Behind the Scenes at the MLS Draft
1/28/2016 11:16:00 AM | Men's Soccer
Earlier this month Syracuse's Julian Buescher was the 11th overall pick in the 2016 Major League Soccer (MLS) SuperDraft by DC United. The club traded for the pick and used it draft Buescher, making him the 11th Syracuse player to be drafted by a team in the MLS. Click here to watch DC United's behind-the-scenes video from the MLS Combine and SuperDraft.
Buescher was a semifinalist for the Missouri Athletic Club (MAC) Hermann Award and earned NCSAA second-team All-America honors in 2015. He finished the season with 27 points on eight goals and 11 assists. He ranked eighth in the nation in assists and 25th in points with a string of nine consecutive matches with at least one point. Buescher was voted to the All-ACC First Team and ACC All-Tournament Team as well as the All-South Region First Team.Â
The 2015 season was a historic one for the Orange. Syracuse finished the season with a 16-5-4 record, just one win shy of the single-season school record. Syracuse claimed the program's first ACC Championship and earned the No. 6 seed in the NCAA Tournament. The Orange defeated Seattle for its first third-round victory in three tries before beating Boston College in the Elite Eight to advance to the College Cup for the first time in school history. Syracuse tied No. 3 Clemson, 0-0, in the national semifinals, but the Tigers won the penalty kick shootout to advance to the championship match.
Buescher was a semifinalist for the Missouri Athletic Club (MAC) Hermann Award and earned NCSAA second-team All-America honors in 2015. He finished the season with 27 points on eight goals and 11 assists. He ranked eighth in the nation in assists and 25th in points with a string of nine consecutive matches with at least one point. Buescher was voted to the All-ACC First Team and ACC All-Tournament Team as well as the All-South Region First Team.Â
The 2015 season was a historic one for the Orange. Syracuse finished the season with a 16-5-4 record, just one win shy of the single-season school record. Syracuse claimed the program's first ACC Championship and earned the No. 6 seed in the NCAA Tournament. The Orange defeated Seattle for its first third-round victory in three tries before beating Boston College in the Elite Eight to advance to the College Cup for the first time in school history. Syracuse tied No. 3 Clemson, 0-0, in the national semifinals, but the Tigers won the penalty kick shootout to advance to the championship match.
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