Thursday, May 2
5:30
Syracuse University
vs
No. 18 Connecticut
Syracuse tries to advance to the BIG EAST Tournament title game for the second straight year.
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| Game Details | Thursday, May 2 | Washington, D.C. | 5:30 p.m. | |
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – No. 5/5 Syracuse begins postseason play on Thursday, May 2 when it takes on No. 18/18 Connecticut in the semifinals of the BIG EAST Tournament. The Orange and Huskies meet in the first game at Multi-Sport Field on the Georgetown campus at 5:30 p.m.
Syracuse (14-3) earned the No. 1 seed in the tournament after claiming the BIG EAST regular-season title with a perfect 8-0 mark in league play. Connecticut (13-3) finished fourth in the conference standings with a 5-3 mark. Georgetown is the tournament's No. 2 seed and will face No. 3 seed Loyola in the second semifinal on Thursday.
Live video of the game will be available on the BIG EAST's website, www.bigeast.org. Fans can listen to Thursday's game on WJPZ 89.1FM in the Syracuse area and on Orange All Access on SUathletics.com. Subscriptions to Orange All Access are available at daily, monthly and yearly rates.
ORANGE IN THE BIG EAST TOURNAMENT
Syracuse is going for its third BIG EAST Tournament title this weekend. The Orange has an all-time record of 6-4 in league tournament action.
The inaugural BIG EAST Tournament was held at the Carrier Dome in 2007. Syracuse posted wins against Rutgers and Georgetown to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. The Orange successfully defended its title in 2008 at Notre Dame.
SCOUTING THE ORANGE
Syracuse ended the regular season with nine consecutive victories and a 14-3 record. The Orange went undefeated in BIG EAST play for the second consecutive year to claim its sixth BIG EAST regular-season title in seven years.
Junior Alyssa Murray leads the Orange in scoring with 83 points on a team-high 51 goals and 32 assists. She ranks sixth in the nation in points and ninth in points per game (4.88) in the latest NCAA statistics. Freshman Kayla Treanor has 65 points on 49 goals and 16 assists. She needs just two goals and 10 points to break the SU freshman record in both categories.
Senior Becca Block leads a Syracuse defense that has held its opponents to less than 10 goals in nine consecutive games. She leads the team in ground balls (39) and caused turnovers (28). In addition, she has 62 draw controls, which is the second-highest total in school history.
SCOUTING THE HUSKIES
Connecticut has lost its last two games, most recently coming off of a 13-7 setback to Loyola. Lauren Kahn leads the Huskies in scoring this season with 58 points on 36 goals and 22 assists, both of which are team highs. Carly Palmucci is behind Kahn with 45 points on 30 goals and 15 assists. Goalkeeper Shannon Nee has started each game this season in goal for UConn, posting an 8.97 goals-against average and registering 85 saves.
Katie Woods is in her third season as head coach for the Huskies. She has led Connecticut to a record of 32-14.
SERIES HISTORY
Syracuse is undefeated against Connecticut, posting a record of 16-0 in the series. This season the Orange defeated the Huskies, 18-7 in the Carrier Dome.
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