major retrofit project,” says Eric Beattie, director of SU’s Office of Campus Planning, Design and Construction. “The entire design and construction team is proud of the Carmelo Center and we are pleased to have partnered with Athletics to create a wonderful facility that helps achieve our goals for sustainability and success in men’s and women’s basketball.” 

“We are very proud of the overall team effort that contributed to the successful design and construction of this LEED Certified project,” says Kirk Narburgh, partner at King + King Architects. “The sustainable features of the Carmelo Anthony Basketball Practice Facility enhance the lives of Syracuse University’s men’s and women’s basketball coaches, staff and student athletes and provides an environment that promotes the highest level of training and human performance.” 

Presenting the LEED plaque to the University at the Feb. 14 event was S. Richard Fedrizzi G’87, USGBC president, CEO and founding chair. “Syracuse University has cultivated one of the nation’s best college basketball programs, on and off the court,” says Fedrizzi. “The Melo Center’s LEED certification underscores that commitment to leadership and provides a healthful setting for Syracuse players and staff, while setting a precedent for how we think about and design athletic facilities everywhere.” 

The 54,000 square-foot state-of-the-art complex features a top-grade basketball center with two full practice courts, as well men’s and women’s basketball locker rooms and film rooms; coaches suites, which are located on the second floor and overlook the two courts; the Tobin Academic suite; a strength and conditioning facility; an athletic training suite, which includes a hydro-therapy room, complete with state-of-the-art pools; men’s and women’s coaching staff locker room suites; and an equipment room between the team locker rooms.

The basketball court area is 13,750 square feet and made of first-grade maple.
Among the Melo Center’s additional LEED/sustainability achievements are:

• The building is designed to use 30 percent less water, and almost 20 percent less energy than a typical new building;
• More than half of the construction and demolition waste was recycled or reused–30,000 cubic yards of soil were removed in order to make room for the building footprint;
• Approximately 20 percent of the materials used in the building are made from recycled materials;
• Approximately 20 percent of the materials used in the building were extracted and manufactured in the Northeast/Mid-Atlantic region;
• A healthier indoor environment is provided for players, coaches and staff through the use of high-efficiency mechanical system filtration and the use of building materials that to not emit hazardous gasses.

The Melo Center is the latest addition to the University’s portfolio of LEED-certified buildings, which includes Ernie Davis Hall, the Syracuse Center of Excellence, and two Near Westside ‘From the Ground Up’ homes.  

Anthony, who helped lead Syracuse to the 2003 NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship, officially helped open the facility in September 2009 with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and by taking the first official “shot” on the new practice courts. According to the nonprofit Giving Back Fund, Anthony was recently recognized as being among the top celebrities for giving in 2010. Through the Carmelo Anthony Foundation, he invests in programs, leaders and community organizations that empower and provide opportunities for underserved kids and families.

For more information on the Melo Center, visit: suathletics.com/facilities/melo-center.aspx.

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GEICO Play of the Year Finalist

CHICAGO – C.J. Fair’s monster dunk against Pittsburgh on Jan. 16, 2012 has advanced to the finals of the GEICO Play of the Year. The winner will be announced March 25 at 1:00 p.m. on CBS.
 
Fair will be one of eight finalists vying for the best play in college basketball this season. Each week for eight weeks, four incredible college basketball plays are nominated as the Play of the Year on the GEICO Best of College Basketball Facebook page, facebook.com/BestofCollegeBasketball. Your vote helped push Fair past his group of plays and into the finals!
 
In Syracuse’s 71-63 win over Big East rival Pitt, Fair brought the crowd to its feet with a huge one-handed slam plus the harm. Scoop Jardine went up for a shot, but changed his mind in mid-air and passed off to Fair at the top of the key. Fair blew by his defender and dunked in the face of a Pitt defender.  
 
Visit facebook.com/BestofCollegeBasketball for highlights of the GEICO Play of the Year finalists and to vote on the current week’s nominees.

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SYRACUSE, N.Y. – Otto’s Army student section has advanced to the semifinal round of the inaugural Naismith Student Section of the Year Award balloting.
 
With over 80 Division I basketball schools vying for the award, the field has been narrowed down to 16 semifinalist. Orange fans will have a say in helping Otto’s Army take home the prize of being the best student section in the nation.
 
By visiting www.facebook.com/ILoveCollegeHoops, Orange fans can vote for Otto’s Army to advance to the finals. Semifinal voting is open from Feb. 13-24. Fans are allowed to vote once per day.
 
The top eight schools that receive the most votes during the semifinal round with be sent to the Naismith Award Board of Selectors for the final award selection. The board will review criteria such as the student section name and attendance, as well as photos, video and a write-up submitted by the nominating school.
 
The winning student section earns bragging rights, while the winning school will receive $5,000 for its athletic association.

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Box Score | Season Stats

LOUISVILLE, Ky. –

  No. 2/2 Syracuse (26-1, 13-1) scored the final six points of the game and made a huge defensive play down the stretch to defeat 19/18 Louisville (20-6, 8-5) 52-51 on Monday night at the KFC Yum! Center.
 
C.J. Fair had a team-high 13 points and Fab Melo chipped in 11 point and six rebounds. Both teams shot 34 percent from the floor, but the Orange held a 38-24 advantage in the paint.
 
Louisville scored the first four points of the game and led 13-7 with 10:20 to play. Brandon Triche’s rebound basket sparked the Orange on an 8-1 scoring run, which gave SU its first lead of the game. Kris Joseph had four points during the run, and his two free throws with 5:13 on the clock gave SU a 15-14 advantage.
 
The Cardinals regained the lead when Russ Smith hit three free throws after being fouled on a shot behind the arc. The teams traded baskets before Louisville scored five consecutive points to take a 24-20 lead with 33 seconds remaining. The Orange had one final possession before intermission and Dion Waiters drove through the lane and hit a layup with three seconds left on the clock to cut Louisville’s lead to 24-22 at halftime.
 
With Louisville leading 30-25 early in the second half, Syracuse used a 7-0 run to regain the lead at 32-30. The spurt was highlighted by fast break dunks by Triche and Melo.
 
After Louisville took the lead back with a three, Syracuse would then gain its largest advantage at 44-36 with a 12-2 run, capped off by James Southerland retrieving his missed three-pointer and slamming it home with 6:04 left in the contest.
 
The Cardinals, however, responded with a 15-2 run, and went ahead with a Chris Smith corner three, putting Louisville up 49-46 heading into the final media timeout of the game.
 
Syracuse recaptured the lead by scoring the next six points. Fair put the Orange up 52-51 with a reverse layup after Waiters found him open on the baseline with 2:11 remaining.
 
Neither team would add points to the board down the stretch, but Louisville had a chance to win the game on its final possession after a defensive stop with 20 seconds remaining. U of L guard Payton Siva had the ball drove to the basket, but lost control as Waiters grabbed the loose ball and was fouled with 1.4 second left. He missed the front-end of a 1-and-1, but Louisville was unable to get off a last second desperation shot as Syracuse held on for the victory.
 
The Syracuse bench outscored Louisville 26-5, and accounted for half of the Orange points. The Cardinals held a 40-37 rebounding advantage for the contest. Chane Bechanan led Louisville with 16 points and also pulled down nine rebounds.
 
SU is off until Sunday, Feb. 19 when the Orange travels to take on Rutgers (1:00 p.m., ESPN).

Notes:   The win was Syracuse’s first against Louisville since 2006 and it snapped a seven game losing streak to the Cardinals … Melo has now scored double-digits in four of the last five games and has made his last 10 free throws … The Orange was 1-of-15 from behind the arc but was 9-of-11 from the free throw line.

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SYRACUSE, N.Y. - Over the coming weeks, Syracuse field hockey head coach Ange Bradley will announce the program’s 2012 signing class. Be sure to check back to SUathletics.com as the BIG EAST Champion Orange unveils its incoming class one-by-one.

“I am thrilled to welcome the Class of 2016 to our Syracuse family,” Bradley said. “This is a very intelligent and competitive group of young women. In the classroom all of them are exceptional. This group will have time to learn from our past winning traditions and help us compete for another BIG EAST title. They will also grow to inherit the future of our conference transition as we move to compete in the toughest field hockey conference in the country, the ACC. I extend my gratitude to this class for selecting Syracuse and on behalf of my staff and team welcome them to Syracuse!”

Previously announced 2012 signings:
Sarah Clark
Erin Dickey

In today’s installment, Bradley announces the signing of Jenna Knouse, from Elliottsburg, Pa.

Knouse played midfield for the West Perry High School field hockey team. She was awarded Rookie of the Year her freshman year and Most Valuable Player this past year. Her six goals and two assists last season helped West Perry become Mid Penn Capital Division Champions.
 
“Ever since eighth grade, I have wanted to play field hockey at Syracuse,” Knouse said. “Wearing Syracuse Orange will fulfill that dream and will be just the beginning of new dreams. I love the school, the coaches, and the field hockey team. I cannot wait to see what we will accomplish.”

Knouse has played for the 2011-12 US Women’s National Indoor Hockey Travel Team and the 2011-12 US Junior Women’s National Indoor Team. Last year, she was named to the 2011 NFHCA PA All-Region Second Team, the 2011 PA All-State First Team and All-Academic Team, the 2011 PA All-American Team, and the 2011 Mid Penn All-Star team for her third year in a row. Knouse was award with the 2011 Mid Penn Capital Player of the Year award for the second time in a row.

“Jenna is a great competitor,” Bradley said. “She is intense and passionate on the field and in the classroom. Jenna has gained valuable international experience playing for our US Indoor National team. She is very fit, and has very poised distribution and skill from the midfield position. She has also developed the specialist role of drag flicking on corners. Jenna is a welcomed addition to our Syracuse family.”
 
“Jenna is a very skilled player,” West Perry head coach Cori Zeigler said. “She has natural talent, but her hard work has makes her the outstanding player she has become. She expects a lot from herself and has a way of sharing that intensity with others. I am excited for Jenna to be going to Syracuse and believe she will be as big an asset there as she was for us.”

Article source: http://suathletics.syr.edu/news/2012/2/13/FH_0213123920.aspx

ST. LOUIS – Syracuse University cross country freshman Jace Lowry finished in first place in the junior men’s race at the 2012 USA Cross Country Championships last weekend in St. Louis. With the victory, Lowry (Paragon, Ind.) secured a spot on Team USA’s roster as it competes at the North American, Central American Caribbean (NACAC) Cross Country Championships on March 17 in Port of Spain, Trinidad.

“I redshirted the indoor season at Syracuse just so I could run this race,” Lowry said. “The first three laps were really relaxed, but things started to pick up on the final lap. As windy as it was, no one really wanted to lead.”

Lowry, who ran the 8k race in 24:55, used a late burst of speed up the final hill to edge Minnesota’s Adam Zutz and Aaron Bartnik by three seconds.

“It was another good day for Syracuse cross country,” head coach Chris Fox said. “Jace proves that we are continuing to build a national level team. He ran a fantastic race.”

Lowry was a two-time All-State cross country student-athlete while attending Martinsville High School, and was a member of the 2011 Indiana All-Star Team. He ran unattached at the John Reif Memorial on October 21 at Cornell, finishing 16th overall with a time of 27:49.90 in the five-mile race.

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Washington Results | SPIRE Results

Sophomore Molly Malone (Fayetteville, N.Y.) set the Syracuse record with a 2:07.81 time in the 800-meter run last weekend at the SPIRE Division I Track Field Invite last weekend in Geneva, Ohio. Meanwhile, senior Lauren Penney’s 3000-meter time of 9:12.76 at the Husky Classic in Washington shattered her own school record by more than three seconds.

This is the second time that Penney has broken a school record this season. She also set a new mark in the mile run with a time of 4:39 at the Penn State National Invitational. Malone’s time was good for a fifth place finish in the event, and broke the previous Orange record held by Teri Edgerly in 1983.

The Orange entered six student-athletes in the women’s 3000-meter run, and were led by Erin Cawley 15th place finish overall at 9:40.65.

Also competing for the Orange in Ohio was senior Pat Dupont and Tito Medrano, who both punched their tickets to the NCAA Indoor Championships later this season with their 12th (14:38.18) and 13th (14:39.82) times in the 5000-meter run. Senior Corey Robinson (15th; 8:13.71), Andrew Palmer (19th; 8:15.78), Reed Kamyszek (23rd; 8:20.90) and Andrew Bennison (28th; 8:25.62) also secured a spot in postseason competition with IC4A qualifying times in the 3000-meter run.

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NEW ORLEANS – The Syracuse University women’s cross country team, which finished 17 at the 2011 NCAA Championships, is one of 205 teams that earned United States Track Field and Cross Country Coaches Association All-Academic status on Monday.

The Orange women earned selection to the All-Academic squad for the third straight season, and fourth time in the last five seasons. With a team grade point average of 3.47, Syracuse is one of 14 BIG EAST institutions included on the list, the most of any conference in the country.

To qualify as a USTFCCCA All-Academic Cross Country Team, the team must have had a cumulative team GPA of 3.00 or better and have started at least five runners at their respective NCAA regional championship.

Syracuse had five harriers compete at the NCAA Championships in November, led by Lauren Penney’s All-American performance of 20:19, good for a 29th place finish. Also leading the pace for the Orange was junior Sarah Pagano, who earned All-Northeast Regional honors as SU captured its third straight regional crown with an eighth place finish.

The USTFCCCA will announce the men’s All-Academic squads on Wednesday.

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Results | Season Stats

CAMBRIDGE, Mass

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 Date: Sunday, February 12, 2012
 Location: Carrier Dome / Syracuse, N.Y. 
 Results: SU 11, Maryland 9 | Canisius 11, SU 10
 Links: Box Scores | Photos

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Syracuse 11, McNeese State 2 | Arizona 11, Syracuse 1 | Season Statistics

TEMPE, Ariz.

– The Syracuse University softball team (3-1) split its two games on Saturday in the second day of the Kajikawa Classic in Tempe, Ariz.  
 
The Orange defeated McNeese State 11-2 in its first game as Morgan Nandin tied a school record with seven RBI. Syracuse was then dealt an 11-1 defeat by No. 8 Arizona in its afternoon game. 

Game One:

 Morgan Nandin set a school record with seven RBI’s to lead Syracuse (3-0) past McNeese State (2-2) on Saturday morning 11-2 at the Tempe Sports Complex. 

Syracuse took the early lead in the top of the second when Kelly Saco brought home Carey-Leigh Thomas. Nandin then singled down the left field line to bring in Stephanie Watts. Shirley Daniels followed that with her first career homerun with a blast to right field.
 
The Orange added to its lead in the top of the third, courtesy of a two-run double from Nandin which brought home Thomas and pinch runner Emily Thompson, and gave SU and pitcher Jenna Caira a 6-0 cushion.  
 
Caira was dealing early, striking out five of the first nine Cowgirls. McNeese State was scoreless through three innings.
 
After Watts and Saco reached to start the fifth inning, Nandin struck again, this time with a three-run homerun. It was her first home run of the season and the second of her career.
 
Nandin would then add a sac fly in the top of the sixth for her school record seventh run-batted in. She tied Hallie Gibbs seven RBI output last year when SU defeated Rutgers 23-0.

Caira registered six strikeouts and surrendered three hits in four innings of work. Freshman Lindsay Taylor finished the afternoon in the circle for the Orange.
 
Game Two:

No. 8 Arizona (2-2) hit three homeruns on its way to an 11-1 five inning victory. The Wildcats dealt Syracuse (3-1) its first loss of the season.
 
U of A got on the board with a three run shot off of starting pitcher Stacy Kuwik in the top of the first inning and never looked back.
 
Syracuse, trailing 4-0 heading into the bottom of the second, got one run back as Shirley Daniels singled to bring home Stephanie Watts, SU’s all-time leader in runs scored. Watts reached base with a single earlier in the inning and advanced to second as Morgan Nandin drew a walk.
 
That would be all the offense would manage, however. Arizona starting pitcher Jessica Spigner pitched all five innings and allowed just three hits. She also smacked the three-run homer in the bottom of the first.
 
The Orange will face its second-consecutive Top 10 team tomorrow in its final game of the Kajikawa Classic as SU battles No. 3 California at 1:00 p.m. EST.     

Article source: http://suathletics.syr.edu/news/2012/2/11/SB_0211125125.aspx

Complete Results

ITHACA, N.Y. –

Freshman Joseph Whelan’s first place finish in the mile run with a BIG EAST qualifying time of 4:17.34 led the charge for the Syracuse track and field team this weekend at the Kane Invitational in Ithaca, N.Y. The Orange had 12 top-ten finishes on the day, and will travel to New York City for next weekend’s BIG EAST Championships at the Armory.

Also finding success for SU during the weekend was junior Jonathan Aziz, who finished fifth in the 5,000-meter run (15:17.11). He was joined by Stephen Rathbun in 26th place with a time of 16:27.01 and Sean McCauley in 37th (17:45.55).

Senior Matthew Callanan, after finishing eighth in the preliminaries of the 60-meter hurdles at 8.36, improved with an 8.30 time in the finals, good for a fifth place finish. In the 60-meter dash, Colin Reno finished seventh overall with a time of 7.12.

Justin Murray and Sean Carney ran a neck-and-neck race in the 800-meters, finishing ninth (1:58.92) and 10th (1:59.22), respectively.

On the women’s side, Kelly Anne McCarthy led a string of three Orange with top-ten finishes in the 800-meter run with a third place finish (2:22.53). Also competing in the 800 was Julissa Wilson (seventh; 2:25.55) and Nancie Sophias (10th; 2:26.49).

Kimberly Spano earned a fifth place spot in the 3000-meter run with a time of 10:16.94 while Katie Weisenberger placed 10th (10:38.95).

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Box Score | Season Stats

TEMPE, Ariz.

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LOUISVILLE, Ky. – No. 2/2 Syracuse (25-1, 12-1) plays the first of two consecutive road games on Monday, Feb. 13 when it takes on No. 24/23 Louisville (20-5, 8-4) in the KFC Yum! Center at 7 p.m. The Orange and Cardinals both used scoring runs in the final minutes of action to record victories on Saturday.

The game will be available on ESPN as part of its “Big Monday” lineup and on ESPN3. Fans can also follow the action on the Syracuse IMG Radio Network and its flagship TK99 (99.5 FM). The audio stream of the broadcast will be available on Orange All Access on SUathletics.com. Subscriptions to Orange All Access are available at daily, monthly and yearly rates.

DOUBLE TROUBLE
Sophomore C.J. Fair recorded his second career double-double in Syracuse’s win against Connecticut. He was 6-for-8 from the floor and 2-for-3 from the free throw line for 14 points. He also grabbed a career-high 12 rebounds, which led the team. Fair is Syracuse’s second-leading rebounder this season (5.4 rpg.). He has played in every game, making three starts, and ranks second in minutes played (26.1 per game).

LIGHTS OUT FROM DOWNTOWN
Syracuse had its best shooting performance from three-point range in its victory against the Huskies. The Orange hit 10-of-16 from behind the arc, including 5-of-7 in the second half. Senior Scoop Jardine hit all four of his attempts from deep, while Kris Joseph as 3-for-4. This season, Syracuse is shooting 35.2 percent (173-for-419) from three-point range, which ranks fourth in the BIG EAST.

A CLOSER LOOK AT THE ORANGE
Syracuse used a 22-6 run during the final 6:30 of play on its way to an 85-67 victory against –/rv Connecticut on Saturday, Feb. 11 in the Carrier Dome. Scoop Jardine scored 11 points during the run and finished with a season-high 21.

The Orange led 43-34 at halftime and increased its lead to 11 in the first minute of the second half. The Huskies cut the deficit to two, but the Orange built its lead back nine at 61-52. Connecticut outscored SU, 9-2, and again cut the lead to two with 6:26 to play.

Jardine sparked the Orange offense by hitting back-to-back three-pointers to extend Syracuse’s lead to 69-61. After a UConn basket, Dion Waiters continued SU’s scoring run with three consecutive points before Jardine hit a layup to increase the lead to 74-62 with 3:01 left to play. Waiters followed with four more points and Jardine connected on his fourth three-pointer of the game to give the Orange a 19-point advantage. Syracuse went 4-for-6 from the free throw line in the final minute to seal the victory.

Jardine was 8-for-9 from the floor, including 4-for-4 from three-point range. Waiters scored 18 points off the bench, while Kris Joseph finished with 15 points. Sophomore C.J. Fair had 14 points and led the Orange on the boards with a career-high 12 rebounds.

SCOUTING THE CARDINALS
Louisville improved its record to 20-5 overall and 8-4 in BIG EAST play with a come-from-behind victory against West Virginia on Saturday. The Cardinals outscored the Mountaineers, 11-0, in the final five minutes of the game.

UofL features a balanced scoring attack. Kyle Kuric leads the way with 13.2 points per game, followed closely by Wayne Blackshear’s 13.0 points per contest. Russ Smith (12.3 ppg.), Chris Smith (10.5 ppg.) and Gorgue Dieng (1.1) also average double figures in scoring. Dieng leads the Cardinals and ranks fourth in the BIG EAST in rebounding (9.2 rpg.). He leads the league in blocked shots (3.2 bpg.).

Rick Pitino is in his 11th season at the helm of the Louisville program. He has guided the Cardinals to a record of 265-10. Under his guidance, Louisville has made eight appearances in the NCAA Tournament. The Cardinals advanced to the Final Four in 2004-05 and the Elite Eight in 2007-08 and 2008-09.

THE SERIES
Louisville leads the all-time series against Syracuse, 13-4. The Cardinals have won the last seven meetings between the two teams, dating back to the 2006-07 season. The Orange’s last victory against the Cardinals was a 79-66 win in the Carrier Dome.

UP NEXT…
Syracuse’s road swing continues on Sunday, Feb. 19 when the Orange plays at Rutgers. Tipoff is set for 1 p.m.

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Box Score | Season Statistics

NEWTON, Mass. – The Syracuse University tennis team (4-3) defeated its first nationally-ranked opponent of the season with a 4-3 victory at No. 55 Boston College on Saturday afternoon.
 
The Orange lost all three doubles matches, but was able to rally and take four of six singles matches for the victory.
 
Emily Harman extended to a six match singles winning streak as she registered her second victory against a ranked opponent, topping No. 108 Jessica Wacnik in three sets, 7-6, 4-6, 6-4 on court one.
 
The Orange lost singles two and three, but Breanna Bachini was victorious on court four 6-1, 6-3, and Alessondra Parra won on court five 6-4, 6-4.
 
Amanda Rodgers won on court six by a mark of 6-4, 6-2 and SU recorded its first win against a ranked opponent in four matches this season.
 
SU remains in Boston tomorrow for a match with No. 60 Harvard which starts at 9:00 a.m.  

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SU 4, Texas State 0 | SU 10, Cal State Northridge 2 | Season Statistics

Tempe, Ariz. – The Syracuse University softball team (2-0) defeated Cal State Northridge (0-2) in six innings by a score of 10-2 in its second game of the Kajikawa Classic on Friday evening.
 
The Orange registered 12 hits against the Matadors, highlighted by a two-run homer by Jasmine Watson in the first inning and a three RBI outing from senior Kelly Saco. Pitcher Jenna Caira allowed one hit on the afternoon and recorded 10 strikeouts. In the two Syracuse games today, Caira and Stacy Kuwik gave up a combined two hits.
 
“It was a good way to start the season by getting to wins,” head coach Leigh Ross said. “Our pitchers threw well today and we had a lot of key hits. It was nice to see production throughout the whole line up, especially in the second game.”
 
Lisaira Daniels jump-started the offense with a triple down the right field line in the bottom of the first inning. That was followed by Watson’s blast to left center to give Syracuse a two run cushion.
 
CSUN tied the game up in the top of the fourth with a two run shot by M. Thielges. However, SU answered with three runs in the bottom half as Saco, Morgan Nandin and Veronica Grant recorded RBI’s.
 
Saco then hit her second double of the game in the bottom of the fifth, bringing home Carey-Leigh Thomas and Emily Thompson, and giving SU a 7-2 advantage.
 
The Matador’s loaded the bases in their half of the sixth, but a 6-2-3 double play started by Thomas ended the CSUN threat, and SU took advantage in the bottom of the sixth, ultimately ending the game.
 
Seven different players had an RBI in game two, and on the day, the Orange scored 14 runs and had 17 hits.
 
SU is back in action tomorrow with an 11:00 a.m. EST contest with McNeese State, followed by a contest with No. 8 Arizona at 3:30 p.m. EST.  

Game One:
Behind a complete game one hit performance by pitcher Stacy Kuwik and a four-run first inning, the Syracuse University softball team (1-0) defeated Texas State (0-1) 4-0 on Friday morning at the Tempe Sports Complex.
 
Kuwik had seven strikeouts in her complete game and allowed three walks. She tossed 83 pitches. Before Kuwik entered the circle, SU had given her a four run cushion as the Orange bats erupted in the top of the first.
 
After a leadoff single by Veronica Grant, and a Stephanie Watts walk, Lacey Kohl roped a two-run double to right center field for a 2-0 advantage.
 
Jasmine Watson then brought Kohl in with a single and advanced to second on the throw home. Emily Thompson would pinch run for Watson and stole third, then cross the plate on an error to provide the Orange its 4-0 lead.
 
The Bobcats went down 1-2-3 in each of the first two innings, while SU did not allow a Texas State runner past second base the entire game. Kuwik surrendered her only hit of the game in the fourth inning.

Grant and Watson led the Orange with two hits apiece, while Grant also stole two bases.

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Box Score

TEMPE, Ariz.

– Morgan Nandin tied a school record with seven RBI’s to lead Syracuse (3-0) past McNeese State (2-2) on Saturday morning 11-2 at the Tempe Sports Complex.
 
Syracuse took the early lead in the top of the second when Kelly Saco brought home Carey-Leigh Thomas. Nandin then singled down the left field line to bring in Stephanie Watts. Shirley Daniels followed that with her first career homerun with a blast to right field.
 
The Orange added to its lead in the top of the third, courtesy of a two-run double from Nandin which brought home Thomas and pinch runner Emily Thompson, and gave SU and pitcher Jenna Caira a 6-0 cushion.  
 
Caira was dealing early, striking out five of the first nine Cowgirls. McNeese State was scoreless through three innings.
 
After Watts and Saco reached to start the fifth inning, Nandin struck again, this time with a three-run homerun. It was her first home run of the season and the second of her career.
 
Nandin would then add a sac fly in the top of the sixth for her school record seventh run-batted in. She tied Hallie Gibbs seven RBI output last year when SU defeated Rutgers 23-0.

Caira registered six strikeouts and surrendered three hits in four innings of work. Freshman Lindsay Taylor finished the afternoon in the circle for the Orange.
 
The Orange is back in action this afternoon as the SU looks to defeat a Top 10 opponent when Syracuse and No. 8 Arizona tangle at 3:30 p.m. Fans can follow an in-game blog of the game by clicking here.  

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ERIE, Pa. – Sophomore goaltender Kallie Billadeau made 44 saves for the Orange, but No. 5/4 Mercyhurst (21-6-2, 7-1-2) scored early in the first period before adding two more goals in the third to skate to a 3-1 victory against the SU ice hockey team (9-20-3, 0-7-3) on Saturday afternoon at the Mercyhurst Ice Center. Holly Carrie-Mattimoe scored her team-leading 13th goal of the season for the Orange, which will have a week off before traveling to Niagara for the season finale on Feb. 24-25.

For the second straight night, the Lakers held a considerable edge in shots, generating 47 attempts on goal to Syracuse’s 24. Neither team, however, could convert on the power play as SU went 0-for-2 and Mercyhurst 0-for-4.

Mercyhurst wasted no time in taking a 1-0 lead in the contest as freshman Shelby Bram potted her seventh goal of the season just 1:03 into the game off a pass from Christine Bestland and Jess Jones.

Billadeau, who faced 18 shots in the opening frame, would keep the Orange in the game with another 12 stops in the second period as the Lakers peppered the Minnetonka, Minn. native with shots from all angles. Nearly half of Billadeau’s saves for the night came with the Lakers on the power play (16 saves).

The Mercyhurst offense would break through once again late in the third period as Bestland scored her third goal of the weekend off a feed from Vaila Higson. Bram was also credited with an assist on the goal. The Lakers would take a commanding 3-0 lead just 66 seconds following the Bestland tally as Kelley Steadman scored her 29th goal of the season with a rocket past Billadeau following a dish form Jones.

Syracuse would get on the board as Carrie-Mattimoe made it a two-goal game with 2:17 left in regulation as she collected a pass from Kaillie Goodnough and fired a shot past Laker goaltender Hillary Pattenden (23 saves) for the score.

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Box Score | Season Stats

LOUISVILLE, Ky. –

Despite a 20-point, 12-rebound effort from Kayla Alexander, Syracuse women’s basketball (15-11, 4-8 BIG EAST) lost to hot-shooting No. 20/17 Louisville (18-7, 7-5 BIG EAST), 89-62, on Saturday afternoon at the KFC Yum! Center.
 
Becky Burke scored a career-high 28 points on a Louisville school-record eight 3-pointers in 15 attempts to lead a Cardinals offense that shot 58.1 percent (18-of-31) from 3-point range to score 54 of its 89 points from behind the arc.

“They made a lot of shots today,” head coach Quentin Hillsman said, “They shot the ball really well and sometimes you have to give a team credit for that.”
 
It was Alexander’s sixth double-double of the season and 14^th of her career, in addition to her eighth 20+ point game of the season. The junior finished the game with career 1,296 points, passing Beth Record (1,285) for eighth on the Syracuse scoring list.
 
Rachel Coffey and Elashier Hall each scored 11 points to give SU three players in double-figures.
 
Shoni Schimmel scored 20 points, shot 6-of-10 from 3-point range, and dished out 10 assists for Louisville.
 
The Orange shot 28 percent in the second half after a 57.1 percent effort in the first 20 minutes to finish the game at 43.4 percent. The Cardinals followed up their 54.5 percent opening half with a 44.8 percent effort in the second to finish at 50 percent overall.
 
After Hall hit a jumper to start the second half and pull the Orange within nine, 51-42, the Cardinals used a 15-5 run over the next five minutes, fueled by four 3-pointers, to take a 19-point lead, 66-47, with 14:07 to go. The Orange was unable to draw any closer than 15 points the rest of the way and U of L closed the game with a 13-4 run.
 
The Orange outscored Louisville, 22-11 over the final 6:30 of the first half to cut what was a 21-point deficit to 11 at halftime, 51-40. Coffey led the Orange with 11 points on 3-of-5 shooting from 3-point range and Alexander scored all 10 of her first-half points in SU’s run in the final six minutes.

It was a hot-shooting first half for both sides as Syracuse shot 57.1 percent, including 4-of-7 from 3-point range, and Louisville almost matched that mark with 54.5 percent shooting and made more from the outside, 9-of-16 from 3-point range to account for the 11-point difference.

Louisville jumped out to a 21-point lead, 39-18, behind eight 3-pointers, led by four from Burke. She led all scorers in the first half with 14.
 
The Orange returns home to host Marquette on Saturday, Feb. 18 at 2 p.m. in SU’s Play 4Kay game. Fans that wear pink to the game can purchase tickets for $5. 

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Box Score | Photo Gallery | Head Coach Jim Boeheim Quotes 

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — No. 2 /2 Syracuse (25-1, 12-1) broke open a close game with a 22-6 scoring run during the final 6:30 of action to record an 85-67 victory against -/rv Connecticut (15-9, 5-7) in the Carrier Dome on Saturday, Feb. 11. Senior Scoop Jardine scored 11 points during the decisive run on his way to a season-high 21.

The game was played in front of a crowd of 33,430 fans. It is the largest crowd in college basketball this season and the fourth-largest to see a game in the Carrier Dome.

Jardine was 8-for-9 from the floor, including 4-for-4 from three-point range. He helped the Orange to its best shooting performance from three-point range this season as SU hit 62.5 percent (10-for-16) of its shots from behind the arc. Jardine was one of four players to reach double figures in scoring for Syracuse. Sophomore Dion Waiters scored 18 points off the bench, while Kris Joseph had 15 points. Sophomore C.J. Fair recorded his first career double-double with 14 points and a career-high 12 rebounds.

The Orange led by nine at halftime and quickly increased its lead to 11 in the first minute of the second half.  Connecticut chipped away at the deficit and pulled to within two at 54-52 on a three-point play by Tyler Olander with 12:37 to play. The Orange built its lead back to nine at 61-52, but the Huskies had another run in them, cutting Syracuse’s advantage to 63-61 with 6:26 to play.

Jardine dominated the final six minutes of the game. He hit back-to-back three-pointers to extend SU’s lead to 69-61 and put the game out of reach. After a basket by Connecticut’s Shabazz Napier, Waiters continued Syracuse’s scoring run with three straight points before Jardine hit a layup to increase the lead to 74-62 with 3:01 remaining. Waiters followed with two more baskets and Jardine connected on his fourth three-pointer of the game to give the Orange a 19-point advantage. Syracuse converted 4-of-6 attempts from the free throw line in the final minute on its way to its 17th consecutive victory at home this season.

Connecticut hit four of its first five shots to start the game and jumped out to a 10-5 lead. The Orange responded with five consecutive points, and Brandon Triche’s three-pointer tied the game for the second time. The squads traded baskets before Jardine hit a free throw to give Syracuse its first lead of the game and spark the Orange on an 11-1 scoring run. Jardine had four points during the run, which was capped by a Fair dunk on an alley-oop pass from Jardine that gave SU a 25-15 lead with 8:22 on the clock.

With Syracuse leading by nine, 30-21, the Huskies scored five consecutive points to cut the lead to four, forcing an Orange timeout at the 4:31 mark. The Orange extended its lead to six, but Connecticut came back and a pair of Jeremy Lamb free throws cut SU’s advantage to 37-34 with 1:41 left to play. Triche hit a jumper with 1:40 remaining as the Orange netted the final six points of the half to take a 43-34 lead into the locker room at halftime. 

Syracuse held a slight advantage on the boards (31-29) and scored 22 points off of 14 Connecticut turnovers. SU’s bench was again a major factor in the win, outscoring the Huskies’ bench, 36-9.

The Orange has a quick turnaround as it is back in action on Monday, Feb. 13 when it travels to Louisville to take on the Cardinals at 7 p.m. on ESPN.

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Junior Alyscha Mottershead has returned to campus to train with her Syracuse teammates after playing with and against some of the greatest women’s soccer players in the world at the CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Vancouver. Mottershead helped Team Canada finish second and secure a spot in the 2012 Olympics in London.

Canada went undefeated in pool play. Mottershead, who was making her first appearance with the national team, played the entire 90 minutes in a 2-0 victory against Cuba. Canada defeated Mexico, 3-1, in the semifinals before losing to the United States, 4-0, in the finals. The top two teams from the tournament advance to the Olympics.

The overall attendance from the tournament was more than 160,000, which included a sold-old championship game. Mottershead played before a crowd of close to 13,000, which included her aunt and cousin, when the Canadians took on Cuba.

“I think the word we used was electrifying,” Mottershead said of the atmosphere. “It was a little overwhelming in the beginning. I just had to calm myself down.”

Mottershead, a midfielder who transferred to SU after her freshman year, played in every game for Syracuse in 2011 and recorded two assists. She also helped the SU defense post seven shutouts. Syracuse won seven games this season and advanced to the BIG EAST Tournament for the first time since 2005.

“It’s a tremendous honor to play for and represent your country,” Orange head coach Phil Wheddon said. “Making the national team speaks volumes about Alyscha as a player and as a person. It’s a great way to highlight the progress of our program.”

Mottershead is now in a pool of players that will compete for a spot on the 18-player roster for the Olympic Games. She begins her quest for one of those coveted spots during a team camp next week.

“When I transferred my main goal was to go somewhere where I could get to the national team,” Mottershead said. “I knew people like Phil (Wheddon) could help me with that. His help definitely got me there. Our entire staff – the efforts they put forth to get me there were incredible and I couldn’t have done it without them.”

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Box Score | Season Stats

ERIE, Pa. –

Brittney Krebs’ first collegiate goal and 37 saves from Kallie Billadeau were not enough as No. 5/4 Mercyhurst scored the opening four goals of the game to down the Syracuse ice hockey team (9-19-3, 0-6-3) on Friday afternoon at the Mercyhurst Ice Center, 6-2. Margot Scharfe also scored her for the Orange with her team-leading 12th goal of the season while Molly Byrne had a goal and three assists for the Lakers (20-6-2, 6-1-2). The teams will faceoff tomorrow afternoon in the series finale at 2:00 p.m.

Mercyhurst held a steady 43-20 edge in shots against the Orange for the game, and was 1-of-4 on the power play. Syracuse was 1-of-3 on the man advantage, scoring a power play tally for the third straight game.

Molly Byrne gave the Lakers a 1-0 lead exactly midway through the first period as she netted her sixth goal of the season off a feed from Caroline Luczak that beat Billadeau for the score.

With SU in the box late in the first period on a hooking infraction, senior Jess Jones potted her 12th of the season as she beat Billadeau following a pass from Kelley Steadman.

Mercyhurst’s potent offense, ranked second in the nation with 4.74 goals per game, continued to find the net in the second period with two goals in less than a minute, starting with Bailey Bram’s 25th of the season from Lauren Jones. Christine Bestland would make it 4-0 Lakers with her 20th of the season on an unassisted effort.

The Orange would get into the act with 3:47 left in the middle stanza as Krebs buried her first career goal with the Orange on the power play. After Megan Skelly hit Taylor Metcalfe with a pass at the point, Metcalfe sent the puck along the blue line to her partner, and Krebs blasted a shot past Mercyhurst goaltender Hillary Pattenden (18 saves) for the goal.

Syracuse built on its momentum following the Krebs goal by cutting the deficit to two just 14 seconds into the third period as Scharfe took a pass from Caitlin Roach and beat Pattenden.

The Lakers brought their lead back up to three with 11:12 left in regulation as Jill Szandzik scored her fourth of the season off a feed from Steadman, and Bestland closed the scoring with her second of the game six minutes later to close the scoring.

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Photo Gallery
Men’s assistant basketball coach Gerry McNamara visited “Boeheimburg” after practice on Friday. He handed out donuts to many of the Syracuse University students who were camping out for tomorrow’s game between the Orange and Connecticut.

“Boeheimburg,” located outside the Carrier Dome, was filling up with students who were angling to get the best seats for tomorrow’s BIG EAST Conference battle. The Orange, ranked second in both national polls, bring a 24-1 record into the game with the Huskies.

As of Friday afternoon, more than 32,000 tickets had been sold for the contest. It will be the largest college basketball crowd of the season, to date.

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Watch

Syracuse cross country freshman Jace Lowry will compete at the USA Cross Country Championships on Saturday in St. Louis, Mo. The championships will be held at Forest Park, the site of the 2004 Women’s Olympic Trials Marathon.

The 2012 events will consist of six cross country championship races for men’s and women’s categories with national titles on the line for junior, masters and open divisions. Lowry will be running in the junior men’s race, and can qualify to represent Team USA at the North American, Central American, Caribbean (NACAC) Cross Country Championships on March 17 in Port of Spain, Trinidad.

Lowry redshirted the 2011 cross country season for the Orange. He was a two-time All-State cross country student-athlete while attending Martinsville High School, and was a member of the 2011 Indiana All-Star Team. The Paragon, Ind. native ran unattached at the John Reif Memorial on October 21 at Cornell, finishing 16th overall with a time of 27:49.90 in the five-mile race.

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SYRACUSE, N.Y. – The ‘Hoops for the Stars’ program has been highlighted with on-court presentations to honor more than 150 Syracuse area youth at Syracuse men’s basketball games against Marquette (January 7) and West Virginia (January 28) at the Carrier Dome. Saturday, student achievers will be recognized again during the Syracuse versus Connecticut game.

  For the fourth year in a row, Syracuse University and the National Grid Foundation have partnered to implement the program to provide positive reinforcement, recognition of improved academic performance and attendance in school, a decrease in negative behavior, and positive contributions to the community. The program underscores a shared commitment by Syracuse University Athletics and the National Grid Foundation to create opportunities for solutions to educational issues within the Syracuse City School District.

  “We are thrilled to partner with the National Grid Foundation for the ‘Hoops for the Stars’ program for the fourth year in a row”, said Syracuse Director of Athletics Dr. Daryl Gross. “The program has been a great success, and it shows how Syracuse University Athletics and our community can continue to work together to enrich the educational experience for the youth. We thank the National Grid Foundation for making this all possible.”

  Through the National Grid Foundation’s commitment of $30,000, Syracuse University Athletics is providing tickets to 12 men’s basketball home games. Ticket recipients include 2,300 student achievers from the Syracuse City School District’s eight middle schools and a parent or guardian to select Orange men’s games, including Connecticut and Georgetown.

  “The ‘Hoops for the Stars’ program has reached thousands of students—and it has made a difference in these students’ lives,” said Melanie Littlejohn, National Grid Foundation Board Member.
“This is a meaningful program that National Grid Foundation and Syracuse University support to encourage students to reach their highest potential.” 

  “We are extremely grateful to Syracuse University and the National Grid Foundation for their continued support of ‘Hoops for the Stars.’ This program is a tremendous opportunity to reward our students for excelling in school,“ said Syracuse Superintendent Sharon Contreras.

Article source: http://www.suathletics.com/news/2012/2/10/HoopsForStars2.9.12.aspx

Complete List

After Lauren Penney and Sarah Pagano took home United States Track Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) All-Academic honors on Thursday, senior Pat Dupont and redshirt sophomore Sean Keefe earned similar honors on the men’s side on Friday. Dupont picked up his third straight selection to the list while Keefe earned his first career honor.

The BIG EAST led all conferences with 10 selections to the list, which honored 58 student-athletes from 36 institutions. To qualify for the USTFCCCA All-Academic Track and Field Team, the student-athlete must have compiled a cumulative grade point average of 3.25 and have either earned USTFCCCA All-America status or finished in the NCAA region’s top 15 (or top 10 percent) in 2011.

Dupont, who was named SU’s BIG EAST Institutional Scholar-Athlete earlier in the week, led the Orange in every race he competed in during the season en route to his second straight All-American selection, becoming the first Syracuse male to earn the honor in back-to-back seasons since Roy Osterhaut in 1952 and 1953. He finished 37th overall at the NCAA Championships in Terre Haute, Ind. and also earned All-Northeast Region and All-BIG EAST honors in 2011.

As a music composition major, Dupont has been named to the BIG EAST All-Academic team three times, while earning a spot on the Dean’s List in each of his seven semesters at Syracuse. A seven-time member of the SU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll, Dupont also earned a spot on the National Academic All-American team in 2011.

Keefe (Churchville, Pa.) finished 15th overall at the NCAA Northeast Regional with a time of 31:42 to earn All-Northeast Region honors as the Orange captured its third-straight regional crown, earning an automatic berth into the NCAA Championships.

In the classroom, Keefe is a two-time selection to the BIG EAST All-Academic Team as a geography and magazine major, and has been named to the SU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll in each of his four semesters at Syracuse.

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SYRACUSE, N.Y. -  The Syracuse women’s basketball team (15-10, 4-7 BIG EAST) hits the road this weekend to face No. 20/17 Louisville (17-7, 6-5 BIG EAST) on Saturday at 2 p.m. at the KFC Yum! Center.
•  Both teams are coming off home losses to top-3 ranked teams on Tuesday. The Orange fell to No. 2 Notre Dame, 74-55, while the Cardinals lost to No. 3 Connecticut, 56-46.
 
GAME COVERAGE
•  The contest can be heard live on SU’s flagship station ESPN 97.7 FM/1200 AM and on Orange All-Access at SUathletics.com with Brian Higgins ‘04 on the call. Fans can also listen to the game on Syracuse’s student station, WJPZ 89.1 FM. Live statistics are also available on SUathletics.com.
•  The game will be televised locally in Louisville on WHAS-TV and can be watched online on Cards TV at UofLsports.com (fee applies).

FOLLOW THE ORANGE!
•  You can stay up to date with all of the latest news, scores, stats, photos, videos and more by following the Orange on social media! The Syracuse women’s basketball team is now on Twitter! Follow the Orange at Twitter.com/SyracuseWBB and follow all of SU’s team’s at Twitter.com/suorangeempire. SU is on Facebook at Facebook.com/SyracuseOrange.

PLAY 4KAY GAME
•  Saturday is Louisville’s Play 4Kay game, a program initiated by the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association in 2007 to raise breast cancer awareness across campuses, in communities and beyond. The Kay Yow Cancer Fund is the official charity of the initiative.
•  Syracuse’s Play 4Kay game will be vs. Marquette on Feb. 18. All fans are encouraged to join the SU players, coaches and staff in wearing pink to the Carrier Dome that day in support of breat cancer awareness.
 
SERIES HISTORY
•  This will be the ninth meeting all-time between Syracuse and Louisville with the series currently tied, 4-4. The Orange has won the last two seasons’ meetings.
•  Quentin Hillsman is 3-2 against the Cardinals.
•  The Orange won last season’s matchup, 53-45, at the Carrier Dome. Erica Morrow scored 17 points , while Kayla Alexander added 12. SU used a 51-33 rebounding edge to outscore Louisville, 21-7, in second-chance points. Tia Gibbs led Louisville with 16 points.
•  Two seasons ago, on Jan. 23, 2010, Syracuse defeated U of L, 64-58 in the last times the teams played in Louisville. Morrow led the way that day, scoring 23 points on 5-of-7 shooting from 3-point range. Nicole Michael added 15. Becky Burke led the Cardinals with 24 points.
•  The teams first met in 1986-87 and did not play again until the Cardinals joined the BIG EAST in 2005-06.
 
SCOUTING LOUISVILLE
•  Louisville enters the contest with a 17-7 overall record and 6-5 mark in the BIG EAST. It is ranked No. 20 in this week’s AP poll and No. 17 in the coaches poll.
•   Louisville has lost three-straight games after winning three in a row. It most recently lost at home to No. 3 UConn, 56-46, after falling at DePaul (86-61) on Jan. 31 and at West Virginia (66-50) on Feb. 4.
•  Prior to those losses, the Cardinals ran off wins vs. Providence (64-48), at Georgetown (64-61), and vs. Villanova (62-58).
• Shoni Schimmel leads the Cardinals in scoring at 14.0 points per game and is the leading playmaker at 4.3 assists per game.
•  Becky Burke is the top outside shooting threat with 54 3s in 146 attempts (37 percent). She averages 10.7 points per game.
• The Cardinals boast the third-highest home attendance in the country this season, averaging 9,593, behind only Tennessee (14,125) and Iowa State (9,789) and ahead of Notre Dame (8,780) and Connecticut (8,738).
•  Jeff Walz (Northern Kentucky ‘95) is in his fifth season as head coach. He has taken the Cardinals to three Sweet Sixteens and one Final Four.
 
LAST TIME OUT
•  Facing an 18-point deficit at halftime, the Syracuse would cut No. 2/2 Notre Dame’s (24-1, 11-0) lead to as little as 10 before the Fighting Irish used a 13-4 run midway through the second half to pull away with a 74-55 win on Tuesday night in the Carrier Dome.
•  Senior Iasia Hemingway led the Orange with 15 points.
•  In the second half, SU had runs of 11-0 and 7-0. The Orange cut the deficit to 10, 49-39, with 11:07 to go.
•  Notre Dame, which shot 42.6 percent (29-of-68) from the floor, was led by Devereaux Peters’ 21 points and 16 rebounds. Kayla McBride contributed 19 points.
•  Both teams were plagued by poor shooting from the floor to start the game (SU: 2-of-11; Notre Dame: 3-of-11) with Notre Dame leading 6-4 through four and a half minutes of play.

ALEXANDER CLIMBING CAREER CHARTS
•  Check out the update on Kayla Alexander’s climb up several of the SU career charts.
 
HEMINGWAY HONORED BY CONFERENCE
•  After she scored 24 points in each of Syracuse’s wins last week, senior forward Iasia Hemingway was named the BIG EAST Player of the Week on Monday.
• On Tuesday against the Friars, Hemingway shot 69.2 percent from the floor (9-of-13) in addition to grabbing four rebounds and dishing out three assists. The Newark, N.J. native followed that up with a game-high 24 points to lead all scorers on 9-of-14 shooting and added five assists and five rebounds.
• It was Hemingway’s first BIG EAST Player of the Week award, but the senior has been honored by the conference two other times this season. She was named to the BIG EAST Honor Roll on Jan. 2 and Jan. 9.
 
DOMINATING THE GLASS
•  Dominant rebounding has become the norm for the Orange in recent years. As of the last NCAA stats update on Monday, Syracuse was third in the NCAA in rebounding, averaging 47.7 per game and ranked seventh in margin at +11.7 per game.
•  In the BIG EAST, SU leads the conference in rebounds per game (47.3), offensive rebounds (21.2) and is third in rebounding margin (+10.8).
•  SU has four of the top 20 rebounders in the league (9. Carmen Tyson-Thomas, 7.6; 10. Kayla Alexander, 7.2; 15. Iasia Hemingway, 6.5; and 17. Shakeya Leary, 6.4.
•  Syracuse led the NCAA in rebounding margin last season at +13.4 per game. SU outrebounded 31 of its 35 opponents.
 
STRONG AT THE STRIPE
•  An aggressive, attacking style of offense results in the Orange ranking second in the NCAA (as of Monday) in free throws made (436) and fourth in free throws attempted (572).
•  Syracuse leads the BIG EAST in free throw shooting percentage at .766.
•  Carmen Tyson-Thomas leads the Orange with a .889 mark from the free throw line this season.
•  The Orange set a BIG EAST record for most free throws made without in a miss in a game at Providence (1/31) when it went 23-of-23.
•  On Jan. 7 at Pitt, The Orange went 34-of-38 (.895) at the line, including Iasia Hemingway setting a school record with 15 free throws in 16 attempts.
  
TWO McDONALD’S ALl-AMERICANS
•  Syracuse NLI signees Brianna Butler (Brooklyn, N.Y.) and Brittney Sykes (Newark, N.J.) were two of 24 high school seniors named 2012 McDonald’s All-Americans on Thursday.
•  They are the third and fourth SU signees to have garnered the honor, and the first time the Orange has had multiple McDonald’s All-Americans in the same class.
•  Erica Morrow (2007) and Juanita Ward (2005) are the only other Syracuse players to be named McDonald’s All-Americans.
•  Connecticut (3), Baylor (2), Duke (2), Notre Dame (2) and Texas AM (2) were the only other programs with multiple signees named to the teams.

Article source: http://www.suathletics.com/news/2012/2/10/WBB_0210123931.aspx

Game Notes

BOSTON, Mass. – The Syracuse University tennis team (3-3) continues its tough road schedule in Boston this weekend, as SU faces off with No. 55 Boston College on Saturday and No. 60 Harvard on Sunday.
 
SU looks for a marquee win this weekend as all three losses have come on the road against ranked opponents.  But against non-ranked opponents, SU has not conceded a single match in its three victories, winning 7-0 each time.  With two more ranked opponents awaiting Syracuse’s arrival in Boston, this weekend will be a good opportunity for the team to prove it can beat top competition on the road before it enjoys a four-game home stand.
 
Harman Looks to Continue Singles Win Streak
Senior Emily Harman has led Syracuse’s recent success (3-1 against its last four opponents).  She has Played first singles in every contest for the Orange this season, and  has five consecutive wins and a 1-1 record against nationally-ranked singles opponents.  Harman will look to continue her winning ways when she faces No. 108 Jessica Wacnik of Boston College on Saturday.
 
Doubles Domination
The sophomore tandem of Maddie Kobelt and Aleah Marrow have played to a record of 5-1 in the early part of the season. The two have played every doubles match together from court two, and are currently riding a four match winning-streak.
 
Series History
Boston College leads the all-time series against the Orange 19-7, while Harvard leads 5-3. Saturday’s match with BC is set for 1:00 p.m. while the contest with Harvard is at 9:00 a.m. 

Article source: http://www.suathletics.com/news/2012/2/10/TENNIS_0210120357.aspx

Box Score | Live Blog for Cal State Northridge

Tempe, Ariz. – Behind a complete game one hit performance by pitcher Stacy Kuwik and a four-run first inning, the Syracuse University softball team (1-0) defeated Texas State (0-1) 4-0 on Friday morning at the Tempe Sports Complex.
 
Kuwik had seven strikeouts in her complete game and allowed three walks. She tossed 83 pitches. Before Kuwik entered the circle, SU had given her a four run cushion as the Orange bats erupted in the top of the first.
 
After a leadoff single by Veronica Grant, and a Stephanie Watts walk, Lacey Kohl roped a two-run double to right center field for a 2-0 advantage.
 
Jasmine Watson then brought Kohl in with a single and advanced to second on the throw home. Emily Thompson would pinch run for Watson and stole third, then cross the plate on an error to provide the Orange its 4-0 lead.
 
The Bobcats went down 1-2-3 in each of the first two innings, while SU did not allow a Texas State runner past second base the entire game. Kuwik surrendered her only hit of the game in the fourth inning.

Grant and Watson led the Orange with two hits apiece, while Grant also stole two bases. 

The Orange is back in action later today when Syracuse plays Cal State Northridge. First pitch is set for 6:00 p.m. EST. Fans can a live blog for the game by going to SUAthletics.com. 

Article source: http://www.suathletics.com/news/2012/2/10/SB_0210121506.aspx

SYRACUSE, N.Y. – Rivalry week continues for No. 2/2 Syracuse when it hosts –/rv Connecticut on Saturday, Feb. 10. Tipoff in the Carrier Dome is set for 1 p.m. The Orange enters the contest with a 24-1 overall record and leads the BIG EAST with an 11-1 mark in conference games. The Huskies are 15-8 overall, 5-6 in the BIG EAST.

The game will be broadcast on CBS. Tickets for Saturday’s game are available online, by phone (1-888-DOMETIX) or in person at the Carrier Dome Box Office.  Fans can also follow the action on the Syracuse IMG Radio Network and its flagship TK99 (99.5 FM). The audio stream of the broadcast will be available on Orange All Access on SUathletics.com. Subscriptions to Orange All Access are available at daily, monthly and yearly rates.

JOSEPH HEATING UP
Senior Kris Joseph has scored in double figures in seven consecutive games and in 10 of the last 11 contests. He hit a career-high six three-point field goals and went 5-for-6 from the free throw line on his way to a career-best 29 points in Syracuse’s overtime win against Georgetown. Joseph, the Orange’s leading scorer this season, is averaging 15.6 points in SU’s last seven games.

ORANGE IN THE NCAA STATISTICS
Syracuse continues to lead the nation in three categories. The Orange’s .960 winning percentage is the best among Division I schools. In addition, SU ranks first in assist/turnover ratio (1.56) and turnover margin (6.9). The Orange also ranks third in scoring margin (17.3), blocked shots per game (7.3) and steals per game (10.1). Individually, sophomore Fab Melo ranks 13th in blocked shots per game (3.0).

A CLOSER LOOK AT THE ORANGE
Syracuse needed an overtime session but held off Georgetown and kept its record perfect at home with a 64-61 victory on Wednesday, Feb. 8. The victory was the 880th for head coach Jim Boeheim, giving him sole possession of third place on the career coaching wins list.

After the Hoyas led 31-27 at halftime, Syracuse scored the first eight points of the second half and took a 35-31 advantage. Georgetown responded with the next six points to regain the lead with 14:32 to play in regulation. The game would be tied three more times before Syracuse went on a 6-0 run and took its largest lead of the contest at 54-48 with 4:37 on the clock. The Hoyas wouldn’t go away and outscored SU 7-1 down the stretch to even the score at 55-55. Fab Melo blocked a shot on Georgetown’s final possession of regulation, and Dion Waiters’ three-point attempt with two seconds on the clock was no good, forcing an overtime session.

The lead went back and forth in the extra period and the teams were tied at 61-61 with 1:20 to play. Kris Joseph hit his sixth three-pointer of the game with 29 seconds remaining to give SU the lead for good. Scoop Jardine stole the ball on Georgetown’s last possession as Syracuse recorded the 64-61 victory.

Joseph led the Orange with a career-high 29 points to go along with five rebounds and three steals. Melo finished with 11 points and six blocks, while C.J. Fair added five points and grabbed a team-high nine rebounds.

SCOUTING THE HUSKIES
Connecticut has posted a 15-8 overall record during the 2011-12 campaign, including a 5-6 mark in the BIG EAST. The Huskies, which are coming off an 80-59 loss against Louisville, have lost five of their last six games.

Sophomore guard Jeremy Lamb leads the Huskies and ranks fifth in the BIG EAST in scoring, averaging 17.2 points per game. He also averages 4.6 rebounds a game and had eight in the Huskies’ latest win against Seton Hall. Shabazz Napier is contributing 13.1 points per game, while freshman guard Ryan Boatright, who tallied 18 points in the Huskies’ loss to Louisville, is averaging 10.4 points per game. Andre Drummond is Connecticut’s leading rebounder, grabbing 7.5 per game.

George Blaney is taking over the reins for head coach Jim Calhoun, who is on medical leave. In his two games this season leading the Huskies, Blaney is 1-1. Connecticut defeated Seton Hall 69-46 and lost to Louisville, 80-59.

SERIES HISTORY
Syracuse leads the all-time series with the Huskies, 51-36. Their last meeting was at Madison Square Garden last March in a BIG EAST tournament semifinal game. Connecticut defeated the Orange in overtime, 76-71, to advance to the finals. The Orange and the Huskies have played overtime games before, specifically a six-overtime game in the 2009 BIG EAST Tournament, which Syracuse won 127-117. Saturdy’s game will be the 88th meeting between the two teams.

UP NEXT…
Syracuse will be back in action on Monday, Feb. 13 when it travels to Louisville, Ky. to take on the Cardinals at 7 p.m. The game is the first of two consecutive road games for the Orange.

Article source: http://www.suathletics.com/news/2012/2/10/MBB_0210123132.aspx

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One stop shopping for all of your Syracuse Orange gear just got easier! The new and improved Syracuse Orange Team Shop features a wider selection, including sport specific merchandise, additional women’s and children’s merchandise, exclusive Syracuse University gear, flat rate shipping, yearlong returns, gift certificates, special discounts, and a 100% satisfaction guarantee. The new site that is easier to navigate, offers 24-hour customer service.

The upgraded Syracuse Orange Team Shop is a joint venture between Syracuse Athletics and the TeamFanShop division of Fanatics, Inc.

The Syracuse Orange Team Shop is home to more than 650 quality-made team products across the most popular name brands in retail. Although the large assortment of officially licensed merchandise is prominent throughout the online Syracuse store, a great e-commerce site also incorporates the total customer shopping experience and TeamFanShop provides the tools to do just that.  The site accepts all major credit cards and check cards, in addition to a Google Checkout payment option.

“We are pleased to unveil the newly transformed Syracuse Orange Athletics shop to our fans worldwide,” said Syracuse associate athletics director of marketing and licensing Marc Donabella. “Uniting our athletics department with the extensive merchandising experience TeamFanShop brings to the table is an exciting time for Syracuse University.”

Nike and Original Retro Brand are two predominant brands featured on the Syracuse University Athletics storefront. The Nike Micro Store is a second Syracuse site which TeamFanShop launched at the same time, encompassing all Nike apparel for the Orange. Both sites highlight multiple departments for men, women and kids including game day wear, t-shirts, hats, jerseys, sweatshirts and more.

“With the help of our parent company, Fanatics, TeamFanShop is able to offer Syracuse University Athletics and all partners an incomparable service that combines sports licensing, manufacturing and e-commerce results,” said senior vice president of strategy and business development at fanatics Brian Swallow. “By utilizing retail strategy, we are confident in our efforts to grow the official fan shop of the Syracuse Orange.”

Article source: http://www.suathletics.com/news/2012/2/10/GEN_0210125537.aspx

McDonald’s All-American Rosters | Signing Class Rankings

SYRACUSE, N.Y. -

Syracuse women’s basketball NLI signees Brianna Butler (Brooklyn, N.Y.) and Brittney Sykes (Newark, N.J.) were two of 24 high school seniors named 2012 McDonald’s All-Americans on Thursday. They are the third and fourth SU signees to have garnered the honor, and the first time the Orange has had multiple McDonald’s All-Americans in the same class.
 
“I am very proud of Brianna and Brittney,” Syracuse head coach Quentin Hillsman said. “They have worked very hard to become two of the top players in the nation and this is a great honor for them and our program. We are looking forward to both making immediate impacts for us next season.”
 
The McDonald’s All-American games will be played on March 28 at the United Center in Chicago. The girls’ game will be at 6 p.m. and televised on ESPNU. Butler and Sykes will both play for the East in the East vs. West game.

Butler and Sykes headline a five-person recruiting class signed by Hillsman that is ranked No. 6 nationally by ESPN Hoopgurlz. 

Butler, a 6-0 combo guard at Nazareth High School in Brooklyn, is a five-star recruit and is the No. 13 rated player overall in the 2012 by ESPN Hoopgurlz. She is ranked No. 4 among all guards. Originally from King of Prussia, Penn., Butler has led the Lady Kingsmen to a No. 1 ranking in the CHSAA and NYC, in addition to a No. 3 ranking nationally.
 
Sykes, a 5-9 combo guard at University High School in Newark, a four-star recruit and ranked No. 30 in the 2012 by ESPN Hoopgurlz, No. 9 among guards, while Jumpoff Plus ranks her No. 19 nationally. The dynamic player recently scored her 1,000^th career point on Jan. 23 and is averaging 20 points per game this season.
 
Connecticut (3), Baylor (2), Duke (2), Notre Dame (2) and Texas AM (2) were the only other programs with multiple signees named to the teams.
 
Erica Morrow (2007) and Juanita Ward (2005) are the only other Syracuse players to be named McDonald’s All-Americans.

Article source: http://suathletics.syr.edu/news/2012/2/9/WBB_0209120418.aspx

     The Orange football program leads the BIG EAST with a school-record 28 student-athletes on the 2011 BIG EAST All-Academic Football Team. Team co-captain Kevyn Scott leads the way for Syracuse as a four-time honoree, while seven earned the recognition for the third time in their Syracuse career. A student-athlete must maintain at least a 3.0 grade point average and have completed at least 18 credit hours to be considered.

     Scott, who is a graduate student enrolled in the information management program and earned his undergraduate degree in information management and technology in May 2011, is the 11th SU football student-athlete to be named to the team in each of his four years at Syracuse. A four-year letterwinner, Scott, a starting cornerback for the Orange, earned 2011 CoSIDA/Capital One Academic All-America honors for his achievements in the classroom and on the field. He attended the 2009 University Presidential Inaugural Conference (UPIC), including the inauguration of President Barack Obama, in Washington, D.C., as a member of the National Honor Society. A 2008-09 Arthur Ashe Sports Scholars First Team selection, Scott is a seven-time SU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll designee.

     Syracuse’s three-time honorees include, co-captain and fullback Adam Harris, a marketing management major who is a two-time CoSIDA District I All-Academic honoree, and  quarterback Ryan Nassib, a dual finance and accounting major who is a 2010 CoSIDA District I All-Academic selection. In addition, defensive end Torrey Ball, a graduate student in the new media management program, defensive tackle Ollie Haney, a graduate student in inclusive special education, offensive lineman and biology major  Ian Allport, tight end and health and physical education major Thomas Trendowski, and linebacker and finance major Dan Vaughan are three-time recipients of the league honor..

     Syracuse’s two-time honorees include safety and public relations major James Jarrett, kicker and management major Ryan Lichtenstein and quarterback and psychology major Charley Loeb.

     The Orange had 16 first-time BIG EAST All-Academic team selections, including defensive tackle Lucas Abrecht (bioengineering), offensive lineman  Zach Chibane (political science), fullback Clay Cleveland (enrolled in the David B. Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics), quarterback Corey Edsall (sports management), wide receiver Cayden Feifer  (broadcast and digital journalism), quarterback Nathaniel Forer (aerospace engineering), offensive lineman Sean Hickey (enrolled in the College of Arts Sciences), wide receiver Kyle Ishman (political science), fullback Shane Kimmel (communication and rhetorical studies), center Macky MacPherson (geography), safety Shu Mungwa (biology), punter Shane Raupers (finance), tight end Nick Raven (information management technology), long snapper Sam Rodgers (nutrition), center Rob Trudo (mechanical engineering)  and wide receiver Jarrod West (political science).

     The 2012 Syracuse team begins Spring practice on March 20 and concludes with the annual Spring game on April 21.

Article source: http://suathletics.syr.edu/news/2012/2/9/FB_0209124049.aspx

Complete List

Syracuse cross country senior Lauren Penney and junior Sarah Pagano are two of 104 female student-athletes from across the nation that were earned United States Track Field and Cross Country All-Academic (USTFCCCA) status on Thursday. Penney earned the honor for the third straight season while Pagano picked up her first career honor.

The BIG EAST had 15 representatives named to the list, which is tied with the Big Ten for the most conference nods in the country. To qualify for the USTFCCCA All-Academic Track and Field Team, the student-athlete must have compiled a cumulative grade point average of 3.25 and have either earned USTFCCCA All-America status or finished in the NCAA region’s top 15 (or top 10 percent) in 2011.

Penney led the Orange in every race she ran in 2011, earning All-BIG EAST, All-Northeast Region and All-American honors. She finished 29th overall at the NCAA Championships in Terre Haute, Ind. with a time of 20:19 to become Syracuse’s first female All-American in program history.

In the classroom, Penney is a three-time selection to the BIG EAST All-Academic as a history and social studies education major. The Succasunna, N.J. native is also a five-time member of the SU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll.

Pagano (Ringwood, N.J.) was earned All-Northeast Region status after finishing eighth overall at the 2011 NCAA Northeast Regional Championship in Buffalo this season. She was also named to the All-BIG EAST team after a 14th place finish at the conference championships (20:33).

Pagano is a biochemistry major who has been named to the SU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll every semester since enrolling at Syracuse in 2009. She has also been named to the BIG EAST All-Academic team in each of the past two seasons.

Article source: http://suathletics.syr.edu/news/2012/2/9/XC_0209125203.aspx

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With just four games remaining in the regular season, the Syracuse ice hockey team hits the road for a weekend series at No. 5/4 Mercyhurst, beginning Friday afternoon at 3:00 p.m. Syracuse is 0-1-1 this season against the Lakers, which own a 15-0-1 all-time series advantage.

Playoff Picture
The Orange is currently in fourth place in the College Hockey America standings with a 0-5-3 mark in conference play. Mercyhurst sits atop the CHA standings heading into the weekend with 12 points, while Robert Morris is nipping at their heels with 11 points.

The Purple Eagles are sitting in third place with six league points, and can come within one point of second place with a weekend sweep of Robert Morris this weekend. The first place and fourth place teams at the conclusion of the regular season will faceoff in the CHA semifinals on March 2 along with the second and third place teams squaring off. The winners of the games will battle for the league title on March 3 in Moon Township, Pa.

Storylines Vs. The Lakers
Mercyhurst comes into this weekend’s games with a 19-6-1 overall record, including a 5-1-2 mark in conference play. The Lakers currently sit in first place in the CHA standings, one point ahead of Robert Morris.

Mercyhurst possesses two of the top-ten scorers in the nation, led by senior Bailey Bram’s 59 points (24 goals, 35 assists), which is second in the nation. Bram missed the first two games against the Orange after competing in the World Juniors in January. Sophomore Christine Bestland is seventh in the country in points per game with 50 (19 goals, 31 assists) in 27 games. Also having a big season for the Lakers is senior Kelley Steadman, who is second in the nation with 1.04 goals per game. The Lakers own the nation’s second best scoring offense (4.74 goals/game) and the country’s top power play unit, which is clicking at nearly 30% this season with 41 goals on the man advantage.

Up Next: Niagara
Syracuse will close the regular season with two games at Niagara on Feb. 24-25. The Orange is 0-1-1 against Niagara this season in two games played at Tennity Ice Pavilion in late January. SU tied the Purple Eagles 3-3 on Jan. 20 before NU responded with a 2-1 overtime victory on Jan. 21. The Orange is 8-6-3 all-time against Niagara.

Last Time Out: Robert Morris Sweeps Orange At Tennity
SU concluded the home portion of its schedule last weekend against Robert Morris at Tennity Ice Pavilion. The Colonials defeated Syracuse 4-3 on Friday before completing the sweep with a 5-2 victory on Saturday. Despite an early third period goal from Margot Scharfe, Syracuse could not overcome a four-goal second period by Robert Morris as the Colonials escaped with a 4-3 win on Friday night. SU received goals from three different scorers, while Kallie Billadeau made 22 saves in goal.

On Saturday, Robert Morris scored twice in the final minute of the first period and again in the opening minute of the second period to skate to a 5-2 win against Syracuse. Holly Carrie-Mattimoe and Nicole Ferrara scored for the Orange, while Billadeau made 27 saves in goal. 

Carrie-Mattimoe Ties Rising’s Power Play Goal Record
Junior forward Holly Carrie-Mattimoe scored her team-leading 12th goal of the season last weekend against Robert Morris. Carrie-Mattimoe now has 15 career power play goals in her two-plus seasons with the Orange, which tie Julie Rising’s school record.  Carrie-Mattimoe is tied for 19th in the nation, and tied for fifth in the conference.

Freshmen Setting The Pace
Syracuse has seven freshmen on its roster for the 2011-12 season, and the new members of the Orange are already making an impact on the scoresheet. Nicole Ferrara (five goals, 10 assists) leads the freshman attack for SU, and is tied for 35th in the nation among rookie scorers. Shiann Darkangelo (three goals, 11 assists) and Allie LaCombe (seven goals, four assists) trail close behind. The Orange freshmen have accounted for 28 goals and 51 assists this season, which is 42.9% of Syracuse’s total scoring.

Article source: http://suathletics.syr.edu/news/2012/2/9/WICE_0209125116.aspx

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TEMPE, Ariz. – The back-to-back BIG EAST Champion Syracuse University softball team kicks off the 2012 campaign this Friday at the Kajikawa Classic hosted by Arizona State.
 
The Orange opens the season with contests against Texas State and Cal State Northridge on Friday, followed by dates with McNeese State and No. 8 Arizona on Saturday. SU wraps up competition with No. 3 California on Sunday.
 
Syracuse returns a core group of veterans that have already etched their names into the Syracuse record book. BIG EAST and ECAC Pitcher of the Year Jenna Caira headlines the returning group of players as the all-time leader in wins at SU with 70. She is also just nine strikeouts away from holding school record in that category. Last year, Caira set single-season records for wins with 35, strikeouts with 321, and innings pitched (283.1).  
 
Fellow seniors Lisaira Daniels, Lacey Kohl and Stephanie Watts will provide much of the offense in 2012. Daniels is the all-time leader in batting average and stolen bases at Syracuse. She has an average of .355 while stealing 53 bases in her two years with the Orange. Kohl hit the second most homeruns last season with 12, while Watts has started every game of her career and is the all-time leader in runs scored at Syracuse, crossing the plate 132 times.
 
Head coach Leigh Ross is one win shy of winning her 150th game at Syracuse in just six years at Syracuse. She has an overall coaching record of 386-321 in her 14 year coaching tenure.
 
Arizona and Cal mark the first of six ranked teams SU will face that are currently in the Top 25. The Orange will play 17 games against currently ranked opponents, including three teams in the Top 10 (No. 3 Cal, No. 7 Baylor, No. 8 Arizona). The Orange is the first team receiving votes in the ESPN.com Top 25, and the second team receiving votes in the NFCA-USA Today Top 25 poll.
 
Fans can follow live stats of all five games in Arizona, along with logging onto a live blog. Friday’s contests against Texas State and Cal State Northridge are scheduled for 11:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. EST. Saturday games are at 11:00 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. EST, while SU concludes action against Cal on Sunday at 1:00 p.m. EST.  

Article source: http://suathletics.syr.edu/news/2012/2/8/SB_0208124519.aspx

SYRACUSE, N.Y. – Former Syracuse men’s soccer goalkeeper Jeremy Vuolo recently signed with the New York Red Bulls of Major League Soccer. SUathletics.com has launched “From the Hill to the City” in an effort to share Vuolo’s experiences with the American club, in his own words.
 
“I wanted to say a very big thank you to everyone back at Syracuse University,” Vuolo said. “I have been humbled by all the kind words and well wishes that I have received from our Syracuse soccer supporters, players and coaching staff. It has been somewhat of a whirlwind the last few weeks, but we have arrived in Cancun, Mexico for our first training camp in preparation for the 2012 MLS season. I thought I would provide the guys a little insight into life with the New York Red Bulls.”
 
Week 1:

“It was nice stepping out of the airport to warm weather and a shining sun—a good change from North Jersey where we have been training up to this point. No more long pants and layers of shirts for at least a few weeks! Our first training session was pretty tough, a lot of technical work for the goalkeepers and fitness for the field players with an 8-on-8 game to end the session. The Mexican sun is much hotter than New York’s, so it may take a few days to get acclimated, but as long as I have got a bottle of water close by I’ll survive.”
 
“I am looking forward to the training sessions for the rest of the week as we prepare to face FC Dallas on Monday for a friendly. A few of my buddies play with Dallas, so it will be good to see them and catch up after the match (if they can keep their spirits up after a Red Bull victory). Anyway, it has cooled down now, as the sun has set. Now, it is time for me to relax and put my feet up for the rest of the evening.”
 
Week 2:

“The week in Cancun has been a good one. We were meant to have our first official preseason match today against FC Dallas, but unfortunately the stadium pitch was flooded from overnight rains, so it was postponed until Tuesday afternoon. Instead, we enjoyed a wet and muddy training session, playing 7-on-7. Since this training session was impromptu, following the postponed game, there were very few supporters looking in through the surrounding fences. The locals have been out each day to watch us train, all hoping to get a chance to take a picture with Rafa Marquez.”
 
“I’ve been trying to enjoy Cancun as much as possible, although each day has seen a bit of rain. When it comes to training, I enjoy a bit of rain to stay cool and put a little zip on the ball. It is, however, a bit of a downer when I am working on my tan! I did manage to get on a jet-ski last Thursday on our day off along with a few of the guys. It was a little weird to watch the Super Bowl (without commercials!) in a Mexican hotel room. “

Article source: http://suathletics.syr.edu/news/2012/2/9/MSOC_0209120206.aspx

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Syracuse History And Records

With each game played during the 2011-12 season, SU women’s basketball junior center Kayla Alexander continues to join the Orange greats. The Milton, Ontario native has moved up the SU career records list in multiple categories this year, with still one season of eligibility remaining.

Alexander has managed to climb to ninth on the all-time points list with 1,276 in just 96 games played, and is nine points behind Beth Record (1998-2011) for eighth place. Her career average of 13.3 points per game puts her at eighth on the list while her .527 field goal percentage ranks her at fourth all-time.

Alexander, who was named to the 2011 Preseason All-BIG EAST Team, recently passed current SU graduate assistant Erica Morrow (2008-11) for second in career free throws made with 358, only behind Nicole Michael (2007-10) with 425.

Alexander is fourth on Syracuse’s career free-throws list with 483, and trails Paula Moore (1997-99, 2000-01) by eight for third on the all-time list.

On the defensive end, Alexander has blocked 224 shots in three years, putting her at third on the list behind only Vaida Spiaviciute (234) and Holly Oslander (262).

Alexander has started every game this season for the Orange, averaging 14.9 points per game that ranks second on the team and ninth in the BIG EAST. Her 7.6 rebounds per game is also second on the team (10th in the conference), while her 2.6 blocked shots per game leads the league and is 22nd in the nation.

The Orange (15-10, 4-7) will travel to No. 20/17 Louisville on Saturday for a 2:00 p.m. tip.

Article source: http://suathletics.syr.edu/news/2012/2/9/WBB_0209124734.aspx

Kane Invitational Information | Valentine Invitational Information

There are only two remaining events that stand between Syracuse track field and the BIG EAST Championships. This weekend, the Orange will compete at the BU Valentine Invitational in Boston, Mass. as well as the Kane Invitational in Ithaca, N.Y. Syracuse returns to the track after an impressive list of results at the New Balance Collegiate Invitational and Hamilton College Invitational last weekend.

Cornell hosts the Kane Invitational at Barton Hall, where the Orange has already competed twice this season. The meet will feature almost 30 schools and include a variety of relays, open distance and sprint events. Friday kicks off with an evening of heptathlon and pentathlon events followed by Saturday’s 9:30 a.m. start with the women’s 5000m races. Events will continue throughout the day, concluding with the 4×400 men’s relay finals at 6:35 p.m.

Friday afternoon will take the Orange into Terrier territory for the second time this season as Boston University opens the Valentine Invitational with the women’s 400m race at 3 p.m. Saturday races begin at 10:30 a.m. with the women’s distance medley and warp up with the men’s 5,000m race at 7:45 that evening. 

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Syracuse senior cross country and track field standout Pat Dupont and tennis ace Emily Harman were named Syracuse’s BIG EAST Male and Female-Scholar Athletes, sponsored by American Eagle Outfitters, on Tuesday by the conference’s Academic Affairs Committee. As the Orange’s representative, they will receive $2,000 towards graduate studies.

Dupont became the first harrier since Roy Osterhaut in 1952 and 1953 to earn All-American selections in back-to-back seasons with his 37th place finish at the NCAA Cross Country Championships in Terre Haute, Ind. Dupont led the Orange in every race he ran during the 2011 season, earning All-BIG EAST and All-Northeast Regional honors.

On the track, the Fairpont, N.Y. native was named to the All-BIG EAST team after finishing third in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the conference outdoor championships last season with a time of 9:02.05.

As a music composition major, Dupont has been named to the BIG EAST All-Academic team three times, while earning a spot on the Dean’s List in each of his seven semesters at Syracuse. A seven-time member of the SU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll, Dupont also earned a spot on the National Academic All-American team in 2011.

Harman has been the Syracuse’s number one player since her arrival as a freshman in 2009. The native of Petersburg, W.Va. achieved the highest doubles ranking in program history, checking in at No. 32 last year. This season, she has a current singles record of 5-1.

In the classroom, Harman has been a constant on the Syracuse University Athletic Director’s Honor Roll, and is a three-time BIG EAST Academic All-Star. Harman is majoring in health and exercise science.  

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Box Score | Season Statistics | Coach Boeheim Quotes | Player Quotes | Photo Gallery

SYRACUSE, N.Y. – Jim Boeheim passed Dean Smith for third on the career coaching wins list with his 880th victory, as No. 2/2 Syracuse (24-1, 11-1) defeated No. 12/11 Georgetown (18-5, 8-4) 64-61 in overtime on Wednesday night at the Carrier Dome.

Boeheim now sits alone at the top with the most win by one coach at the same school. Coach Boeheim is in his 36th year at Syracuse.
 
Kris Joseph poured in a career-high 29 points and hit a career-best six three-pointers in a game that featured 15 ties and 18 lead changes. The senior was 9-of-20 overall and also had five rebounds and three steals. Fab Melo joined Joseph in double figures with 11 points, grabbed seven rebounds and blocked six shots.
 
After Melo swatted Henry’s Sims jumper on Georgetown’s final possession of regulation, the Orange had a chance win the game, but a three-point attempt from Dion Waiters drew front iron and SU headed to its first overtime of the season.
 
Joseph added to his career night on SU’s final offensive possession of overtime as he received a pass from Scoop Jardine and hit his sixth three-pointer with 29 seconds remaining, which proved to be the game-winner.
 
The SU defense buckled down on the final of the possession of the game and did not allow the Hoyas to put up the game-tying three. Georgetown’s Jason Clark had the ball in his hand, but Jardine was able to force a turnover with four second remaining which iced the game.
 
Georgetown took a 20-15 lead with 7:59 remaining in the opening frame, but the Orange answered with a six straight points to take the lead back. However, the Hoyas surged ahead with a 9-2 run and held a 31-27 lead at halftime.
 
SU came out of the locker room on fire, scoring the first eight points of the half and gained a 35-31 advantage when Brandon Triche connected on a transition three-pointer. The Hoyas though, would score the next six points to once again regain the lead with 14:32 remaining in the second half.
 
The game would be tied three more times until Syracuse used a 6-0 run to gain its largest lead of the contest at 54-48 with 4:37 remaining. However, Georgetown outscored SU 7-1 down the stretch, including a deep three from Clark and 1-of-2 from the free throw line by Greg Whittington to even the game at 55.
 
The Orange shot 35 percent for the game (22-of-63) and held a 24-22 advantage in the paint. Georgetown was 33 percent from the floor (21-of-63) and out-rebounded the Orange 52-35.
 
C.J. Fair had a team-high nine rebounds, while Jardine handed out eight assists. Georgetown had three players in double figures, led by Otto Porter with 14. Clark had 12 points and Hollis Thompson recorded a double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds.
 
The Orange is back in action on Saturday when Syracuse hosts Connecticut at the Carrier Dome (1:00 p.m., CBS). Fans can purchase tickets online, at the Carrier Dome Box Office (Gate B) or by calling 1-888-DOMETIX.  
 
Notes: The Orange is 19-2 all-time in overtime games at the Carrier Dome under Jim Boeheim … Syracuse’s 24-1 record is tied with the 2009-10 squad for the best record in program history through the first 25 games … SU owns a 48-39 advantage in the all-time series with the Hoyas and is 31-10 against Georgetown in the Dome… Syracuse is 16-0 in the Carrier Dome this season and has a current 19-game home winning streak dating back to last season.  
  
  

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Following standout seasons with the Orange in 2011, four Syracuse University football players have been invited to participate in the 2012 NFL Combine. Chandler Jones, Nick Provo, Phillip Thomas and Andrew Tiller are four of more than 300 top prospects that will head to Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis from Feb. 22-28 in a vital step to achieving their NFL dreams.

Jones (Endicott, N.Y.), who chose to forego his final season of eligibility and enter the NFL Draft on December 30, was a 2011 All-BIG EAST First Team selection last season. He finished his career at SU with 147 tackles, which ranks seventh all-time among Orange down linemen. Jones made 38 tackles (30 solo) in just seven games played last season, including 7.5 tackles for a loss, moving him to ninth all-time on the Syracuse career tackles for loss record list (27.0).

A two-time All-BIG EAST selection during his time at SU, Jones started the final 20 games of his career at defensive end for the Orange. He was also named to the ESPN.com All-BIG EAST Team and Phil Steele’s Postseason All-BIG EAST Team following the 2011 campaign.

Provo rewrote the Syracuse record book in 2011 with 51 catches for 537 yards and a conference leading seven touchdowns to earn All-BIG EAST First Team honors. The West Palm Beach, Fla. native passed Chris Gedney for the most career catches by a tight end (92) and receptions in a season for a tight end. Provo owns the SU record for consecutive games with a catch by a tight end at 25, which is fifth all-time at Syracuse. He also earned selection to the CBSSports.com All-BIG EAST Team and Phil Steele’s Postseason All-BIG EAST Team.

Thomas (Miami, Fla.) led the team in tackles (82) and interceptions (six) last season. He is 21th on the Syracuse record list for career tackles by a defensive back with 203, and was named to the CBSSports.com All-BIG EAST Team.

Tiller has starter 25-of-35 career games with the Orange, and earned All-BIG EAST First Team status in 2011. The Brentwood, N.Y. native blocked for 1,000-yard rushers in each of the past two seasons, including Antwon Bailey last season. Tiller was also named to the ESPN.com All-BIG EAST Team and Phil Steele’s Postseason All-BIG EAST First Team following the 2011 campaign.

Jones, Provo, Thomas and Tiller will have the chance to join 17 former Orange currently signed to NFL rosters at the 2012 NFL Draft, which begins with first round selections on April 26.

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     Two coaches with extensive experience have joined head coach Doug Marrone’s staff. Steve Morrison, who has coached at the collegiate level for 10 years, and Donnie Henderson, who has worked NFL sidelines for 10 years and in the college ranks for 17, will work with the Syracuse defense, mentoring the linebacker and defensive backs, respectively. Defensive coordinator Scott Shafer will run the defense and assistant coach Tim Daoust will mentor the Orange defensive line.

     “We are excited to have Steve and Donnie join the staff,” Marrone said. “I look forward to working with Donnie again after having been on the staff with him with the New York Jets and to having Steve be reunited with Scott Shafer and Tim Daoust from their time at Western Michigan. They bring a great deal of experience to our program.”

     Morrison is familiar with several members of the Orange coaching staff, including defensive coordinator Scott Shafer and defensive line coach Tim Daoust. Shafer was the defensive coordinator at Western Michigan during Morrison’s first two seasons with the Broncos, while Daoust worked with Morrison on the defensive coaching staff from 2006 through 2009.

     Marrone and Henderson worked together with the New York Jets from 2004 to 2005, when Marrone mentored the offensive line and Henderson was the defensive coordinator.

Morrison’s Football Roots Developed in Standout Playing Career
     Morrison coached the linebackers at Eastern Michigan University in 2010 and 2011, where he mentored third-team all-conference linebacker Justin Cudworth, who led the team in tackles with 83, on a defense that ranked 34th nationally in total defense and averaged nearly six tackles for loss per outing in 2011.

     At Western Michigan, Morrison served as the defensive line coach in 2005 and was the linebackers coach in 2006 and 2007, before becoming the defensive coordinator and linebackers coach from 2008-09. The 2006 and 2008 Broncos qualified for post-season bowl games, playing in the International Bowl after the 2006 season and the Texas Bowl at the completion of the 2008 campaign. In 2006, the WMU defense ranked 11th nationally and its rush defense was sixth in the country.

     Morrison previously coached at the University of Michigan, spending two seasons as the graduate assistant in charge of outside linebackers (2003-04) and a year in quality control for defense (2002). He also served two seasons (2000-01) as defensive coordinator at Brother Rice High School, helping the Warriors to a state title in 2000.

     The Birmingham, Mich., native graduated from the University of Michigan in 1994 with a bachelor’s degree in sport management and communications after turning in a stellar five-year football career for the Wolverines after receiving a medical hardship for his freshman year. He was a first-team All-Big Ten performer and co-captain in 1994. He ranks 10th on the Michigan career tackles record list.

     Morrison went on to play four seasons in the National Football League with the Indianapolis Colts (1995-98)., where he started 31 games over four seasons for the Colts and was on the team that played in the 1995 AFC Championship Game. Morrison and his wife, Mary, who was a first-team All-BIG 10 softball student-athlete at Michigan, have three sons, Alexander , Marco and Roman.

Henderson Brings NFL and College Experience to the Orange
     Henderson joins the Syracuse staff with 28 years of coaching experience, including 10 in the National Football League and 17 in the collegiate ranks. He returned to college football as the secondary coach at Southern University in 2011 after having worked for six NFL teams. At Southern, Henderson guided the Jaguars defensive backfield that ranked 29th nationally in pass defense.

    His professional football coaching career includes stints at Arizona, Jacksonville, Cincinnati, Detroit, New York and Baltimore, in addition to one season with the California Redwoods of the UFL in 2009.

     In 2010, Henderson mentored the Arizona Cardinals defensive backs. He was the defensive backs coach with Jacksonville in 2008 after working as a consultant to Cincinnati Bengals head coach Marvin Lewis in 2007. He previously worked as the defensive coordinator for Detroit in 2006 as he helped the Lions defense rank 10th in the NFL with 30 takeaways.

     In 2004, Henderson was the coordinator for the Jets defense that improved to seventh, from 21st, in the NFL in total defense and rookie linebacker Jonathan Vilma was named the 2004 AP Defensive Rookie of the Season.  In 2005, the Jets finished second in the NFL in total passing yards allowed (172.2 avg.) and finished fifth with 21 interceptions.

     Henderson began his NFL coaching career with Baltimore in 1999 as the assistant defensive backs coach and was promoted to coach defensive backs in 2000. During Henderson’s tenure with the Ravens from 1999-2003, Baltimore ranked second in the NFL with 88 interceptions and he tutored a secondary that included Pro Bowlers in safeties Rod Woodson, who is enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame, and Ed Reed, and cornerback Chris McAlister.

     In 2000, Baltimore set defensive records for fewest points allowed in a 16-game season (165), fewest rushing yards allowed (970) while also setting franchise records with 23 interceptions and leading the NFL with 49 takeaways. The Ravens secondary was responsible for 12 interceptions, six forced fumbles and six fumble recoveries.

     Prior to joining the Ravens in 1999, Henderson was an assistant for 16 years at the collegiate level. He began his coaching career as a graduate assistant at his alma mater Utah State (1983-85), where he also coached linebackers for three seasons (1986-1988) before coaching defensive backs and serving as recruiting coordinator at the University of Idaho in 1989. He then spent two seasons at California (1990-91) as linebackers coach before joining the Arizona State staff where he coached safeties (1992-94) and defensive backs (1995-97). He spent the 1998 season as the defensive backs and assistant head coach at the University of Houston prior to joining the NFL.

     A native of Baltimore, Md., Henderson attended Locke High School (Los Angeles, Calif.). He played two seasons at Santa Monica Junior College before transferring to Utah State where he earned first-team Big West Conference honors as a senior cornerback in 1979. He was selected by the Detroit Lions in the 10th round (251st overall) of the 1980 NFL Draft.

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Syracuse senior cross country and track field standout Pat Dupont was named Syracuse’s BIG EAST Male-Scholar Athlete, sponsored by American Eagle Outfitters, on Tuesday by the conference’s Academic Affairs Committee. As the Orange’s representative, he will receive $2,000 towards graduate studies.

Dupont became the first harrier since Roy Osterhaut in 1952 and 1953 to earn All-American selections in back-to-back seasons with his 37th place finish at the NCAA Cross Country Championships in Terre Haute, Ind. Dupont led the Orange in every race he ran during the 2011 season, earning All-BIG EAST and All-Northeast Regional honors.

On the track, the Fairpont, N.Y. native was named to the All-BIG EAST team after finishing third in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the conference outdoor championships last season with a time of 9:02.05.

As a music composition major, Dupont has been named to the BIG EAST All-Academic team three times, while earning a spot on the Dean’s List in each of his seven semesters at Syracuse. A seven-time member of the SU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll, Dupont also earned a spot on the National Academic All-American team in 2011.

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SYRACUSE, N.Y. -

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As he hoisted the Super Bowl XLVI trophy above his head on Sunday night, Syracuse football alum Tom Coughlin solidified his place in pro football lore. It is his second world championship as the New York Giants head coach. Many have speculated that this triumph secures a spot for Coughlin in Canton. If Coughlin is to be elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame, he will join his fellow Syracuse backfield mates Floyd Little and Larry Csonka in wearing the yellow jacket. It will make Syracuse the only school to have an entire backfield enshrined.

Coughlin and fellow SU alum Markus Paul, the Giants assistant strength and conditioning coach, celebrated their 21-17 victory against the New England Patriots at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis after previously helping to guide the Giants to football immortality in Super Bowl XLII when they defeated the Patriots, 17-14.

Coughlin is one of 13 head coaches to win multiple Super Bowls. He joins a list of coaches with two Super Bowl rings, which includes Don Shula, Bill Parcells and Vince Lombardi, for whom the Super Bowl trophy is named. Coughlin also matches Csonka, who won consecutive Super Bowls in 1972 and 1973 with the Miami Dolphins. At 65 years-old, Coughlin is the oldest Super Bowl-winning coach and his eight playoff victories tie him with Parcells for the most in franchise history.

A three-year letterman at Syracuse, Coughlin broke SU’s single-season pass receiving record as a senior in 1967, making 26 catches for 257 yards.  In his college career, Coughlin caught 34 passes for 367 yards and rushed for 336 yards on 65 carries.

Coughlin began his coaching career as a graduate assistant at Syracuse in 1969. From 1974-76, Coughlin served as Syracuse’s quarterbacks coach. He was promoted by SU to offensive coordinator in 1977, acting in the position until 1980.

A four-year starter, an All-American and senior captain for the Orange, Paul holds the school record with 19 career interceptions. He tied the SU record with three interceptions against Temple in 1985. In 1988, he recorded 76 tackles en route to earning All-America honors.

Syracuse has had 34 former football players to compete in 32 different Super Bowls, with 49 overall appearances. Thirty-two former Orange standouts boast Super Bowl titles.

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SYRACUSE, N.Y. – Syracuse will be featured on live television four times during the 2012 campaign, including two nationally on CBS Sports Network. It marks the fourth consecutive season that the Orange will be aired to a national audience.

Syracuse is slated to face defending national champion Northwestern on Time Warner Cable Sports at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 29 in the Carrier Dome. 

The Orange will have three out of four contests broadcast on live television during a two-week span in April, beginning with a road contest at Notre Dame on Thursday, April 5. The match-up with the Irish will be televised on CBS Sports Network at 7 p.m. Syracuse then returns home for an afternoon date with Rutgers at 1 p.m. on Saturday, April 7, broadcast on Time Warner Cable Sports. A week later, the Orange plays host to Georgetown on Saturday, April 14, at 2:30 p.m. The rivalry game will be televised on CBS Sports Network.

In addition, CBS Sports Network will televise the BIG EAST Championship semifinals and finals from the Carrier Dome on May 3 and 5.

The 12th-ranked Orange opens the 2012 season on Tuesday, Feb. 21 against Boston College. Syracuse will battle the Eagles at 4 p.m. in the Carrier Dome. Admission is free of charge.

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Syracuse and Georgetown have a long-standing tradition of battling on the basketball court. They are now joining the same team to combat hunger in their local communities.

“Can It! Rivals on the Court: Teammates in the Fight Against Hunger,” is a University-wide interfaith initiative that will kick off on both campuses in February to collect canned food and monetary donations for local food banks. The initiative is part of the Better Together: President’s Interfaith and Community Service Challenge in which both universities are participating.

Donations for the Food Bank of Central New York will be collected at the Syracuse vs. Georgetown men’s basketball game in the Carrier Dome on Wednesday, Feb. 8, at 7 p.m. Fans attending the gamed are encouraged to bring donations of canned goods, which may be deposited in collection receptacles at the gates upon entry. Monetary donations may also be made.

SU students may also donate canned goods in the Hildegarde and J. Myer Schine Student Center Wednesday, Feb. 1, through Friday, Feb. 3, and Monday, Feb. 6 through Wednesday, Feb. 8, from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Collection receptacles will be available in the Schine Atrium. Students who donate three or more cans will receive a free T-shirt. Canned goods will be available for purchase in the SU Bookstore.

“Syracuse University is proud to partner with Georgetown University in this exciting new initiative,” says Tiffany Steinwert, dean of Hendricks Chapel. “While campuses all across the country are engaged in their own individual Better Together campaigns for the President’s Interfaith and Community Service Challenge, our campuses decided to join forces. We wanted to embody the slogan “Better Together” by coming together, despite rivalries, for the common good.”

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SYRACUSE, N.Y. - Over the coming weeks, Syracuse field hockey head coach Ange Bradley will announce the program’s 2012 signing class. Be sure to check back to SUathletics.com as the BIG EAST Champion Orange unveils its incoming class one-by-one.

“I am thrilled to welcome the Class of 2016 to our Syracuse family,” Bradley said. “This is a very intelligent and competitive group of young women. In the classroom all of them are exceptional. This group will have time to learn from our past winning traditions and help us compete for another BIG EAST title. They will also grow to inherit the future of our conference transition as we move to compete in the toughest field hockey conference in the country, the ACC. I extend my gratitude to this class for selecting Syracuse and on behalf of my staff and team welcome them to Syracuse!”

Previously announced 2012 signings:
Erin Dickey

In today’s installment, Bradley announces the signing of Sarah Clark, from Newton, N.J.

Clark, a midfielder, earned first-team NJAC honors in 2010 and 2011, in addition to first team All-N.J. Herald in 2010 and 2011 and First Team Mugs Media in 2011. Her three goals and seven assists helped High Point Regional High School finish with a 20-2 record last year. The Cats were a combined 70-14 in her four seasons playing on the midfield line for High Point. She finished her career with 48 points on 15 goals and 18 assists.
 
“In deciding on my college,” Clark said, “I had a few wants: a competitive field hockey program, an exceptional school, a beautiful campus, and reasonably close to home. Syracuse fulfilled my wishes. I am beyond thrilled to be a part of the field hockey team and will be honored to put on the ‘Cuse jersey in August.”

 
Clark has been a part of the USA Field Hockey Futures program since 2009 and took part in the National Future Championship in 2011 and is part of the Futures Elite in 2012.

“Sarah is a very skilled player with great vision and distribution,” Bradley said. “She feels a defender naturally and can manipulate spaces well. I look forward to watching Sarah grow to become the future anchor and quarterback of our Syracuse defense.”
 
“Sarah has exceptional individual skills and really approaches the technical part of the game with good vision and understands the strategy of the game,” High Point head coach Beverly Keur said. “She is the level of athlete that will really benefit from playing with other top-level athletes at Syracuse.”

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SYRACUSE, N.Y. – No. 2 Syracuse puts its 18-game home winning streak on the line when it takes on longtime rival Georgetown on Wednesday, Feb. 8. Tipoff at the Carrier Dome is schedule for 7 p.m. The Orange (23-1) enters the game on top of the BIG EAST standings with a 10-1 league record, while the Hoyas (18-4) are in third place with a mark of 8-3 in conference action.

The game will be broadcast on ESPN as part of its Rivalry Week telecasts and ESPN3. Tickets for Wednesday’s game are available online, by phone (1-888-DOMETIX) or in person at the Carrier Dome Box Office.  Fans can also follow the action on the Syracuse IMG Radio Network and its flagship TK99 (99.5 FM). The audio stream of the broadcast will be available on Orange All Access on SUathletics.com. Subscriptions to Orange All Access are available at daily, monthly and yearly rates.

FANS CAN HELP FIGHT HUNGER
Fans attending Wednesday’s game are encouraged to bring a donation of canned goods as part of Syracuse University’s “Can It! Rivals on the Court: Teammates in the Fight Against Hunger” initiative. All items collected will go to the Food Bank of Central New York. Monetary donations will also be accepted.

BOEHEIM JOINING RARE COMPANY
Head coach Jim Boeheim needs one more victory to take over sole possession of third place on the Division I all-time wins list. Boeheim enters Wednesday’s game with 879 career victories, which tie him with Dean Smith for the third-highest win total in Division I history. In addition to passing Smith on the career victories list, Boeheim would have the most wins by a coach at one school.

A CLOSER LOOK AT THE ORANGE
Five players scored in double figures to lead Syracuse past St. John’s, 95-70, in Madison Square Garden on Saturday, Feb. 4.

After the Red Storm jumped out to a 7-2 lead, Dion Waiters jumper sparked the Orange on a 10-0 scoring run to give SU a 12-7 lead. The Orange continued to build its advantage and tallied the final six points of the half to take its largest lead of the frame at 41-27.

Syracuse scored the first nine points after intermission, increasing its lead to 23 just three minutes into the second half. SU’s run, which started in the first half, ended at 22-3 and put the game out of reach.

Fab Melo scored a career-high 14 points, while Waiters and C.J. Fair finished with 14 points each. Michael Carter-Williams was 3-for-4 from three-point range on his way to a career-best 13 points. Kris Joseph also recorded 13 points and led the Orange with eight rebounds.

SCOUTING THE HOYAS
Georgetown has posted an 18-4 overall record during the 2011-12 campaign, including an 8-3 mark in the BIG EAST. The Hoyas have won two straight against BIG EAST opponents, knocking down both Connecticut and South Florida last week.

Senior guard Jason Clark leads the team in scoring with 15.4 points per game and is shooting 49.8 percent from the floor. Clark, who has scored in double figures 16 times this season, is averaging 15.0 points and shooting 52.9 percent from the floor against conference opponents. Senior center Henry Sims, who entered the season with three games in double figures in scoring in 88 career games, has reached double figures 14 times this season, including the last four games, averaging 12.8 points, 7.3 rebounds and 3.0 assists in that span. He is the only player in the BIG EAST in the top 15 in assists and blocks. The Hoyas are second in the BIG EAST in scoring defense, allowing only 59.2 points per game.

John Thompson III is in his sixth season at the helm at Georgetown. He has led the Hoyas to three appearances in the BIG EAST Tournament Championship game. Including the team’s appearance in 2010, Georgetown has been selected to the NCAA Tournament in four of the last six seasons. In 2006-07, Thompson led the program to a 30-7 record as the Hoyas won the BIG EAST Tournament Championship, the NCAA East Regional and advanced to the Final Four for the first time since 1985.

SERIES HISTORY
Syracuse leads the all-time series with Georgetown, 46-40.  The squads split two meetings last season, with each team losing on its home court. The Orange and Hoyas have played each other every year since the BIG EAST’s inception in 1979.

UP NEXT…
Rivalry week continues for the Orange on Saturday, Feb. 11 when it hosts Connecticut at 1 p.m. Tickets for Saturday’s game are available online, by phone (1-888-DOMETIX) or in person at the Carrier Dome Box Office.

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SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse enters the season ranked No. 12 in the Intercollegiate Women’s Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA) preseason poll. The Orange is one of four BIG EAST teams ranked in the top 20, joined by Loyola (No. 7), Georgetown (No. 15) and Notre Dame (No. 20).

Defending national champion Northwestern was voted No. 1, followed by Maryland, North Carolina, Florida and Duke. The Orange will face three of the top five and nine of the top 20 teams in the preseason poll this season.

Syracuse returns four of its top five scorers from a year ago, including its leading scorer Michelle Tumolo. Tumolo tallied 63 points last season and set a school record for assists by a sophomore with 33. She enters her junior season ranked 10th on SU’s career scoring list (137 points) and fifth on the all-time assists list (70).

The Orange also returns several experienced defenders, including two-year starters Janelle Stegeland and Jill Cammett. In addition, junior Becca Block earned All-BIG EAST Second Team honors in 2011 after ranking second on the squad in draw controls (28) and tying for second in caused turnovers (9).

The Orange starts the season at home against Boston College on Tuesday, Feb.21 at 4 p.m. in the Carrier Dome.

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SYRACUSE, N.Y. – Syracuse will be featured on live television four times during the 2012 campaign, including two nationally on CBS Sports Network. It marks the fourth consecutive season that the Orange will be aired to a national audience.

Syracuse is slated to face defending national champion Northwestern on Time Warner Cable Sports at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 29 in the Carrier Dome. 

The Orange will have three out of four contests broadcast on live television during a two-week span in April, beginning with a road contest at Notre Dame on Thursday, April 5. The match-up with the Irish will be televised on CBS Sports Network at 7 p.m. Syracuse then returns home for an afternoon date with Rutgers at 1 p.m. on Saturday, April 7, broadcast on Time Warner Cable Sports. A week later, the Orange plays host to Georgetown on Saturday, April 14, at 2:30 p.m. The rivalry game will be televised on CBS Sports Network.

In addition, CBS Sports Network will televise the BIG EAST Championship semifinals and finals from the Carrier Dome on May 3 and 5.

The 12th-ranked Orange opens the 2012 season on Tuesday, Feb. 21 against Boston College. Syracuse will battle the Eagles at 4 p.m. in the Carrier Dome. Admission is free of charge.

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The Syracuse women’s basketball team (15-9, 4-6 BIG EAST) puts its two-game winning streak on the line when the Orange hosts No. 2/2 Notre Dame on Tuesday night at 7:00 p.m. in the Carrier Dome. The Orange is coming off a big 76-61 victory against South Florida on Saturday, while the Fighting Irish topped rv/23 DePaul, 90-70 on Sunday.

GAME COVERAGE
• The game can be watched online on Orange All-Access at SUathletics.com.
• The contest can be heard live on SU’s flagship station ESPN 97.7 FM/1200 AM and on Orange All-Access at SUathletics.com with Brian Higgins ‘04 on the call. Fans can also listen to the game on Syracuse’s student station, WJPZ 89.1 FM. Live statistics are also available on SUathletics.com.

SERIES HISTORY
• This will be the 27th meeting all-time between Syracuse and Notre Dame with the Fighting Irish holding the edge, 24-2. The last time Syracuse defeated the Irish at home came during the 1988-89 season with a 63-56 win.
• Quentin Hillsman is 0-6 against the Fighting Irish.
• Notre Dame has won the previous 12 meetings against the Orange, including a 71-48 victory last season at Purcell Pavilion. Kayla Alexander led all scorers with 19 points against ND, which was ranked eighth in the nation at the time.
• Syracuse last defeated the Fighting Irish in 2001, when SU picked up a 84-79 win in the quarterfinals of the BIG EAST Championship in Piscataway, N.J. Senior guard Jaime James scored 23 points to lead the seventh-seeded Orange past the No. 2 seed Irish.

SCOUTING NOTRE DAME
• Notre Dame enters the contest with a 23-1 record and is 10-0 in BIG EAST games. The Irish defeated DePaul 90-70 in their last game to extend their winning streak to 20 games. Senior guard Natalie Novosel scored a team-high 21 points.
• Notre Dame‘s only loss came at No. 1 Baylor (94-81) in November. They have victories against seven currently ranked teams, including Connecticut, Duke and Tennessee.
• The Irish’s leading scorer is Preseason All-America guard Skylar Diggins (16.8). Diggins also leads the BIG EAST in assists (5.8). Novosel is Notre Dame’s second leading scorer (15.2). She leads the BIG EAST in three-point field goal percentage (.455). Deveraux Peters, a Preseason All-America forward, averages 12.0 points and a team-leading 8.3 rebounds.
• The Irish play a high-octane style, leading the BIG EAST in scoring offense (83.6) and steals (14.0).

LAST TIME OUT
• Behind a 24-point performance by senior Iasia Hemingway, the Orange women’s basketball team (15-9, 4-6) defeated USF (12-12, 4-6), 76-61, on Saturday afternoon at the Carrier Dome.
• Junior tandem Kayla Alexander and Elashier Hall also scored in double figures, registering 17 and 14 points, respectively. Hemingway also tied her career-high with five assists. Sophomore Rachel Coffey matched her career-best with four steals.
• Syracuse was in control for the entirety of the game, never trailing and leading by as many as 33 with 12 minutes to go. The Orange also owned a 46-35 advantage on the boards.
• “That is what we have to do for the rest of the season,” Syracuse head coach Quentin Hillsman said. “We have to continue to play hard and be aggressive in the attack.”

HEMINGWAY HONORED BY CONFERENCE
• After she scored 24 points in each of Syracuse’s wins last week, senior forward Iasia Hemingway was named the BIG EAST Player of the Week on Monday.
• On Tuesday against the Friars, Hemingway shot 69.2 percent from the floor (9-of-13) in addition to grabbing four rebounds and dishing out three assists. The Newark, N.J. native followed that up with a game-high 24 points to lead all scorers on 9-of-14 shooting and added five assists and five rebounds.
• Hemingway leads the Orange, and is fifth in the BIG EAST with 16.5 points per game, and is 15th in the conference with 6.6 rebounds per game. She has led SU in scoring in 11 of the team’s 24 games this season, including 20 double-digit games.

DOMINATING THE GLASS
• Dominant rebounding has become the norm for the Orange in recent years. Syracuse is tied for second in the NCAA in rebounding with No. 1 Baylor, averaging 47.7 per game and ranks seventh in margin at +11.7 per game.
• In the BIG EAST, SU leads the conference in rebounds per game (47.7), offensive rebounds (21.3) and is second in rebounding margin (+11.7).
• SU has four of the top 20 rebounders in the league (9. Carmen Tyson-Thomas, 7.6; 10. Kayla Alexander, 7.3; 15. Iasia Hemingway, 6.6; and 17. Shakeya Leary, 6.5.
• Syracuse led the NCAA in rebounding margin last season at +13.4 per game. SU outrebounded 31 of its 35 opponents.

STRONG AT THE STRIPE
• An aggressive, attacking style of offense results in the Orange ranking second in the NCAA in free throws made (436) and fourth in free throws attempted (572).
• Syracuse is second the BIG EAST in free throw shooting percentage at .762 behind only Notre Dame (.763).
• Carmen Tyson-Thomas leads the Orange with a .885 mark from the free throw line this season (minimum 50).
• The Orange set a BIG EAST record for most free throws made without in a miss in a game at Providence (1/31) when it went 23-of-23.
• On Jan. 7 at Pitt, The Orange went 34-of-38 (.895) at the line, including Iasia Hemingway setting a school record with 15 free throws in 16 attempts.

ALEXANDER CONTROLS THE POST
• Junior center Kayla Alexander is the Orange’s second-leading scorer (15.0 ppg.) and rebounder (7.3  rpg.) this season. She ranks ninth in the BIG EAST in scoring and 10th in rebounding, while leading the conference in blocked shots (63 total, 2.6 per game).
• Alexander has scored 1,265 points in 95 career games. The junior ranks 9th all-time at SU, 20 points behind eighth-place Beth Record (1998-01) at 1,285.
• Alexander scored a career-high 33 points against Binghamton on Nov. 26, giving her 1,008 points in her career. She becomes the 21st player in program history to score 1,000 points in her career and the first since Erica Morrow accomplished the feat in 2009-10.
• Alexander is third on Syracuse’s career blocked shot list with 224, 10 behind Vaida Sipaviciute (2005-08) for second all-time at SU.
• Alexander is second on SU’s career free throws made list at 357, and passed Erica Morrow (2008-11) with a 5-of-5 day against USF. She now trails Nicole Michael (2007-10) by 68 for the most in SU history.

HEMINGWAY SPARKS ORANGE
• Senior Iasia Hemingway has reached double figures in scoring in 20 of 24 games this season and reached the 30-point mark three times. She leads the team in scoring (16.5 ppg), ranking fifth in the BIG EAST, and averages 6.6 rebounds (15th in the BIG EAST).
• She scored a career-high 33 points, including a school-record 15 free throws in 16 attempts, in a win at Pitt (1/7).
• She set a then-career-high with 31 points to go along with 13 rebounds for her fourth double-double of the season vs. Colgate on Dec. 31.
• Hemingway played the first two years of her career at Georgia Tech before transferring to SU. She has scored 1,443 points in her career, 818 of them wearing Orange.

TYSON-THOMAS MAKES IMPACT
• Junior Carmen Tyson-Thomas ranks third on the team in scoring (10.9 ppg.) and leads the club in rebounding (7.6 rpg) this season.
• She had a streak of three-straight double-doubles (12/29, 12/31, 1/3) and had scored in double figures in five-straight. She has five double-doubles on the season and 14 in her career.
• The versatile swing-player has set career-highs in scoring twice this season. Tyson-Thomas scored a career-high 21 points in SU’s win against Lafayette. She improved on that performance in Syracuse’s win against Buffalo, scoring a team-high 23 points. Since then she has posted 22 points against Ohio (12/20).
• She leads the team in free throw shooting percentage at .885 (46-52), ranks fourth in offensive rebounds per game (3.4), and ninth in total rebounds per game (7.6).

HALL DISPLAYS ALL-AROUND GAME
• Do-everything junior Elashier Hall has shown her versatility this season, averaging 8.2 points per game to go along with 5.0 rebounds per contest, all while leading the team with 70 assists and is second in steals (38).
• Hall had 14 points, seven rebounds, six assists and hit a key 3-pointer in the final minute of SU’s comeback win at Seton Hall (1/22).
• Hall led the Orange with 19 points against Oklahoma (12/19), going 11-of-13 from the free throw line.

LEARY CLEANING UP THE GLASS
• SU’s key post presence  off the bench, sophomore Shakeya Leary has posted double  figures in rebounds in five contests this season. She led the Orange with 13 rebounds against Long Beach State. Leary also had 10 rebounds against Binghamton, 10 at Boise State (11/29) and 10 vs. Xavier (12/18).
• Leary scored a career-high 15 points in 19 minutes at Providence (1/31).
• Leary is averaging 6.5 rebounds in 17.2 minutes per game. That equates to 15.0 rebounds per 40 minutes of action.

BULLARD COMING ON STRONG
• Sophomore wing Phylesha Bullard has become one of the Orange’s key players off the bench in recent games. While averaging 2.1 points and 2.2 rebounds in 11.4 minutes per game for the season, she has averaged 5.0 points and 4.8 rebounds in 22.3 minutes per contest in SU’s last four games.
• Bullard scored six points and grabbed five rebounds vs. No. 3 UConn (1/25), and then tied a career-high with eight points vs. Cincinnati (1/28) and set a new career-nest with seven rebounds.

Article source: http://www.suathletics.com/news/2012/2/6/WBB_0206123646.aspx

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — After she scored 24 points in each of Syracuse’s wins last week, senior forward Iasia Hemingway was named the BIG EAST Player of the Week on Monday. On Tuesday, the Orange defeated Providence on the road, 80-54, before returning to the Carrier Dome to knock off USF on Saturday, 76-61.

On Tuesday against the Friars, Hemingway shot 69.2 percent from the floor (9-of-13) in addition to grabbing four rebounds and dishing out three assists. The Newark, N.J. native followed that up with a game-high 24 points to lead all scorers on 9-of-14 shooting and added five assists and five rebounds. She also shot a combined 12-of-14 from the free throw line during the week.

Hemingway leads the Orange, and is fifth in the BIG EAST with 16.5 points per game, and is 15th in the conference with 6.6 rebounds per game. She has led SU in scoring in 11 of the team’s 24 games this season, including 20 double-digit games. Hemingway has had three games with at least 30 points, most recently at Pittsburgh on Jan. 7.

The Orange will return to the court to host No. 2/2 Notre Dame on Tuesday night at 7:00 p.m. in the Carrier Dome. Tickets for the game are available online, at the Carrier Dome Box Office (Gate B) or by calling 1-888-DOMETIX.

Article source: http://www.suathletics.com/news/2012/2/6/WBB_0206121641.aspx

GEICO Play of the Year Nominee

CHICAGO, Ill. – Sophomore forward C.J. Fair has been nominated for the GEICO Play of the Year for his dunk against Pittsburgh on January 16.
 
Fair needs your support to make it to finals week. Log on to www.facebook.com/BestofCollegeBasketball to vote Fair into the finals. Fans can vote once per day and the voting ends on February 13 at noon.
 
The Orange has two home contests this weekend as a part of ESPN’s “Rivalry Week. SU hosts Georgetown on Wednesday night (7:00 p.m., ESPN) and Connecticut on Saturday (1:00 p.m., CBS).

Article source: http://www.suathletics.com/news/2012/2/6/MBB_0206121151.aspx

Results | Season Statistics

CINCINNATI, Ohio – The Syracuse University tennis team (3-3) won all singles matches in straight sets, as the Orange swept Cincinnati (0-4) 7-0 on Sunday afternoon at the Western Tennis and Fitness Club.
 
The Orange was dominant right from the start, winning all three doubles matches with relative ease, and took a 1-0 advantage into singles. Courts two and three both won by a score of 8-1, while Emily Harman and Komal Safdar defeated Lee/Witte in first doubles, 8-5.
 
Syracuse breezed through singles as well, winning all contests in straight sets. Senior Alessondra Parra was the first to win her match in fifth singles as she blanked Sierra Sullivan 6-0, 6-0. Harman followed with a 6-2, 6-1 triumph on court one.
 
Safdar took care of business on court three, defeating Ashleigh Witte 6-2, 6-2, as was the score on court two as Maddie Kobelt defeated Kristina Georgieva.
 
Amanda Rodgers won 6-4, 6-1 in sixth singles, while Breanna Bachini, seeing her first action of the season, finished off the sweep with a 6-3, 6-1 defeat of Safiyya Ismail on court four.
 
Harman and Rodgers improved their team-leading singles record to 5-1, while Kobelt and Aleah Marrow moved to 5-1 in doubles competition. The Orange is now 6-0 all-time against the Bearcats.
 
The Orange will continue its trend of playing nationally-ranked opponents next weekend as SU travels to face No. 55 Boston College on Saturday and No. 60 Harvard on Sunday. Those two matches will be Syracuse’s fourth and fifth contests against nationally-ranked opponents this season.

Article source: http://suathletics.syr.edu/news/2012/2/5/TENNIS_0205125718.aspx

 Date: Sunday, February 5, 2011
 Location: Carrier Dome / Syracuse, N.Y. 
 Results: Hofstra 9, Le Moyne 5 | SU 7, Hofstra 5 | SU 11, Le Moyne 5
 Links: Box Scores

Article source: http://suathletics.syr.edu/news/2012/2/5/MLAX_0205122750.aspx

Box Score | Season Statistics

NEW YORK, N.Y. – Jim Boeheim tied Dean Smith for third on the career coaching wins list and #2/2 Syracuse (23-1, 10-1) had five players in double digits in a  95-70 win at St. John’s (10-13, 4-7) on Saturday afternoon at Madison Square Garden.
 
The victory was Boeheim’s 879 of his career. He and the former North Carolina coach are also tied for the most wins at one university. This is Boeheim’s 36th year at the helm of the Orange.
 
Fab Melo scored a career-high 14 points while grabbing three rebounds and blocking two shots. Melo, Dion Waiters (14 points) and C.J. Fair (14 points) led 10 players in the scoring column. Michael Carter-Williams (13) and Kris Joseph (13) also reached double-digits. The 13 points for Carter-Williams was a career-high. He was 3-of-4 from behind the arch.
 
SU scored 24 second-chance points and the Orange outscored the Red Storm 52-20 in the paint. The Syracuse bench outscored the Red Storm 53-23. SU also held a 42-31 rebounding advantage, 16 of which have come on the offensive glass.
 
The Orange started the game 0-of-5 from the field, but was 39-of-65 from that point on (56 percent overall). This was Syracuse’s seventh-consecutive victory against the Red Storm.
 
St. John’s took an early 7-2 lead, but Waiters connected on SU’s first field goal four and a half minutes into the game. His jumper ignited a 10-0 run over the next two minutes, which gave Syracuse a 12-7 lead and forced St. John’s into a timeout.
 
With the Orange holding an eight-point advantage (35-27), SU scored the final six points over the last three minutes of the half to grab its largest lead of the frame at 41-27. Syracuse would take that 14 point-margin into the break.
 
Syracuse scored the first nine points out of the intermission, pushing its lead to 23 just three minutes into the second half. The run would ultimately end up 22-3 between the two halves, putting the game out of reach.
 
SU largest lead of the game reached 28 when Melo tipped in a Joseph missed layup, bringing the score 59-31 with 13:43 remaining. From that point on, the SU advantage would not dip below 21 points.
 
Joseph grabbed a team-high eight rebounds and also dished out four assists. Triche had a team-high five helpers. St. John’s was paced by D’Angelo Harrison who had 23 points and connected on five three-pointers.
 
Syracuse is back in action this Wednesday night as the Orange host No. 14 Georgetown at the Carrier Dome (7:00 p.m., ESPN).
 
Notes: Madison Square Garden welcomed a sellout crowd of 19,979 … Syracuse’s 95 points was its second highest total of the season (98 vs. Albany) … Carter-Williams had hit two three pointers all season before his three made three’s today … Syracuse leads St. John’s 49-37 in the all-times series and has won 13 of the last 14 meetings.  
 
 

Article source: http://www.suathletics.com/news/2012/2/4/MBB_0204125921.aspx

Box Score | Season Statistics

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Senior Emily Harman improved her singles record to 4-1, but Syracuse (2-3) was defeated by No. 57 Ohio State (3-3) 5-2 on Saturday afternoon at the OSU Tennis Center.
 
The Buckeyes won the doubles point with wins on courts one and three. SU’s sole doubles victory was on court two as Maddie Kobelt and Aleah Marrow topped Haviland/Malley 8-5. Harman and Komal Safdar almost captured the doubles points for SU, but was narrowly defeated 9-7 on court one.
 
Harman defeated Kara Cecil in first singles 6-4, 6-7, 10-8, while Amanda Rodgers was the victorious on court six 7-5, 6-2. OSU, however, would win singles two through five for the 5-2 decision.
 
The Orange is back in action tomorrow morning at Cincinnati with first serve set for 11:00 a.m. Syracuse has never lost to the Bearcats in five matches.

Article source: http://www.suathletics.com/news/2012/2/4/TENNIS_0204125335.aspx

Box Score | Season Stats | Press Conference Highlights

SYRACUSE, N.Y. –

Behind a 24-point performance by senior Iasia Hemingway, the Orange women’s basketball team (15-9, 4-6) defeated USF (12-12, 4-6), 76-61, on Saturday afternoon at the Carrier Dome.

Junior tandem Kayla Alexander and Elashier Hall also scored in double figures, registering 17 and 14 points, respectively. Hemingway also tied her career-high with five assists. Sophomore Rachel Coffey matched her career-best with four steals.

Sophomore Andrell Smith led the visiting Bulls with 18 points on the day.
 
Syracuse was in control for the entirety of the game, never trailing and leading by as many as 33 with 12 minutes to go. The Orange also owned a 46-35 advantage on the boards.
 
“That is what we have to do for the rest of the season,” Syracuse head coach Quentin Hillsman said. “We have to continue to play hard and be aggressive in the attack.”
 
Fueled by seven points from Hemingway, the Orange took a 14-5 advantage to open the game. The Orange continued its hot shooting, scoring 10 consecutive points to push its lead to 34-14 with 4:56 remaining in the first half. Alexander recorded five points on the run.
 
With its 19-point advantage at the break, Syracuse held its largest lead at halftime in a BIG EAST conference game since the team led Seton Hall 42-21 on Jan. 5, 2010.
 
Coming out of the halftime intermission, SU immediately seized the momentum. The team went on a 15-2 run to take a 54-22 lead with 15:16 remaining. With 11:17 left in regulation, Hemingway hit a jumper to give the Orange a 33-point lead, its largest of the game.
 
Going into the game, Syracuse had made 25 consecutive free throws. The team made its first six attempts of the game, before missing its first in 32 tries.
 
The Orange is back in action Tuesday, Feb. 7 when they host No. 2/2 Notre Dame at the Carrier Dome. Tipoff is set for 7 p.m.

Article source: http://www.suathletics.com/news/2012/2/4/WBB_0204125922.aspx

Box Score | Season Stats | Photo Gallery

SYRACUSE, N.Y. –

Robert Morris (16-8-2, 5-2-1) scored twice in the final minute of the first period and again in the opening minute of the second period to skate to a 5-2 win against the Syracuse ice hockey team (9-18-3, 0-5-3) on Saturday afternoon at Tennity Ice Pavilion. Holly Carrie-Mattimoe and Nicole Ferrara scored for the Orange, while Kallie Billadeau made 27 saves in goal. Prior to the game, SU honored its four seniors: Stephanie Jones, Taylor Metcalfe, Lisa Mullan and Megan Skelly for their dedication to the Orange during their four-year careers.

The Colonials held a 32-27 shot advantage for the game, while SU recovered from a tough first period start to win the battle in the faceoff circle, 33-31. RMU was 2-of-5 on the power play and SU was 1-of-6.

Carrie-Mattimoe picked up her team-leading 12th goal of the season late in the first period to give Syracuse a 1-0 lead on a beautiful goal from in tight. After collecting a loose puck in the offensive zone, Carrie-Mattimoe settled the puck before roofing it under the cross bar for the score.

With RMU on the power play with less than a minute left in the opening frame, Rebecca Vint scored her 18th goal of the year when Brianna Delaney fired a hard pass from the blue line down to Vint, who redirected it into the back of the net. The Colonials would then take a 2-1 lead just 28 seconds later as Dayna Newsom’s shot from below the hashmarks squeaked through the pads of Billadeau.

Robert Morris would take a two-goal edge 51 seconds into the second period as Thea Imbrogno took a feed from Kelsey Thomas, deeked with her backhand before bringing it back to her forehand and potting her 11th goal of the season.

The score would stay that way until the seven minute mark of the third period as Ferrara netted her fifth of the season with Syracuse on a five-on-three power play. Caitlin Roach began the play after her initial shot was blocked from the point and then sending it back on goal. That’s where Ferrara took the puck, brought it to the right side of the cage and buried it to make it 3-2.

Any momentum the Orange had built following the goal shifted back to RMU ten minutes later as Maddie Collias capitalized on a tough bounce for her fourth goal of the year. Paige Pietrangel chipped the puck from the defensive zone off the glass and into the neutral zone. The puck caught an edge and bounced right onto the stick of Collias, who went in alone on Billadeau before blasting a slap shot off the left post and in. Brandi Pollock would make it 5-2 with 1:17 left in regulation on her first goal of the season.

SU will return to the ice next weekend at Mercyhurst, beginning Friday afternoon at 3:00 p.m.

Article source: http://www.suathletics.com/news/2012/2/4/WICE_0204122020.aspx

New Balance Collegiate Invitational Results | Hamilton Invitational Results

The Syracuse track and field teams, splitting the squad for the second straight weekend, faced competition at the New Balance Collegiate Invitational at the Armory in New York City as well as the Hamilton College Invitational. The Orange had five first place finishes overall in addition to numerous BIG EAST qualifying times.

In New York City senior Flings Owusu-Agyapong, after finishing ninth in the preliminaries of the 60-meter dash (7.39), improved on her first time with a first place finish in the consolation race at 7.33.

Jarret Eaton continued his torrid pace in the 60-meter hurdles this season, finishing the preliminaries with a time of 7.63 before winning the event for the third straight weekend with a time of 7.54, 0.14 seconds ahead of second place finisher Spencer Adams of Clemson.

Teammate Frank Taylor finished first in the long jump with a leap of 7.26-meters as part of flight four while Will Watson had a jump of 6.83-meters in flight three.

The trio of Darryl White, Jihaad Howard and Nathaniel Mercer dominated the men’s 60-meter dash, finishing in fourth (6.97), fifth (6.97) and sixth (6.98), respectively. Holland also competed in the 200-meter dash, finishing first in the consolation race with a time of 21.64.

Sa’De Lewis was the story for the Orange at the Hamilton Invitational, finishing first in the 60-meter hurdles at 8.74, a BIG EAST qualifying time after winning her preliminary heat by nearly 1.5 seconds. Erica Belanger competed in the long jump, finishing at 4.51-meters for a 10th place finish as well as a second place finish overall in the high jump (1.65-meters).

Charma Harris, who finished first in her preliminary heat with a time of 8.17 in the 60-meter dash, went toe-to-toe with Utica’s Lauren DeLude in the finals before ultimately finished second at (8.09).

Darren McCluskey would match Lewis’ finish in the men’s 60-meter hurdles with a time of 8.28, narrowly defeating Utica’s Joe Pruckno. Sham Lewis would also find success at Hamilton with a first place finish in the 60-meter dash (6.94), good for a spot in next month’s BIG EAST Indoor Championships.

Tyler McCully battled St. Lawrence’s Adam McNicol throughout the 200-meter dash, finishing second in the section and seventh overall with a time of 23.45.

Syracuse will return to the track for the Valentine Invitational in Boston, Mass. and the Kane Invitational in Ithaca next weekend.

Article source: http://www.suathletics.com/news/2012/2/4/TRACK_0204122320.aspx

SYRACUSE, N.Y. – Five student-athletes have will join the Syracuse men’s soccer program for the upcoming 2012 season, Orange men’s soccer coach Ian McIntyre announced on Saturday, Feb. 4. The group includes a two-time junior college All-American, member of the 2011 New Zealand U-17 national team, and three United States Development Academy standouts.
 
With the addition of this group, seven student-athletes make up this year’s incoming class. Noah Ryhnhart and Morgan Smith both completed high school in December to enroll early at Syracuse. Topdrawersoccer.com has recognized this class as one of the top 18 classes in the nation.
 
“We are delighted to welcome each of these fine young men into our Syracuse soccer family,” McIntyre said. “It is a talented and technical group of players who possess a real passion and drive to compete for Syracuse University. I would like to thank assistant coaches Mike Miller and Jukka Masalin for their tireless work in securing such a talented recruiting class that complements our young squad. We are all excited to continue the work of building a championship caliber program here at Syracuse University.”
 
Here is a closer look at the five newest members of the Orange:

Anthony Asante, Forward, Bronx, N.Y.

Played two seasons at Monroe College … Two-time NJCAA Division I All-American … Led the Mustangs to the 2011 NJCAA Division I Tournament Finals and 2010 Semifinals … Named to the 2010 and 2011 NJCAA Division I All-Tournament Team … Recorded 62 points on 23 goals and 10 assists in his two seasons at Monroe … Was a team captain his sophomore year … Played high school soccer at Ofori Panin in Ghana.
 
McIntyre on Asante: “Anthony is a talented, athletic forward who will provide us a different dynamic in the final third. Anthony has really blossomed under the guidance of Coach DiBernardo at Monroe College and will certainly excite our SU fans when he arrives on campus.”

Alexander Bono, Goalkeeper, Baldwinsville, N.Y.

Participated in the U-17 United States National Residency Program Mini-Camp … Garnered 2010-11 United States U-15/16 Development Academy East Conference and National Starting XI honors … Touted as the top recruit in New York and No. 51 in the nation by TopDrawerSoccer.com … Rated the sixth-best goalkeeper and No. 46 overall prospect in the country by ESPN Rise … Led C.W. Baker to four sectional and two regional titles in his four varsity seasons … Held a career 0.65 goals against average and .885 save percentage for the Bees … Recorded a 0.80 goals against average and .847 save percentage during his senior season … Team captain as a senior … Teammate of current SU goalkeeper Andrew Coughlin from 2008-10 … Played club soccer for Empire United where he was teammates with Stefanos Stamoularutos … Member of the National Honor Society.
 
McIntyre on Bono: “From the first moment our coaching staff arrived at Syracuse, we all agreed that the future success of the program was dependent upon our ability to keep our best local talent ‘home’. Alex has tremendous potential and a bright future ahead of him. We feel that Alex is one of the best goalkeepers in the country in this particular class and he has a real presence in the goal.”

Harrison Kendall, Midfield, Warbeth, Pa.

Four-year midfielder at the Haverford School … Named the No. 13 recruit in Pennsylvania by TopDrawerSoccer.com … Named to the ESPN Rise Pennsylvania Starting 11 squad … Three-Time All-Inter-AC First Team honoree … Recorded 25 career goals and 54 assists … Tallied 11 goals and 24 assists during his senior year … Holds the Haverford School’s single-season assist record (24) … Team captain as a senior … Member of the FC Delco club team.
 
McIntyre on Kendall: “Harrison is a tenacious midfield player with a fantastic work rate and attitude. One of our SU soccer alums initially recommended Harrison and it quickly became apparent that Harrison was a perfect fit for our program and the way we play.”

Stefanos Stamoulacatos, Midfield, Camillus, N.Y.

Member of the 2012 United States U-19 National Team, which competed in the U-19 Stuggart Junior Cup in Germany … Named to the 2010-11 United States U-15/16 Development Academy East Conference Starting XI … Rated the No. 6 prospect in New York and No. 95 in the country by TopDrawerSoccer.com … Recognized as the No. 63 recruit in the nation by ESPN Rise … Recorded 27 goals and 23 assists in his four seasons at West Genesee High School … Two-time All-League and All-CNY honoree … Earned 2011 NSCAA High School Boys All-Region II Team honors … Garnered All-State Second Team accolades during his senior year … Tallied 15 goals and 21 assists as a senior … Two-time captain … Played club soccer for Empire United where he was teammates with Alexander Bono.
 
McIntyre on Stamoulacatos: “We have been watching Stefanos grow as a player for a number of years and he is a very technical, creative player with an exceptional passing range. He will provide us quality in the final third and he has the ability to create chances for himself and teammates out of very little. It is exciting to have such a talented local player join our SU soccer family.”

Jordan Vale, Midfield, Auckland, New Zealand

Played high school soccer at the Mount Albert Grammar School … Member of the 2011 New Zealand U-17 National Team, which competed in the 2011 U-17 World Cup in Mexico … Started every match in World Cup competition … Recorded a goal in New Zealand’s victory against Uzbekistan … Was a member of the Waitakere United club team.
 
McIntyre on Vale: McIntyre on Vale: “Jordan is a young player who has a very bright future here at Syracuse University. He possesses the technique and vision to positively impact our midfield and we look forward to quickly integrating him into our team and our system of play.”
 
Check SUathletics.com in the upcoming weeks, as additional signees will be announced.
 

Article source: http://www.suathletics.com/news/2012/2/4/MSOC_0204122404.aspx

Box Score | Season Statistics

NEW YORK, N.Y. – Jim Boeheim tied Dean Smith for third on the career coaching wins list, as No. 2 Syracuse (23-1, 10-1) breezed past St. John’s (10-13, 4-7) 95-70 on Saturday afternoon at Madison Square Garden.
 
The victory was Boeheim’s 879 of his career. He and the former North Carolina coach are also tied for the most wins at one university. This is Boeheim’s 36th year at the helm of the Orange.
 
Fab Melo scored a career-high 14 points while grabbing three rebounds and blocking two shots. He, Dion Waiters and C.J. Fair (14 points apiece) led 10 players in the scoring column. Michael Carter-Williams (13) and Kris Joseph (13) also reached double-digits. The 13 points for Carter-Williams was a career-high. He was 3-of-4 from behind the arch.
 
SU scored 24 second chance points and the Orange outscored the Red Storm 52-20 in the paint. The Syracuse bench outscored the Red Storm 53-23. SU also held a 42-31 rebounding advantage, 16 of which have come on the offensive glass.
 
The Orange started the game 0-of-5 from the field, but was 39-of-65 from that point on (56 percent overall). This was Syracuse’s seventh-consecutive victory against the Red Storm.
 
St. John’s took an early 7-2 lead, but Waiters connected on SU’s first field goal four and a half minutes into the game. His jumper ignited a 10-0 run over the next two minutes, which gave Syracuse a 12-7 lead and forced St. John’s into a timeout.
 
With the Orange holding an eight points advantage (35-27), SU scored the final six points over the last three minutes of the half to grab its largest lead of the frame at 41-27. Syracuse would take that 14 point advantage into the break.
 
Syracuse scored the first nine points out of the break, pushing its lead to 23 just three minutes into the second half. The run would ultimately end up 22-3 between the two halves, putting the game out of reach.
 
SU largest lead of the game reached 28 when Melo tipped in a Joseph layup, bringing the score 59-31 with 13:43 remaining. From that point on, the SU advantage would not dip below 21 points.
 
Joseph grabbed a team-high eight rebounds and also dished out four assists. Triche had a team-high five helpers. St. John’s was paced by D’Angelo Harrison who had 23 points and connected on five three-pointers.
 
Syracuse is back in action this Wednesday night as the Orange host No. 14 Georgetown at the Carrier Dome (7:00 p.m., ESPN).
 
Notes: Syracuse’s 95 points was its second highest total of the season (98 vs. Albany) … Carter-Williams had hit two three pointers all season before his three made three’s this afternoon … Syracuse leads St. John’s 49-37 in the all-times series and has won 13 of the last 14 meetings.  
 
 

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COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Syracuse University tennis team (2-2) looks to continue its winning ways as the Orange travels to face No. 57 Ohio State (0-2) on Saturday afternoon and Cincinnati (0-3) on Sunday.
 
The Orange recorded its first two wins of the season last weekend with 7-0 sweeps of St. John’s and Buffalo. Syracuse defeated the Red Storm in its home opener, while the win against Bulls came on the road.
 
Ohio State will mark the third nationally-ranked opponent Syracuse has faced the season. The Orange is 0-2 in those contests after suffering losses at No. 42 USF and at No. 51 TCU.
 
Emily Harman leads the way for Syracuse into the Ohio road trip. The senior captain is 3-1 in singles and 2-2 in doubles this season, all of which came from the No. 1 spot.
 
First serve between SU and Ohio State is scheduled for noon on Saturday, while the match with Cincinnati begins at 11 a.m. on Sunday.

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BALTIMORE, Md. – Syracuse junior Michelle Tumolo has been selected to the US Lacrosse women’s national senior team roster for the North American Challenge Cup, which takes place July 13-15 in Oshawa, Canada. In addition, former Orange All-American Katie Rowan ’09 and current assistant coach Katrina Dowd were also chosen to the 24-player roster. The team was selected from the 38-player 2011-12 senior team that most recently competed at the Champion Challenge in January.

Tumolo was Syracuse’s leading scorer last season with 69 points. Her 33 assists were the most for a sophomore in school history. She earned first-team All-BIG EAST and All-Northeast Region honors. Tumolo ranks 10th on Syracuse’s career scoring list with 137 points and is fifth on the all-time assists list with 70.

Rowan has been a member of the U.S. national team since 2009 when she helped the team win the World Cup. She is the Orange’s all-time leader in points (396) and assists (164). She also ranks second in career goals (232). Rowan is Syracuse’s only three-time first-team All-American. She earned two BIG EAST Player of the Year awards and was a four-time member of the All-BIG EAST First Team.

Dowd is in her first season as an assistant coach at Syracuse. She has been a member of the U.S. national team since 2008, and was chosen as an alternate on the 2009 U.S. FIL World Cup Championship squad. Dowd is the NCAA Tournament career leader in goals (45) and ranks fourth in points (52). She was a two-time first-team All-American at Northwestern. In 2010, Dowd was named the IWLCA Attacker of the Year and was a finalist for the Tewaaraton Trophy, which is presented to the top collegiate player each year.

Tumolo and the Orange open the 2012 campaign on Tuesday, Feb. 21 against Boston College. Opening draw is set for 4 p.m. in the Carrier Dome.

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Syracuse’s history of Orange alumni playing or coaching in the Super Bowl will grow this Sunday. Former Orange gridders Tom Coughlin, the New York Giants head coach, and Markus Paul, the Giants assistant strength and conditioning coach, are preparing for the sport’s biggest day of the year.  It is the second Super Bowl appearance for the pair with the same team. Coughlin, once a running back for the Orange, and Paul, an All-American SU safety, worked the sidelines for the Giants when they defeated the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XLII and dashed the Patriots’ hopes for a flawless season.  Of course, another Syracuse alumnus had a hand – or a head rather – in that Giants victory:  David Tyree’s “helmet catch” is one of the great plays in Super Bowl history.  Tyree ended the game having gained three catches for 43 yards and a touchdown, as well as the adoration of Giants supporters and the ire of Patriots fans.

Though 2008 was a proud moment for the Orange in the Super Bowl, it is not the only time that former Syracuse players have influenced the NFL’s championship game.  In fact, this will be the fifth Super Bowl for Paul, who was an assistant strength coach for the Patriots when they won in 2001, 2004 and 2005.  Beyond the sideline, former Orange greats including John Mackey, Larry Csonka, Art Monk, Daryl Johnston, Marvin Harrison, Donovan McNabb and Dwight Freeney have all played and contributed in Super Bowl games.

The First Orange in the Super Bowl: John Mackey
Legendary tight end John Mackey was the first Syracuse alumnus to play in the game, catching three passes (35 yards) for the Baltimore Colts in Super Bowl III – one of the most anticipated matchups in Super Bowl history between the Colts and the Jets – in 1968.  Two years later the Colts returned to the Super Bowl, beating the Dallas Cowboys 16-13, with the help of Mackey’s 75 yard touchdown catch.

Three in a Row for Csonka
Miami Dolphins running back, and a former two-time All-American for the Orange, Larry Csonka played in three consecutive Super Bowls during the Dolphins’ domination of the NFL in the early 1970s.  Csonka’s Dolphins won in 1972 and in 1973, the latter completing the NFL’s only undefeated season.  Csonka rushed for over 100 yards in both games, but he was truly dominant in the 1973 game.  In Super Bowl VIII, Csonka destroyed the Minnesota Vikings, as he rushed 33 times for 145 yards and two touchdowns and earned Super Bowl MVP honors.  He became the first running back to earn the award and is one of seven running backs to ever do so.

Three Victories for Monk and Johnston
Art Monk and Daryl Johnston also played in three Super Bowls each.  Monk, a Hall-of-Famer and former All-American receiver, won twice with the Washington Redskins, while Johnston was the bruising fullback and lead blocker for Emmitt Smith and the Dallas Cowboys during the team’s dynasty years of the early-to-mid 1990s.  Johnston and the Cowboys won in all three of their appearances.

The Colts Connection: Harrison and Freeney
More recently, All-Americans wide receiver Marvin Harrison and defensive end Dwight Freeney were both members of the Super Bowl XLI Indianapolis Colts team, which beat the Chicago Bears.   That winning 2006 Colts team boasted not just Harrison and Freeney, but a total of five former Syracuse players.  Freeney also went on to play in the 2009 Super Bowl, where the Colts lost in thrilling fashion against the New Orleans Saints.

In total, Syracuse has sent 34 of its former football players to compete in 32 different Super Bowls, with 49 overall appearances. Thirty of those aggregate appearances have resulted in wins, with the possibility to add to that total on Sunday.

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SYRACUSE, N.Y. –

Despite an early third period goal from Margot Scharfe, the Syracuse ice hockey team (9-17-3, 0-4-3) could not overcome a four-goal second period by Robert Morris as the Colonials (15-8-2, 4-2-1) escaped with a 4-3 win on Friday night at Tennity Ice Pavilion. SU received goals from three different scorers, while Kallie Billadeau made 22 saves in goal. The teams will meet tomorrow at 2:00 p.m. in SU’s final home game of the season on Senior Day.

After Syracuse led 1-0 after the first period, the Colonial offense exploded for four tallies, including two scores on the power play. RMU was 2-of-7 on the power play for the night and held a 26-16 edge in shots, while SU was 1-of-5 on the man advantage and won 25-of-47 faceoffs.

Kaillie Goodnough would pot her fifth goal of the season midway through the opening period on a shot from the blue line. After receiving a pass from partner Brittney Krebs, Goodnough’s initial shot from the point was blocked by a Robert Morris defender. Goodnough, however, quickly corralled the loose puck and fired another shot towards goal that got through traffic and beat RMU goaltender Kristen DiCiocco (13 saves) for the score.

The Colonials came out of the first intermission with two goals in the first 6:38 of the frame, the first coming from Maddie Collias as she took a feed from Katie Fergus and beat Billadeau on a shot from in tight. Kelsey Thomas followed Collias’ tally with her 11th goal of the season as she sent a shot on goal from the right side that seemed to fool Billadeau before sneaking over the sophomore goaltender’s shoulder.

The Orange would respond and knot the game at two with 11:44 left in the stanza as Holly Carrie-Mattimoe netted her 11th of the season. Nicole Ferrara began the play by skating the puck into the offensive and sending a beautiful cross ice pass over to Carrie-Mattimoe on the right side for a wrist shot into the back of the net.

The Robert Morris power play, which was awarded five attempts on the man advantage during the period, cashed in with 7:23 left in the frame as Jamie Joslin fired a shot from the point to beat Billadeau for her 10th goal of the season. The Colonials would go up by two less than four minutes after the Joslin score as Rebecca Vint hammered home a loose puck after a pile up in the crease.

Scharfe tried to help the Orange mount a comeback in the third period with Syracuse on the power play four minutes into the frame. Caitlin Roach controlled the puck at the point before sending a shot towards goal that was blocked by the defense, but Scharfe was positioned in front of the goal to make a quick turnaround shot past DiCiocco. The Orange would pull Billadeau with 1:03 left in regulation, but could not net the equalizer.

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Coming off a successful weekend at Penn State, Boston University and Colgate, the Syracuse track field teams will head to New York City for the New Balance Collegiate Invitational at the Armory on Friday and Saturday. The Orange is one of 130 teams slated to compete during the weekend in the largest college indoor meet in the nation.

Races are scheduled to begin at 10:25 a.m. with the women’s 3,000-meter race, while the women’s long jump will start at 10:30 a.m. Competition will continue throughout the day until 5:55 p.m. on Saturday.

Last Time Out:
Senior Jarret Eaton, who broke the SU record with the nation’s fastest time in the 60-meter hurdles two weeks ago, had a repeat performance with a 7.49 time at the Penn State National Invitational at the Penn State National Invitational in State College, Pa. Lauren Penney, competing at the Boston University Terrier Invitational, also broke a school record with a 4:39 time in the mile run.

Eaton reached the finals in the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 7.67 in the preliminaries along with teammate Amadou Gueye before besting his NCAA leading time with a 7.49 mark in the finals for a meet, facility, and Syracuse record. The time is also the fastest in the nation this season.

Also in State College, senior Flings Owusu-Agyapong finished second in the 60-meter dash with a time of 7.34, beating her preliminary time by 0.02 seconds.

In Boston, Penney picked up where she left off from an All-American cross country season in 2011 with an Orange school record in the mile at 4:39, the sixth best time in the nation this season.

In The Polls:
SU climbed eight spots in the United States Track Field Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) Northeast Regional rankings after its performances last weekend. Coming in at No. 38th in the nation and No. 7 in the Northeast Region, the men’s squad was led by Jarret Eaton’s new national record, while the women’s team also moved up eight spots to No. 11 in the Northeast rankings, and is currently 67th in the nation, according to the National Team Computer Rankings. 

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SYRACUSE, N.Y. – The Orange men’s lacrosse team kicks off the 2012 season on Sunday, Feb. 5 with a three-way scrimmage inside the Carrier Dome. The eighth-ranked Orange will host Hofstra at 12 p.m. and take on Division II powerhouse Le Moyne at 2 p.m. The Pride and Dolphins square off in the opening game at 10 a.m.

This marks the sixth straight season the Hofstra and Le Moyne have visited the Dome for a round of preseason exhibitions.

Admission is $10 for adults and $5 for kids 12-and-under. Parking is $10 per car in the surface lots located off Irving Avenue across from the Dome.

ABOUT THE ORANGE
After winning back-to-back BIG EAST regular-season championships in 2010 and 2011, the Orange once again enter the season as the favorite to claim the BIG EAST title, according the league’s seven coaches. 

Despite losing seven starters from 2011, Syracuse has back two of its  top three scorers in junior JoJo Marasco and senior Tommy Palasek. Along with Marasco and Palasek, the Orange will rely heavily on junior defenseman Brian Megill, who was named a second-team preseason All-American by Inside Lacrosse.

Last season, Marasco and Palasek combined for 40 goals and 36 assists, while Megill established himself as one of the best defenders in the country, recording 34 ground balls and leading all SU close defensemen with 27 caused turnovers.

In addition, the Orange attack will be aided by the return of a healthy Tim Desko. During the 2011 season, Desko tallied 16 goals and three assists before missing seven of the team’s final eight games due to injury. Despite being hurt, Desko was still selected to the 2011 All-BIG EAST Second Team.

One of the primary challenges for the Orange will be finding a replacement for two-time All-American goalie John Galloway, who last season led the Orange to a 15-2 record en route to its 31st NCAA Tournament appearance.

Redshirt sophomore Matthew Lerman was Galloway’s backup last season and has the upper hand in securing the starting spot. Lerman played in seven games a year ago and totaled eight saves. The Villanova, Pa. product will be pushed for time by six other goaltenders, including Maryland transfer Dominic Lamolinara.

Syracuse head coach John Desko has been a model of success ever since becoming head coach of the Orange in 1999. He leads all active Division I head coaches with a .779 winning percentage. Desko boasts an overall record of 162-46 in 13 seasons. He has five NCAA national titles to his credit, trailing only Roy Simmons Jr. and Bill Tierney who have each won six.

SCOUTING HOFSTRA
The Pride enters the 2012 season ranked 14th in the USILA Coaches’ Poll after going 13-3 last year and losing to Johns Hopkins in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.

This season, the Pride is led by a trio of players who were selected to Inside Lacrosse’s preseason All-America teams. Junior midfielder John Antoniades was a third-team selection after winning 174-of-271 (.642) faceoffs and leading the team with 84 ground balls in 2011.

Senior goalie Andrew Gvodzen and junior defender Cody Solaja both earned honorable mention recognition from the magazine. Last season, Gvodzen recorded a 6.0 goals-against average, a .602 save percentage and started all 16 games between the pipes for the Pride. Solaja, who registered 14 ground balls last year, headlines a unit that led the nation in scoring defense (6.56) in 2011.

The Pride boasts an experienced midfield. Along with Antoniades, Hofstra returns seniors Kevin Ford and Brad Loizeaux. Ford and Loizeaux combined for 20 goals and 14 assists last season while playing in all 16 of the Pride’s games.

Head coach Seth Tierney is in his sixth season at Hofstra. He has led the team to four consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances.

SCOUTING LE MOYNE
The Dolphins are always one of the favorites to win the Division II national championship. This year is no exception. The folks at Inside Lacrosse ranked Le Moyne No. 5 in their annual Face-Off Yearbook preseason poll after the Dolphins registered a 12-2 record, including a 10-0 conference mark, during the 2011 season.

After missing the 2010 campaign due to injury, graduate student midfielder Tyler Sennet returned last year and had a solid season. Sennet tallied 16 goals and two assists and will likely key the team’s offense in 2012.

Along with Sennet, the Dolphins also return junior defensemen Alex Cameron-Carter and senior long-stick midfielder Brian Craig. The duo serves as the squad’s defensive anchor. Cameron-Carter picked up 15 ground balls last season, while Craig forced 19 turnovers and collected 39 ground balls.

Head coach Dan Sheehan is 185-37 in 14 seasons with the Dolphins. A graduate of Ithaca College, Sheehan guided Le Moyne to back-to-back national titles in 2006 and 2007.

Sheehan recently hired former Orange standout Mike MacDonald as one of his assistant coaches. MacDonald played 37 games for Syracuse from 2004-08 and was a member of two national championship teams.

UP NEXT …
Syracuse wraps up preseason play with a home exhibition game Sunday, Feb. 12 against Maryland. The Terps eliminated the Orange in the NCAA quarterfinals last season and advanced to the national championship game before losing to Virginia. Faceoff is slated for 12 p.m. at the Dome.

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BALTIMORE, Md. – Syracuse junior Michelle Tumolo has been selected to the US Lacrosse women’s national senior team roster for the North American Challenge Cup, which takes place July 13-15 in Oshawa, Canada. In addition, former Orange All-American Katie Rowan ’09 and current assistant coach Katrina Dowd were also chosen to the 24-player roster. The team was selected from the 38-player 2011-12 senior team that most recently competed at the Champion Challenge in January.

Tumolo was Syracuse’s leading scorer last season with 69 points. Her 33 assists were the most for a sophomore in school history. She earned first-team All-BIG EAST and All-Northeast Region honors. Tumolo ranks 10th on Syracuse’s career scoring list with 137 points and is fifth on the all-time assists list with 70.

Rowan has been a member of the U.S. national team since 2009 when she helped the team win the World Cup. She is the Orange’s all-time leader in points (396) and assists (164). She also ranks second in career goals (232). Rowan is Syracuse’s only three-time first-team All-American. She earned two BIG EAST Player of the Year awards and was a four-time member of the All-BIG EAST First Team.

Dowd is in her first season as an assistant coach at Syracuse. She has been a member of the U.S. national team since 2008, and was chosen as an alternate on the 2009 U.S. FIL World Cup Championship squad. Dowd is the NCAA Tournament career leader in goals (45) and ranks fourth in points (52). She was a two-time first-team All-American at Northwestern. In 2010, Dowd was named the IWLCA Attacker of the Year and was a finalist for the Tewaaraton Trophy, which is presented to the top collegiate player each year.

Tumolo and the Orange open the 2012 campaign on Tuesday, Feb. 21 against Boston College. Opening draw is set for 4 p.m. in the Carrier Dome.

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NEW YORK – New York’s College team will be in action in Madison Square Garden on Saturday, Feb. 4 when No. 2/2 Syracuse takes on St. John’s. Tipoff is set for noon. The Orange enters the game with an overall mark of 22-1. SU leads the BIG EAST with a 9-1 record. The Red Storm is 10-12 overall, 4-6 in the BIG EAST.

The game will be available on ESPN and on ESPN3. Fans can also follow the action on the Syracuse IMG Radio Network and its flagship TK99 (99.5 FM). The audio stream of the broadcast will be available on Orange All Access on SUathletics.com. Subscriptions to Orange All Access are available at daily, monthly and yearly rates.

HOME AWAY FROM HOME
Syracuse will be playing in Madison Square Garden for the third time this year and the 159th time in the program’s history. The Orange first played there on Feb. 1, 1939. Since then SU has an all-time record of 87-71 in the historic venue. Syracuse played two games in MSG earlier this season. The Orange defeated Virginia Tech and Stanford to claim the NIT Season Tipoff title.

NUMBER FOUR AND CLIMBING
Head coach Jim Boeheim needs one more victory to tie Dean Smith for third place on the Division I all-time wins list. Boeheim currently has 878 career victories, one behind Smith’s 879. Duke’s Mike Krzyzewski leads the all-time list with 918 wins, while Bob Knight is second with 902 victories.

A CLOSER LOOK AT THE ORANGE
Syracuse remained unbeaten at home with a 63-61 victory against West Virginia in the Carrier Dome on Saturday, Jan. 28. A crowd of 28,740 gathered to watch the game, which is the largest college basketball crowd of the season.

The Mountaineers held its largest lead of the game at 22-16 before the Orange defense held West Virginia to one field goal and just two points in the final eight minutes of the first half. Kris Joseph’s layup at the 1:11 mark gave SU a 25-24 lead, and Scoop Jardine’s three-pointer as the clock hit zero gave SU a 28-24 halftime advantage.

West Virginia fought back in the second half and tied the game at 61-61. Brandon Triche was fouled with1:28 remaining, sending him to the free throw line. He connected on both attempts, which proved to be the game-winning points. The Mountaineers had one last chance to either tie the game or take the lead with 28 seconds remaining. After an SU defensive stop, West Virginia retrieved the loose ball with six seconds remaining on the clock. A three from the corner by Kevin Jones fell short and Syracuse held on for the victory.

Triche led the Orange with 18 points, while Joseph added 13 points to go along with a team-high seven rebounds. Jardine added nine points and five assists.

SCOUTING THE RED STORM
St. John’s has posted a 10-12 overall record during the 2011-12 campaign, including a 4-6 mark in the BIG EAST. The Red Storm won its second consecutive conference game on Wednesday with an 87-81 victory at DePaul.

St. John’s has battled some of the nation’s top teams this season, facing both Kentucky and Duke on the road during the non-conference slate. Three players average double digits in scoring for the Red Storm, led by D’Angelo Harrison’s 16.4 points per game. He ranks ninth in the BIG EAST in scoring, while Moe Harkless is 10th with a 16.3 per game average. In addition, God’sgift Achiuwa is contributing 10.5 points per game. Harkless leads St. John’s on the boards with 8.8 rebounds per game, which ranks fifth in the league. He is also fifth in the BIG EAST in blocked shots (1.7 per game).

Steve Lavin is in his second season at the helm at St. John’s. In his inaugural campaign with the Red Storm, Lavin guided the squad to a 21-12 record and an NCAA Tournament berth. SJU compiled six Top 25 victories during the 2010-11 season, and returned to the Top 25 rankings for the first time since 2000-01. Lavin also guided the Red Storm to its first 20-win season since 2002-03.

SERIES HISTORY
Syracuse leads the all-time series with St. John’s, 48-37. The Orange has won the last six meetings versus the Red Storm, with its latest victory coming in the 2011 BIG EAST Tournament quarterfinal by a final margin of 79-73. Brandon Triche scored a career-high 22 points in the post-season victory at Madison Square Garden, while Kris Joseph poured in 14 points.

UP NEXT…
The Orange returns to the Carrier Dome to face longtime rival Georgetown on Wednesday, Feb. 8 at 7 p.m. Tickets for the game are available online, at the Carrier Dome Box Office (Gate B) or by phone at 1-888-DOMETIX.

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After posting stellar results last weekend, the Syracuse track field continues to make progress this season, climbing eight spots in the United States Track Field Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) Northeast Regional rankings.

Coming in at No. 38th in the nation and No. 7 in the Northeast Region, the men’s squad was led by Jarret Eaton’s new national record.  Eaton finished first in the 60-meter hurdles, clocking in at 7.49 seconds at the Penn State National Invitational last weekend, the fastest time in the world this season.   Junior Frank Taylor qualified for BIG EAST Championship and sealed a second place spot with a 7.32 meter long jump. 

The women’s team also moved up eight spots to No. 11 in the Northeast rankings, and is currently 67th in the nation, according to the National Team Computer Rankings.  Representing the Orange for the women is senior Flings Owusu-Agyapong, who took 18th in the 60-meter dash (7.34).

Lauren Penney finished eighth in the mile (4:39.31) at the Penn State National Invitational, which broke the school record that she previously set last season.  Senior Ieva Staponkute is also having a successful season and has already qualified for the BIG EAST Championships. She placed 10th last weekend in the triple jump with a leap of 12.84-meters.

This weekend the Orange travels to the Armory in New York City for the New Balance Collegiate Invite. 

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With six games remaining in the regular season and crucial conference points up for grabs, the Syracuse ice hockey team (9-16-3, 0-3-3) returns to Tennity Ice Pavilion for the final two home games of the season as the Orange hosts Robert Morris, beginning Friday night at 7:00 p.m. Prior to Saturday’s game, SU will honor its four seniors: Stephanie Jones, Taylor Metcalfe, Lisa Mullan and Megan Skelly for their four years of dedication to the Orange and the Syracuse community.

Thank You Seniors
Prior to Saturday’s contest against the Colonials, Syracuse will honor its four seniors: Stephanie Jones, Lisa Mullan, Taylor Metcalfe and Megan Skelly, for their four years of dedication to the Orange program and the Syracuse community. These four student-athletes are the first complete class in program history, and helped lead the Orange to its first 50 victories, back-to-back appearances in the CHA Championship game, and the program’s first-ever national ranking in 2009.

Metcalfe and Skelly both served as co-captains this season, and are the program leaders in career games played (Skelly, 127; Metcalfe, 120). Mullan has played in 117 career games, totaling 49 points on 22 goals and 27 assists, while Jones has served as a viable backup goaltender throughout her four-year tenure on the hill.

Storylines Vs. The Colonials
Robert Morris University holds a record of 17-8-2 coming off a loss Monday to Princeton, 3-2.  Off to an impressive start is freshman offensive forward Rebecca Vint is ranked 26th nationally with 1.33 points per game.  Vint leads the team with eight power play goals and features 0.67 goals per game.

Sophomore Thea Imbrogno is also having a breakout season for the Colonials with 10 goals and 16 assists, including five power play tallies and two game-winners. Junior Kristen DiCiocco has held down the goalie position this season with a 12-8-2 record, a save percentage of .931 (10th in the nation), and a 1.86 goals against average that is eighth in the country.

Up Next: No. 5 Mercyhurst
Syracuse will close the regular season with four straight conference games on the road, beginning with No. 5 Mercyhurst next weekend in Erie, Pa. The Orange is 0-1-1 against the Lakers this season, including a 1-1 draw on Jan. 7 at Tennity Ice Pavilion, which secured SU’s first-ever point against Mercyhurst.

In the draw against the Lakers, Kallie Billadeau made 33 saves, while Lisa Mullan scored the lone goal for SU as the Orange was outshot 35-15 in the contest and limiting the Mercyhurst potent power play unit to a 1-of-6 performance.

Last Time Out: Syracuse Splits Weekend Set At Quinnipiac
SU closed the non-conference portion of its schedule last weekend with two games at Quinnipiac, dropping a 3-0 decision on Friday before responding with a 3-2 victory on Saturday.

Paced by a 38-19 shot advantage on Friday, Quinnipiac scored once in the first period and twice in the third to shut out Syracuse, 3-0. Jenesica Drinkwater made 35 saves in goal, one shy of her career high, while Chelsea Laden made 19 stops and Erica Uden Johansson contributed a goal and two assists for the Bobcats.

On Saturday, Nicole Ferrara’s goal with 8:38 left in regulation and 53 saves from Kallie Billadeau led Syracuse past Quinnipiac, 3-2. SU received goals from three different scorers. “It was a great team win for us,” head coach Paul Flanagan said. “Billadeau made the saves look easy, the defense moved the puck out of the zone well and we finally cashed in on an odd man rush for the game-winning goal.”

Carrie-Mattimoe Ties Rising’s Power Play Goal Record
Junior forward Holly Carrie-Mattimoe scored her team-leading 10th goal of the season last week against No. 3 Cornell, and her fifth power play tally. Carrie-Mattimoe now has 15 career power play goals in her two-plus seasons with the Orange, which tie Julie Rising’s school record. Carrie-Mattimoe is tied for 17th in the nation, and tied for fourth in the conference.

Scharfe Hitting Her Stride When It Counts
Since the start of the New Year, sophomore center Margot Scharfe has eight points is as many games (four goals, four assists). She has three multi-point games, including a goal and an assist at Quinnipiac on Saturday. Scharfe leads the team with 21 points on 10 goals and 11 assists, and has 36 points (17 goals, 19 assists) in 84 career games played. Her 19 career helpers are seventh on the all-time SU record list.

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SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – Fifth-year senior point guard Scoop Jardine was announced today as a finalist for the 2012 Bob Cousy Collegiate Point Guard of the Year Award. With a preseason list of over 60 candidates, Jardine is now one of 11 student-athletes who remain in the running for the annual point guard honor, named after Hall of Famer and former Boston Celtic Bob Cousy.
 
Jardine has led Syracuse to a 22-1 record, averaging 8.5 points, 2.1 rebounds and a team best 5.0 assists per game.
 
“We are excited to announce this year’s 11 candidates, as they all exemplify the skills and talent necessary to make an elite point guard,” said John L. Doleva, President and CEO of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. “The Hall of Fame looks forward to watching these players compete for one of college basketball’s most prestigious awards.”
 
Beginning February 6th, via the Bob Cousy Award’s website – www.cousyaward.com – fans will be able to vote for the nation’s top point guard. Fan voting will run for one month, concluding on March 6th. The player that receives the most fan votes will receive one vote toward the final committee vote.
 
Previous winners of the Bob Cousy Award include Jameer Nelson (St. Joseph’s), Raymond Felton (North Carolina), Dee Brown (Illinois), Acie Law (Texas AM), D.J. Augustin (Texas), Ty Lawson (North Carolina), Greivis Vasquez (Maryland) and last year’s recipient Kemba Walker (Connecticut).
 
On March 8th, the 11 finalists for the award will be narrowed down to five finalists. The final five players in contention for the award will be presented to Mr. Cousy and the Hall of Fame’s selection committee. The Hall of Fame committee consists of top college basketball personnel including media members, head coaches, Sports Information Directors and Hall of Famers. The winner of the 2012 Bob Cousy Award will be presented at the Hall of Fame’s Class Announcement on Monday, April 2nd in New Orleans, during NCAA Final Four weekend.

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The Athletics Department’s Communications Office is releasing the following information regarding the men’s basketball team:

Sophomore Fab Melo will return to the Syracuse University men’s basketball playing roster beginning this Saturday on the road against St. John’s in Madison Square Garden.

Given University policy and federal student privacy laws, we are not able to provide any other details about this matter.

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Both the Syracuse University men’s and women’s basketball teams will be featured on this week’s episode of Inside the BIG EAST, a television show hosted by John Heffernan.

Inside the BIG EAST

will be televised in the Syracuse area on February 3, at 2:30 p.m. and 10 p.m. on SNY-TV. Time Warner Cable Sports will air the show on February 4 at 11 a.m. and on February 5 at 9:00 a.m. 

The Syracuse men’s basketball squad is currently 22-1 overall and 9-1 in the conference. The Orange are ranked second in both national polls. SU plays at St. John’s on Saturday, February 4, at 1:00 p.m.

The program will also feature Iasia Hemmingway and Kayla Alexander of the women’s basketball team. Hemmingway leads the club and is fifth in the Big East in scoring at 16.0 points per game. She is coming off a 24-point outing in a win against Providence on Tuesday. Alexander, a Preseason All-Big East Team selection, leads the conference in blocks per game at 2.6. The women’s basketball team is 14-9 and plays next against USF on Saturday, February 4, at 1:00 p.m. at the Carrier Dome.

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The Syracuse women’s basketball team set a BIG EAST Conference single game record at Providence, shooting a perfect 23-of-23 from the free-throw line in its 80-54 thrashing of the Friars at Alumni Hall on Tuesday night. The Orange surpassed the 22-for-22 mark set by West Virginia at Boston College on Feb. 27, 2001.
 
Shakeya Leary led the Orange in its record-breaking effort, shooting 7-of-7 from the line.  Kayla Alexander and Iasia Hemingway each hit 6-of-6 free throws, while Rachel Coffey and Elasier Hall both converted their only two free throw attempts.

The national record for free throw percentage in a single-game was set by Kansas (31-of-31) against Nebraska on Feb. 11, 1996.
 
Syracuse last shot 100 percent from the free throw line at Cincinnati on Feb. 6, 2007 when it knocked down 12-of-12.
 
The Orange has made 76.1 percent (418-for-549) of its foul shots, leading the BIG EAST in the category. As of Jan. 29, at the time of the last NCAA stats update, the Orange ranked 28th in the nation in free throw percentage (75.1).
 
Carmen Tyson-Thomas leads the Orange and ranks second in the BIG EAST with a 90.2 free throw percentage. Tyson-Thomas would have the eighth-best free throw percentage in the nation, but falls short of the 2.5 free throws made per game required by the NCAA to qualify. Hemingway’s 76.3 free throw percentage is good for second on the team and 11th in the conference.
 
Syracuse set a program mark with 34 free throws made earlier in the month in its 83-60 victory at Pittsburgh.
 
The Orange looks to continue its streak of 25 consecutive made free throws when it takes on South Florida at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 4 at the Carrier Dome.

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SYRACUSE, N.Y. - Over the coming weeks, Syracuse field hockey head coach Ange Bradley will announce the program’s 2012 signing class. Be sure to check back to SUathletics.com as the BIG EAST Champion Orange unveils its incoming class one-by-one.

“I am thrilled to welcome the Class of 2016 to our Syracuse family,” Bradley said. “This is a very intelligent and competitive group of young women. In the classroom all of them are exceptional. This group will have time to learn from our past winning traditions and help us compete for another BIG EAST title. They will also grow to inherit the future of our conference transition as we move to compete in the toughest field hockey conference in the country, the ACC. I extend my gratitude to this class for selecting Syracuse and on behalf of my staff and team welcome them to Syracuse!”

In today’s first installment, Bradley announces the signing of defender Erin DIckey, from Harrisburg, Pa.

Dickey led her high school, Central Dauphin, to the Final Four of the Pennsylvania State Playoffs in 2011. Her team would go on to become Mid-Penn Champions and undefeated Commonwealth Division Champions in 2011.

“Throughout my high school career, my parents and coaches have instilled in me pride and all the aspects to it – perseverance, respect, integrity, diligence and excellence,” Dickey said. “The moment that I receive my Syracuse jersey will serve as a checkpoint for me as to how far I have come and how much I can further achieve through the color Orange.”

Dickey was named Defensive MVP and to the Pennsylvania All-State and All-State Academic team. She was also named a Mid-Penn Commonwealth All-Star for her performance last season, which included nine goals as the last man defender.
  
“A curiosity to learn and grow, heart and passion come to mind when I think of Erin,” Bradley said. “She is a very skillful and intelligent hockey player. She is an outstanding leader. That, combined with a competitive desire, will add depth to our backfield this year.”
 
“Erin was an instrumental part of our team’s success,” Central Dauphin head coach Janelle Burger said. “Her poise and leadership shone through at crucial times in our state playoff run and I have no doubt she will be a great addition to the Syracuse program.”

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2012 National Letter of Intent Roster
2012 NLI Class Profiles (PDF)
Watch Coach Marrone’s Press Conference
Read the Press Conference Transcript

Head coach Doug Marrone has his fourth recruiting class completed. While Orange fans will have to wait for a bit to see their talent in person, there are plenty of accomplishments and accolades to discuss. The group of 22 student-athletes includes five defensive linemen, including three ends and two tackles, four offensive linemen, three defensive backs, two tight ends, two wide receivers, and one each at linebacker, quarterback, running back, fullback, kicker and an athlete.

“I’m hoping quite a few (of the incoming student-athetes) will come in and push for playing time right away,” Marrone said. “Competition is important. We’re excited to bring them in and we’re expecting them to compete. We’re excited. The players understand that they have a lot of work ahead of them. They’ve been very successful, whether it is in high school, prep school or junior college. They’ve been successful in those areas of their life, and we look for them to continue it here at Syracuse.”

Here is the breakdown of the 2012 NLI Class:
Offensive Line: Ben Barrett, Jason Emerich, Kyle Knapp and Omari Palmer
Defensive End: Myles Hilliard,  Josh Manley and Markus Pierce-Brewster
Defensive Tackle: Marcus Coleman and Zian Jones
Wide Receiver: Alvin Cornelius and Ben Lewis
Tight End: Josh Parris and Ron Thompson
Defensive Back: Dontez Ford, Wayne Morgan and Julian Whigham
Linebacker: James Washington
Quarterback: Ashton Broyld
Running Back:  George Morris
Fullback: Myles Davis
Kicker: Ryan Norton
Athlete: Devante McFarlane

“Over the course of the break, I talked to quite a few players on our team, and it was interesting to hear the enthusiasm in their voice in that they were ready to come back to,” Marrone said of his current squad. “We had about 55 kids on this team who had not lost until this year. I think there’s a good understanding right now about what we have to do to work. I think the thought process is correct, the things everyone is saying are correct, and now it’s a point of going out there and executing which means lifting, running, doing all the right things to get prepared for a competitive Spring Football and, obviously, a very competitive Fall.”

SU’s annual Spring practice begins on March 20 and will conclude with the annual Spring Game on Saturday, April 21 at the Carrier Dome.

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SYRACUSE, N.Y. – After breaking the school record and posting the nation’s fastest time in the 60-meter hurdles for the second consecutive week, senior Jarret Eaton of the men’s track field team has been named the BIG EAST Male Track Athlete of the Week on Tuesday.

Eaton’s time of 7.49 seconds last weekend at the Penn State National Invitational beat his previous mark of 7.61 seconds, which he set two weeks ago at the Cornell Upstate Challenge. The time earned him an automatic spot in the BIG EAST, IC4A and NCAA Indoor championships later this season.

The Abington, Pa. native currently holds the top-two times in the nation, and is .19 seconds ahead of Clemson’s Spencer Adams. Eaton was named the 2010 Northeast Region Men’s Athlete of the Year during his junior year, the season he first set the SU 60-meter hurdle record, before redshirting the 2010-11 indoor and outdoor seasons.

The Orange will travel to the Armory this weekend for the New Balance Collegiate Invitational, which begins on Friday afternoon.

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2012 Preview – Part I

This is the second installment of SUathletics.com’s preview of the upcoming 2012 men’s lacrosse season. Part I focused on the attack and midfield. Part II features an overview of the team’s defensive midfield, close defense, faceoff specialists and goalies.

DEFENSIVE MIDFIELD
The Orange has big shoes to fill with the graduation of Joel White, the first defensive specialist to win the Lt. Donald C. MacLaughlin Jr. Award as the nation’s most outstanding midfielder. Sophomore Matt Harris was White’s backup at pole last season, playing in 16-of-17 games and collecting 11 ground balls. Like White, Harris also contributed offensively with two goals and one assist.
    
Senior Gairet Myers brings experience to the long-stick midfield position. In his three seasons at SU, Myers has appeared in 17 games. Peter Macartney has been impressive in the preseason after redshirting the 2011 season.
    
Freshmen Brandon Mullins and Ralph D’Agostino both excelled as long-stick midfielders in high school. Mullins is a talented athlete who led Coppell High School (Texas) to three state lacrosse championships. He was also named the state’s 5A Defensive Player of the Year in football by the Associated Press. D’Agostino was selected to the U.S. Under-19 National Team in the summer after a standout career at Immaculata High School in New Jersey.
    
Seniors Kevin Drew and Joe Moore will serve as Syracuse’s two primary short-stick defensive midfielders. Drew played in all 17 games last season and earned All-BIG EAST Second Team accolades. A scoring threat (Drew has 13 career goals), his speed in transition provides a quick spark for the Orange. Moore also played in every game in 2011. He picked up 13 ground balls, while causing seven turnovers. When not playing short-stick, Moore is also available to play the pole.
    
True sophomore Drew Jenkins and redshirt sophomore Stefan Carpentieri will also likely see time in the defensive midfield. Last season, Jenkins made nine appearances and contributed three ground balls. Carpentieri played in four games in 2011 and recorded one assist.

CLOSE DEFENSE
With the departures of Thomas Guadagnolo and Schmeisser Award winner John Lade, Brian Megill is the unquestioned leader of the defense. The 2012 BIG EAST Preseason co-Defensive Player of the year, Megill has started every game since he stepped on campus. He earned All-BIG EAST Second Team honors last season after leading all SU close defenders with 27 caused turnovers.
    
Among those vying to join Megill in the starting lineup is redshirt junior David Hamlin. A key member of SU’s NCAA-leading man-down unit in 2011, Hamlin started twice when Lade was out with an injury. Overall, Hamlin played in 15 games last season and recorded seven ground balls and four caused turnovers.
    
Junior Joe Fazio brings game experience and will challenge for a starting position, as will Matt Harris. The Orange’s most experienced pole, Harris’ game sense and physicality makes him an ideal candidate for the position. His versatility gives the coaching staff options on the defensive end.
    
The trio of redshirt junior Bryan Clegg, true junior Kyle Carey, and redshirt sophomore Griffin Vehar will also compete for playing time. All three saw limited action last season.
    
Defensive coordinator Lelan Rogers is also trying Brandon Mullins and Ralph D’Agostino, two exceptional long-stick midfielders in high school, at close defense to determine where they fit best.
    
Freshmen Bobby Tait and Chris Swanson round out the defensive unit. Tait was a lacrosse and hockey standout at Germantown Academy in Pennsylvania. Swanson starred at Rush-Henrietta High School near Rochester and received All-Greater Rochester honors from The Democrat and Chronicle.

FACEOFFS
The sophomore duo of Chris Daddio and Ricky Buhr combine to make a formidable tandem for Syracuse at the X. Both players gained extensive experience last season as rookies. Daddio posted the highest winning percentage (.500, 55-110) of any player on the team with at least 10 attempts in 2011, and his 55 faceoff wins ranked second on the squad. Buhr played in 15 games and posted a .486 winning percentage (36-74) last season.  
    
Drew Jenkins can also take faceoffs, if called upon. Last season, Jenkins attempted three draws, winning one. Orange assistant coach Kevin Donahue has also been working with freshman Mike Messina at the X.

GOALIE
One of the most frequently asked questions in the preseason was how the Orange would replace John Galloway in goal. And for good reason. Syracuse hasn’t had to break in a new goalie since the end of the 2007 season.
    
Enter redshirt sophomore Matthew Lerman. Lerman was Galloway’s backup in 2011 and is the frontrunner to win the job. Last season, he played in seven games and recorded eight saves and .615 save percentage.
    
Senior Paul Dubas and sophomores Ben Levy and Dominic Lamolinara are the other goalies on the roster with game experience. Dubas and Levy each have played two games during the Orange careers, and Lamolinara appeared in three games as a freshman for 2011 NCAA runner-up Maryland before transferring to Syracuse.
    
Freshman Bobby Wardwell boasts impressive scholastic goalkeeping a credentials. A five-year starter for Shenendehowa High School, Wardwell was named MVP of the 2011 Under Armour Lacrosse Classic. In addition, he was selected as the Troy Record and Albany Times-Union Player of the Year, and Inside Lacrosse ranked him the No. 2 goaltender in the Class of 2011.
    
Fellow freshmen Michael George and Ben Romagnoli are also competing for backup roles. George was a three-year starter at Pittsburgh Catholic Central, and Romagnoli helped lead nearby Cazenovia High School to a 22-1 record and the 2011 Class C state championship.

Syracuse begins the 2012 campaign on Feb. 5 with a three-way scrimmage against Le Moyne and Hofstra at the Carrier Dome. It opens the regular season at home against Albany on Feb. 19. Single-game and season tickets are available online, at the Carrier Dome Box Office (Gate B) or by calling 1-888-DOMETIX.

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Top 50 Watch List

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. – Syracuse senior Jenna Caira (Toronto, Ontario), the all time winningest pitcher in SU history, and 49 other student-athletes have been named on the “Watch List” for the 2012 USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year Award.
 
The USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year award is designed to recognize outstanding athletic achievement by female collegiate softball players across the country. The preseason “Watch List” includes 23 seniors, 20 juniors and seven sophomores.
 
Caira was named the 2011 BIG EAST Pitcher of the Year and was selected to the All-BIG EAST First Team. Caira led the Orange to a second-consecutive BIG EAST Tournament title with a record of 35-11 and 1.51 ERA in 2011. Her 35 wins set a Syracuse program record and were the most by any BIG EAST or ECAC pitcher. Heading into her senior season in 2012, Caira already holds six Orange pitching records.
 
The Top 25 finalists for the 2012 USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year award will be announced on April 11.

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Senior Jarret Eaton, owner of the nation’s fastest time in the 60-meter hurdles, was named to the Bowerman Award Watch List on Tuesday. The Bowerman is awarded annually to the top male and female track field athletes of the year. Eaton is one of 12 male student-athletes currently on the Watch List, and is the only member from a BIG EAST institution.

Eaton has broken the school record in the 60-meter hurdles twice this season, first at the Cornell Upstate Challenge before the Penn State National Invitational last weekend with a time of 7.49 seconds, the fastest collegiate time since 1997 and the world-leading time this season.

“Jarret has trained very hard and stayed healthy to this point,” said SU assistant coach Dave Hegland, who works with the Orange sprinters and hurdlers. “We are excited about his performances thus far, but I know he is focused on the championship meets at the end of the season. We look forward to seeing him continue to improve.”

Eaton, a native of Abington, Pa., was named the BIG EAST Male Track Athlete of the Week in each of the past two weeks. He has already qualified for the BIG EAST, IC4A and NCAA Indoor Championships later this season.

The Orange will return to the track this weekend at the New Balance Collegiate Invitational at the Armory in New York City, which begins on Friday afternoon.

Article source: http://www.suathletics.com/news/2012/2/1/TRACK_0201120151.aspx

2012 National Letter of Intent Roster

The 2012 Syracuse football National Letter of Intent signing class is complete with the addition of defensive linemen Zian Jones and Markus Pierce-Brewster. Head coach Doug Marrone‘s newest class includes five defensive linemen, including three ends and two tackles, four offensive linemen, three defensive backs, two tight ends, two wide receivers, and one each at linebacker, quarterback, running back, fullback, kicker and an athlete.

Marrone and assistant coach and recruiting coordinator Greg Adkins will host a press conference at 3:00 p.m. which will be streamed live on Orange All Access.

Here is the breakdown of the 2012 NLI Class:
Offensive Line: Ben Barrett, Jason Emerich, Kyle Knapp and Omari Palmer
Defensive End: Myles Hilliard,  Josh Manley and Markus Pierce-Brewster
Defensive Tackle: Marcus Coleman and Zian Jones
Wide Receiver: Alvin Cornelius and Ben Lewis
Tight End: Josh Parris and Ron Thompson
Defensive Back: Dontez Ford, Wayne Morgan and Julian Whigham
Linebacker: James Washington
Quarterback: Ashton Broyld
Running Back:  George Morris
Fullback: Myles Davis
Kicker: Ryan Norton
Athlete: Devante McFarlane

Fans can catch interviews with Marrone on ESPNU’s College Football Signing Day show at 1:05 pm, on the radio at 3:45 pm (ESPN Radio 97.7 FM) and on MSG Varsity’s Signing Day Special at 8:00 p.m.

SU’s annual Spring practice begins on March 20 and will conclude with the annual Spring Game on Saturday, April 21 at the Carrier Dome.

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SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Coming off a 3-2 victory on the road at Quinnipiac on Saturday, three members of the Syracuse ice hockey team earned weekly College Hockey America honors on Monday. Sophomore center Margot Scharfe was named the Player of the Week, sophomore Kallie Billadeau as Goaltender of the Week and Nicole Ferrara as Co-Rookie of the Week.

Scharfe had a team high two points last weekend at Quinnipiac (one goal, one assist). She scored the opening goal of the game on Saturday late in the first period, her 10th of the season and added the secondary assist on the game-winning goal with 8:36 left in regulation. Scharfe leads the Orange with 21 points (10 goals, 11 assists). She is 95th in the nation in points per game (0.75), tied for 74th in goals per game (0.36) while her 10 goals are tied for sixth in the CHA and her 11 assists are tied for 10th. She also has seven points in her last five games (three goals, four assists).

Billadeau played in the second game of the weekend series at Quinnipiac, making 53 saves to backstop the Orange to a 3-2 win on Saturday. She made double-digit saves in every period against the Bobcats, including 18 in the final frame to preserve the victory. Billadeau is 5-8-2 for SU this season with a 3.12 goals against average (37th in the nation; sixth in the conference) and .902 save percentage (32nd in the nation, fourth in the conference). Her 432 saves this season are also third in the CHA.

Ferrara scored the game-winning goal with 8:36 left in regulation to give the Orange a 3-2 win on the road at Quinnipiac. Ferrara has four goals and nine assists this season, which are tied for the Syracuse freshman lead. Of her four goals, two have been game-winners, a team-high. She is tied for 45th in the nation among rookies with 0.46 points per game, while her nine assists are tied for 13th in the conference.

The Orange returns home to Tennity Ice Pavilion this weekend to host Robert Morris in the final two home games of the season. Prior to Saturday’s game at 2:00 p.m., SU will honor its four seniors (Stephanie Jones, Taylor Metcalfe, Lisa Mullan and Megan Skelly) for their dedication to the Orange and the Syracuse community.

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Box Score | Season Stats

PROVIDENCE, R.I. —

Leading by 15 points at halftime, the Syracuse women’s basketball team (14-9, 3-6) would build its advantage to as many as 31 en route to an 80-54 victory on the road at Providence (12-10, 4-5) on Tuesday night at Alumni Hall. Iasia Hemingway led SU in scoring for the 10th time with season with 24 points as one of five Orange players in double-figures.

The Orange dominated the glass throughout the contest with a 39-20 edge, including a game-high eight from Kayla Alexander, who also added 10 points. Shakeya Leary had a career-high 15 points off the bench, while Rachel Coffey was perfect from the floor (4-of-4), contributing 13 points to reach double-figures for the second time this season. Carmen Tyson-Thomas had 11.

“The girls played really well, I’m really proud of their effort,” head coach Quentin Hillsman said. “I thought Rachel (Coffey) shot the ball really well. She played a masterful game today.”

Syracuse’s perfect 23-of-23 attack from the free throw line marked the first time since 2008 against Ohio that the Orange shot more 90 percent or better from the charity stripe.

An 8-0 run midway through the first half, combined with a 23-9 rebounding advantage, gave Syracuse a 38-23 halftime edge. The Orange shot 55.6 percent in the opening 20 minutes, including 4-of-6 from 3-point range, while holding the Friars to 33.3 percent shooting.

The Orange jumped out to a 17-7 lead 10 minutes in, dominating the boards to that point, 14-4 and Hemingway leading  the way with six points.

Elashier Hall drained a 3-pointer with 8:27 left in the half to up the Orange lead to 20-7 and Tyson-Thomas later scored five-straight points to give SU its largest lead of the half, 18 points, 29-11 with 5:38 left.

Syracuse would continue its hot shooting to start the second half, beginning on an 8-0 run in the opening 1:40 to take a commanding 21-point lead at 46-23, prompting an early timeout by the Friars.

SU maintained a stranglehold on the game, shooting 11-of-18 (61.1 percent) during the final 20 minutes, its highest second half shooting performance of the season. Teya Wright would score 15 points to lead Providence in an effort to close the gap, but the Friars could not overcome SU’s offensive momentum.

Syracuse will return to the Carrier Dome on Saturday to host South Florida at 1:00 p.m. Tickets are available online, at the Carrier Dome Ticket Office (Gate B) or by calling 1-888-DOME-TIX.

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During the next two days, SUathletics.com will preview the upcoming 2012 men’s lacrosse season. Part I of the preview focuses on the attack and midfield.

It is often said that elite programs reload. They don’t rebuild. With the departure of last year’s senior class, the winningest in school history with 60 victories over four seasons, and the loss of seven starters, that’s exactly what the 2012 Syracuse men’s lacrosse team is aiming to do – reload.

“This is a new group,” said head coach John Desko. “The last couple of years we have talked about having guys who have been starters, kind of set in their positions, for a couple of years. This year with seven of our 10 starters graduating, it’s a new group.”

Among the pieces Desko must replace are leading goal scorer Stephen Keogh, the entire first midfield (Jovan Miller, Josh Amidon and Jeremy Thompson) and two-thirds (John Lade and Thomas Guadagnolo) of the starting close defense. Not to mention the NCAA’s all-time wins leader and a four-year starter in goal (John Galloway).

Desko will do it with a talented crop of veterans, who may not all be household names, but possess valuable game experience, and a group of dynamic newcomers. However, Syracuse’s losses to graduaton have not gone unnoticed by the national lacrosse media. This year’s new-look Orange is ranked eighth in the 2012 Lacrosse Magazine preseason rankings and seventh in the Inside Lacrosse Face-Off Yearbook preseason poll, uncharted territory for a perennial top-five program.

“All the rankings are about is what we’ve lost, what we did last season, and what we have coming back,” said junior defenseman Brian Megill, a preseason Inside Lacrosse Second Team All-American. “So, those rankings are a little skewed, but a lot of teams are going to be surprised come spring time.”

Among the 2012 opponents Megill and the Orange will look to surprise are seven members of the preseason top 20 (Virginia, Duke, Johns Hopkins, Cornell, Notre Dame, Villanova and Princeton). Making the task even more difficult will be facing Virginia, Johns Hopkins, Cornell and Notre Dame on the road and Duke in a neutral venue. Overall, Syracuse’s schedule features 14 games, only six of which are at home.

“We are so excited,” Desko said. “We have a great schedule. We’re on the road a little bit too much, but I think that will make us better if we are still standing at the end of the year.”

In addition, Syracuse could play two more games away from the Carrier Dome should it qualify for the inaugural BIG EAST Conference Tournament scheduled for May 3-5 at Villanova.

It’s a challenge Desko believes his squad is up for.

“I think the team in general is really starting to bond together and they have a common goal,” Desko said. “They have not been ranked very high in the preseason. They feel they have something to prove and it shows in their work ethic.”

ATTACK
Arguably, the most experienced players on the SU roster are the attackmen. Three members of the unit have starting experience and four of last year’s top five at the position are back, including junior JoJo Marasco, who tied for the team points lead (41) in 2011.

A USILA Honorable Mention All-American, Marasco will likely see an increased role in the midfield this season, but his ability to dodge from behind, as well as up top, adds versatility to the Orange lineup.

Senior Tommy Palasek, a transfer from Johns Hopkins, returns for his second year with the Orange. Palasek played in all 17 games last season, starting the last eight in place of Tim Desko, who sustained an injury midway through the year. After taking some time to get his feet wet, Palasek finished the season third on the Orange in points (35) with 17 goals and 18 assists. His 18 assists were tied for the team lead and he tied for eighth in the BIG EAST in assists per game (1.06).

Desko, now a redshirt senior, was on his way to a breakout season in 2011 before getting hurt. He registered 19 points on 16 goals and three assists, and still managed to garner All-BIG EAST Second Team honors despite missing seven games. Now fully healthy, Desko is the team’s most established finisher and he was rewarded in December with 2012 preseason All-America honors.

Also back in the fold is senior Collin Donahue. Syracuse’s fourth attackman the second half of last season, Donahue is perhaps the team’s most precise passer. He played in 11 games last year and recorded three goals and seven assists.

Sophomores Derek Maltz and Billy Ward are both looking to crack the attack rotation after seeing time as rookies last year. Maltz recorded a perfect shooting percentage in 2011, scoring three goals on three shots and he is a slick operator around the crease. Ward totaled three points on one goal and two assists in 10 games a year ago.

Redshirt junior Pete Coleman, sophomores John Fitzgerald, Pat Powderly, redshirt freshman Kyle Henry and true freshmen Kevin Rice, Eric DeJohn, and Dylan Donahue round out the unit. Coleman returns to his more natural position after playing in the midfield last season. Fitzgerald and Powderly each played sparingly last year.
    
Rice (Skaneateles), DeJohn (Jamesville-DeWitt) and Dylan Donahue (West Genesee) are all high-scoring local products. Rice led all of Section III with 138 points in 2011. DeJohn was The Post Standard’s 2010 Player of the Year before taking a post-graduate year at the Trinity-Pawling School (N.Y.). Dylan is Collin Donahue’s younger brother. Dylan led West Genesee with 112 points in 2011 and enrolled at Syracuse in January.

MIDFIELD
One of the areas hit hardest by graduation was the midfield. In addition to the whole first unit, the Orange also lost Jeff Gilbert off the second line.

To help fill the void, Syracuse could turn to JoJo Marasco, who recorded 23 goals and tied for team-high honors with 18 assists. One of four team captains this season, he was named an honorable mention preseason All-American by Inside Lacrosse.

The other returnees with the most experience are senior co-captain Bobby Eilers, redshirt junior Steve Ianzito and sophomore Scott Loy.
    
A defensive midfielder at the start of the 2011 season, Eilers joined the second midfield halfway through the year and led all SU reserve middies with eight goals. Ianzito was also a second-liner last season. He played in all 17 games and recorded eight points on five goals and three assists. Loy gained valuable game experience as a freshman, appearing in 15 contests. The Toledo, Ohio native displayed some of his offensive potential, notching three goals and one assist.
    
One player without experience, but loads of talent and potential is redshirt freshman Hakeem Lecky. Universally lauded as one of the team’s most explosive athletes, Lecky was likely to run on the second line last season before a preseason wrist injury derailed his debut.
    
The coaching staff is also excited about the prospects of redshirt freshman Henry Schoonmaker. The Portland, Oregon product is blessed with excellent speed and opened some eyes in the fall with two goals in the 2011 Orange Alumni Classic.

Another player competing for time is redshirt junior Ryan Barber, who shifted to the midfield from attack in the fall of 2010. He played in seven games and recorded one assist last year.
    
The unit is bolstered by the addition of two transfers. Junior Matt Pratt comes to the Orange from nearby Onondaga Community College, where he was a two-time NJCAA All-American and led the Lazers to consecutive NJCAA national championships. Classmate Luke Cometti joined the Orange after spending two years at Albany, including the 2009 campaign when he was named to the America East All-Rookie Team.
    
Junior Christian Pagli, redshirt freshman Chris Kane and true sophomore Guy Waltman are all in the midfield mix, as are true freshmen Matt Walters, Alex Hatem, Tom Grimm, Clay Adams, Brenny Daly and Mike Messina.
    
Walters and Grimm are most heralded of the rookies. Walters was a driving force on last season’s top-ranked high school team – The Haverford School (Pa.) Fords. Grimm put up nearly 500 points at Carthage High School in New York and was rated the 15th overall prospect in the Class of 2011 by Inside Lacrosse.

Visit SUathletics.com Wednesday for more on the 2012 season. The second installment of this year’s preview features an overview of the team’s defensive midfield, close defense, faceoff specialists and goalies.

Article source: http://www.suathletics.com/news/2012/1/31/MLAX_0131121739.aspx

SYRACUSE, N.Y. -  The Syracuse women’s basketball team (13-9, 2-6 BIG EAST) heads to New England on Tuesday to face Providence (12-9, 4-4 BIG EAST) in a 7 p.m. tip-off at Alumni Hall/Mullaney Gymnasium.
 
GAME COVERAGE
•  The contest can be heard live on SU’s flagship station ESPN 97.7 FM/1200 AM and on Orange All-Access at SUathletics.com with Brian Higgins ‘04 on the call. Fans can also listen to the game on Syracuse’s student station, WJPZ 89.1 FM. Live statistics are also available on SUathletics.com.

FOLLOW THE ORANGE!
•  You can stay up to date with all of the latest news, scores, stats, photos, videos and more by following the Orange on social media! The Syracuse women’s basketball team is now on Twitter! Follow the Orange at Twitter.com/SyracuseWBB and follow all of SU’s team’s at Twitter.com/suorangeempire. SU is on Facebook at Facebook.com/SyracuseOrange.
 
SERIES HISTORY
•  This will be the 50th meeting all-time between Syracuse and Providence with the Friars leading, 31-18. SU is 5-19 at PC and 12-9 at home.
•  Quentin Hillsman is 4-2 against the Friars.
•  The Orange won last season’s meeting, 63-47, at the Carrier Dome on Feb. 25. Kayla Alexander tallied 18 points, six rebounds and five blocks to lead SU, while Iasia Hemingway added 14 points and eight boards. Mi-Khida Hankins led PC with 17 points while Teya Wright had a double-double with 14 points and 10 boards.
•  The teams met in the second round of the BIG EAST Championship in 2010, with the Orange winning, 76-71, on March 6. Erica Morrow scored four of her 24 points in the closing 1:16 to ice the win for SU.
•  The last time the teams played in Providence was earlier that season, on Jan. 19, 2010, when the Friars won, 71-69. PC shot 45 percent from the 3-point line, and SU shot 26.9 percent from the floor in the second half after shooting 53.8 percent in the opening 20 minutes.
•  SU’s last win at Providence was on Feb. 19, 2008, by a score of 62-58.
 
SCOUTING PROVIDENCE
•  The Friars are 12-9 overall and 4-4 in BIG EAST play. They have won three out of four coming into Tuesday.
•  The Friars are coming off a 66-50 win at home vs. Pitt on Saturday after winning by two at Marquette (52-50) on Jan. 21. Their last loss was 64-48 at No. 18 Louisville on Jan. 18.
•  PC is led by senior forward and UMass transfer Teya Wright, who averages nearly a double-double at 13.0 points and a BIG EAST-leading 9.5 rebounds per game.
•  Rachel Barnes is the top backcourt threat, averaging 11.3 points per game and leading the team with 30 3s.
•  PC has won with defense in 2011-12, holding teams to 57.9 ppg, while scoring a conference-low 56.3 ppg.
•  Phil Seymore (Canisius ‘89) is in his seventh season as head coach. He led the team to an 11th-place finish in the BIG EAST in 2010-11, going 13-16 overall and 6-10 in conference. He took the team to the WNIT in 2009-10 when the Friars went 19-15.
 
LAST TIME OUT
•  After Syracuse erased a 10-point second half deficit, Bjonee Reaves hit a jumper with 2.5 seconds left to lead Cincinnati (10-11, 1-7) past the Orange on Saturday at the Carrier Dome. Syracuse used 7-0 and 8-0 runs in the final 20 minutes to climb back into the game as Iasia Hemingway led the SU with 12 points and seven rebounds.
•  Syracuse shot 38% (24-of-64) for the game while the two teams combined for 36 turnovers. The Orange held a 44-31 edge in rebounds and had 38 second chance points following 26 offensive boards.
•  Kayla Cook led four Bearcats in double-figures with 14 points, while Jeanise Randolph added 11 and 13 rebounds off the bench.
 
ALEXANDER HONORED BY CONFERENCE
•  Kayla Alexander was named to the BIG EAST Honor Roll last Monday for her performance in the Orange’s road win against Seton Hall, 70-66, on Jan. 22.
•  It is the third BIG EAST weekly honor of the season for the junior center from Milton, Ontario. She received the same award on Nov. 21 and Nov. 28.
•  Alexander led all scorers with 23 points on 10-of-15 shooting from the field and 3-of-4 shooting at the free throw line. She grabbed eight rebounds, seven of which came at the offensive end, leading the Orange’s 30-24 advantage in points in the paint and 46-38 edge on the boards.
•  Iasia Hemingway recently received the honor two weeks in a row, on Jan. 2 and Jan. 9.
 
DOMINATING THE GLASS
•  Dominant rebounding has become the norm for the Orange in recent years. Syracuse is third in the NCAA in rebounding, averaging 48.2 per game and ranks seventh in margin at +11.4 per game.
•  In the BIG EAST, SU leads the conference in rebounds per game (48.2), offensive rebounds (21.9) and is second in rebounding margin (+11.4).
•  SU has four of the top 20 rebounders in the BIG EAST (9. Carmen Tyson-Thomas, 7.7; 10. Kayla Alexander, 7.3; 13. Iasia Hemingway, 6.8; and 15. Shakeya Leary, 6.5.
•  Syracuse led the NCAA in rebounding margin last season at +13.4 per game. SU outrebounded 31 of its 35 opponents.
 
STRONG AT THE STRIPE
•  An aggressive, attacking style of offense results in the Orange ranking third in the NCAA in free throws made (395) and fifth in free throws attempted (526).
•  Syracuse is third in the BIG EAST in free throw shooting percentage at .751.
•  Carmen Tyson-Thomas has the second-best percentage at the charity stripe in the conference (.902).
•  On Jan. 7 at Pitt, The Orange went 34-of-38 (.895) at the line, including Iasia Hemingway setting a school record with 15 free throws in 16 attempts.
 
ALEXANDER CONTROLS THE POST
•  Junior center Kayla Alexander is the Orange’s second-leading scorer (15.2 ppg.) and rebounder (7.3  rpg.) this season. She ranks ninth in the BIG EAST in scoring and 10th in rebounding, while leading the conference in blocked shots (57 total, 2.6 per game).
•  Alexander has scored 1,238 points in 93 career games. The junior ranks 10th all-time at SU, 16 points behind ninth-place Paula Moore (1997-01) at 1,254.
•  Alexander scored a career-high 33 points against Binghamton on Nov. 26, giving her 1,008 points in her career. She becomes the 21st player in program history to score 1,000 points in her career and the first since Erica Morrow accomplished the feat in 2009-10.
•  Alexander is third on Syracuse’s career blocked shot list with 218, 16 behind Vaida Sipaviciute (2005-08) for second all-time at SU.
•  Alexander is fourth on SU’s career free throws made list at 346. Next up is Julie McBride (2001-04) with 348.
 
HEMINGWAY SPARKS ORANGE
•  Senior Iasia Hemingway has reached double figures in scoring in 18 of 22 games this season and reached the 30-point mark three times. She leads the team in scoring (15.9 ppg), ranking sixth in the BIG EAST, and averages 6.8 rebounds.
•  She scored a career-high 33 points, including a school-record 15 free throws in 16 attempts, in a win at Pitt (1/7).
•  She set a then-career-high with 31 points to go along with 13 rebounds for her fourth double-double of the season vs. Colgate on Dec. 31.
•  Hemingway played the first two years of her career at Georgia Tech before transfering to SU. She has scored 1,419 points in her career, 794 of them wearing Orange.
 
TYSON-THOMAS MAKES IMPACT
•  Junior Carmen Tyson-Thomas ranks third on the team in scoring (11.2 ppg.) and leads the club in rebounding (7.7 rpg) this season.
•  She had a streak of three-straight double-doubles (12/29, 12/31, 1/3) and had scored in double figures in five-straight. She has five double-doubles on the season and 14 in her career.
•  The versatile swing-player has set career-highs in scoring in twice this season. Tyson-Thomas scored a career-high 21 points in SU’s win against Lafayette. She improved on that performance in Syracuse’s win against Buffalo, scoring a team-high 23 points. Since then she has posted 22 points against Ohio (12/20).
•  She ranks second in the BIG EAST in free throw shooting percentage at .902 (46-51), ranks fourth in offensive rebounds per game (3.5), and ninth in total rebounds per game (7.7).
 
HALL DISPLAYS ALL-AROUND GAME
•  Do-everything junior Elashier Hall has shown her veratility this season, averaging nearly double-figures in scoring at 8.0 points per game to go along with 5.0 rebounds per contest, all while leading the team with 67 assists and is second in steals (36).
•  Hall had 14 points, seven rebounds, six assists and hit a key 3-pointer in the final minute of SU’s comeback win at Seton Hall on Sunday.
•  Hall led the Orange with 19 points against Oklahoma (12/19), going 11-of-13 from the free throw line.
 
LEARY CLEANING UP THE GLASS
•  SU’s key post presence  off the bench, sophomore Shakeya Leary has posted double  figures in rebounds in five contests this season. She led the Orange with 13 rebounds against Long Beach State. Leary also had 10 rebounds against Binghamton, 10 at Boise State (11/29) and 10 vs. Xavier (12/18).
•  Leary scored a career-high 14 points, grabbed nine boards and blocked four shots in 16 minutes vs. Coppin State on Dec. 10.
•  Leary is averaging 6.5 rebounds in 16.9 minutes per game. That equates to 15.5 rebounds per 40 minutes of action.
 
BULLARD COMING ON STRONG
•  Sophomore wing Phylesha Bullard has become one of the Orange’s key players off the bench in recent games. While averaging 2.1 points and 2.1 rebounds in 10.4 minutes per game for the season, she has averaged seven points and six rebounds in 23 minutes per contest in SU’s last two games.
•  Bullard scored six points and grabbed five rebounds vs. No. 3 UConn (1/25), and then set tied a career-high with eight points vs. Cincinnati (1/28) with a career-high seven rebounds.

Article source: http://suathletics.syr.edu/news/2012/1/30/WBB_0130120008.aspx

Nike/Inside Lacrosse Preseason Poll | USILA Preseason Poll

BALTIMORE – The Syracuse men’s lacrosse team is ranked in the top 10 of both major national preseason polls, released Monday, Jan. 30.
 
The Orange checked in at No. 7 in the Nike/Inside Lacrosse preseason media rankings and eighth in the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (USILA) Preseason Coaches’ Poll. Defending national champion Virginia is No. 1 in both sets of rankings.
 
Syracuse earned 333 points in the media poll and 191 points in the coaches’ poll.
   
The Orange begins the 2012 campaign on Sunday, Feb. 5 with its first preseason scrimmage versus Hofstra and Le Moyne. The Orange opens the regular season at home against Albany on Feb. 19. Single-game and season tickets are available online, at the Carrier Dome Box Office (Gate B) or by calling 1-888-DOMETIX.

Article source: http://suathletics.syr.edu/news/2012/1/30/MLAX_0130120055.aspx

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Senior forward Kris Joseph has been named to the BIG EAST Conference Weekly Honor Roll.

Joseph was selected after helping the Orange to victories at Cincinnati and against West Virginia last week. He averaged 15.0 points and 6.5 rebounds in the two contests.

#2/2 Syracuse (22-1, 9-1) is preparing for a Saturday encounter at Madison Square Garden against St. John’s.

Article source: http://suathletics.syr.edu/news/2012/1/30/Joseph1.30.12.aspx

Results

BUFFALO, N.Y. – The Syracuse University tennis team (2-2) recorded its second straight sweep as the Orange defeated Buffalo (0-1) on Sunday afternoon at the Ellicott Tennis Courts.
 
“The girls are excited to get this win. I am really happy with how the freshmen are coming around,” head coach Luke Jensen said. “We have been practicing with a lot of intensity, and that has helped them respond to the match scenario. We are looking forward to the challenge of playing Cincinnati and Ohio State next weekend.”
 
SU won all three doubles matches to earn a 1-0 advantage heading into singles. Emily Harman and Komal Safdar defeated Shah/Podlas 8-1 on court one, while Maddie Kobelt and Aleah Marrow topped Markovic.Stoyanova 8-6 on court two.
 
Alessondra Parra and Amanda Rodgers concluded the doubles sweep with an 8-3 triumph against Candanoza/Golenko on court three.
 
Singles saw Harman and Safdar win on courts one and two 6-1, 6-4 and 6-3, 6-3, respectively. Kobelt outlasted Markovic on court three 7-5, 6-4, and Parra defeated Golenko in fourth singles 6-1, 6-2.
 
After dropping the first set, Marrow rebounded for a 2-6, 6-0, 6-1 victory in fifth singles against Podlas, and Rodgers rounded out the match on court six with a straight-set 6-3, 6-2 win against Candanoza.
 
The Orange is on the road next weekend with contests at Cincinnati on Saturday and at Ohio State on Sunday.  

Article source: http://suathletics.syr.edu/news/2012/1/29/TENNIS_0129120822.aspx

Penn State Results | Boston University Results

Following a record-breaking afternoon on Friday, the Syracuse track field team continued its successful weekend at the Penn State National Invitational, Boston University Terrier Invitational, and the Colgate Class of ’32 Invitational.

Senior Ieva Staponkute, who had a 12.16-meter leap in the triple jump last weekend, showed improvement in State College, Pa. with a 12.22-meter jump, good for a third place finish overall.

Jaquan Holland and Darryl White ran neck and neck in the preliminaries of the 60-meter dash, each finishing with a time of 6.88 seconds to reach semifinal action. Holland would also compete in the 200-meter dash, finishing seventh (22.09).

In the field, Frank Taylor finished second in the long jump with a BIG EAST qualifying leap of 7.32-meters.

In Boston, freshman Ryan Urie qualified for the conference championships with a third place finish in the 1000-meter run at 2:25.83, and will be joined by teammates Andrew Nelson and Justin Murray after their 4:13.27 and 4:18.57 finishes in the mile run, respectively.

Martin Hehir, Reed Kamsyzek, Corey Robinson and Tito Medrano secured spots in the league championships after they placed ninth (8:06.63), 20th (8:17.75), 22nd (8:21.12) and 24th (8:23.77) in the 3000-meter run. Andrew Palmer, Pat Dupont, Patrick Geoghegan and Jon Squeri would have a similar result in the 5000-meter run.

The Orange will be back in action this weekend as Syracuse travels to the Armory in New York City for the New Balance Collegiate Invite, which begins Friday afternoon.

Article source: http://www.suathletics.com/news/2012/1/29/TRACK_0129123510.aspx

Box Score | Season Stats | Photo Gallery

SYRACUSE, N.Y. – After Syracuse erased a ten-point second half deficit, Bjonee Reaves hit a jumper with 2.5 seconds left to lead Cincinnati (10-11, 1-7) past the Orange women’s basketball team (13-9, 2-6), 55-54 on Saturday at the Carrier Dome. Syracuse used a 7-0 and 8-0 run in the final 20 minutes to climb back into the game as Iasia Hemingway led the SU with 12 points and seven rebounds.

“The tough part of that game is I thought we did a great job of getting back into the game,” head coach Quentin Hillsman said. “I think this was a learning experience for our entire team and we will keep doing what we are doing.” 

Syracuse shot 38% (24-of-64) for the game while the two teams combined for 36 turnovers. The Orange held a 44-31 edge in rebounds and had 38 second chance points following 26 offensive boards.

Kayla Cook led four Bearcats in double-figures with 14 points, while Jeanise Randolph added 11 and 13 rebounds off the bench.

Both teams struggled to score during the opening ten minutes of the game as the Orange opened the contest 1-of-10 from the floor. Kayla Alexander got things started for SU with an offensive board and put back to make it 2-0 Syracuse.

The Bearcats never let the Orange lead get above five points, and clawed to within one with 8:54 left in the half on a bucket from Randolph which started a 7-0 Cincinnati run to take a 14-10 advantage.

Cincinnati would open up a seven point lead with less than one minute left in the half, but Leary would cut the deficit to five with a layup in the paint.

With Syracuse down 36-30 five minutes into the second half, Carmen Tyson-Thomas brought the Orange to within four with a jumper from the wing. The comeback continued midway through the second half as SU went on a quick 4-0 run with four points from Phylesha Bullard and two from La’Shay Taft to tie the score at 43.

The Bearcats answered with five straight, including a three-pointer from Cook that rattled in with 6:58 left in regulation. That’s when Hemingway went to work with four straight points, including a runner in the lane to give the Orange its first lead since 8:54 of the first half (10-9) to make it 52-50.

After Cook nailed a three-pointer from the left side giving Cincinnati a one-point lead at 53-52, Elashier Hall would nail a 12-foot jumper to retake the lead.

Hall fouled the Bearcats twice in the final seconds in an effort to cause a turnover, but Reaves’ bucket in the lane sunk the Orange and gave Cincinnati its first BIG EAST win of the season.

Syracuse will return to action on Tuesday at Providence for a 7:00 p.m. tip.

Article source: http://www.suathletics.com/news/2012/1/28/WBB_0128125518.aspx

Box Score

HAMDEN, Conn. –

Nicole Ferrara’s goal with 8:38 left in regulation and 53 saves from Kallie Billadeau led the Syracuse ice hockey team (9-16-3) past Quinnipiac (15-10-2) on Saturday at the TD Bank Sports Center, 3-2. SU received goals from three different scorers, and will host Robert Morris in the final two home games of the season next weekend, beginning Friday night at 7:00 p.m.

Billadeau was tested early and often in the game, making double-digit saves in every period including 18 in the third to preserve the victory. Neither team capitalized on the power play for the second straight game as the Orange was 0-of-1 and QU 0-of-3.

The Orange offense got things rolling early in the game, scoring twice in the first period on goals from Margot Scharfe and Megan Skelly. Scharfe netted her team-tying 10th goal of the season with 6:20 left in the frame on a great individual effort and a wrist shot past QU goaltender Victoria Vigilanti for the score.

The Bobcats answered quickly, however, as Breann Frykas scored her second goal of the weekend just 79 seconds after the Scharfe tally when she took a feed from Regan Boulton and fired a shot past Billadeau to level the score at one.

Skelly, playing in her 127th career game, would bury her sixth goal of the year after taking a pass from Caitlin Roach and rifling a shot past Vigilanti for the score, prompting QU coach Rick Seeley to insert Chelsea Laden between the pipes.

Quinnipiac doubled up the Orange with a 20-10 shot advantage during the second period, and tied the game 2-2 on a goal from Brittany Lyons seven minutes in. Lyons, who took a pass from Melissa Perry, sent a wrist shot past Billadeau for her sixth goal of the season.

Ferrara gave Syracuse the lead for good with 8:38 left in regulation on her fourth goal of the season off a dish from Holly Carrie-Mattimoe and a rocket past Laden for the score.

Syracuse was forced to kill off a penalty with 51 seconds left in the frame after SU was assessed a crosschecking minor, but the Orange weathered the storm in the game’s final seconds to earn a split in the weekend series.

Article source: http://www.suathletics.com/news/2012/1/28/WICE_0128121628.aspx

Box Score | Season Statistics | Player Quotes | Coach Boeheim Quotes | Photo Gallery

SYRACUSE, N.Y. –  No. 3/4 Syracuse (22-1, 9-1) outlasted rv/rv West Virginia (15-7, 5-4), 63-61, in front of the largest college basketball crowd of the season at the Carrier Dome. The BIG EAST Conference contest attracted 28,740. 
 
It came down to the final possession of the game with Syracuse clinging to a 63-61 lead with 28 second remaining. After an SU defensive stop, the Mountaineers retrieved the offensive loose ball and had one more opportunity to win the game with six seconds left. A corner three from Kevin Jones fell short and Syracuse improved to 15-0 at the Carrier Dome this season.
 
Brandon Triche led the Orange with 18 points, while Kris Joseph had 13 points, including two important baskets down the stretch. The Orange forced 17 WVU turnovers and had only had six on their end. The Mountaineers outrebounded the Syracuse, 41-20.
 
With the Orange trailing 13-7 in the first half, Dion Waiters ignited the SU offense with a drive down the lane and a slam dunk, which sparked a 7-2 run to bring Syracuse to within one at 15-14 with 11:42 remaining.
 
Kevin Jones then helped the Mountaineers capture its largest lead of the game by scoring five of the next seven WVU points as West Virginia led 22-16 at the under eight-minute timeout. Jones, the BIG EAST Conference’s leading scorer, finished with a game-high 20 points and eight rebounds.  
 
From that point on, the Orange defense held West Virginia to one field goal and just two points in the final eight minutes of the half. A layup by Joseph at 1:11 gave Syracuse its first lead (25-24) since it was 7-6. Scoop Jardine then hit SU’s second three of the half as the clock hit zero for a four-point halftime advantage, 28-24.
 
Syracuse would hold the lead out of the break until Truck Bryant, who did not score in the first half, tallied 10 quick points to tie the game at 41. However, two offensive rebounds and put-backs by Baye Keita and Joseph stretched SU’s lead back to four with 11:56 remaining.
 
Jones then gave West Virginia its first lead of the second half with a reverse layup, making it 47-46. The lead wouldn’t last long as Triche hit from downtown to put Syracuse back up 50-49 with 8:03 remaining.
 
Triche then took it coast-to-coast to put SU up 52-49, but a Gary Browne banked three pointer tied it for the third time in the half. The two teams would continue to trade scores, and the game was tied 56-56 at the final media timeout of the game.
 
Joseph then tallied the next five points for the Orange, but a Jones’ three-pointer once again tied the game up, this time at 61 apiece. Triche was then fouled going to the hoop with 1:28 remaining. He connected on both attempts, which proved to be the game-winning points.
 
Joseph grabbed a team-high seven rebounds to go along with his 13 points. Jardine contributed nine points and five assists. Waiters had eight points.
 
The Orange is back in action this Saturday as SU returns to Madison Square Garden for a noon contest with St. John’s (ESPN). After the road contest, Syracuse has two games in the Carrier Dome against rivals Georgetown and Connecticut.
 
Notes: The contest with West Virginia was the 50th meeting between the two schools; Syracuse holds a 34-16 series advantage … Jim Boeheim now has 878 career victories and is one win shy of tying Dean Smith for third all-time … Syracuse is 2-0 at Madison Square Garden this season, as the Orange defeated Virginia Tech and Stanford at the NIT Season Tipoff … Syracuse has the most wins in the nation with 22.  

Article source: http://www.suathletics.com/news/2012/1/28/MBB_0128125847.aspx

SYRACUSE, N.Y. – The Syracuse women’s basketball team (13-8, 2-5 BIG EAST) hosts Cincinnati (9-11, 0-7 BIG EAST) at 4 p.m. on Saturday at the Carrier Dome. The game follows the third-ranked Orange men’s basketball team’s game vs. West Virginia at 1 p.m.
• Fans that attend the men’s game receive free admission to the women’s game.
• Saturday is also Girl Scout Day at the Dome, with area troops in attendance and participating with the SU Cheerleaders at halftime.

GAME COVERAGE
• Fans can watch the game online on Orange All-Access at SUathletics.com.
• The contest can be heard live on SU’s flagship station ESPN 97.7 FM/1200 AM and on Orange All-Access at SUathletics.com with Brian Higgins ‘04 and Samantha Berdinka on the call. Fans can also listen to the game on Syracuse’s student station, WJPZ 89.1 FM. Live statistics are also available on SUathletics.com.

FOLLOW THE ORANGE!
•  You can stay up to date with all of the latest news, scores, stats, photos, videos and more by following the Orange on social media! The Syracuse women’s basketball team is now on Twitter! Follow the Orange at Twitter.com/SyracuseWBB and follow all of SU’s team’s at Twitter.com/suorangeempire. SU is on Facebook at Facebook.com/SyracuseOrange.

SERIES HISTORY
• This will be the ninth meeting all-time between Syracuse and Cincinnati with the series tied at four wins apiece. SU is 1-2 at home.
• Quentin Hillsman is 3-2 against the Bearcats.
• The Orange won last season’s meeting, a 55-53 comeback victory at Fifth Third Arena on Feb. 22. SU trailed by as many as 19 in the first half. Kayla Alexander led the Orange with 18 points, while Carmen Tyson-Thomas and Iasia Hemingway added 14 and 10 points, respectively. Shareese Ulis led UC with 20 points.
• Two seasons ago, on Feb. 13, 2010, the last time the teams met at the Carrier Dome, the Bearcats defeated the Orange, 66-62, in overtime. Nicole Michael led SU with 19 points and 11 rebounds, while Ulis led Cincinnati with 25 points, including the 3-pointer at the buzzer that sent the game into overtime.
• The teams first met in the 1982-83 season, a 75-70 Bearcats win in a tournament at Michigan, and did not meet again until the 2001-02 season.

SCOUTING CINCINNATI
• The Bearcats are 9-11 overall and 0-7 in BIG EAST play. After starting the season 9-5, Cincinnati has dropped its last six contests.
• The Bearcats have faced a front-loaded conference slate with losses coming to Louisville (59-64), USF (55-58), at Rutgers (47-58), Notre Dame (50-76), at UConn (37-80) and vs. St. John’s (34-51). Most recently, UC fell at Villanova on Tuesday, 63-54.
• UC’s last win was on Dec. 29 vs. High Point, 62-40.
• Cincinnati is led by Dayees Hollins. She leads the team in scoring (14.4 ppg) and assists (65), while grabbing 4.2 rebounds per game.
• Guard Bjonee Reaves is an outside-shooting threat, averaging 12.6 points per game while hitting 48 3s.
• Jamelle Elliott is in her third year as head coach. The 1996 Connecticut alumnus was 21-38 combined in her first two seasons. She led the Bearcats to a 9-20 record last season and 2-14 mark in conference play.

LAST TIME OUT
• Syracuse, playing in front of a record home crowd of 4,357, trailed No. 3 Connecticut by seven at halftime before the Huskies opened the second half on a 35-12 run to down the Orange, 95-54 on Wednesday night at the Carrier Dome. Iasia Hemingway led SU with 15 points. Tiffany Hayes led three UConn players in double-figures with a career-high 35 points.
• With five ties and two lead changes in the first half, UConn led 40-33 at halftime. SU matched the Huskies on nearly every statistical category in the opening 20 minutes, and shot 11-of-29 from the floor and holding a slight 21-20 edge in rebounds.
• SU led by as many as seven in the first half before the Huskies offense came alive with a 9-0 run, including seven from Hayes.

DOME SWEET DOME
• Syracuse has a record of 61-28 (.685) in the Carrier Dome since 2006-07. The Orange was nearly unbeatable on its home court last season, posting a 20-2 record in the Dome.
• This season, SU is 7-3 in the Dome.

ALEXANDER HONORED BY CONFERENCE
• Kayla Alexander was named to the BIG EAST Honor Roll on Monday for her performance in the Orange’s road win against Seton Hall, 70-66, on Sunday.
• It is the third BIG EAST weekly honor of the season for the junior center from Milton, Ontario. She received the same award on Nov. 21 and Nov. 28.
• Alexander led all scorers with 23 points on 10-of-15 shooting from the field and 3-of-4 shooting at the free throw line. She grabbed eight rebounds, seven of which came at the offensive end, leading the Orange’s 30-24 advantage in points in the paint and 46-38 edge on the boards.
• Iasia Hemingway recently received the honor two weeks in a row, on Jan. 2 and Jan. 9.

DOMINATING THE GLASS
• Dominant rebounding has become the norm for the Orange in recent years. Syracuse leads the NCAA in rebounding, averaging 49.1 per game and ranks seventh in margin at +11.3 per game.
• In the BIG EAST, SU leads the conference in rebounds per game (48.4), offensive rebounds (21.7) and is second in rebounding margin (+11.3).
• SU has four of the top 20 rebounders in the BIG EAST (8. Carmen Tyson-Thomas, 7.7; 10. Kayla Alexander, 7.4; 13. Iasia Hemingway, 6.8; and 18. Shakeya Leary, 6.5).
• Syracuse led the NCAA in rebounding margin last season at +13.4 per game. SU outrebounded 31 of its 35 opponents.

STRONG AT THE STRIPE
• An aggressive, attacking style of offense results in the Orange ranking second in the NCAA in free throws made (377) and attempted (501).
• Syracuse is second in the BIG EAST in free throw shooting percentage at .754.
• Carmen Tyson-Thomas has the best percentage at the charity stripe in the conference (.902).
• On Jan. 7 at Pitt, The Orange went 34-of-38 (.895) at the line, including Iasia Hemingway setting a school record with 15 free throws in 16 attempts.

ALEXANDER CONTROLS THE POST
• Junior center Kayla Alexander is the Orange’s second-leading scorer (15.4 ppg.) and rebounder (7.4  rpg.) this season. She ranks eighth in the BIG EAST in scoring and 10th in rebounding, while leading the conference in blocked shots (55 total, 2.6 per game).
• Alexander has scored 1,227 points in 92 career games. The junior ranks 10th all-time at SU, 27 points behind ninth-place Paula Moore (1997-01) at 1,254.
• Alexander scored a career-high 33 points against Binghamton on Nov. 26, giving her 1,008 points in her career. She becomes the 21st player in program history to score 1,000 points in her career and the first since Erica Morrow accomplished the feat in 2009-10.
• Alexander is fourth on Syracuse’s career blocked shot list with 216, just one behind Chris Palombi (1981-84) for third all-time at SU.
• Alexander is fourth on SU’s career free throws made list at 345. Next up is Julie McBride (2001-04) with 348.

HEMINGWAY SPARKS ORANGE
• Senior Iasia Hemingway has reached double figures in scoring in 17 of 21 games this season and reached the 30-point mark three times. She leads the team in scoring (16.0 ppg), ranking fifth in the BIG EAST, and averages 6.8 rebounds.
• She scored a career-high 33 points, including a school-record 15 free throws in 16 attempts, in a win at Pitt (1/7).
• She set a then-career-high with 31 points to go along with 13 rebounds for her fourth double-double of the season vs. Colgate on Dec. 31.
• Hemingway played the first two years of her career at Georgia Tech before transferring to SU. She has scored 1,407 points in her career, 782 of them wearing Orange.

TYSON-THOMAS MAKES IMPACT
• Junior Carmen Tyson-Thomas ranks third on the team in scoring (11.3 ppg.) and leads the club in rebounding (7.7 rpg) this season.
• She had a streak of three-straight double-doubles (12/29, 12/31, 1/3) and had scored in double figures in five-straight. She has five double-doubles on the season and 14 in her career.
• The versatile swing-player has set career-highs in scoring in twice this season. Tyson-Thomas scored a career-high 21 points in SU’s win against Lafayette. She improved on that performance in Syracuse’s win against Buffalo, scoring a team-high 23 points. Since then she has posted 22 points against Ohio (12/20).
• She leads the BIG EAST in free throw shooting percentage at .902 (46-51), ranks fourth in offensive rebounds per game (3.5), and ninth in total rebounds per game (7.7).

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Syracuse University assistant athletics director for strength performance Will Hicks is now in an elite group. The veteran strength and conditioning coach is one of 22 nationally to have earned Registered Strength and Conditioning Coach (RSCC) and has reached Emeritus (*E) status from the National Strength and Conditioning Associate (NSCA). The recognition is intended to increase awareness among coaches and student-athletes hoping its experts can ensure that student-athletes are maximizing their performance gains through properly developed, scientifically based training programs.  The goal of the recognition is to maintain the health and safety of the student-athlete who is lead or supervised by a highly qualified and certified professional.

“The NSCA Registry recognizes strength and conditioning coaches that have experience beyond certification,” said Sr. NSCA Director Coach Boyd Epley. “We are very proud to have Coach Hicks join this registry.”

Hicks joined the Syracuse staff in 2000 as the head strength and conditioning coach was promoted to assistant athletics director in 2007. He has worked with more than 60 student-athletes who have gone on to play professional football, including more than two dozen at Syracuse. The list includes current Indianapolis Colts defensive end Dwight Freeney, a 2006 Super Bowl Champion and seven-time Pro Bowl selection, and David Tyree, a member of the 2007 Super Bowl Champion New York Giants and a 2005 Pro Bowl selection). In 2011, 16 players Hicks mentored at Syracuse were on NFL rosters.

“Coach Hicks has a unique perspective on athletic performance and is trained to recognize mechanical or physiological issues in athletes to efficiently prescribe alternative exercises to obtain the desired performance,” the NSCA press release stated. “While keeping up with the most current research and best practices, Hicks is dedicated to ensuring the safety of young athletes.”

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The Syracuse football program has a prodigious history of producing NFL Pro Bowl players.  Defensive end Dwight Freeney, a 10-year NFL veteran with the Indianapolis Colts, will continue the run this weekend in the 2012 Pro Bowl (Sunday, January 29 at 7:00 pm, NBC). Freeney, who recorded 8.5 sacks this season, will play in his fourth consecutive Pro Bowl and the seventh in his NFL career.

The Syracuse Pro Bowl story began in 1958 when running back Jim Brown and center Jim Ringo each earned the honor.  Brown played nine NFL seasons and made the Pro Bowl squad each time.  Ringo was elected to the Pro Bowl 10 times in his 15-year career, including nine consecutive invites.

After Brown and Ringo paved the Orange road to the Pro Bowl the Syracuse streak continued with the likes of Walt Sweeney (San Diego Chargers guard) and NFL Hall of Famers John Mackey (Baltimore Colts tight end), Floyd Little (Denver Broncos running back), and Larry Csonka (Miami Dolphins running back).

Overall, former Syracuse players have accounted for a total of 92 Pro Bowl appearances, exceeding the amount produced by several other renowned football programs, including Georgia (87), Florida State (73), and Florida (57). 

And while the history is impressive, the Orange streak in the NFL’s annual all-star game continues today. Since 1979, former Syracuse Orange players have garnered 45 Pro Bowl invitations.

Since 2000, three former Orange standouts have accounted for a total of 23 Pro Bowls, including Marvin Harrison (nine), Donovan McNabb (seven) and Freeney (seven).

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Senior Jarret Eaton, who broke the SU record with the nation’s fastest time in the 60-meter hurdles last weekend, had a repeat performance with a 7.49 time at the Penn State National Invitational on Friday in State College, Pa. Lauren Penney, competing at the Boston University Terrier Invitational, also broke a school record with a 4:39 time in the mile run. Syracuse will continue competition throughout the weekend at Penn State, Boston University and Colgate.

Eaton reached the finals in the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 7.67 in the preliminaries along with teammate Amadou Gueye before besting his NCAA leading time with a 7.49 mark in the finals for a meet, facility, and Syracuse record.

Also in State College, senior Flings Owusu-Agyapong finished second in the 60-meter dash with a time of 7.34, beating her preliminary time by 0.02 seconds.

In Boston, Penney picked up where she left off from an All-American cross country season in 2011 with an Orange school record in the mile at 4:39, the sixth best time in the nation this season.

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Box Score | Season Stats

HAMDEN, Conn. –

Paced by a 38-19 shot advantage, Quinnipiac scored once in the first period and twice in the third to shut out the Syracuse ice hockey team (8-16-3) on Friday night at the TD Bank Sports Center, 3-0. Jenesica Drinkwater made 35 saves in goal, one shy of her career high, while Chelsea Laden made 19 stops and Erica Uden Johansson contributed a goal and two assists for the Bobcats (15-9-2). The teams will square off tomorrow afternoon in the weekend finale at 4:00 p.m.

Syracuse was 0-for-3 on the power play against the Bobcats, who have taken the fewest penalties in the nation this season. Quinnipiac was 0-for-3 on the man advantage as the Orange, which had the least amount of penalties since Dec. 2 against Lindenwood.

“We struggled through the first period, but Drinkwater kept us in there,” head coach Paul Flanagan said. “Then we played a solid second but couldn’t muster up enough offense to match their effort in the third period.”

Quinnipiac set the tone offensively in the first period, holding 12-5 edge in shots and potting the game’s first goal midway through the frame. After the Bobcats opened the game with five straight shots on Drinkwater, Uden Johansson scored her fifth goal of the season after receiving a feed from Breann Frykas and beating the Syracuse netminder for the score.

Syracuse began to piece together offensive chances midway through the second period with heavy pressure in the QU zone, but the Orange could not solve Laden, who made all seven saves in the middle stanza. Drinkwater would keep SU in the game with nine saves, including four while Syracuse was shorthanded.

Quinnipiac would pepper Drinkwater consistently during the third period with 17 shots, and added two insurance goals four minutes apart to give the Bobcats a commanding 3-0 lead. Nicole Kosta would make it a two-goal game less than six minutes into the final frame with her fourth goal of the season off a dish from Uden Johansson.

Uden Johansson would also set up the final score of the contest 9:16 into the third period when she spotted Felica Vieweg across the ice. Vieweg collected the pass and found Kate Wheeler, who then fired a shot past Drinkwater for her fifth of the season and a 3-0 QU advantage.

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SYRACUSE, N.Y. – The Syracuse University tennis team (1-2) registered its first win of the season in dominant fashion as the Orange swept St. John’s (0-1), 7-0, on Friday evening at Drumlins Tennis Center.
 
SU opened the evening by sweeping doubles to earn a 1-0 advantage heading into singles. Amanda Rodgers and Alessondra Parra got SU started with an 8-1 victory against SJU’s Thomas/Pogirbnyak on court three. Maddie Kobelt and Aleah Marrow followed that up by defeating Austin/Firat 8-3 on court two.
 
Emily Harman and Komal Safdar rounded out doubles with a narrow 8-6 triumph on court one against the duo of Adams/Selakovic.
 
SU breezed through singles as well, winning all six matches in straight sets. Kobelt was the first to finish in third singles as she had little trouble with Diamond Adams, winning 6-0, 6-2. Safdar then took care of business in second singles with a 6-2, 6-1 victory against Zwirbulis.
 
Marrow then topped Pogirbnyak on court five with a decisive 6-0, 6-2 win, while on court one Harman defeated SJU’s Selakovic 6-2, 6-3.
 
Courts four and six rounded out the action as Rodgers defeated Austin in sixth singles (6-3, 6-2) and Parra topped Adams on court four, 6-0, 6-1.
 
Syracuse won 72 games in singles, compared to just 18 for the Red Storm. Marrow, Parra and Safdar each collected their first singles victories of the season.
 
“It was the best match we have played this year. We had a fast start and a solid finish,” head coach Luke Jensen said. “I am really happy with everything we have been doing with the speed training and the power training. It is working.”
 
The Orange has a quick turnaround as SU travels to face the Buffalo Bulls on Sunday morning. First serve is set for 11:00 a.m. 

Article source: http://www.suathletics.com/news/2012/1/27/TENNIS_0127121931.aspx

Schedule of Events

Schedule of Events

Syracuse has a busy weekend on tap as the Orange will compete at the Penn State, Boston University and Colgate Invitational. SU will travel to State College, Pa. this weekend to attend the Penn State National Invitational, with more than 1,000 athletes from more than 30 top programs around the country will compete at the Ashenfelter III Indoor Track on Friday and Saturday.  Events kick off Friday at 5:45 p.m. with a 10 a.m. start Saturday morning. 

Competition will be fierce in all directions as long distance powerhouses such as Villanova, Georgetown, Virginia and Ohio State are amongst teams registered.  Following the precedent set during the last five years in the mile run competition, crowds should expect yet another performance featuring sub-4:00 mile.

Syracuse is coming off a successful weekend at the Cornell Upstate Challenge, where nine members of the team clinched spots in the IC4A and ECAC Championships later this season, led by Jarret Eaton’s school record time of 7.61 seconds in the 60-meter hurdles, securing a trip to the NCAA Indoor Track Field Championships in March.

Other members of the Orange squad will venture to Boston Mass., to attend the Boston University Terrier Invitational on Saturday. SU will be represented by 19 long distance runners which will compete at the Track and Tennis Center starting at 10:25 a.m. 

Sophomore Terrier Rich Peters has made his mark, completing the one mile run in 4:00.13, the fastest indoor time in the nation this season at the Multi-Team Meet on January 19. 

Head coach Chris Fox will also keep some SU student-athletes local, competing at the Colgate Katie Almeter Memorial Class of ’32 Invitational in Hamilton, NY. 

Senior Graham Tooker of the Raiders will be looking to follow up his stellar performance at the Boston University and Harvard Challenge last Saturday at this home meet.  Tooker finished second in the 200m dash and third in the 400m dash, both which were IC4A qualifying runs. 

In The Polls:
The Syracuse men’s team is 15th in the first United States Track Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) Northeast Regional rankings, which were released on Tuesday. The SU men also jumped 92 spots in the USTFCCCA National Team Computer Rankings earlier this week, the biggest mover of any team in the country.

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ORLANDO, Fla. - Syracuse lacrosse is making a splash at the US Lacrosse Champion Challenge in Disney this year. US Lacrosse’s annual Champion Challenge is taking place for the seventh consecutive year at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Florida, Jan. 27-29, 2012.

This year, the Syracuse women’s lacrosse team will square off against Team England on Saturday at 11:30 a.m. Syracuse is one of three women’s lacrosse squads attending the tournament, including Northwestern and Maryland.

The U.S. Women’s Team also features three Syracuse lacrosse names: junior Michelle Tumolo, former Orange standout Katie Rowan ’09, and new assistant coach Katrina Dowd. Team USA plays Team England on Friday at 7 p.m. and Maryland on Saturday at 5 p.m.

The U.S. women’s national team will face defending NCAA champion Northwestern on Sunday at 11 a.m. live on ESPN3. ESPN will televise the game on Jan. 29 at 10:30 a.m. This will be the final training opportunity for the 38-player 2011-12 squad, before the roster is trimmed to 24 in preparation for a summer competition tour in Oshawa, Canada, host of the 2013 Federation of International Lacrosse (FIL) World Cup.

The U.S. Men’s National Team also features some familiar faces. Team USA includes former Syracuse standout attackman Casey Powell ’98 as well as recent Syracuse graduates midfielder Steven Brooks ‘08 and attackman Mike Leveille ‘08.

The 21-member U.S. men’s national team will square off against the Denver, a 2011 NCAA semifinalist, immediately following the women’s game on Sunday and beginning at 1:30 p.m. live on ESPN3.  The game will also be shown on ESPN on Jan. 29, beginning at 10:30 a.m. The roster includes players from the 2010 World Cup team and the 2009 training team as well as numerous professional level standouts.

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SYRACUSE, N.Y. – After playing two games on the road, No. 3/4 Syracuse (21-1, 8-1) returns to the Carrier Dome to host rv/rv West Virginia (12-9, 5-3) on Saturday, Jan. 28. Tipoff is set for 1 p.m. The game will feature two of the top three scoring offenses in the BIG EAST. The Orange leads the league in scoring (78.0 ppg.), while the Mountaineers rank third (75.0 ppg.)

The game will be broadcast on ESPNU and ESPN3. Tickets for Saturday’s game are available online, by phone (1-888-DOMETIX) or in person at the Carrier Dome Box Office.  Fans can also follow the action on the Syracuse IMG Radio Network and its flagship TK99 (99.5 FM). The audio stream of the broadcast will be available on Orange All Access on SUathletics.com. Subscriptions to Orange All Access are available at daily, monthly and yearly rates.

CHRISTMAS ENJOYS BREAKOUT PERFORMANCE
Freshman Rakeem Christmas recorded several career highs in Syracuse’s victory at Cincinnati. He led the Orange with a career-high nine rebounds, including four on the offensive end of the court. Christmas also blocked two shots and dished out two assists, both career bests. He also added four points in a season-high 27 minutes of action.

A CLOSER LOOK AT THE ORANGE
Syracuse rebounded from its first setback of the season with a 60-53 victory against Cincinnati on Monday, Jan. 23. The victory gave head coach Jim Boeheim his 877th career win and moved him into sole possession of fourth place on the career coaching wins list.

The Bearcats opened the game by hitting 4-of-5 from three-point range in the first four minutes of the game. The Orange responded with a 9-0 scoring run as SU tied the game at 15-15. Kris Joseph’s dunk with 40 seconds remaining gave Syracuse its first lead at 26-25, and Dion Waiters’ runner in the lane at the buzzer put SU up three at halftime.

Cincinnati recorded the first four points of the second half and led 34-30. Following a Syracuse timeout, the Orange scored on its next four possessions to tie the score at 38-38. Senior Scoop Jardine and junior Brandon Triche hit back-to-back three pointers to give Syracuse the lead for good.

The Orange pushed its lead to eight with 6:00 remaining and the Bearcats could not recover. Jardine’s three-pointer as the shot clock ran out with less than two minutes to play gave SU an 11-point lead and put the game out of reach.

Joseph led Syracuse with 17 points, while Jardine had 13 points and six assists. Triche added 11 points, while freshman Rakeem Christmas grabbed a career-high nine rebounds.

SCOUTING THE MOUNTAINEERS
West Virginia enters Saturday’s game with an overall record of 12-9 and a BIG EAST mark of 5-3. The Mountaineers had their three-game winning snapped on Wednesday in a 78-62 loss at St. John’s.

Senior Kevin Jones leads the BIG EAST in scoring and rebounding, averaging 20.0 points and 11.6 rebounds per game. He is one of three Mountaineers who average double figures in scoring. Senior Darryl Bryant averages 17.4 points per game, which ranks seventh in the BIG EAST, while junior Dennis Kilicli is contributing 10.8 points per contest.
Bob Huggins is in his fifth season at the helm of the West Virginia program. Since returning to his alma mater, Huggins has guided the Mountaineers to the 2010 BIG EAST Championship and NCAA Final Four and four consecutive trips to the NCAA Tournament. Earlier this year he recorded his 700th career victory.

THE SERIES
Syracuse leads the all-time series with West Virginia, 33-16. The Orange has won the last four meetings and 15 of the last 18 dating back to the 1998-99 season. SU defeated the Mountaineers, 63-52, in the Carrier Dome in the only meeting between the two teams last season. Brandon Triche led the Orange with 20 points, including 13 in the second half, and Kris Joseph added 16 points.

UP NEXT…
Syracuse will have a week off before traveling to New York City to face St. John’s on Saturday, Feb. 4 at noon.

Article source: http://suathletics.syr.edu/news/2012/1/27/MBB_0127125835.aspx

Match Notes

SYRACUSE, N.Y. – The Syracuse University tennis team (0-2) looks to notch its first win of the season as the Orange hosts St. John’s (0-0) on Friday night in its home opener at Drumlins Tennis Center. First serve is set for 6:00 p.m.
 
Syracuse has been on the road for the first two weeks of the season against nationally-ranked programs in No. 42 South Florida and No. 51 TCU. The Orange fell to the Bulls 5-2 and suffered a 6-1 setback to the Horned Frogs.
 
Senior Emily Harman recorded her first win of the season in No. 1 singles with a 6-3, 5-7, 1-0 (10-5) decision against No. 92 Stefanie Tan of TCU last Saturday. Harman’s first four combined matches have all come against nationally-ranked opponents. She has played No. 1 for both singles and doubles in each of SU’s first two matches.
 
St. John’s finished the 2011 campaign 11-10 overall and 4-2 in the BIG EAST. The Orange and the Red Storm met in the first round of last year’s BIG EAST Tournament with SU defeating SJU, 4-0. SU holds a 10-4 series advantage.
 
After the Friday evening match with St. John’s, SU then travels to face Buffalo on Sunday morning at 11:00 a.m. This will be the ninth meeting between the schools, with Syracuse winning six of them.   

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HARRISON, N.J. – Former Orange goalkeeper Jeremy Vuolo signed a contract with Major League Soccer’s New York Red Bulls on Wednesday, January 25. Terms of the contract were not released, per league rules.
 
Vuolo spent the past year playing with the Finnish club, AC Oulu. The team competes in Finland’s second tier – the Ykkönen. Last season, Vuolo played in every match for the Finnish club, recorded 11 shutouts, and led them to a third place finish.
 
“We are all excited for Jeremy,” said Syracuse head coach Ian McIntyre. “He has worked extremely hard and is coming off an excellent season in Finland. I know that he will continue his soccer education with the New York Red Bulls and under the guidance of goalkeeper coach Todd Hoffard. We all wish JV the best of luck as he embraces the next chapter of his career.” 
 
The Downington, Pa. native played one season at Syracuse after transferring from Hartwick College. In 69 games between the two schools, Vuolo recorded a 1.07 goals-against average and notched 21 shutouts, including three for the Orange in 2010.

“After doing extensive scouting, we believe that Jeremy has a very bright future ahead of him and can compete at the MLS level,” said Red Bulls General Manager and Sporting Director Erik Soler. “He had a very good year playing professionally in Finland and brings many great attributes to the table. We expect that he will compete for a starting spot this year.”
 
The New York Red Bulls opened their preseason training camp on Thursday, Jan. 20.

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Coming off a fast start to the 2012 season, the SU men’s track field team jumped 93 spots up to No. 41 in the United States Track Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) National Team Computer Rankings following their record-setting performance at the Cornell Upstate Challenge in Ithaca last weekend.  The Orange is the biggest mover this week and is now also ranked No. 15 in the Northeast region, one of only seven BIG EAST teams ranked.

Leading the way for the Orange is senior Jarret Eaton, who broke the school record of 7.68 seconds in the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 7.61, the fastest time in the nation this season.  Eaton set the previous school record in 2010 at the New Balance Invitational.  This outstanding performance secured him an automatic qualification to the BIG EAST, IC4A and NCAA Indoor Championships, and earned him BIG EAST Male Track Athlete of the Week honors.

Junior Amadou Gueye ran the 60-meter hurdles alongside Eaton coming in second place with a time of 8.04 seconds to earn a spot in both the BIG EAST and IC4A Championships as well.  60-meter dash runners Jaquan Holland (6.84) took second and Jihaad Howard (6.96) took fifth to contribute to the increase in overall rankings for the Orange. 

This weekend Syracuse will compete in the Penn State National Invitational in State College, Pa. which will include more than 30 teams featuring over 1,000 student-athletes, the Boston University Terrier Invitational in Boston, Mass. and the Class of ’32 Invitational in Hamilton.

Article source: http://suathletics.com/news/2012/1/25/TRACK_0125122738.aspx

Box Score | Season Stats | Orange All Access | Photo Gallery

SYRACUSE, N.Y. —

The Syracuse women’s basketball team, playing in front of a record home crowd of 4,357, trailed No. 3 Connecticut by seven at halftime before the Huskies opened the second half on a 35-12 run to down the Orange, 95-54 on Wednesday night at the Carrier Dome. Iasia Hemingway led SU (13-8, 2-5) with 15 points. Tiffany Hayes led three UConn (18-2, 7-1) players in double-figures with a career-high 35 points.

“We played a solid first half,” said head coach Quentin Hillsman. “We knew they would come out and make a run in the second half, and they did. We didn’t match their run.”

With five ties and two lead changes in the first half, UConn led 40-33 at halftime. SU matched the Huskies on nearly every statistical category in the opening 20 minutes, and shot 11-of-29 from the floor and holding a slight 21-20 edge in rebounds.

The Orange pressed the Huskies early on, forcing a turnover less than a minute into the game and a bucket from Elashier Hall, drawing a foul and giving SU a 4-2 lead. The aggressive Syracuse attack in the paint led to two fouls on Stefanie Dolson just two minutes in.

SU led by as many as seven in the first half before the Huskies offense came alive with a 9-0 run, including seven from Hayes. Syracuse went shot for shot with the Huskies, keeping the game to one possession until Connecticut went on a 6-0 run during a 54 second span to open up a 30-24 edge.

Kayla Alexander (eight points, four blocks) made it a five-point game coming out of halftime with a bucket down low, but UConn would answer with 12 straight points, including five from Hayes, to open up a 17-point advantage at 52-35.

The Huskies continued their hot shooting throughout the half, shooting 65%, including 8-of-13 from beyond the arc. Connecticut would also take advantage of 17 SU turnovers, turning them into 24 points and holding the Orange to an 8-of-33 performance from the floor in the final 20 minutes.

The Orange will continue its brief two-game home stand on Saturday as SU hosts Cincinnati at 4:00 p.m. at the Dome in the second game of a doubleheader with the Syracuse men’s basketball team, which plays at 1:00 p.m. against West Virginia.

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Syracuse is one of nine programs that have been selected by Nike to wear the new Nike Hyper Elite Platinum uniform this season. The Orange will wear the uniform when it hosts USF on February 22, 2012. 

Fans can follow the press conference announcing the new uniforms at:
http://www.nikelivepresents.com/platinum/nike_platinum.html   

Each of the nine programs selected have won NCAA Championships in Nike apparel. In addition to Syracuse, the participating schools include Arizona, the Baylor women’s team, Duke, Florida, Kentucky, Connecticut (men’s and women’s) and North Carolina.
 
According to Nike, the ”Nike Hyper Elite Platinum uniform is designed at the intersection of sustainability and performance. Nike created the uniforms specifically for superior performance and lower environmental impact.  The fabric of the Nike Hyper Elite Platinum shorts are made from 100 percent recycled polyester while the jersey fabric is made from at least 96% recycled polyester. Both short and jersey are tailored for the optimal efficiency of movement and are five percent lighter than the previous Nike Hyper Elite uniform.  Featuring laser-cut bonded logos, a sharp platinum design as well as prominent accent colors, the Nike Hyper Elite Platinum uniforms are sure to shine on the court.”
 
“Nike is committed to producing top-of-the-line performance attire with reduced sacrifice to the environment,” said Phil Cook, Nike’s Brand Manager for Basketball. “With our Nike Hyper Elite Platinum design, Nike is maintaining its long-standing obligations to our fans to not only produce the best on-court looks but also a design that makes use of the resources we already have.”
  
Other aspects of the uniform include:

*Laser perforations in side panels for increased breathability and a lightweight 4-way stretch woven design on the short.
*A bonded hem detailing found on the short and the bonded back seam near the neckline to enhance comfort and style.
*A lightweight Nike Sphere fabric on the front.
*A full Nike Aerographics back panel.

Article source: http://www.suathletics.com/news/2012/1/25/Nike1.25.12.aspx

Following a record breaking performance at the Cornell Upstate Challenge last weekend, senior hurdler Jarret Eaton was named the BIG EAST’s Male Track Athlete of the Week on Tuesday. Eaton broke the Syracuse record in the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 7.61 last Saturday.

Eaton’s time qualified the Abington, Pa. native for the BIG EAST and IC4A championships later this season, and earned himself an automatic bid to the NCAA Indoor Track Field Championships in March. Eaton bested his previous school record, which he set in 2010, by 0.07 seconds at the Upstate Challenge, and is the fastest 60-meter hurdle time in the nation this season.

Eaton was named the 2010 Northeast Region Men’s Athlete of the Year during his junior year, the season he first set the SU 60-meter hurdle record, before redshirting the 2010-11 indoor and outdoor seasons.

Eaton and the Orange will travel to State College, Pa. this weekend for the Penn State National Invitational and to Boston, Mass. for the Valentine Invitational.

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As part of National Girls Women’s in Sports Day, Syracuse Athletics will honor retired Senior Associate Director of Athletics and Senior Women’s Administrator Barbara Henderson for her years of service to the University, the Athletic Department and as a contributor and pioneer in women’s athletics at Wednesday night’s women’s basketball game vs. No. 3 Connecticut at the Carrier Dome.
 
A special ceremony honoring Henderson as Syracuse’s National Girls Women in Sports Day honoree will include many of the Syracuse women’s athletic teams and will take place at halftime of the game.
 
Wednesday’s game against the seven-time National Champion Huskies is also Syracuse women’s basketball’s “Pack the House” night at the Carrier Dome, with tickets just $2, powered by National Grid. As always, parking at the Dome is free for women’s basketball games.
 
Henderson served SU as senior associate director of athletics and senior women’s administrator from June 2005 until her retirement in August 2011. She supervised the women’s lacrosse, softball, women’s soccer, volleyball, swimming and diving, and spirit squad programs, as well as the department’s administrative assistants.
 
Additionally, Henderson was responsible for facilities management, game administration and event management in her role of associate director of athletics.
 
She served on the Syracuse University Student Affairs judicial Appeal Board, the Emergency Preparedness Committee and the WAER Advisory Board. Henderson also served on the SUAD ‘Cuse Awards Committee and was the SUAD Selection Committee Coordinator for the Soladay Awards. She remains on the Syracuse Sports Corporation’s Executive Committee and the Greater Syracuse Sports Hall of Fame Board of Directors.

Henderson was inducted into the Orange Plus Hall of Fame in 2001 as an honorary member. She was honored with the 2008 Syracuse Women in Business Award and the 2009 NYSPHSAA Section III Service Award.

Article source: http://www.suathletics.com/news/2012/1/24/WBB_0124123249.aspx

 
SYRACUSE, N.Y. -  The Syracuse Orange women’s basketball team (13-7, 2-4 BIG EAST) hosts No. 3 Connecticut (17-2, 6-1 BIG EAST) on “Pack the House” night on Wednesday in a 7 p.m. tip at the Carrier Dome. Tickets to see the Orange take on the seven-time National Champs are just $2, powered by National Grid.
•  National Girls Women in Sports Day is also being celebrated Wednesday night with several of the Syracuse women’s athletic teams in attendance as well as a special halftime ceremony honoring retired Senior Associate Director of Athletics/Senior Women’s Administrator Barbara Henderson for her years of service to Syracuse University and promotion of women’s athletics.
•  The first 200 students at the game will receive SU basketball pinnies, courtesy of Papa’s Sports.
 
GAME COVERAGE
•  Time Warner Cable Sports is televising the game live statewide with Steve Infanti and Lorraine Schunck calling the action.
•  The contest can be heard live on SU’s flagship station ESPN 97.7 FM/1200 AM and on Orange All-Access at SUathletics.com with Brian Higgins ‘04 and Samantha Berdinka on the call. Fans can also listen to the game on Syracuse’s student station, WJPZ 89.1 FM. Live statistics are also available on SUathletics.com.

FOLLOW THE ORANGE!
•  You can stay up to date with all of the latest news, scores, stats, photos, videos and more by following the Orange on social media! The Syracuse women’s basketball team is now on Twitter! Follow the Orange at Twitter.com/SyracuseWBB and follow all of SU’s team’s at Twitter.com/suorangeempire. SU is on Facebook at Facebook.com/SyracuseOrange.
 
SERIES HISTORY
•  This will be the 47th meeting all-time between Syracuse and Connecticut with the Huskies holding a 34-12 edge in the series.
•  The Huskies have won the last 20 meetings. SU’s last win came on Jan. 2, 1996 at Manley Field House (62-59).
•  SU won the first six games of the series, between 1980 and 1986, and nine of the first 12.
•  Last season, the Orange fell to the No. 1 Huskies, 82-47, on Feb. 28 at Pampel Pavilion. Iasia Hemingway led SU with 13 points, while Erica Morrow added 11. UConn was led by Maya Moore’s 23 points on 11-of-13 shooting.
•  The last time the teams met at the Carrier Dome, the top-ranked Huskies won, 87-66, on Feb. 24, 2010. Morrow, Juanita Ward and Elashier Hall all scored 11 for SU. Moore had 38 points and 20 rebounds for UConn.
•  SU nearly upset the No. 1 Huskies on Jan. 15, 2008 at the Carrier Dome. An 8-0 Orange run pulled it within two with 1:14 to go, but UConn was able to hold on for a 65-59 victory. Chandrea Jones had 18 points for SU while Moore had 13 points and 17 rebounds for UConn.
 
SCOUTING UCONN
•  The Huskies come into the game 17-2 overall and 6-1 in the BIG EAST. They are ranked No. 3 in both major polls.
•  UConn’s two losses this season have come on the road, at No. 1 Baylor on Dec. 18 (66-61) and at No. 3 Notre Dame on Jan. 7 (74-67 OT).
•  UConn has won five in a row since then, most recently beating No. 21 DePaul on the road, 88-44, on Saturday.
•  UConn’s leading scorer comes off the bench. Freshman 6-0 forward Mosqueda-Lewis is averaging 14.8 points per game and is shooting 39.4 percent (50-127) from 3-point range.
•  Senior guard Tiffany Hayes and sophomore guard Bria Hartley each average 14.7 points per game and shoot well from behind the arc as well at 37.0 percent and 39.3 percent, respectively.
•  Geno Auriemma is in his 27th season as head coach. He has led the Huskies to seven National Championships, 12 Final Fours and is 788-126 in his career. He was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 2006.
 
LAST TIME OUT
•  Syracuse scored the final eight points of the game, and withstood a 17-0 Seton Hall (7-13, 0-6) run midway through the second half to escape with a 70-66 win on Sunday at Walsh Gymnasium.
•  Kayla Alexander led three Orange in double-figures with 23 points, while Elashier Hall added 14 points and a game-high six assists.
•  Down four with a minute to go, Hall hit a 3-pointer with 57 seconds left, and after the press forced a turnover, Hall was fouled with 29 seconds to go. She made the first and Iasia Hemingway got the rebound of the second, scored and was fouled, giving the Orange a 3-point lead on the 3-point play. Shakeya Leary made one of two free throws with a second to go to put SU up four and ice the victory.
 
DOME SWEET DOME
•  Syracuse has a record of 61-27 (.693) in the Carrier Dome since 2006-07. The Orange was nearly unbeatable on its home court last season, posting a 20-2 record in the Dome.
•  This season, SU is 7-2 in the Dome.
 
ALEXANDER HONORED BY CONFERENCE
•  Kayla Alexander was named to the BIG EAST Honor Roll on Monday for her performance in the Orange’s road win against Seton Hall, 70-66, on Sunday.
•  It is the third BIG EAST weekly honor of the season for the junior center from Milton, Ontario. She received the same award on Nov. 21 and Nov. 28.
•  Alexander led all scorers with 23 points on 10-of-15 shooting from the field and 3-of-4 shooting at the free throw line. She grabbed eight rebounds, seven of which came at the offensive end, leading the Orange’s 30-24 advantage in points in the paint and 46-38 edge on the boards.
•  Iasia Hemingway recently received the honor two weeks in a row, on Jan. 2 and Jan. 9.
 
DOMINATING THE GLASS
•  Dominant rebounding has become the norm for the Orange in recent years. Syracuse leads the NCAA in rebounding, averaging 49.1 per game and ranks seventh in margin at +12.5 per game.
•  In the BIG EAST, SU leads the conference in rebounds per game (49.1), offensive rebounds (22.2) and is second in rebounding margin (+12.5).
•  SU has four of the top 20 rebounders in the BIG EAST (7. Carmen Tyson-Thomas, 7.9; 9. Kayla Alexander, 7.7; 14. Iasia Hemingway, 6.8; and 20. Shakeya Leary, 6.5.
•  Syracuse led the NCAA in rebounding margin last season at +13.4 per game. SU outrebounded 31 of its 35 opponents.
 
STRONG AT THE STRIPE
•  An aggressive, attacking style of offense results in the Orange ranking second in the NCAA in free throws made (377) and attempted (501).
•  Syracuse is second in the BIG EAST in free throw shooting percentage at .752.
•  Carmen Tyson-Thomas has the best percentage at the charity stripe in the conference (.900).
•  On Jan. 7 at Pitt, The Orange went 34-of-38 (.895) at the line, including Iasia Hemingway setting a school record with 15 free throws in 16 attempts.
 
ALEXANDER CONTROLS THE POST
•  Junior center Kayla Alexander is the Orange’s second-leading scorer (15.8 ppg.) and rebounder (7.7  rpg.) this season. She ranks seventh in the BIG EAST in scoring and ninth in rebounding, while leading the conference in blocked shots (51 total, 2.6 per game).
•  Alexander is fourth on Syracuse’s career blocked shot list with 212. Chris Palombi (1981-84) ranks third with 217.
•  Alexander scored a career-high 33 points against Binghamton on Nov. 26, giving her 1,008 points in her career. She becomes the 21st player in program history to score 1,000 points in her career and the first since Erica Morrow accomplished the feat in 2009-10.
•  Alexander was named to the BIG EAST Honor Roll for her performance in Syracuse’s first three games of the season. She averaged 18.7 points and 10.7 rebounds in the three contests.
•  Alexander is fourth on SU’s career free throws made list at 343. Next up is Julie McBride (2001-04) with 348.
 
HEMINGWAY SPARKS ORANGE
•  Senior Iasia Hemingway has reached double figures in scoring in 16 of 20 games this season and reached the 30-point mark three times. She leads the team in scoring (16.1 ppg), ranking fifth in the BIG EAST, and averages 6.8 rebounds.
•  She scored a career-high 33 points, including a school-record 15 free throws in 16 attempts, in a win at Pitt (1/7).
•  She set a then-career-high with 31 points to go along with 13 rebounds for her fourth double-double of the season vs. Colgate on Dec. 31.
•  Hemingway played the first two years of her career at Georgia Tech before transfering to SU. She has scored 1,392 points in her career, 767 of them wearing Orange.
 
TYSON-THOMAS MAKES IMPACT
•  Junior Carmen Tyson-Thomas ranks third on the team in scoring (11.4 ppg.) and leads the club in rebounding (7.9 rpg) this season.
•  She had a streak of three-straight double-doubles (12/29, 12/31, 1/3) and had scored in double figures in five-straight. She has five double-doubles on the season and 14 in her career.
•  The versatile swing-player has set career-highs in scoring in twice this season. Tyson-Thomas scored a career-high 21 points in SU’s win against Lafayette. She improved on that performance in Syracuse’s win against Buffalo, scoring a team-high 23 points. Since then she has posted 22 points against Ohio (12/20).
•  She leads the BIG EAST in free throw shooting percentage at .900 (45-50), ranks fourth in offensive rebounds per game (3.6), and seventh in total rebounds per game (7.9).
 
HALL DISPLAYS ALL-AROUND GAME
•  Do-everything junior Elashier Hall has shown her veratility this season, averaging nearly double-figures in scoring at 8.6 points per game to go along with 5.4 rebounds per contest, all while leading the team with 61 assists and is tied for the lead in steals (34).
•  Hall had 14 points, seven rebounds, six assists and hit a key 3-pointer in the final minute of SU’s comeback win at Seton Hall on Sunday.
•  Hall led the Orange with 19 points against Oklahoma (12/19), going 11-of-13 from the free throw line.

Article source: http://www.suathletics.com/news/2012/1/24/WBB_0124121942.aspx

Syracuse men’s basketball coach Jim Boeheim is two victories away from tying North Carolina’s Dean Smith for third all-time on the list of winningest Division I coaches.
 
Boeheim notched win number 877 on Monday night when the Orange won at Cincinnati, 60-53. the triumph pushed him past Kentucky’s Adolph Rupp to become the fourth winningest coach in NCAA Division I history. Now only Smith has more wins at one Division I school than Boeheim.
 
Boeheim has the second most wins amongst active Division I coaches, behind only Mike Krzyzewski, who owns 916 that he accumulated at Army and Duke. On the all-time ledger, Krzyzewski (916), Bobby Knight (902) and Smith (879) are ahead of the Syracuse mentor.

Earlier this season, Boeheim recorded his 34th 20-win season, which is the most 20-win seasons by a coach in NCAA Division I history.
 
With an all-time record of 877-302 (.744), Boeheim is 10th among active Division I coaches in winning percentage. He is third among active Division 1I coaches in games (1,179). Boeheim is seventh all-time in Division 1 NCAA Tournament wins with 45, in 28 NCAA Tournament appearances.
 

Article source: http://www.suathletics.com/news/2012/1/24/Boeheim1.24.12.aspx

Tom Coughlin, the eighth-year head coach of the New York Giants and 1967 Syracuse graduate, led the Giants to their second Super Bowl appearance in five seasons with a 20-17 overtime victory at San Francisco in the NFC Championship Game on Sunday night, and will battle the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XLVI on February 5 at 6:20 p.m.

The Giants have won their past five games, including postseason victories against Atlanta (24-2) and top-seeded Green Bay (37-20) before defeating the 49ers last night in the NFC title game. Coughlin is 77-54 during his time in New York, including an 11-7 mark in postseason play.

Should the Giants advance and win a second Super Bowl under him on Feb. 5, Coughlin would become just the 13th coach to win two or more Super Bowls and just the eighth to do so without losing one. He already has a better playoff winning percentage than Tom Landry, Don Shula and Bill Parcells, who, like Coughlin, was the Giants’ coach for eight years.

Coughlin won his first career Super Bowl during the 2007 season against the previously undefeated Patriots in a 17-14 come-from-behind victory. At the time, they were just the second team to win the Super Bowl after winning three postseason games on the road, and were the lowest-seeded NFC team to with the Super Bowl since the NFL began seeding team in 1990.

Coughlin was a three-year letterwinner with the Orange, and was part of a ferocious SU backfield that included College and Pro Football Hall of Famers Larry Csonka and Floyd Little.

Article source: http://www.suathletics.com/news/2012/1/23/FB_0123120448.aspx

Freshman defenseman Kaillie Goodnough and sophomore center Margot Scharfe have been named to the CHA Honor Roll for their performances against Niagara last weekend. Goodnough scored her fourth goal of the season on Saturday, while Scharfe had a three-point weekend.

Scharfe (Toronto, Ont.) had a team high three points (one goal, two assists) in a two-game set against Niagara last weekend. On Friday, she scored her ninth goal of the season with 3:53 left in the second period to cut the Purple Eagle lead to 2-1. She would provide the primary assist on Shiann Darkangelo’s go-ahead goal with 2:27 left in regulation with SU on the power play.

She also assisted on the Orange’s lone goal on Saturday against Niagara that tied the score at one and forced overtime. Margot leads the team with 19 points on nine goals and team-high 10 assists. She is tied for 98th in the nation with 0.73 points per game and tied for 78th with 0.35 goals per game. Her 19 points are tied for ninth in the conference, while her 10 assists are tied for 12th.

Goodnough had one goal last weekend against Niagara. On Saturday, she potted her fourth goal of the season with a slapshot from the blueline off a clean faceoff win by the Orange. Goodnough has four goals and five assists this season, which is second on the team among defensemen. She is tied for sixth in the conference in points and tied for first in the CHA in goals among blueliners.

The Orange closes the nonconference portion of its schedule this weekend as SU travels to Quinnipiac for a two-game set, beginning Friday night at 4:00 p.m.

Article source: http://www.suathletics.com/news/2012/1/23/WICE_0123123027.aspx

SYRACUSE, N.Y. – Thirteen of the Syracuse men’s lacrosse team’s 14 regular-season games will be televised this season, including six appearances on ESPN platforms as part of the network’s 2012 college lacrosse coverage. Highlighting the schedule is SU’s March 4 road game at Virginia, which will air live on ESPN.
 
In addition to its appearance on ESPN’s flagship station, Syracuse will play five times on ESPNU. The network will carry the Orange’s April 21 home date with Georgetown, as well as road games at Johns Hopkins (March 14) and Notre Dame (April 28). SU’s remaining two national television appearances are April 1 versus Duke at the Konica Minolta Big City Classic and versus Rutgers in Charlotte on April 14.
  
ESPN has also agreed to carry the entire inaugural BIG EAST Men’s Lacrosse Championship, which will take place from Thursday, May 3 to Saturday, May 5 at Villanova. ESPNU will air Thursday’s first semifinal and Saturday’s tournament championship game live. Thursday’s second semifinal will be carried live on ESPN3 and shown via tape-delay on ESPNU.
 
The top four teams in the BIG EAST standings advance to the conference championship tournament.
 
Syracuse’s five remaining home games and its road contests with Cornell (April 10) and Hobart (April 17) will air live locally on Time Warner Cable Sports (TWCS). New York City’s regional sports network, SportsNet New York (SNY), has also agreed to carry the Orange’s home games versus Albany (Feb. 19), Army (Feb. 26), Providence (March 21) and Villanova (March 25).
 
Currently, the only regular-season game not scheduled for television is Syracuse’s March 10 road game at St. John’s.

 2012 Syracuse Men’s Lacrosse TV Schedule

 Sunday, Feb. 19

 2 p.m.

 Albany at Syracuse

 TWCS/SNY

 Sunday, Feb. 26

 2 p.m.

 Army at Syracuse

 TWCS/SNY

 Sunday, March 4

 4:30 p.m.

 Syracuse at Virginia

 ESPN

 Saturday, March 17

 4 p.m.

 Syracuse at Johns Hopkins

 ESPNU

 Wednesday, March 21

 7 p.m.

 Providence at Syracuse

 TWCS/SNY

 Sunday, March 25

 2 p.m.

 Villanova at Syracuse

 TWCS/SNY

 Sunday, April 1

 4 p.m.

 Duke vs. Syracuse

 ESPNU

 Saturday, April 7

 4 p.m.

 Princeton at Syracuse

 TWCS

 Tuesday, April 10

 7 p.m.

 Syracuse at Cornell

 TWCS

 Saturday, April 14

 11 a.m.

 Rutgers vs. Syracuse

 ESPNU

 Tuesday, April 17

 7 p.m.

 Syracuse at Hobart

 TWCS

 Saturday, April 21

 3 p.m.

 Georgetown at Syracuse

 ESPNU

 Saturday, April 28

 5 p.m.

 Syracuse at Notre Dame

 ESPNU

Article source: http://www.suathletics.com/news/2012/1/23/MLAX_0123120532.aspx

Box Score | Season Stats

CINCINNATI, Ohio – No. 3/4 Syracuse (21-1, 8-1) had three players score in double figures as the Orange defeated Cincinnati (15-6, 5-3) on Monday night, 60-53, at Fifth Third Arena.
 
The win gave head coach Jim Boeheim his 877th victory and moved him into sole possession of fourth place on the career coaching wins list. Boeheim passed Adolph Rupp on the list, and is now two wins shy of tying Dean Smith for third with 879 wins.
 
Kris Joseph led the Orange with 17 points, while Scoop Jardine had 13 points, six assists and zero turnovers. Brandon Triche contributed 11 points, three rebounds, three assists and four steals, while Rakeem Christmas grabbed a career-high nine rebounds, tallied four points and blocked three shots.
 
Syracuse weathered the early storm which saw Cincinnati hit 4-of-5 from behind the arch in the first four minutes of the game. The Orange though, responded with a 9-0 run, sparked by C.J. Fair, James Southerland and Christmas, who combined for the nine points and helped SU tie the game at 15.
 
Joseph’s highlight reel dunk with :40 seconds remaining in the first half gave Syracuse its first lead of the game at 26-25, which Dion Waiters followed with a runner in the lane at the buzzer, giving the Orange a three point halftime advantage.
 
Following Cincinnati’s 5-of-6 start from the field, Syracuse held the Bearcats to just 4-of-20 for the remainder of the half. SU ended the opening frame with a 13-5 run.
 
Cincinnati scored the first four points of the second half to regain the lead at 29-28. After a Triche fast break layup, the Bearcats then scored five in a row to go ahead 34-30 and forced SU into a timeout.
 
SU responded out of the break, converting on its next four possessions and knotted the game at 38 heading into the first media timeout of the second half.
 
After the two teams traded baskets, Jardine and Triche hit SU’s first three pointers of the evening on back-to-back possessions, and gave the Orange its largest lead at 46-42. Triche then turned defense into offense with a steal and an assist to Joseph who slammed it home for a six points lead with 7:39 remaining.
 
Joseph’s drive and conversion expanded the Orange lead to eight with 6:00 left, and from that point on, Cincinnati would not be able to close within six points.  With less than two minutes to go and the shot clock running out, Jardine hit a dagger from downtown to give SU an 11 point lead and put the game out of reach.
 
The Orange shot 46 percent for the game (26-of-56) and held the Bearcats to 34 percent (21-of-61). Cashmere Wright and Yance Gates led the Cincinnati offense with 17 and 16 points, respectively.
 
Syracuse returns to the Carrier Dome on Saturday afternoon when the Orange hosts the West Virginia Mountaineers (15-5, 5-2) at 1:00 p.m. EST.
 
Notes: C.J. Fair started his second-consecutive game, which are the first two starts of his career … SU held Cincinnati to 16-of-55 shooting after the first five minutes of the game (29 percent) … Joseph (8-of-11) tied a season-high in field goals made … SU now leads the all-time series with Cincinnati 7-2. 

Article source: http://www.suathletics.com/news/2012/1/23/MBB_0123125507.aspx

Syracuse senior running back Antwon Bailey had 12 carries for 50 yards and a touchdown to lead the National team past the American team in the inaugural NFLPA Collegiate Bowl on Saturday in Carson, Calif., 20-14. Junior safety Phillip Thomas also played in the game, making four tackles for the American squad.

Bailey led all rushers in the contest, and also added three catches out of the backfield for 11 yards. With the National team up 3-0 in the second quarter, Bailey gave his team a 10-point cushion with an eight-yard scamper on first and goal. Bailey, a 2011 All-BIG EAST First Team selection this season, was the featured back throughout the drive, running for 25 yards on three carries.

Bailey rushed for 1,051 yards this season, becoming the 15th player in SU history to rush for 1,000 yards in a season. His 2,144 career yards on the ground ranks him 16th all-time at Syracuse, and he is one of two BIG EAST running backs with six 100-yard games this season. Bailey was also named to Phil Steele’s Postseason All-BIG EAST Second Team.

The Landover, Md. native owns the record for career receptions by a running back (91) and career receiving yards by a running back (706). Bailey is one of four SU running backs in history to have four consecutive 100-yard rushing games, and had a career day against Cincinnati with 135 yards on the ground on 27 carries and five catches for 43 yards.

Thomas led the defense with 82 tackles (54 solo) in 2011, and had a conference leading six interceptions. He was named to Phil Steele’s Postseason All-BIG EAST Second Team and CBSSports.com All-BIG EAST Team.

Article source: http://suathletics.com/news/2012/1/23/FB_0123124144.aspx

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SYRACUSE, N.Y. – The Syracuse women’s lacrosse program welcomed back more than 25 former players for Alumnae Day on Saturday, Jan. 21. Nearly every graduating class since the program began in 1998 was represented.

The day began with a mentoring session between the alumnae and members of the current squad. Jill DePetris ’07 told the team members about the “Friends of Syracuse Women’s Lacrosse” group that helps keep alums and current student-athletes in touch with each other.

“We started the group to create a bridge between the current team with the alumnae,” DePetris said. “There really wasn’t anything in place before for the alumnae to connect. There are such amazing people who have gone through the program so it’s a disservice to all of us if we don’t connect in a way that is professional. This was a way to connect with the current team and get everyone united.”

The alums discussed their career choices and the paths they took to get to their current positions. In addition, many offered advice on how to find internships and how to connect with Syracuse alums in cities where they want to live.

“We want to act as resources for them in the future because the alums are in such great professions in different cities,” said Katie Rowan ’09. “We want them to know that we are a great resource and we’re here to help and support them.”

“We want to give them any professional resources that we can,” DePetris added. “That is what the mentoring group is. The world can be a scary place once you graduate. We wanted them to be able to ask questions and know somebody in the area they want to live or the profession they want to pursue.”

Following the mentoring session, the alums got back on the field as they took on the current team in a game in the Manley Field House arena. The day ended with a social event.

“We wanted the get all of the alums back for a weekend so that everyone could get to know each other better and let the current team know that we support them 100 percent,” Rowan said. “We are so excited about the season.”

Syracuse opens the 2012 campaign on Feb. 21 when it hosts No. 10 Boston College in the Carrier Dome at 4 p.m.

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. –  Coming up this Friday through Sunday (Jan. 27-29) is the annual Coaches vs. Cancer® Suits and Sneakers awareness weekend, a collaborative initiative of the American Cancer Society and the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC). Participating NABC member coaches will wear sneakers instead of dress shoes with their suits during weekend games to demonstrate their support for the American Cancer Society and its vision of a world with less cancer and more birthdays.

Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim and his staff will participate when the Orange host West Virginia on Saturday, January 28, at the Carrier Dome.

Fans may support this cause by texting COACH to 20222 from any wireless phone to make a $5.00 donation toward Coaches vs. Cancer and help in the search for a cure. For more information, visit the Coaches vs. Cancer Facebook page, facebook.com/coachesvscancer.

This year, Coaches vs. Cancer will also launch a new promotion, “National Sneakers Day”, on Friday, January 27, to kick off Suits and Sneakers Weekend. Similarly to coaches wearing sneakers on the sidelines, we ask you to wear your favorite sneakers to work in support of Coaches vs. Cancer and encourage your colleagues to do the same.

By lacing up sneakers with their suits, college and high school basketball coaches nationwide will spotlight the fact that while cancer remains a major health concern, everyone can take daily steps to reduce their risk of the disease. For those who do not smoke, weight control, exercise and a healthy diet are the best ways to improve health and reduce cancer risk. Obesity has been shown to increase the risk for many forms of cancer, including breast, prostate, and colon cancers and may account for 20 percent of cancer deaths in women and 14 percent in men.

Thanks to the dedicated efforts of college and high school coaches and fans across the country, Coaches vs. Cancer participants have raised more than $70 million since 1993 to help the Society fund groundbreaking cancer research, provide up-to-date cancer information and education, advocate for public health policies that benefit communities, and deliver services that improve the quality of life for patients and their families. Additional information is available at coachesvscancer.org.

About the National Association of Basketball Coaches
Located in Kansas City, Missouri, the NABC was founded in 1927 by Forrest “Phog” Allen, the legendary basketball coach at the University of Kansas. Allen, a student of James Naismith, the inventor of basketball, organized coaches into this collective group to serve as Guardians of the Game. The NABC currently has nearly 5,000 members consisting primarily of university and college men’s basketball coaches. All members of the NABC are expected to uphold the core values of being a Guardian of the Game by bringing attention to the positive aspects of the sport of basketball and the role coaches play in the academic and athletic lives of today’s student-athletes. The four core values of being a Guardian of the Game are advocacy, leadership, service and education. Additional information about the NABC, its programs and membership, can be found at www.nabc.org.

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Complete Results | Photo Gallery

ITHACA, N.Y. —

Jarret Eaton’s SU record breaking performance in the 60-meter hurdles and Flings Owusu-Agyapong’s Barton Hall facility record in the 60-meter dash highlighted Syracuse’s performance on Saturday at the Cornell Upstate Challenge in Ithaca. In addition, nine Syracuse student-athletes secured spots in the ECAC and IC4A Championships as both the men’s and women’s squads finished third against teams from Cornell, Buffalo, Cortland, Binghamton and Ithaca.

Eaton’s BIG EAST, IC4A and NCAA automatic qualifying time of 7.61 broke the previous school record of 7.68, which Eaton set last season at the New Balance Invitational. Teammate Amadou Gueye also competed in the event, finishing second at 8.04 to earn a spot in the conference and IC4A championships.

Owusu-Agyapong, Ashley Keyes and Sabrina Cammock all advanced to the finals of the 60-meter dash, where Owusu-Agyapong broke the facility record with a 7.40 second race and a spot in the ECAC Championships, finishing just 0.03 seconds behind the Syracuse record that she set last season.

Also on the women’s side, sophomore SaDe Lewis secured a spot in the ECAC Championships in the preliminary’s of the 60-meter hurdles, finishing with the top preliminary time of 8.73 before ultimately finishing fifth in the final heat at 8.88.

Freshman Molly Malone finished second in the 1000-meter run with a time of 2:53.89 in her first collegiate competition, earning BIG EAST and ECAC qualifying times. Teammate Erin Cawley will join Malone at the conference and ECAC Championships after her first place finish in the 3000-meter run at 9:58.66, while Alexandra Clinton, Carly Hamond, Lauryn MacFawn and Kimberly Spano also finished in the top-ten.

In the mile, SU placed four runners in the top-ten as Beth Wright (2nd; 5:09.14), Maura Linde (3rd; 5:09.67), Brenna Symoniak (8th; 5:19.14) and Angelina Peck (9th; 5:21.41) all competed for Syracuse. The Orange also dominated the men’s mile run, taking the top three spots with Reed Kamyszek, Robert Molke and Andrew Bennison all finishing within less than one second of each other.

Jaquan Holland (6.84) and Jihaad Howard (6.96) finished second and fifth, respectively, in the 60-meter dash en route to a spot in the BIG EAST Championships in mid-February.

Ieva Staponkute set the pace for Syracuse in the field events on Saturday, finishing first in the triple jump at 12.16-meters on just her second leap of the day to clinch position in the BIG EAST and IC4A championships.

Senior Frank Taylor also earned a spot in the conference championships in the men’s long jump at 6.98-meters, good for a fifth place finish.

Syracuse will be back in action next weekend as the Orange competes in the Penn State National Invitational and Boston University Terrier Invitational.

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Box Score | Season Stats

SOUTH BEND, Ind. – No. 1 Syracuse (20-1, 7-1) suffered its first loss of the season as the Orange was upset by Notre Dame (12-8, 4-3) on Saturday evening, 67-58, at the Joyce Center.
 
The loss snapped Syracuse’s 20-game winning streak, and the Orange is now tied for the best start to a season in BIG EAST history with Boston College who started 20-0 during the 2004-05 campaign.
 
The Fighting Irish made eight three pointers, its most in seven conference games this season, and was 8-of-16 for the game. Notre Dame held Syracuse to season-lows in points (58), field goals made (18) and in field goal percentage (34.0).
 
Notre Dame had the rebounding advantage 38-25, and tallied 17 assists on its 20 made field goals. Jack Cooley led all scorers with 17 points and grabbed a game-high 10 rebounds. James Southerland had a team-high 15 points for the Orange.
 
Syracuse fell behind early as Notre Dame opened the game by hitting 4-of-6 from behind the arch. The Irish’s fifth three pointer of the half from Alex Dragicevich put Notre Dame up 18 points (35-17), giving Syracuse its largest deficit of the season.
 
Dion Waiters hit back-to-back three pointers to end the half and cut the Notre Dame lead to 35-23 heading into the locker room.
 
Two free throws by C.J. Fair at 17:46 of the second half brought SU back within eight at 38-30, but Notre Dame answered with a 10-1 run, stretching its lead back to 17 with 14 minutes remaining.
 
Syracuse chipped away at the ND lead and got within 10 (50-40) when Kris Joseph connected on his only three-pointer of the night with 7:55 remaining.
 
Southerland hit his third shot from long range with :56 seconds left to cut Notre Dame’s advantage to six at 62-56, but the Irish converted five of its last six free throws down the stretch to secure the victory.
 
Syracuse remains on the road for a Monday night contest with Cincinnati (7:00 p.m., ESPN).
 
Notes: Notre Dame has won the last six times it has played the number one team at home … Dion Waiters scored in double-figures for the ninth straight game … Scoop Jardine dished out seven assists, bringing his six- game total to 45 helpers (7.5 apg).  
  
 

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Box Score | Season Stats | Orange All Access

SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. –

Despite a 17-0 Seton Hall (7-13, 0-6) run midway through the second half, the Syracuse women’s basketball team (13-7, 2-4) answered with the game’s final eight points to escape with a 70-66 win on Sunday at Walsh Gymnasium. Kayla Alexander led three Orange in double-figures with 23 points, while Elashier Hall added 14 points and a game-high six assists.

Alexander scored 14 points of her points in the first half on 6-of-7 shooting as SU led by three at halftime. Neither side led by more than five and they traded leads seven times in a back-and-forth opening 20 minutes of play.

Jasmine Crew scored 19 points (17 in the first half), shooting 4-of-9 from 3-point range as Seton Hall shot 38% (9-of-24) from beyond the arc.

The Orange shot 38 percent (24-of-63) from the field for the game and controlled play inside with a 47-38 rebounding advantage.

Both teams were without a key starter for an extended portion of the first half after picking up three fouls. Carmen Tyson-Thomas sat the final 12:48 with her third, while SHU’s Tajay Ashmeade missed the final 8:16 with her third.

The Orange opened the second half on a 10-2 run, capped by a layup from Phylesha Bullard. Later in the half with SU up ten, the Pirates responded with 17 straight points, including back-to-back three pointers from Terry Good prompting a Syracuse timeout.

Syracuse was held without a field goal for 9:22, and stayed in the game with the free throw shooting of Iasia Hemingway (18 points) and Alexander. Alexander would then make it 64-62 Pirates with a layup with less than four minutes left in regulation.

With Seton Hall leading 64-62, Crew hit a layup to give the Pirates a four-point lead before Tyson-Thomas cut the deficit to one with a three pointer off a feed from Hall.

After a Seton Hall foul with less than 30 seconds left in regulation, Hall would level the score at 66-66 with a free throw before Hemingway scored three of the game’s final four points.

The Orange returns home to host No. 3 Connecticut on Wednesday at 7 p.m. on “Pack the House” night at the Carrier Dome. Tickets to the game are just $2, powered by National Grid.

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CINCINNATI, Ohio – No. 1 Syracuse (20-1, 7-1) looks to return to its winning ways when it plays at Cincinnati (15-5, 5-2) on Monday, Jan. 23. Tipoff will be at 7 p.m.

The game will be available on ESPN as part of its “Big Monday” broadcast and on ESPN3. Fans can also follow the action on the Syracuse IMG Radio Network and its flagship TK99 (99.5 FM). The audio stream of the broadcast will be available on Orange All Access on SUathletics.com. Subscriptions to Orange All Access are available at daily, monthly and yearly rates.

CLIMBING THE CHARTS
With seven assists against Notre Dame, senior Scoop Jardine has climbed to sixth place on Syracuse’s career assists leader list. Jardine has dished out 541 assists in his career, moving him past Eddie Moss (1977-81) on the career leader ledger. Jardine, who leads the team in assists this season with 103, is averaging 8.7 assists in his last three contests.

A CLOSER LOOK AT THE ORANGE
Syracuse had its 20-game winning streak snapped in a 67-58 loss at Notre Dame on Saturday, Jan. 21. The Fighting Irish held the Orange to season-lows in points, field goals made (18) and field goal percentage (34.0).

SU fell behind early as Notre Dame opened the game by hitting 4-of-6 from three-point range. The Fighting Irish’s fifth three-pointer of the half put Notre Dame up 18 points (35-17), giving Syracuse its largest deficit of the season. Sophomore Dion Waiters hit back-to-back three-pointers to end the half and cut Notre Dame’s lead to 35-23 at intermission.

Sophomore C.J. Fair’s two free throws at the 17:46 mark of the second half brought Syracuse within eight at 38-30, but Notre Dame responded with a 10-1 scoring run, extending its lead back to 17 with 14 minutes to play. The Orange chipped away at the lead and James Southerland’s third three-pointer of the contest cut the Irish’s advantage to 62-56 with 56 seconds left, but Notre Dame went 5-for-6 from the free throw line down the stretch to seal the victory.

Southerland led the Orange with 15 points, while senior Kris Joseph had 12. Waiters finished with 11 points and recorded four steals.

SCOUTING THE BEARCATS
Cincinnati enters Monday’s game with a 15-5 overall mark and a 5-2 record in BIG EAST play. The Bearcats had their three-game winning streak snapped on Saturday with a 77-74 overtime loss at West Virginia. Overall, Cincinnati has won 10 of its last 12 games.

Four Bearcats are averaging double figures in scoring, led by Sean Kilpatrick (16.0 ppg). Kilpatrick ranks 13th in the BIG EAST in scoring, while Dion Dixon is 22nd in the league (13.9 ppg). Cincinnati’s other double-digit scorers are Yancy Gates (12.2 ppg) and Cashmere Wright (10.8 ppg). Gates leads the team in rebounding, pulling down 9.4 per game, and Wright has dished out a team-best 96 assists.

Head coach Mick Cronin is in his sixth season at the helm of the Cincinnati program. He has guided the Bearcats to a record of 102-82 and an NCAA Tournament appearance in 2011.

THE SERIES
Syracuse leads the all-time series against Cincinnati, 6-2. The Orange has won the last three meetings. Last season SU defeated the Bearcats, 67-52, in the Carrier Dome. Scoop Jardine scored 11 points and dished out seven assists, and Brandon Triche added 11 points, three assists and a pair of rebounds.

UP NEXT…
Syracuse returns to the Carrier Dome on Saturday, Jan. 28 to host West Virginia at 1 p.m. Tickets can be purchased online, at the Carrie Dome Box Office or by phone (1-888-DOMETIX.).

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Results | Season Statistics

FORT WORTH, Texas – Senior Emily Harman defeated a nationally ranked singles opponent but it wasn’t enough as the Syracuse University tennis team (0-2) was defeated by No. 51 TCU (1-0) 6-1 on Saturday afternoon.
 
Harman defeated No. 92 Stefanie Tan in a tie-break 6-3, 5-7 (10-5) on court one. It was her second-straight match playing a nationally ranked singles opponent and her first victory of the season.
 
The Petersburg, W.Va. native was the only Orange player to register a victory against the Horned Frogs. TCU swept through doubles to open the match, then won singles matches 2-6 for the victory.
 
SU plays its home opener next Friday evening when the Orange hosts conference rival St. John’s at Drumlins Tennis Center. First serve is slated for 6:00 p.m.

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Box Score | Season Stats | Photo Gallery

SYRACUSE, N.Y. —

Kristin Richards’ goal with 1:26 left in overtime was the difference as Niagara (8-11-6, 1-2-1) skated past SU (8-15-3, 0-3-3) on Saturday at Tennity Ice Pavilion, 2-1. Kaillie Goodnough scored the lone goal for the Orange, while Kallie Billadeau made 28 saves in goal.

SU held a slight 33-30 shot advantage for the game, and was 0-of-5 on the power play in a physical battle. Niagara was 1-of-6 on the man advantage, potting their power play tally in overtime.

Although Syracuse outshot the Purple Eagles 1-0 and had three power play chances during the first period, it was Niagara that took a 1-0 lead just 67 seconds into the game on a goal from Jessica Hitchcock.

With NU pressuring in the offensive zone, Billadeau saved back-to-back shots on Hitchcock and Kalli Funk. But with Billadeau sprawled on the ice after saving the second shot, Hitchcock scooped up the loose rebound and tucked it under Billadeau’s pad for the score.

The physical play escalated in the second period as six penalties were assessed within a span of 53 seconds, three to each team. Syracuse leveled the score at one with 11:06 left in the frame as Goodnough scored her fourth of the season on slap shot past NU goaltender Sarah Moses (32 saves) from just inside the point after a faceoff win by Margot Scharfe.

Billadeau, who made a string of 27 straight saves from the first period through overtime, came up with 11 big stops during the third period to keep the game tied at one. Six of Billadeau’s saves came with the Orange shorthanded during three penalty kills during the final 20 minutes.

In the overtime period, Syracuse was whistled for back-to-back penalties late in the extra session, putting SU down to a five-on-three penalty kill. Off the ensuing faceoff, an Erin Burns shot from the point was saved by Billadeau, but Richards quickly gathered the rebound and hammered it past Billadeau for the game-winner.

Syracuse will head back on the road to Quinnipiac for two games next weekend, beginning Friday at 7:00 p.m.

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Box Score | Season Stats

SOUTH BEND, Ind. – No. 1 Syracuse (20-1, 7-1) suffered its first loss of the season as the Orange was upset by Notre Dame (12-8, 4-3) on Saturday evening, 67-58, at the Joyce Center.
 
The loss snapped Syracuse’s 20-game winning streak, and the Orange is now tied for the best start to a season in BIG EAST history with Boston College who started 20-0 during the 2004-05 campaign.
 
The Fighting Irish made eight three pointers, its most in seven conference games this season, and was 8-of-16 for the game. Notre Dame held Syracuse to season-lows in points (58), field goals made (18) and in field goal percentage (34.0).
 
Notre Dame had the rebounding advantage 38-25, and tallied 17 assists on its 20 made field goals. Jack Cooley led all scorers with 17 points and grabbed a game-high 10 rebounds. James Southerland had a team-high 15 points for the Orange.
 
Syracuse fell behind early as Notre Dame opened the game by hitting 4-of-6 from behind the arch. The Irish’s fifth three pointer of the half from Alex Dragicevich put Notre Dame up 18 points (35-17), giving Syracuse its largest deficit of the season.
 
Dion Waiters hit back-to-back three pointers to end the half and cut the Notre Dame lead to 35-23 heading into the locker room.
 
Two free throws by C.J. Fair at 17:46 of the second half brought SU back within eight at 38-30, but Notre Dame answered with a 10-1 run, stretching its lead back to 17 with 14 minutes remaining.
 
Syracuse chipped away at the ND lead and got within 10 (50-40) when Kris Joseph connected on his only three-pointer of the night with 7:55 remaining.
 
Southerland hit his third shot from long range with :56 seconds left to cut Notre Dame’s advantage to six at 62-56, but the Irish converted five of its last six free throws down the stretch to secure the victory.
 
Syracuse remains on the road for a Monday night contest with Cincinnati (7:00 p.m., ESPN).
 
Notes: Notre Dame has won the last six times it has played the number one team at home … Dion Waiters scored in double-figures for the ninth straight game … Scoop Jardine dished out seven assists, bringing his six- game total to 45 helpers (7.5 apg).  
  
 

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SYRACUSE, N.Y. -  The Syracuse Orange women’s basketball team (12-7, 1-4 BIG EAST) heads to South Orange, N.J. this weekend to face Seton Hall (7-12, 0-5) in a BIG EAST conference game on Sunday at 2 p.m. at Walsh Gymnasium.
•  The contest can be heard live on SU’s flagship station ESPN 97.7 FM/1200 AM and on Orange All-Access with Brian Higgins ‘04 on the call. Fans can also listen to the game on Syracuse’s student station, WJPZ 89.1 FM. Live statistics are also available on SUAthletics.com. SHUPirates.com has live video of the game on the Pirate Sports Network for a $5.95 fee.
 
SERIES HISTORY
•  This will be the 52nd meeting all-time between Syracuse and Seton Hall with the Pirates holding a 28-23 edge in the series.
•  The Orange has won the last four meetings, two each over the previous two seasons, by an average of almost 30 points per game.
•  In the last meeting, Iasia Hemingway scored 17 points to lead SU to a 74-44 victory over the Pirates in the first round of the BIG EAST Championship on March, 4, 2011. Kayla Alexander added 16, Erica Morrow tallied 12 and Carmen Tyson-Thomas had a double-double with 12 points and 11 rebounds.
•  Almost two months earlier, on Jan. 8 at the Carrier Dome, Elashier Hall led five SU players in double figures as the Orange topped Seton Hall, 75-50. Shakeya Leary grabbed a career-high 19 boards.
•  The last time the teams met in South Orange, the team in Orange came away with a 79-38 victory on Jan. 5, 2010. Alexander scored 18 points as SU recorded its largest margin of victory ever in a BIG EAST game (41 points).
•  Seton Halls last win in the series was on Jan. 13, 2009 at the Carrier Dome, 70-66.
 
SCOUTING SETON HALL
•  The Pirates are 7-12 overall and 0-5 in the BIG EAST. SHU is coming off a 68-49 loss at home to USF on Jan. 14.
•  After getting off to a 7-5 start, Seton Hall has lost seven in a row dating back to a Dec. 17 win vs. Stony Brook.
•  West Virginia is the lone common opponent between the two teams. The Orange lost to the Mountaineers, 76-72 on Dec. 7, while the Pirates lost at WVU, 79-63, on Jan. 10.
•  Jasmine Crew leads the Pirates and ranks third in the conference in scoring at 19.1 points per game. She has a conference-leading 114 free throws on 133 attempts, the second-best percentage (.857) behind Carmen Tyson-Thomas (.896).
•  Brittany Morris is the top outside shooting threat with 39 3-pointers in 105 attempts (.371) and averages 12.6 points per game.
•  Anne Donovan (Old Dominion ‘83) is in her second season at the helm in South Orange. The Hall of Famer and Olympic gold medalist led the Pirates to an 8-21 record and 1-15 mark in BIG EAST play.

LAST TIME OUT
•  No. 18/17 Georgetown (14-4, 3-2) turned 31 SU turnovers into 38 points and used a 41-13 halftime lead to down Syracuse on Sunday at McDonough Arena, 69-42.
•  Kayla Alexander led the Orange with 13 points and added 10 rebounds for her sixth double-double of the season, and Iasia Hemingway registered 14 points (12 in the second half).
•  After shooting 13.8 percent from the floor, the Orange picked up the tempo in the second half on 11-of-30 shooting from the floor. Georgetown was 25-of-57 (44%) for the game, including 12-of-25 from beyond the arc.
•  The Hoyas never trailed in the game, and had three players score in double figures, led by 23 from Sugar Rodgers. Tia Magee added 11 points (all in the first half) and a game-high six steals, while Rubylee Wright contributed 15.
 
HEMINGWAY HONORED BY CONFERENCE
•  Senior forward Iasia Hemingway was named to the BIG EAST’s Women’s Basketball Honor Roll two weeks in a row, on Jan. 2 and Jan. 9.
•  Hemingway averaged 23.5 points and 7.0 rebounds as the Orange went 1-1 in a pair of conference road games two weeks ago. She led SU in scoring in both games.
•  She poured in a career-high 33 points and grabbed eight boards in SU’s 83-60 victory at Pittsburgh on Jan. 7. Hemingway went 15-of-16 at the line, setting the Syracuse school record and the Peterson Events Center facility record for free throws made.
•  Hemingway received the same honor the previous week after averaging 23.5 points in a pair of 51-point victories at home vs. Niagara and Colgate.
 
DOMINATING THE GLASS
•  Dominant rebounding has become the norm for the Orange in recent years. As of the last NCAA stats update on Monday, Syracuse led the NCAA in rebounding, averaging 49.3 per game and ranked sixth in margin at +12.7 per game.
•  In the BIG EAST, SU leads the conference in rebounds per game (49.3), offensive rebounds (22.0) and rebounding margin (+12.7), while ranking second in defensive rebounds (27.3) this season.
•  SU has four of the top 20 rebounders in the BIG EAST (8. Carmen Tyson-Thomas, 7.8; 9. Kayla Alexander, 7.7; 15. Iasia Hemingway, 6.8; and 19. Shakeya Leary, 6.4.
•  Syracuse led the NCAA in rebounding margin last season at +13.4 per game. SU outrebounded 31 of its 35 opponents.
 
STRONG AT THE STRIPE
•  An aggressive, attacking style of offense results in the Orange ranking second in the NCAA in free throws made (360) and attempted (479).
•  Syracuse is second in the BIG EAST in free throw shooting percentage at .752.
•  Carmen Tyson-Thomas has the best percentage at the charity stripe in the conference (.896).
•  On Jan. 7 at Pitt, The Orange went 34-of-38 (.895) at the line, including Iasia Hemingway setting a school record with 15 free throws in 16 attempts.
 
ALEXANDER CONTROLS THE POST
•  Junior center Kayla Alexander is the Orange’s second-leading scorer (15.4 ppg.) and rebounder (7.7 rpg.) this season. She ranks eighth in the BIG EAST in scoring and ninth in rebounding, while leading the conference in blocked shots (49 total, 2.6 per game).
•  Alexander is fourth on Syracuse’s career blocked shot list with 210. Chris Palombi (1981-84) ranks third with 217.
•  Alexander scored a career-high 33 points against Binghamton on Nov. 26, giving her 1,008 points in her career. She becomes the 21st player in program history to score 1,000 points in her career and the first since Erica Morrow accomplished the feat in 2009-10.
•  Alexander was named to the BIG EAST Honor Roll for her performance in Syracuse’s first three games of the season. She averaged 18.7 points and 10.7 rebounds in the three contests.
•  Alexander is fourth on SU’s career free throws made list at 340. Next up is Julie McBride (2001-04) with 348.
 
HEMINGWAY SPARKS ORANGE
•  Senior Iasia Hemingway has reached double figures in scoring in 15 of 19 games this season and reached the 30-point mark three times. She leads the team in scoring (16.0 ppg), ranking sixth in the BIG EAST, and averages 6.8 rebounds.
•  She scored a career-high 33 points, including a school-record 15 free throws in 16 attempts, in a win at Pitt (1/7).
•  She set a t