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Orange Host Bonnies Tuesday
10/15/2018 5:37:00 PM | Men's Soccer
Syracuse vs. St. Bonaventure | ||
Game Details | Tuesday, Oct. 15 | Syracuse, N.Y. | 7 p.m. | |
Game Coverage | Live Video: ACCN Extra Live Coverage: Stats Twitter: @cuse | @CuseMSOC |
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Syracuse Links | Notes | News | Roster | Schedule | |
Bonnies Links | News | Roster | Schedule |
SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- No. 24 Syracuse hosts St. Bonaventure on Tuesday, Oct. 16 in its final non-conference regular-season match. Start time is set for 7 p.m. at the SU Soccer Stadium.
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Fans can watch the game on ACC Network Extra. In addition, live stats will be available on Cuse.com and live updates will be posted on the team's Twitter account (@CuseMSoc).
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ORANGE UPDATE
Syracuse is coming off a 2-2 tie at No. 11 Louisville on Friday. Sophomore Tajon Buchanan scored both goals for the Orange. He now leads the team with 14 points. His 14 points, five goals and four assists are all career highs.
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The Orange remain at No. 7 in this week's NCAA RPI with a 6-4-2 record.
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SCOUTING THE BONNIES
St. Bonaventure lost to Saint Louis on Saturday to extend its losing streak to three games. The Bonnies are now 5-6-1 overall.
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Kosi Nwafornso leads the St. Bonaventure offense. He has 16 points on a team-high seven goals and two assists. Nwafornso is the only member of the Bonnies to score more than one goal this season. Luke Lacobellis has started 11 matches this season in goal. He has a 1.43 goals-against average and a .758 save percentage.
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THE SERIES
Syracuse and St. Bonaventure renew their series, which started in 1977. The teams have met 22 times with the Orange posting wins in 20 of those contests.
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The last time the teams played was in the Mayor's Cup in Oneonta, N.Y. in 2012. Syracuse took an early lead in the 26th minute and went on to a 5-0 win to claim the Mayor's Cup title.
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UP NEXT
After Tuesday's game, the Orange close out the regular season with three games in seven days. One of those matches is the rescheduled match at Clemson that was originally slated for Sept. 14 but was postponed due to Hurricane Florence.
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Syracuse goes on the road to face North Carolina State on Saturday, Oct. 20 at 7 p.m. The Wolfpack is coming off an upset of No. 1 North Carolina last weekend.
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