Alex Bono

Men's soccer: Perea's tally lifts Orange past Akron
By Tyler Piccotti
August 23, 2014 - 2:07pm
The senior's goal with three seconds remaining leads to exhibition win over the 2010 national champions.

Syracuse played its final exhibition game of the 2014 preseason Friday evening, and it waited until the final moments to strike.

With only three seconds remaining, Orange midfielder Nick Perea shoveled a loose rebound past goalkeeper Jake Fenlason to send SU to a dramatic 2-1 victory over No. 13 Akron at FirstEnergy Stadium-Cub Cadet Field.

Men's soccer: Orange pulls away from Hartwick
By Tyler Piccotti
August 17, 2014 - 7:43pm
Three goals during the final 20 minutes propel SU to easy exhibition win.

It took Syracuse a long time to build any sort of advantage during Saturday's rainy exhibition match against Hartwick.

But once it finally did, the Orange couldn't be stopped.

Noah Rhynhart broke a 1-1 deadlock in the 71st minute, and SU added two more insurance goals late to post a 4-1 victory over the Hawks at the SU Soccer Stadium. 

SU fails to make ACC tournament after loss to Wake Forest
By Matthew Miselis
November 9, 2013 - 12:05am
The Orange could not overcome an early deficit, falling 4-1 to the Demon Deacons.

Syracuse dropped its final game of the regular season 4-1 to Wake Forest despite Emil Ekblom scoring his team leading 10th goal of the season.

Wake Forest claimed the lead halfway through the first half when Ian Harkes capitalized on the scoring opportunity to put the Demon Deacons up 1-0. Sean Okoli followed up a short time later to put his team up 2-0, a deficit that proved to be difficult for the Orange to recover from.

Second-year starter Alex Bono maintains presence in the net
By Matthew Miselis
October 29, 2013 - 4:25pm
Sophomore goalkeeper Alex Bono juggles school work with a stellar performance as the last line of SU's defense on the soccer pitch.

Alex Bono found his love for soccer through his consistent preparation and drive to become the best goalkeeper on the field. A native of Baldwinsville, N.Y., Bono needed to immerse himself with a few years of playing sports before discovering which sport he preferred. And during the latter stage of his pre-teenage years, he found that sport to be soccer.

“It wasn’t until I was around 10 years old that I found soccer as my passion,” Bono said.

Maryland edges Syracuse in tight defensive match
By Ogo Sylla
October 27, 2013 - 1:20pm
Neither team could find the back of the net until the 56th minute, when Maryland's Dan Metzger fired the winning goal for the Terrapins.

The Orange men's soccer team (9-5-1, 2-5-1 ACC) hosted No. 12 Maryland (7-3-5, 4-1-3 ACC) in a pivotal conference match-up Saturday. In the end, the Terrapins emerged with a narrow 1-0 victory, courtesy of UMD’s Dan Metzger.

With the return of Thomas, Syracuse tames Wolfpack
By Ogo Sylla
October 5, 2013 - 11:01am
Stout defense and a hat trick from Emil Ekblom sealed the blow out victory over NC State.

The Syracuse men’s soccer team concluded its four-game home stand in style with a 5-0 win over ACC rival North Carolina State Oct. 4. Emil Ekblom was the star of the show, as the freshman striker grabbed his first career hat trick for the Orange.

SU shoots past UMass in 3-0 victory
By Ogo Sylla
September 26, 2013 - 12:09am
Orange players on all sides of the ball contributed in the shutout victory over the Minutemen.

Nick Perea, Stephanos Stamoulacatos and Juuso Pasanen all scored in Syracuse’s 3-0 win over UMass.  While the Orange dominated the scoreboard, they also held advantages in other facets of the game as well.

Orange fall to No. 4 Fighting Irish
By Ogo Sylla
September 14, 2013 - 11:22am
Syracuse lost 3-0 thanks to a pair of set-piece goals by Notre Dame.

On a cold and wet Friday night, No. 4 Notre Dame shut out a helpless Syracuse squad, 3-0.

The Orange came into the game against Notre Dame with possibly the best of preparations, after having routed Manhattan 4-1 earlier in the week. But Friday’s match was a humbling experience, as Syracuse was outplayed and outmuscled throughout the contest.

Newcomers added to men's soccer team
By Tyler Greenawalt
January 16, 2013 - 3:00pm
Two recently-enrolled freshman were added to the men's soccer team roster Wednesday, will attend spring practice

After losing six student-athletes to graduation, the Syracuse men's soccer team has already started building its team for next season. Forward Alex Halis (Brampton, Ontario, Canada) and midfielder Mike Koegel (Chittenango, N.Y.) enrolled at SU earlier this month and will participate in spring practice, head coach Ian McInytre said Wednesday.