Orange Faces American For First Time
9/16/2010 12:34:35 PM | Men's Soccer
Game Notes
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The SU men's soccer team (1-3-0) and Patriot League foe American (2-2-0) will meet for the first time on Saturday, Sept. 18 at Reeves Field. Start time for the match is 1 p.m. Live video coverage of the game is available at AUeaglesTV.com. A single-match subscription for interested fans is $5.95.
Saturday's game against American marks the fourth of five straight road contests for Syracuse. The Orange will visit Cornell on Wednesday, Sept. 22 before returning home for its BIG EAST opener against Pittsburgh on Sept. 25.
ORANGE REWIND
Syracuse placed second at Mayor's Cup XXXV, going 1-1-0 at the event held at Hartwick's Elmore Field last weekend. The Orange defeated Northeastern, 1-0, in overtime in the tournament opener on Friday, Sept. 10 and lost, 2-0, to eventual tournament champ Columbia on Sunday, Sept. 12. Against Northeastern, junior Nick Roydhouse scored on a direct kick from 22 yards out in the 96th minute to lift the Orange to its first win of the season. Two days later, Columbia struck once in each half to deal Syracuse a two-goal loss. Henning Sauerbier scored off a pass from Hayden Johns in the 21st minute to give the Lions a 1-0 lead. Columbia's Bayo Adafin found the net with 8:02 left to play to put the game away.
JONES MAKES FIRST START OF THE SEASON, CONTRIBUTES TO SHUTOUT
Redshirt sophomore goalkeeper Ryan Jones received his first start of the 2010 season against Northeastern. He made four saves in the first half before being replaced at the intermission by redshirt senior Jeremy Vuolo. The Orange went on to defeat the Huskies, 1-0, in overtime for its first clean sheet of the year, matching its season shutout total from 2009.
SCOUTING AMERICAN
The Eagles are 2-2-0 thus far in 2010 with wins against Howard (3-0) on Sept. 1 in the D.C. College Cup and Princeton (2-1) on the road Sept. 10. Sophomore forward Alassane Kane, a transfer from the University of Vermont, leads the team with three goals. Senior Jamie Davin leads the team with two assists. Goalkeeper Matt Makowski, the 2008 Patriot League Rookie of the Year, has started every game this season. He has 18 saves and a 1.25 goals-against average.
Todd West is in his 11th season as head coach of the Eagles' and his 15th overall with the program. West has accumulated an overall record of 94-81-22 and Saturday's match against the Orange marks the 200th of his career. West has guided the Eagles to three NCAA Tournament appearances, including a trip to the Sweet 16 in 2001. Additionally, his Eagles' squads have captured two Patriot League Championships. Prior to his appointment as the Eagles' head coach, West spent four seasons as an assistant to former head coach Bob Jenkins.
ORANGE AGAINST THE PATRIOT LEAGUE
Syracuse is 53-63-16 all-time against the eight members of the Patriot League (15-23-4 vs. Army; 3-2-1 vs. Bucknell; 23-28-10 vs. Colgate; 2-2-0 vs. Lafayette; 8-4-1 vs. Lehigh; 2-4-0 vs. Navy). The Orange has never faced American or Holy Cross.
