Orange Tie No. 22 Wildcats, 2-2

Sunday, September 8

7 PM

Syracuse University

1-1-2

New Hampshire

2-0-2

UNH

Syracuse

9/8/2019 10:44:00 PM | Men's Soccer

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SYRACUSE, N.Y. – Syracuse jumped out a 2-0 lead in the first half, but conceded two second-half goals in a 2-2 tie against No. 22 New Hampshire on Friday, Sept. 8. It was the Orange's second double-overtime game in a span of three days.

"When you're up 2-0 at home, you hope you can manage the game," said Syracuse head coach Ian McIntyre. "But credit to New Hampshire. The disappointing thing was that I think we were very good in the first half and, if we score a third goal, the game is over. We didn't and we stopped playing in the second half. We were physically beat up and didn't have enough quality on the ball tonight."

HOW IT HAPPENED
Syracuse (1-1-2) took an early lead when junior Simon Triantafillou scored on assists from sophomores Ryan Raposo and Hilli Goldhar. Raposo extended the lead in the 29th minute. He took a shot from 45 yards out on the left side, which bounced in front of the goal and then past New Hampshire goalkeeper Alejandro Robles for his team-leading fourth goal of the year.

New Hampshire (2-0-2) did all of its scoring after intermission. The first scoring play started with a defensive save by a Syracuse defender on a shot by Rory O'Driscoll. The ball deflected off the defender to Bilal Kamal, who put his shot in the back of the net to cut the deficit to 2-1. The score stayed that way until the 86th minute when Donnett Sackie scored on assists from Fabian Lutz and Kamal to even the score.

Neither team could get a shot on goal during either of the two 10-minute extra sessions. The Wildcats had a corner in each overtime but couldn't convert as the game ended a 2-2 tie.

OF NOTE
Triantafillou has now scored a goal in two consecutive games. He recorded his first career goal on Friday night against Yale. Triantafillou ranks second on the team in points (5) and goals (2).

Raposo has scored a goal in three of the four matches this season. He has four goals, which equal his total from a year ago when he played in 18 matches as a freshman. Raposo leads the team with 10 points.

UP NEXT
Syracuse opens conference play on Friday, Sept. 13 against defending ACC Tournament champion Louisville at 7 p.m. at the SU Soccer Stadium. Syracuse is hoping to "Pack the Hill" and tickets and parking are free. The game will streamed on ACC Network Extra.