Junior Nana Sang-Bender led the women's cross country team to a first place finish at the Boston College Invitational. Junior Kyle Hall tallied two scores in SU's 3-0 blanking of Fordham.
Orange Spotlight – September 17, 2007
9/17/2007 11:02:05 AM | Volleyball
The 2007 fall season is in full-swing as six Syracuse teams were action during week five. The men’s and women’s cross country teams topped some of the nation’s best en route to posting impressive first-place finishes at the Boston College Invitational. Syracuse field hockey continues its early-season success after a 2-0 week, including 2-1 win against Rutgers in The BIG EAST Conference opener. The Orange men’s soccer team has extended its unbeaten streak to seven games after playing to a 1-1 draw at Albany and besting in-state rival Fordham 3-0 in the season’s home-opener. The women’s volleyball team captured its season-high fifth straight win before finishing the week 2-2 at the University of New Hampshire Tournament. The SU women’s soccer team played to two scoreless draws against East Carolina and at No. 8 Boston College.
The Syracuse men’s and women’s cross country teams each posted first-place finishes at the Boston College Invitational. The Orange men topped No. 3 Iona and No. 11 Providence, two of the Northeast Region’s early-season favorites. The SU women collected the top spot in front of No. 9 Providence and No. 28 Boston College. Senior Kyle Heath’s third-place finish led four Syracuse men scores in the top 10. Junior Nana Sang-Bender’s second-place finish paced the Orange women.
Last Week
September 14 – Boston College Invitational; Men 1st (7,945-m), Women 1st (5,015-m)
This Week
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The Orange field hockey team improved its overall record to 7-1, the program’s best start since the 1990 campaign. Syracuse opened The BIG EAST schedule with a 2-1 win against Rutgers. Freshman Christina Puggi tallied five saves and senior forward Gloria Nantulya scored twice to lead the Orange. SU collected its second win in as many outings after a 2-1 victory against Hofstra. Freshman Lelia Sacre scored the first Orange tally before Nantulya added the match’s eventual game-winner. Puggi added three stops in the win.
Last Week
September 14 – Syracuse 2, Rutgers 1
September 16 – Syracuse 2, Hofstra 1
This Week
September 21 – at Louisville (3:00 p.m.)
September 22 – vs Saint Louis (3:00 p.m.; Louisville, Ky.)
The SU men’s soccer team has extended its unbeaten streak to six games, the longest such streak under 16th-year Orange head coach Dean Foti. Sophomore Hansen Woodruff’s team-best third goal of the season aided Syracuse to a 1-1 double-overtime draw at Albany. Goalkeeper Robert Cavicchia’s collected four saves. The Orange opened the 2007 home schedule with a resounding 3-0 blanking against Fordham. Junior forward Kyle Hall matched a career-best with two goals and Woodruff added a third. In capturing his 11th career shutout, Cavicchia’s six stops moved him into a tie for seventh on the SU all-time career saves list (174).
Last Week
September 12 – Syracuse 1, Albany 1
September 16 – Syracuse 3, Fordham 0
This Week
September 21 – PITTSBURGH (7:00 p.m.)
September 23 – WEST VIRGINIA (1:00 p.m.)
The Orange volleyball team extended its season-best win streak to five matches and improved its record to 4-0 against teams in the state of New York after a three-game sweep at Binghamton. Senior Cheryl Cobbina led the SU attack with a team-best 18 kills as the Orange ended the Wildcats’ 14-match home win streak that dated back to the 2005 season. Syracuse ended the week with a 1-2 finish at the University of New Hampshire Tournament. Freshman Mindy Stanislovaitis received all-tournament laurels after the Orange three-game sweep against Holy Cross.
Last Week
September 11 – Syracuse 3, Binghamton 0
September 14 – Syracuse 2, Southern Methodist 3
September 15 – Syracuse 2, New Hampshire 3
September 15 – Syracuse 3, Holy Cross 0
This Week
September 21 – RUTGERS (7:00 p.m.)
Complete 2007 Volleyball Schedule
The women's soccer team played to a 0-0 draw against East Carolina and eighth-ranked Boston College this past weekend. The Orange now stand at 2-2-2. With the shutouts sophomore goalkeeper Eliza Bennett-Hattan now has nine for her career, which is third best all-time at SU. She made five saves against East Carolina and made a career-high tying 10 stops against Boston College.
Last Week
September 14 – Syracuse 0, East Carolina 0
September 16 – Syracuse 0, No. 8 Boston College 0
This Week
September 18 – at Binghamton (7:00 p.m.)
September 21 – at St. John’s (6:00 p.m.)
September 23 – at Colgate (1:00 p.m.)
Home games/matches in CAPS
Adrian Autry postgame vs. Pittsburgh
Sunday, March 08
Highlights | Syracuse vs. Pitt
Saturday, March 07
Postgame | #10 Syracuse at #11 Johns Hopkins
Saturday, March 07
HIGHLIGHTS | #10 Men's Lacrosse at #11 Johns Hopkins
Saturday, March 07
