Corner Kicks Notebook #9
10/27/2014 3:54:00 PM | Men's Soccer
News & notes from Week 9 of the SU men's soccer season
TOURNAMENT BOUND
With 13 points in the league standings, the Orange has already clinched a berth in the ACC Championship. Syracuse is currently tied with Louisville and Clemson for first place in the Atlantic Division with one game remaining. The top team in each division receives the No. 1 and No. 2 seeds. Then the teams with the eight best conference records make up the rest of the bracket. The higher seeded teams host first round and quarterfinal matches before the tournament heads to WakeMed Soccer park in Cary, N.C.
More: Bracket | Tournament Central
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DEFENSE, DEFENSE, DEFENSE
The Orange has allowed just six goals this season, tied with Monmouth and Cornell for the fewest in the NCAA. The SU men's soccer record for fewest goals in a season is seven which was achieved in 1925 (8 games) . Its 0.36 goals-against average is also the best in the country and is on pace to top the current team record of 0.73 set in 1989. With 11 shutouts, Syracuse is tied with Fairfield for the most clean sheets in Division I soccer and is two shy of the SU record of 13 established in 1982.
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BONO AMONG THE BEST
Junior goalkeeper Alex Bono leads the nation in goals-against average (0.36), save percentage (.897) and goals allowed (6). His save percentage is on pace to rank second in the Orange single-season record book behind Joe Papaleo's .940 mark in 1982. The ACC record for goals-against average is 0.31 set by Tony Meola of Virginia in 1988 and equaled by UVa's Diego Restrepo in 2009. Bono currently has 29 career shutouts, two shy of Papaleo's school record (31).
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JUST WIN BABY
With its 4-1 victory against Bucknell, the Orange became the first team in the country to reach 13 wins. It's .844 winning percentage also leads the country and is on pace for the highest mark in SU men's soccer history. The 2014 campaign marks the third time since 2000 that the Orange has recorded double-digit wins.
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THEY SAID IT
"I honestly don't know what was going on out there, I guess I was just feeling it."
FROM THE TWITTERSPHERE
Brooke Tunstall @YesThatBrooke
"With several key saves, tonight, @SUMensSoccer's @Alex25Bono is earning his likely All American honors. Justifying the hype. @NCAASoccer"
Eric @RealOrangejesus
"@SUMensSoccer great game! Some nice attacking soccer from the boys #daretodream"
With 13 points in the league standings, the Orange has already clinched a berth in the ACC Championship. Syracuse is currently tied with Louisville and Clemson for first place in the Atlantic Division with one game remaining. The top team in each division receives the No. 1 and No. 2 seeds. Then the teams with the eight best conference records make up the rest of the bracket. The higher seeded teams host first round and quarterfinal matches before the tournament heads to WakeMed Soccer park in Cary, N.C.
More: Bracket | Tournament Central
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DEFENSE, DEFENSE, DEFENSE
The Orange has allowed just six goals this season, tied with Monmouth and Cornell for the fewest in the NCAA. The SU men's soccer record for fewest goals in a season is seven which was achieved in 1925 (8 games) . Its 0.36 goals-against average is also the best in the country and is on pace to top the current team record of 0.73 set in 1989. With 11 shutouts, Syracuse is tied with Fairfield for the most clean sheets in Division I soccer and is two shy of the SU record of 13 established in 1982.
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BONO AMONG THE BEST
Junior goalkeeper Alex Bono leads the nation in goals-against average (0.36), save percentage (.897) and goals allowed (6). His save percentage is on pace to rank second in the Orange single-season record book behind Joe Papaleo's .940 mark in 1982. The ACC record for goals-against average is 0.31 set by Tony Meola of Virginia in 1988 and equaled by UVa's Diego Restrepo in 2009. Bono currently has 29 career shutouts, two shy of Papaleo's school record (31).
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JUST WIN BABY
With its 4-1 victory against Bucknell, the Orange became the first team in the country to reach 13 wins. It's .844 winning percentage also leads the country and is on pace for the highest mark in SU men's soccer history. The 2014 campaign marks the third time since 2000 that the Orange has recorded double-digit wins.
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THEY SAID IT
"I honestly don't know what was going on out there, I guess I was just feeling it."
Oyvind Alseth
On scoring his first two career goals against Bucknell
 On scoring his first two career goals against Bucknell
FROM THE TWITTERSPHERE
Brooke Tunstall @YesThatBrooke
"With several key saves, tonight, @SUMensSoccer's @Alex25Bono is earning his likely All American honors. Justifying the hype. @NCAASoccer"
Eric @RealOrangejesus
"@SUMensSoccer great game! Some nice attacking soccer from the boys #daretodream"
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