Orange Celebrate 10th Anniversary of 2008 Field Hockey Final Four
9/24/2018 6:02:00 PM | Field Hockey
Syracuse, N.Y. – Ten years after they made history by guiding Syracuse to its first NCAA Field Hockey Final Four, members of the remarkable squad reunited on campus to reminisce on the anniversary of their accomplishment. The weekend celebration began with these familiar faces flooding the confines of J.S. Coyne Stadium Friday afternoon to watch the 12th-ranked Syracuse Field Hockey team host Pacific.
Now mothers, businesswomen and entrepreneurs, these women were back to celebrate a season that laid the foundation for what Syracuse hockey is today.
"It means everything to me," said head coach Ange Bradley about having the 2008 team back on campus.
Bradley guided the Orange to a 22-2 record in 2008, her second season at the helm. That team earned the first No. 1 national ranking for any women's team in school history, claimed the BIG EAST Championship and reached the NCAA Final Four for the first time in program history.
The Orange won 14-straight games to begin the season. 'Cuse avenged a regular season loss to Connecticut in the BIG EAST Tournament when they scored on a penalty corner with 00:00 on the clock to win 1-0.
Syracuse went on to earn wins over No. 17 UMass and No. 9 Princeton in the NCAA Tournament before the season ended with a 3-2 overtime loss to No. 2 Wake Forest in the National Semifinals.
Since 2008, Syracuse has made 10-consecutive trips to the NCAA Tournament highlighted by the 2015 National Championship, the first women's team title in school history.
The Orange alumnae cheered loud and proud on Friday night watching Syracuse come-from-behind to defeat Pacific 3-2 in overtime. On Saturday, the current team and alumnae gathered for a tailgate before they were recognized on the field at the Carrier Dome during Syracuse's 51-21 victory over UConn in football.
On Sunday, after the 2008 team was celebrated on the field at halftime, Olympian and 'Cuse grad Shannon Taylor gathered the current squad for a pep talk that inspired a comeback. Syracuse went on to gut out a 2-1 win over Penn in a shootout to cap off an exciting weekend for everyone at J.S. Coyne Stadium.
Now mothers, businesswomen and entrepreneurs, these women were back to celebrate a season that laid the foundation for what Syracuse hockey is today.
"It means everything to me," said head coach Ange Bradley about having the 2008 team back on campus.
Bradley guided the Orange to a 22-2 record in 2008, her second season at the helm. That team earned the first No. 1 national ranking for any women's team in school history, claimed the BIG EAST Championship and reached the NCAA Final Four for the first time in program history.
The Orange won 14-straight games to begin the season. 'Cuse avenged a regular season loss to Connecticut in the BIG EAST Tournament when they scored on a penalty corner with 00:00 on the clock to win 1-0.
Syracuse went on to earn wins over No. 17 UMass and No. 9 Princeton in the NCAA Tournament before the season ended with a 3-2 overtime loss to No. 2 Wake Forest in the National Semifinals.
Since 2008, Syracuse has made 10-consecutive trips to the NCAA Tournament highlighted by the 2015 National Championship, the first women's team title in school history.
The Orange alumnae cheered loud and proud on Friday night watching Syracuse come-from-behind to defeat Pacific 3-2 in overtime. On Saturday, the current team and alumnae gathered for a tailgate before they were recognized on the field at the Carrier Dome during Syracuse's 51-21 victory over UConn in football.
On Sunday, after the 2008 team was celebrated on the field at halftime, Olympian and 'Cuse grad Shannon Taylor gathered the current squad for a pep talk that inspired a comeback. Syracuse went on to gut out a 2-1 win over Penn in a shootout to cap off an exciting weekend for everyone at J.S. Coyne Stadium.
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