Women's lax opens 2018 season with dominant home opener vs. Connecticut
By Marcus Gronauer
February 10, 2018 - 1:28am
The Orange broke away from the Huskies in the second half, scoring 14 goals in the second half.

Number seven Syracuse women’s lacrosse began its season with a 23-11 victory over former Big Eeast rival Connecticut.  

The Syracuse offense tore the UConn defense to shreds from the opening draw. The Orange had 12 different players score in the game. Sophomore Emily Hawryschuk led the way with four goals while junior Nicole Levy, sophomore Vanessa Constantino and senior Neena Merola each finished with three goals.

Football team adds three players on Second Signing Day, 18 signed for 2018 class
By Will Muoio
February 7, 2018 - 2:54pm
This is in addition to the 15 players Coach Dino Babers signed in December.

Syracuse football head coach Dino Babers announced Wednesday the signing of three new student-athletes to the 2018 class.

This is the second signing day, with the first happening in December; a new format for college football.

"Having two signing days may be a little anti-climatic, but we still had to finish out a nice class," Babers said.

The process was a lot quicker than in previous years with the earlier signing period. Babers used some time to credit his staff with their work in getting the players.

Women's basketball keep it close late, but lose to strong Louisville team
By Jack Schlafly
February 5, 2018 - 10:50am
The Orange have lost two straight games in the Carrier Dome, after winning its opening eleven games.

The Syracuse women’s basketball team lost its second straight home game of the season on Sunday afternoon to the fourth-ranked Louisville Cardinals 84-77.

The Orange gave up its second most points of the season to the Cardinals, led by junior guard Asia Durr. Durr, arguably the best player in college basketball this year, scored 27 points and tallied seven assists against the Orange.

“She’s just a fantastic player and she can really get a basket from anywhere on the floor,” said Syracuse head coach Quentin Hillsman.

Lack of Orange offense leads to big Virginia win 59-44
By Katie Benoit
February 4, 2018 - 2:06am
This was the lowest points total ever by Syracuse Orange in the Carrier Dome.

The Syracuse Orange fell to the Virginia Cavaliers 59-44 in front of the biggest on campus crowd at a college basketball game this season. The Carrier Dome was filled with 27,083 fans to see the Orange take on the nationally ranked Cavaliers

Offense was the biggest problem on the afternoon for Syracuse against Virginia’s difficult defense. The Orange shot just over 33 percent from the field, while the Cavaliers shot almost 49 percent.

“That’s really the bottom line the last three games. We’ve had trouble scoring,” Coach Jim Boeheim said.

Women's basketball lose first home game despite Mangakahia owning assist record
By Will Muoio
February 3, 2018 - 12:39am
The guard overtook former player Alexis Peterson.

A personal achievement was the highlight of a rare home loss for the Syracuse women's basketball team, who lost 73-64 to Virginia Tech.

Tiana Mangakahia, a sophomore from Meadowbrook, Australia, recorded 13 assists in the loss. Her season total is now at 234, which eclipsed 231 previously set by Alexis Peterson. 

The two teams started the game off neck and neck. After the first quarter, Syracuse held a slim 12-10 lead. Neither team had scored a three-point attempt in the first quarter, with both the Orange and Hokies shooting 0-7 from beyond the arc.

Syracuse guard Howard Washington is out for season with "bad" injury
By Will Muoio
January 31, 2018 - 2:34pm
This injury leaves a blow to an already depleted Syracuse front court.

Syracuse men's basketball freshman guard Howard Washington is out for the remainder of the regular season, Syracuse head coach Jim Boeheim said.

Boeheim announced the news following Syracuse's 54-51 loss against Georgia Tech.

"He's out, permanently," Boeheim said.

The injury occurred during practice on Jan. 29. Boeheim did not disclose any more information about the injury. It was announced he was out for the game on Jan. 30.

Orange home dominance continues as they win big against Clemson
By Jack Schlafly
January 25, 2018 - 11:10pm

Syracuse women’s basketball continued the school’s dominance over Clemson this year by beating the Tigers 86-51 in the Carrier Dome on Thursday night.

The Orange got off to a quick start and never looked back. Leading 26-16 by the end of the first quarter, Syracuse head coach Quentin Hillsman’s team moved to 11-0 at home.

“Winning home games is very important in this conference,” said Hillsman.

Syracuse soars to big win over Eagles behind Battle's 24 points
By Will Muoio
January 24, 2018 - 9:56pm
Five Orange players scored double digits and forced 17 turnovers in the 81-63 win.

Eight days between games is the longest stretch that Syracuse has had this season. The Orange last played on Jan. 16, when they beat Pittsburgh 59-45 for their second ACC win of the season. This allowed the young team time to practice without interruption.

What they did in the last eight days paid off, as Syracuse ran away from Boston College, winning 81-63 against their ACC foes.

Women's Basketball remains flawless at home
By Andrew Chelney
January 21, 2018 - 8:25pm
The team led for a majority of the game, pulling away at the end.

Syracuse women's basketball (15-5, 3-4 ACC) came back home to over 8,000 Orange fans at the Carrier Dome Sunday afternoon to beat the Pittsburgh Panthers (9-11, 1-6 ACC) 70-52 following two straight losses on the road to NC State and Miami.

Syracuse is now a perfect 10-0 at home this season.

Orange pull away from Pittsburgh, grab crucial home ACC win
By Will Muoio
January 16, 2018 - 11:49pm
Frank Howard led Syracuse with 18 points, seven rebounds, four assists and five steals.

Syracuse men's basketball grabbed a much needed ACC win on Tuesday, pulling away from the Pittsburgh Panthers to win 59-45.

The Orange (13-5, 2-4 ACC) were riding a four-game losing streak, having lost four days ago in a double overtime game against Florida State. After making his opening three point shot, junior guard Frank Howard took control of the team.