New SU Standard in NACDA Directors' Cup
6/23/2010 1:25:28 PM | Softball, General
The Syracuse athletics program set a school record by scoring 368.5 points in the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) Learfield Sports Directors' Cup standings. The total shatters the previous high of 330 points set in 2008-09. Syracuse is ranked 56th in the national standings.
Head coach Leigh Ross and the Orange softball program scored 25 points by earning its first NCAA Tournament berth, becoming the eighth Syracuse team to score points in the 2009-10 Directors' Cup competition. Having eight teams score points by advancing to the post-season ties the school record set in 1998-99.
SU's men's basketball, men's and women's cross country, field hockey, and women's indoor track and field teams, and men's and women's lacrosse teams each scored points this year.
The women's lacrosse team, under the direction of third-year coach Gary Gait, advanced to the Final Four, while the BIG EAST Champion Orange men, led by head coach John Desko, earned a spot in the NCAA Tournament for the 30th time in school history.
Men's basketball coach Jim Boeheim led the BIG EAST Champion Orange to the 'Sweet 16' round of the 2010 NCAA Tournament, while head coach Chris Fox and the Orange women's indoor track & field squad finished 46th at the NCAA Championship, contributing points for the first time in 10 years.
The women's cross country team, under the direction of Fox, competed at the NCAA Championship for the second time in school history. The Orange garnered its highest ranking in program history when it reached the 10th spot in 2009 and finished the season ranked No. 12th. The men's squad finished the season ranked ninth nationally, which is the highest ranking in school history. Both squads won the NCAA Northeast Region Championship.
Head coach Ange Bradley directed the eighth-ranked field hockey squad to its second consecutive NCAA Tournament. The 2009 BIG EAST Champions advanced to the second round of the national tournament.
