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Orange Spotlight: May 11, 2009
5/11/2009 10:11:23 AM | Men's Rowing, Women's Rowing, Softball, Track and Field
After the Vice President of the United States and Syracuse alum Joseph Biden imparted some inspiring words at SU's graduation ceremony at the Carrier Dome on Sunday, the men and women's lacrosse teams maintained the level of excitement in the final home contests of the 2008-09 season. The No. 2-seeded men's team started its quest for the program's 11th national championship with an 11-4 victory against first-time opponent Siena in the first round of the NCAA Tournament while the No. 7-seeded women dominated Boston University, 20-10. Senior attacker Katie Rowan's 11 points helped her climb to third place on the NCAA Division I all-time scoring list with 389 points in her career. With the two first-round triumphs, both squads earned second-round match-ups against the University of Maryland.
The Orange softball squad bowed out to USF in the first round of the BIG EAST Tournament on Thursday in Louisville. Syracuse led 1-0 for a better part of the game, but the Bulls charged back and won in extra innings, 5-4. Freshman hurler Jenna Caira was named the BIG EAST Rookie of the Year. Caira is only the third SU player to earn rookie honors and the first since Tonye McCorkle in 2006.
The men's crew team had one boat reach the grand final and won the freshman eight petite final on Sunday at the 2009 Eastern Sprints in Worcester, Mass. Syracuse's varsity eight boat finished third in the first heat with a time of 5:48.312. The women's crew will hit the water on Sunday, May 17 its Eastern Sprints race in Camden, N.J.
The track & field team had the weekend off to prepare for the ECAC/IC4A Outdoor Championship starting on Friday, May 15 at Princeton.
Softball
Before the Orange commenced its first round of the BIG EAST Tournament, four members of the Syracuse softball team earned all-conference honors. Most notably, freshman pitcher Jenna Caira was named the league's Rookie of the Year. Three members of the Orange were named to the All-BIG EAST Third Team, including Caira and seniors Nicole Miller and Lindsay Wasek. Senior catcher Amy Kelley was named to the all-conference second team.
On Thursday at Louisville's Ulmer Stadium, Syracuse took an early 1-0 lead after sophomore Rachel Helman got on base with a single. The Orange juiced the bases and sophomore Hallie Gibbs knocked in Helman on a sacrifice fly and error by USF's right fielder. The Bulls tied it at the top of the seventh, 1-1, but SU responded in extra innings.
South Florida tacked on four runs in the top of the ninth. SU made things interesting as the Orange put runners on the corners in the bottom of the second extra frame. Freshman Stephanie Watts crushed her fifth triple of the season to bring in freshman Lacey Kohl and Wasek. A USF throwing error moved the score to 5-4, but the Bulls escaped and hung on for the win.
Syracuse finished with a 30-21 record, going 11-9 in the BIG EAST.
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Last Week
May 7 – vs. vs. No. 5 USF at BIG EAST Tournament – L, 5-4
Next Week
Season Complete
2009 Softball Schedule
Men's Crew
The men's team returned to the water at the 2009 Eastern Sprints in Worcester, Mass. The Orange had one boat reach the grand final and won the freshman eight petite final. The varsity eight placed second in the petite final, as did the second varsity eight. The third varsity eight finished fifth in the grand final.
Syracuse's varsity eight boat finished third in Heat No. 1 with a time of 5:48.312. SU's third varsity eight took third (6:11.393) in Heat No. 1 behind Yale and Harvard to qualify for the grand final. The Orange rowed to a fifth-place finish in the grand final with a time of 6:16.993.
The freshman eight placed third in Heat No. 2 at a clip of 5:56.201. After placing third in Heat No. 1 registering a time of 5:55.866, the second varsity eight secured second place in the petite final. With a time of 5:59.957, the Orange finished behind Yale, but ahead of Penn, Columbia, Northeastern and GWU.
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Last Race
May 10 – Eastern Sprints – [V8: 2nd (5:51.014); 2V8: 2nd (5:59.957); 3V8: 5th (6:16.993); F8: 1st (5:56.263)]
This Week
May 17 – Packard Cup at Dartmouth
2009 Crew Schedule
Women's Rowing
Three weekends ago, the women's rowing team finished second at the BIG EAST Championship with 97 points at Cooper River Park in Pennsauken, N.J. The novice eight showed it was the class of the BIG EAST by winning the Grand Final in 7:01.713.
The women next hit the water next weekend on May 17 at the Eastern Sprints in Camden, N.J.
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Last Race
April 25 – BIG EAST Championship - [Second Place: 97 points - V8–Fourth (6:43.507); 2V8–Third (6:50.254); V4–Second (7:40.637); 2V4–Second (7:58.503); N8–First (7:01.713); N4–Third (8:46.667) ]
This Week
May 17 – Eastern Sprints at Camden, N.J.
2009 Rowing Schedule
Track & Field
After the men and women's track & field team started up its outdoor championship season with a respective showing of ninth- and 12th-place at the 2009 BIG EAST Outdoor Championship, the squad was given the weekend off.
The Orange returns to the track for the three-day ECAC/IC4A Outdoor Championship at Princeton's Weaver Track & Field Stadium. The competition is scheduled to start at 1:00 p.m. on Friday, May 15.
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Last Competition
May 1-3 – BIG EAST Outdoor Championship – Men, 9th / Women, 12th
This Week
May 15-17 – ECAC/IC4A Outdoor Championship at Princeton University
2008-09 Outdoor Track & Field Schedule
