The temperature is cooling off, but the action is heating up. Let’s recap the week that was for the Orange Olympic sports.
Field Hockey (7-5, 2-3)
The Orange dropped a 2-1 decision at #10 North Carolina on Sunday. Jess Liddell had the Syracuse goal while Jessie Eiselin made 3 saves in goal.
The Orange will host Stanford on Friday and California on Sunday and these games will be important as Syracuse tries to stay in range of a NCAA at-large bid.
Ice Hockey (6-2, 4-2)
Syracuse swept the two-game series
at Robert Morris. The Orange won 2-1 on Friday and then had six different goal scorers in Saturday’s 6-2 win. Ava Drabyk continues to shine in net for Syracuse with a 2.13 goals against average this season.
Syracuse will host Delaware on Thursday and Friday.
Women’s Soccer (4-8-2, 1-6)
Offense was once again missing for the Orange as they lost 1-0 at NC State. It’s the third straight shutout loss for Syracuse. Maya Naimoli continues her strong play in net as she made 5 saves in this one.
The Orange will play at Louisville on Friday night.
Volleyball (5-12, 0-8)
Syracuse were swept at Georgia Tech and Clemson this weekend as they continue to look for their first ACC win of the year. Kiernan Stamey continues to lead the Orange in kills this season.
The Orange will host Virginia and Virginia Tech next weekend.
Men’s Soccer (7-6-1, 1-4-1)
The Orange lost 2-0 at Wake Forest. It’s the 2nd straight shutout loss for Syracuse and they will hope to break their three-game losing streak when they host Virginia.
It looked like this team would be a NCAA lock two weeks ago, but Syracuse needs to get back on the winning side.
Cross-Country
The #8 Orange men took the title at Pre-Nationals as they edged out Villanova and Notre Dame thanks to a 26 spread between their top five runners. Connor Alford (15th), Benne Anderson (16th) and Ben Gabelman (18th) led the way for Syracuse.
In the women’s race, Keira Rogan finished 12th overall and the Orange had a 12th place finish in the team race. Rogan’s had an outstanding first season and will be someone to watch at ACC Championships in two weeks.
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We’ll keep these weekly updates coming throughout the season.
