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Three thoughts from SU vs. Georgetown
By Tyler Greenawalt
February 9, 2012 - 1:06am
Kris Joseph was SU's best player on the court Wednesday

1. SU needs senior Scoop, not sophomore Scoop

Four SU football players invited to NFL Combine
By Ryan Marfurt
February 9, 2012 - 12:27am
Of the 300-plus players at Lucas Oil Stadium from Feb. 22-28, four will be former Orange players

SU Athletics announced Wednesday that defensive end Chandler Jones, tight end Nick Provo, safety Phillip Thomas and offensive lineman Andrew Tiller were all invited to the 2012 NFL Combine. The event, which occurs every year before the NFL Draft, is set to be held in Indianapolis from Feb. 22-28 at Lucas Oil Stadium.

Poor shooting dooms Orange
By Thomas Rende
February 7, 2012 - 11:22pm
Syracuse was only able to score 19 points in the first half against ND

Poor shooting plagued the Syracuse women's basketball team (15-10, 4-7) in their 74-55 loss to No. 2 ranked Notre Dame (24-1, 11-0) on Tuesday night in the Carrier Dome. SU shot 19% from the field in the first half which enabled the FIghting Irish to get off to a quick start with easy transition buckets.

Lacrosse season begins with two scrimmages
By Ben Glidden
February 6, 2012 - 6:30pm
The Orange go 2-0 against Hofstra and Le Moyne

The Orange men's lacrosse team took the field at the Carrier Dome for the first scrimmages of the year on Sunday. The annual exhibition games against both Hofstra and Le Moyne featured a variety of different scorers and gave Orange fans a look at the season to come. In the first scrimmage of the day, the eighth-ranked Orange defeated 14th-ranked Hofstra 7-5. In the second, Syracuse cruised passed Divison II Le Moyne, 11-5.

1. The Orange have a cast of stars waiting in the wings...

Hemingway leads Orange past Bulls
By Christine Davis
February 5, 2012 - 11:39pm
Senior forward Iasia Hemingway scored 24 points in a victory over South Florida

The Syracuse women’s basketball team (15-9, 4-6) soared past South Florida to seal a 76-61 win in the Carrier Dome Saturday afternoon. SU senior forward Iasia Hemingway led the Orange with 24 points and tied her career-high with five assists. Also scoring in double figures was junior center Kayla Alexander and junior guard Elashier Hall. They knocked down 17 and 14 points respectively.

Three thoughts from SU vs. St. John's
By Dan Connors
February 4, 2012 - 7:13pm
Melo returns and the No. 2 Orange roll

Jim Boeheim is now tied for third with Dean Smith on the all-time wins list with 879 career wins after Syracuse (23-1, 10-1) cruised past St. John’s, 95-70 on Saturday. Fab Melo, in his first game back from reported academic issues, scored a career-high 14 points. The Orange shot 56 percent from the floor and out-rebounded the Red Storm (10-13, 4-7) in a dominating performance at Madison Square Garden. Here are three thoughts from the game:

Three recruits to watch out for
By Tyler Greenawalt
February 1, 2012 - 5:37pm
Watch out for these players next year

1. Ron Thompson, TE, 6-4/215

SU lights out against Friars
By Thomas Rende
February 1, 2012 - 12:17am
Orange snap losing streak on the road against Providence

The Syracuse women's basketball team shots just kept falling and falling, en route to an 80-54 point victory over Providence on Tuesday night at Alumni Hall. Star player Iasia Hemingway lead the SU (14-9, 3-6) team with 24 points in 33 minutes of play. 

Three thoughts from SU vs. WV
By Dan Connors
January 29, 2012 - 1:03am
What we learned from SU's game against the Mountaineers