Orange Spotlight - October 6, 2008
10/6/2008 10:36:09 AM | Men's Soccer, Women's Soccer
Six Syracuse athletics teams were in action this past week playing in nine games and participating in one invitational. Field Hockey is the lone unbeaten team in NCAA field hockey after posting wins against Albany and Yale. Men’s soccer cut South Florida’s five-game winning streak short in a 0-0 tie in Tampa, Fla. Volleyball played two four-set matches, posting a win against Connecticut in its BIG EAST home opener. After having its Friday match at Georgetown postponed, the women’s soccer team lost, 3-0, to Villanova. The men’s and women’s cross country teams competed in the 35th annual Paul Short Invitational on Friday. The men finished second and the women finished fifth. The Syracuse women’s ice hockey team made its debut this past week playing nearby Colgate on Wednesday, and traveling to Wisconsin on Friday for a two-game series with the Badgers.
After two matches this past week, the Orange field hockey team remains the only unbeaten team in the NCAA. The Orange earned a 3-1 victory against Albany and 3-0 win versus Yale. Against Albany, the Orange’s three goals brought the season total to 60, eclipsing the 1990 record of 58. Senior Shannon Taylor scored two goals in the victory. She has 36 points for the season and has moved into fourth place in school history. Freshman Martina Loncarica tallied two assists to tie the school record of 16, and sophomore Maggie Befort recorded two assists to give her 13 for the season, the most ever by sophomore. Loncarica, Taylor and freshman Nicole Nelson scored the three goals for the Orange against Yale. Loncarica’s assist moved her into first place on the single-season chart with 17.
Last Week
October 1 – Syracuse 3, Albany 1
October 5 – Syracuse 3, Yale 0
This Week
October 10 – at Georgetown (College Park, Md., 6 p.m.)
October 12 – vs. AMERICAN (2 p.m.)
Senior keeper Robert Cavicchia recorded eight saves in Syracuse’s 0-0 tie with No. 9/13 South Florida. The tie ended the Bulls five-game winning streak, which included four conference wins. The game was Syracuse’s seventh shutout in 10 games this season. Seniors Spencer Schomaker and Kyle Hall and junior Tom Perevegyencev all tested the South Florida goalie. Schomaker led the Orange with two shots on goal.
Last Week
October 3 – Syracuse 0, USF 0 (2OT)
This Week
October 8 – at St. John’s (Queens, N.Y., 7:30 p.m.)
October 11 - vs. RUTGERS (7 p.m.)
Syracuse volleyball went 1-1 in conference play this past weekend, posting a win against Connecticut and suffering a setback to St. John’s. Both matches went to four sets. Freshman Noemie Lefebvre recorded team-high 15 kills against the Huskies and junior Sarah Morton stepped it up on defense registering six total blocks, including five solo. Senior April Quigley reached the 3,000 assists mark in the match, only the fifth player in program history to reach the mark. Morton led the Orange against St. John’s with 17 kills and six total blocks, while junior Kacie MacTavish recorded her fifth double-double of the season registering 13 kills and 12 digs. The Orange out blocked the Red Storm, 12-8.
Last Week
October 3 – Syracuse 3, Connecticut 1
October 5 – Syracuse 1, St. John’s 3
This Week
October 10 – at Georgetown (Washington, D.C., 7 p.m.)
October 12 – at South Florida (Tampa, Fla., 2 p.m.)
The Orange had to postpone its game against the Georgetown Hoyas on Friday due to the norovirus outbreak on the Hoya campus. The game will be played at a later date. On Sunday, Syracuse traveled to Villanova for a 1 p.m. matchup with the Wildcats. The Orange controlled the action in the first half, outshooting the Wildcats, 7-3. However, Villanova took control in the second half scoring all three of its goals. Junior Eliza Bennett-Hatton recorded four saves in the game.
Last Week
October 3 – Game vs. Georgetown was postponed
October 5 – Syracuse 0, Villanova 3
This Week
October 10 – vs. SOUTH FLORIDA (7 p.m.)
October 12 – vs. MARQUETTE (1 p.m.)
At the 35th annual Paul Short Invitational, the 30th ranked men’s team picked up a second-place finish out of 45 teams and the women finish fifth out of 43. Junior Brad Miller led the Orange with a fifth-place finish with a time of 23:58 and junior Maegan Krifchin finished 19th for the women with a time of 20:54. Junior Dan Busby finished eighth behind Miller in the men’s race running a 24:02 race. Senior Nana Sang-Bender finished two seconds after Krifchin at 20:56 for 20th place.
Last Week
October 3 – Paul Short Invitational
Freshman Megan Skelly scored the first goal in Syracuse women’s ice hockey history on Wednesday night just nine seconds into the game against Colgate. Freshman Janelle Malcolm would put the Orange up 2-0 before the Raiders would get on the board. Malcolm also added Syracuse’s third and final goal. Junior Lucy Schoedel stopped 34 of the 38 shots that came her way. The Orange then traveled to Wisconsin to take on the No. 2 Badgers. While the Orange was outshot 44-11, Schoedel made 41 saves to hold the Badgers to only three goals. In the second game of the series, the Badgers again would outshoot the Orange, but Schoedel and freshman Steph Jones, who played the third period, would hold the Badgers to eight goals. Schoedel made 24 saves and Jones recorded nine.
Last Week
October 1 – Syracuse 3, Colgate 4
October 3 – Syracuse 0, Wisconsin 3
October 4 – Syracuse 0, Wisconsin 8
This Week
October 10 – at Robert Morris (Moon Township, Pa., 7:30 p.m.)
October 11 – at Robert Morris (Moon Township, Pa., 7:30 p.m.)
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