Orange Season Profiles - Syracuse University Athletics

1972

Syracuse plays its first field hockey game against Potsdam and loses, 4-1.

1978

The Orange plays its 50th game against Wells College. The two teams tie, 1-1.

1981

SU finishes runner-up for the Division II National Championship, losing to Lock Haven in the championship game.

1982

Syracuse moves to the Division I ranks.

1986

The Orange enters the Top 20 Division I National Rankings for the first time at the No. 10 spot.

1987

Jill Groff becomes the first SU field hockey student-athlete to earn GTE/CoSIDA Academic All-America honors.

1989

The Orange wins its 50th game since moving to Division I, a 1-0 victory against Ithaca. SU re-enters the Top 20 National Ranking at the No. 19 spot. The BIG EAST Conference holds its first conference tournament.

1990

Syracuse grabs the No. 13 ranking in the first week of the season. The Orange ends the season ranked No. 9 in the nation, which was SU’s highest ranking.

1991

Kelly Larkin becomes the first Syracuse field hockey player to earn a spot on the National Field Hockey Coaches’ Association All-America Team. Head coach Kathleen Parker earns the Mideast Region Coach of the Year award. The Orange posts its 100th win at the Division I level, a 2-1 overtime victory against Rhode Island.

1993

SU wins its first BIG EAST regular-season and tournament championship and earns its first bid to the NCAA Tournament. Syracuse wins its first game against Pennsylvania, 3-0, before losing to Penn State in the quarterfinals, 4-0. Julie Williamson earns a spot on the National Field Hockey Coaches’ Association All-America First Team. She also becomes the first SU player to earn a spot on the U.S. National Team, playing for the U.S. Under-21 team. Head coach Kathleen Parker earns BIG EAST Coach of the Year honors. Syracuse finishes the season ranked No. 9 in the nation, tying the school record for highest ranking.

1994

The Orange wins its second-consecutive BIG EAST regular-season title. Julie Williamson becomes the first SU player to earn the BIG EAST Player of the Year award. She also earns a spot on the National Field Hockey Coaches’ Association All-America First Team and earns a BIG EAST Post-Graduate Scholarship. Head coach Kathleen Parker earns her second-straight BIG EAST Coach of the Year award.

1995

Syracuse claims its third-consecutive BIG EAST regular-season title and its second BIG EAST Tournament title in three years. The Orange makes its second appearance in the NCAA Tournament. SU loses to Princeton, 3-0, in the first round. Jodi Carter becomes the second-straight Syracuse player to earn BIG EAST Player of the Year honors. She also earns a spot on the National Field Hockey Coaches’ Association All-America First Team and the GTE/CoSIDA Academic All-America Second Team. Head coach Kathleen Parker earns her third consecutive BIG EAST Coach of the Year award. The Orange celebrates its 150th win since moving to Division I, a 3-0 victory against Villanova.

1996

Laura Fitzpatrick becomes the first SU newcomer to earn the BIG EAST Rookie of the Year award. She also becomes an alternate for the U.S. National Under-21 team. Head coach Kathleen Parker records her 200th career win as Syracuse defeats West Chester, 3-0.

1997

The Orange equals its best start, winning its first six games of the season on its way to a 13-8 overall record. Megan Koons leads the BIG EAST in scoring and sets a school record for goals by a sophomore (16). SU records its 175th win since moving to Division I, a 7-1 victory against Providence.

1998

Syracuse spends 10 days in Ireland visiting the country and playing against club teams. Amy Weller becomes the second Orange player to earn first-team All-BIG EAST honors for three consecutive years.

1999

The program records its 250th victory all-time with a 7-0 win against Temple. Kristin Aronowicz becomes the second SU player to win the BIG EAST Rookie of the Year award. Kelly Hambleton leads the team in scoring with 41 points and 17 goals, the highest totals for a senior in Syracuse history. She becomes the eighth Orange player to be named an All-American.

2000

Head coach Kathleen Parker records her 250th career win at Villanova, 5-4, in overtime. Audrey Latsko becomes the second goalkeeper in school history to earn All-America honors. Kristin Aronowicz becomes the first SU player to tally four goals in a game, a record she set against Colgate.

2001

Syracuse wins its third BIG EAST Tournament Championship and first since 1995 with a 1-0 victory against Villanova. The Orange claims the BIG EAST regular-season crown with a 5-0 record in conference play. SU appears in its third NCAA Tournament and wins its first-round game against California, 2-1, in overtime. Syracuse loses in the quarterfinals to Maryland, 6-0. Kristin Aronowicz is named the BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Year and is voted a second-team All-American. Coach Kathleen Parker earns her fourth BIG EAST Conference Coach of the Year Award and second Mideast Region Coach of the Year honor.

2002

Audrey Latsko becomes the fourth Orange player selected to the All-America First Team. She is voted the BIG EAST Goalkeeper of the Year. SU makes its league-best 14th consecutive appearance in the BIG EAST Tournament before seeing the streak end in 2003.

2003

Joanne Lombard is selected to the NFHCA All-America Third Team. The program records its 300th victory all-time with a 8-1 win against Albany.

2004

Syracuse wins its 250th game since moving to Division I and captures its 50th BIG EAST victory. Betsy Wagner is selected to the All-America Second Team and is named BIG EAST Goalkeeper of the Year. Joanne Lombard matches a school record by scoring four goals in a 6-0 victory over Albany.

2005

For the second straight year, Syracuse had the BIG EAST Goalkeeper of the Year in net as freshman Heather Hess earned the recognition after making 107 saves in her rookie campaign. Head coach Kathleen Parker earned her 300th career victory when the Orange beat Massachusetts on September 30th. The ‘Cuse landed itself in the BIG EAST Tournament for the 16th time in program history.

2006

Michelle Sola was named to the All-BIG EAST First Team. Jess Wreski was named to the All-BIG EAST Second Team. Sola and Meg Ryan were also named to the NFHCA Division I All-Region Second Team.

2007

Head coach Ange Bradley was named the BIG EAST Coach of the Year. Leigh Fawcett was named to the 2007 Longstreth/NFHCA Division I All-America Third Team, All-BIG EAST First Team and BIG EAST Championship All-Tournament Team. She also ended the season second on SU’s single-season assist chart. Gloria Nantulya was named to the All-BIG EAST Second Team and finished the season ranked tied for eighth on SU’s single-season points list. Maggie Befort broke the freshman goals and points season records and finished the season ranked fourth in points. Fawcett and Nantulya were also named to the NFHCA Division I All-Region First and Second Teams, respectively.

2008

The team recorded the best season in program history, culminating in SU’s first No. 1 ranking and the first NCAA Championship semifinal appearance in school history. On Oct. 14, the Orange reached No. 1 in the national rankings, becoming the first women’s team at Syracuse to achieve the top spot in a national poll.The Orange won the BIG EAST Tournament Championship, defeating Connecticut in the title game, after earning the top seed as the regular season league champion. Syracuse finished with a 22-2, 5-1 BIG EAST record and ranked No. 3 in the STX/NFHCA Division I Coaches Poll. The Orange ranked first in the nation in scoring average (4.77), goals per game (4.83), scoring margin (3.74), winning percentage (0.917), points per game (13.88) and assists per game (4.21). On the defensive side, SU ranked second in the nation in goals against average (1.03) and tallied six shutouts. The Orange also posted a 0.781 save percentage, which ranked sixth-nationally. Head coach Ange Bradley earned National Coach of the Year honors and was named the 2008 Dita/NFHCA Mideast Region Coach of the Year. Shannon Taylor, Lindsey Conrad and Martina Loncarica were named to the 2008 Longstrenth/NFHCA Division I All-American Team. Taylor earned first team honors, while Conrad and Loncarica were second-team selections.

2009

The Orange repeated as BIG EAST Regular Season Champions, posting a perfect 6-0 mark in the league. Syracuse also made its second consecutive NCAA appearance, defeating Boston College in the first round. Head coach Ange Bradley was named the BIG EAST Coach of the Year for the second time in three seasons. Maggie Befort, Lindsey Conrad, Amy Kee and Martina Loncarica were all named to the BIG EAST First Team. Conrad (first team), Kee (second team) and Loncarica (second team) were also named NFHCA Division I All-American Team.

2010

Syracuse won its third consecutive BIG EAST regular-season championship and head coach Ange Bradley took home her third BIG EAST Coach of the Year honor. Syracuse had three players earn All-American accolades, with Martina Loncarica taking first-team honors, Laura Hahnefeldt second team and Heather Susek third. The Orange ended the 2010 campaign with a 16-5 overall record and a perfect 6-0 mark in the BIG EAST for the second straight year. In fact, SU has won 14 consecutive and 17 of its last BIG EAST regular-season games. The season ended with a loss in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. It marked the third straight year Syracuse has won at least one NCAA Tournament game.

2011

Syracuse went 19-4 overall, including a 5-1 mark in the BIG EAST, as it won its sixth BIG EAST Tournament title in a row and advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the fourth consecutive season. The Orange was a perfect 13-0 at home and at one point had an 11-game winning streak. After an NCAA opening win vs. Richmond, 2-0, SU's season ended with a 2-1 overtime loss at No. 4 and eventual national champion Maryland in the second round. Syracuse was ranked No. 3 in the final NFHCA Coaches Poll. Heather Susek was named BIG EAST Co-Offensive Player of the Year and second team All-American. Liz McInerney was named All-America first team and Kelsey Millman took third team honors. Four Orange were named All-BIG EAST and eight were named All-Region.

2012

The Orange finished the season 19-3 overall, including a 6-0 record in its final BIG EAST season. SU won the BIG EAST regular season title for the eighth time and advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the fifth season in a row. After wins over No. 16 UMass and No. 3 Penn State, SU advanced to its second-ever Final Four, where it saw its season end vs. No. 1 North Carolina, 6-1. The Orange started the season 12-straight wins, reached No. 1 in the NFHCA poll for three weeks in a row, its second-ever time being No. 1 (2008), and finished No. 5 in the rankings. SU went 8-0 at home, running its winning streak at J.S. Coyne Stadium to 36 games. Laura Hahnefeldt was named Mideast Region Player of the Year and first team All-American, while Iona Holloway was named BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Year and third team All-American. Kelsey Millman was All-America for the second year in row, getting second team honors. SU placed seven players on both the All-BIG EAST and All-Region teams.

2013
The Orange went 16-4 overall, including a 4-2 record in its first ACC season. Syracuse made its sixth-straight NCAA Tournament appearance as it was named one of four host sites. SU was ranked sixth or better in the NFHCA coaches poll the entire season, peaking at No. 2 the final three weeks. Leonie Geyer, Laura Hahnefeldt, Alyssa Manley and Emma Russell were all named All-ACC, with Geyer earning first team honors. The same four, along with Jess Jecko and Jordan Page were named to NFHCA All-Region teams. Geyer went on to be named NFHCA All-America First Team, the program's 11th first-teamer, while Hahnefeldt and Manley each earned third-team All-America honors.

2014
Syracuse went 18-6 overall and reached the NCAA Championship game for the first time in program history. Syracuse made its seventh-straight NCAA Tournament appearance as it was named one of four host sites following an ACC Tournament run the the title game, including a defeat of then No. 1 North Carolina. 'Cuse saw three student-athletes named NFHCA All-Americans for the first time in program history, including Alyssa Manley and Emma Russell, who each earned first team honors (the 12th and 13th to do so in program history) and freshman Lieke Visser, who earned third team honors.