Orangemen Travel to Colgate for Key Region Game
9/10/2002 10:44:22 AM | Men's Soccer
The Syracuse men's soccer team will travel to Hamilton, N.Y. this evening to take on New York Region rival Colgate at Van Doren Field at 7 p.m. SU (1-2) enters the game ranked eighth in the NSCAA New York Region poll, while the Raiders (1-0-1) are ranked sixth in the poll.
The Orangemen scored their first victory of the season on Saturday, defeating Georgetown, 3-2, in overtime. Sophomore Jarett Park (Tully, N.Y./Christian Brothers Academy) scored two goals in the final six minutes to force overtime. He also assisted on the game-winning goal in the extra period. Park was named BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week for his effort.
Senior Ryan Hall (Great Falls, Va./Herndon) tallied a career-high two assists in the game, and junior Kirk Johnson (Chester Springs, Pa./Downingtown) tallied his first points of the season with an assist.
Park and senior Guido Cristofori (Fairport, N.Y./Fairport) lead the Orangemen with two goals each. Cristofori netted the game-winning goal versus the Hoyas. Hall, Johnson and sophomore Ryan Hickey (Spencerport, N.Y./Spencerport) all have assists for SU this season.
Colgate is coming off a 1-0 overtime upset of 12th-ranked St. Bonaventure. Zach Stuppy leads the team with three points on a goal and an assist. Jonathan Cook and Reed Grimes have also scored for the Raiders. Colgate opened the season with a 2-2 tie at VMI.
The Raiders lead the all-time series, 27-21-8, but the teams have split the last 10 meetings, 4-4-2. Syracuse won last year's game, 3-2, in overtime at the SU Soccer Stadium.
The Orangemen return home on Saturday, September 14 for another regional game versus Adelphi. Kickoff versus the Panthers is set for 12 p.m.
