Orange Spotlight - October 29, 2007 - Syracuse University Athletics

SYRACUSE, N.Y. – As the end of October nears, postseason action looms for several Orange teams. The Syracuse men and women’s cross country teams finished fifth and fourth, respectively, at the 2007 BIG EAST Championship hosted by Louisville. The Orange field hockey team concluded the 2007 regular season schedule against Cornell and will prepare for the approaching BIG EAST Championship. The Syracuse rowing team began the 2007-08 season with a strong showing at the Princeton Chase. The SU men’s soccer team kept its postseason hopes alive with a 1-0 shutout win against No. 22 USF. The Orange women’s soccer squad concluded the 2007 season following a 2-0 loss against No. 18 Connecticut. The SU men and women’s swimming and diving teams opened the BIG EAST schedule with a dual-meet loss against Pittsburgh. The Syracuse tennis squad wrapped up the 2007 fall season at the Big Green Invitational hosted by Dartmouth. The Orange volleyball team is currently riding a season-best six-match win streak following a double-header sweep against Colgate (3/1) and Cornell (3-1), and a pair of three-game shutouts against BIG EAST foes West Virginia and Pittsburgh.

Cross Country
Junior Nana Sang-Bender earned All-BIG EAST recognition for the second straight year after a fifth-place finish powered the Orange women to a program-best fourth-place performance at the 2007 BIG EAST Championship. Sang-Bender becomes the first SU female to earn all-conference honors at consecutive championships since Alicia Hauber in 1982 and 1983. Junior Jeff Scull and sophomore Dan Busby garnered all-conference distinction with 11^th and 14^th-place finishes, respectively, led the SU men to a fifth-place tally at the BIG EAST Championship.
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LAST WEEK
October 27 – BIG EAST Championship (Men, 5^th; Women, 4^th)
THIS WEEK
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Complete 2007 Cross Country Schedule

Field Hockey (12-6, 3-3)
The 19^th-ranked Orange field hockey team completed the 2007 regular season with a 3-2 loss against non-conference foe Cornell on Thursday. Seniors Jessica Lerew and Brittany Angellella tallied the two scores for the Orange. Junior Heather Hess and freshman Christina Puggi combined to stop seven shots in the cage. Syracuse earned the BIG EAST Tournament’s four seed and will meet first-seeded Connecticut on Saturday, November 3 at 1:00 p.m.
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LAST WEEK
October 25 – No. 19 Syracuse 2, Cornell 3
THIS WEEK
November 3 – No. 4 Syracuse vs. No. 1 Connecticut (BIG EAST Tournament, 1:00 p.m.)
November 4 – BIG EAST Championship (12:00 p.m.)
Complete 2007 Field Hockey Schedule

Crew
The Orange rowing team began the 2007-08 season with an impressive showing at the Princeton Chase on Lake Carnegie in Princeton, N.J. The Syracuse “A” men’s heavyweight placed eighth with a time of 13:32.998. The SU “A” and “B” men’s heavyweight four finished 11^th (15:31.128) and 12^th (15:31.755), respectively.
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LAST WEEK
October 28 – Princeton Chase
THIS WEEK
November 3 – Syracuse Fall Invitational
Complete 2007-08 Rowing Schedule

Men’s Soccer (6-6-4, 3-6-0)
The Syracuse men’s soccer team kept its BIG EAST postseason hopes alive with a critical 1-0 shutout win against No. 22 USF on Saturday. Sophomore Hansen Woodruff’s team-leading 10^th goal of the season just under five minutes after the first whistle proved to be the game-winner. Junior Robert Cavicchia needed four saves for his fourth shutout of the season. Cavicchia is tied for fourth all-time with 14 career blankings. The Orange will play its final home match of the season live on ESPNU, the program’s first on national television, on Wednesday, October 31 against St. John’s at 7:00 p.m.
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LAST WEEK
October 24 – Syracuse 2, Villanova 3
October 27 – Syracuse 1, No. 22 USF 0
THIS WEEK
October 31 – ST. JOHN’S (ESPNU, 7:00 p.m.)
November 3 – at DePaul (2:00 p.m.)
Complete 2007 Men’s Soccer Schedule

Women’s Soccer (7-8-4, 3-6-2)
The Syracuse women’s soccer team finished tied for fifth in the BIG EAST American Division, but failed to qualify for the postseason tournament after losing a tie-breaker with South Florida. The Orange concluded the regular season with a 2-0 loss against No. 18 Connecticut on Sunday. Sophomore netminder Eliza Bennett-Hatten collected six saves for Syracuse in the loss.
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LAST WEEK
October 26 – Syracuse 2, Providence 1 (OT)
October 28 – Syracuse 0, No. 18 Connecticut 2
Complete 2007 Women’s Soccer Schedule

Tennis
The Syracuse tennis team concluded the 2007 fall season at the three-day Big Green Invitational hosted by Dartmouth in Hanover, N.H. Sophomore Ashley Spicer paced the Orange attack with a first-place finish in flight #7 singles. The freshmen duo of Emily Mauser and Ally Wickman captured the first-place crown in flight #4 doubles. The Orange resumes the 2007-08 season on Friday, January 25 against BIG EAST foe Cincinnati.
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LAST WEEK
October 26-28 – Big Green Invitational
Complete 2007-08 Tennis Schedule

Volleyball (18-10, 6-4)
Syracuse’s all-time winningest volleyball coach Jing Pu collected his 400^th career coaching victory on Saturday after a 3-0 sweep against West Virginia. The Orange improved its BIG EAST record to 6-4 with a 3-0 win against Pittsburgh and now stands tied with Cincinnati and South Florida for the conference tournament’s five seed. The Orange paired a doubleheader sweep against Colgate and Cornell with the wins against the Mountaineers and the Panthers and is now riding a season-high six-match win streak.
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LAST WEEK
October 23 – Syracuse 3, Colgate 1
October 23 – Syracuse 3, Cornell 1
October 27 – Syracuse 3, West Virginia 0
October 28 – Syracuse 3, Pittsburgh 0
THIS WEEK
November 3 – at No. 23 St. John’s (2:00 p.m.)
November 4 – at Connecticut (2:00 p.m.)
Complete 2007 Volleyball Schedule

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