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Kayla Alexander and Michael Carter-Williams led SU's basketball teams to the NCAA Tournament, which added points to SU's historic scoring in the NACDA Directors' Cup standings.
4/12/2013 1:31:00 PM | Men's Basketball, Women's Basketball
The 2012-13 Orange men's and women's teams are taking Syracuse Athletics to new heights. Syracuse has scored a school-best 360 points in the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) Learfield Sports Directors' Cup standings. The success of the men's and women's basketball teams propelled Syracuse to its highest winter ranking in school history at 31. In the Fall, the Orange football, field hockey, men's cross country and men's soccer teams all scored points.
"Our teams continue to reach new heights as we have once set our all-time point total and standing for this portion of the season," said Director of Athletics Dr. Daryl Gross. "The news gets better as we still have many teams competing in the spring that are challenging for national honors."
Head coach Jim Boeheim led the men's basketball team to the Final Four, adding 83 points to Syracuse's total, while head coach Quentin Hillsman guided his squad back to the NCAA Tournament, scoring 25 points. The Orange men finished the season with a 30-10 record, including the program's fifth Final Four appearance. Sophomore Michael Carter-Williams earned the East Regional Most Outstanding Player award. The women's squad posted a 24-8 record and earned the program's fifth NCAA Tournament invitation. Senior center Kayla Alexander earned Associated Press All-America honors, becoming the third SU player to earn the honor.
The success of the basketball teams follows the most successful Fall season in school history when the Orange earned 252.00 points, its highest point total during the fall since the inception of the award. The 2012 Orange field hockey squad scored 83 points for its third-place fini sh at the NCAA Championship, while men's soccer earned 64 points for its NCAA Sweet 16 entry. Football recorded 45 points after its victory in the Pinstripe Bowl, and the men's cross country team posted 60 points for its 15th-place finish at the NCAA Championship.
The football Orange defeated West Virginia, 38-14, in the Pinstripe Bowl on December 29 in Yankee Stadium. Syracuse won six of its last seven games and posted an 8-5 overall record. The Orange won a share of the BIG EAST regular-season title, posting a 5-2 mark in league play. The Orange set or tied nine single-season school records this season.
Field hockey head coach Ange Bradley directed her team to its second Final Four appearance after winning the BIG EAST Conference Championship. The 19-3 season included three weeks as the top-ranked team in the country. Junior Laura Hahnefeldt and seniors Kelsey Millman and Iona Holloway earned All-America honors.
The Orange men's soccer team experienced the best season in school history, advancing to the NCAA Sweet 16 for the first time in the program's existence. Syracuse was the most improved team in the nation, posting a 16-4-1 record in 2012 after going 3-12-1 in 2011, for a win-loss improvement of +8.5. The Orange was ranked 17th in the final NSCAA/Continental Tire Top 25 poll.
Men's cross country head coach Chris Fox led the Orange to a 15th-place finish at the NCAA Championship after the team won its third BIG EAST Championship in four years. Fox and his coaching staff earned the BIG EAST Coaching Staff of the Year Award.
"Our teams continue to reach new heights as we have once set our all-time point total and standing for this portion of the season," said Director of Athletics Dr. Daryl Gross. "The news gets better as we still have many teams competing in the spring that are challenging for national honors."
Head coach Jim Boeheim led the men's basketball team to the Final Four, adding 83 points to Syracuse's total, while head coach Quentin Hillsman guided his squad back to the NCAA Tournament, scoring 25 points. The Orange men finished the season with a 30-10 record, including the program's fifth Final Four appearance. Sophomore Michael Carter-Williams earned the East Regional Most Outstanding Player award. The women's squad posted a 24-8 record and earned the program's fifth NCAA Tournament invitation. Senior center Kayla Alexander earned Associated Press All-America honors, becoming the third SU player to earn the honor.
The success of the basketball teams follows the most successful Fall season in school history when the Orange earned 252.00 points, its highest point total during the fall since the inception of the award. The 2012 Orange field hockey squad scored 83 points for its third-place fini sh at the NCAA Championship, while men's soccer earned 64 points for its NCAA Sweet 16 entry. Football recorded 45 points after its victory in the Pinstripe Bowl, and the men's cross country team posted 60 points for its 15th-place finish at the NCAA Championship.
The football Orange defeated West Virginia, 38-14, in the Pinstripe Bowl on December 29 in Yankee Stadium. Syracuse won six of its last seven games and posted an 8-5 overall record. The Orange won a share of the BIG EAST regular-season title, posting a 5-2 mark in league play. The Orange set or tied nine single-season school records this season.
Field hockey head coach Ange Bradley directed her team to its second Final Four appearance after winning the BIG EAST Conference Championship. The 19-3 season included three weeks as the top-ranked team in the country. Junior Laura Hahnefeldt and seniors Kelsey Millman and Iona Holloway earned All-America honors.
The Orange men's soccer team experienced the best season in school history, advancing to the NCAA Sweet 16 for the first time in the program's existence. Syracuse was the most improved team in the nation, posting a 16-4-1 record in 2012 after going 3-12-1 in 2011, for a win-loss improvement of +8.5. The Orange was ranked 17th in the final NSCAA/Continental Tire Top 25 poll.
Men's cross country head coach Chris Fox led the Orange to a 15th-place finish at the NCAA Championship after the team won its third BIG EAST Championship in four years. Fox and his coaching staff earned the BIG EAST Coaching Staff of the Year Award.
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