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SU finally scores, not enough to beat Badgers
By Frank DeLuca
October 8, 2017 - 2:30pm
Syracuse are still looking for its first win of the season.

Wisconsin showed why it's ranked No.1 with a 5-2 win over the Orange, taking both games of the weekend series.

In a game riddled with penalties, power plays were the difference in the first two periods. Defense prevailed on even strength, with frequent shots blocked by the Orange squad. In the third quarter, however, Wisconsin pulled away and their top-end talent outmatched an Orange roster shortened by injuries.

Dungey leads Syracuse to first ACC win in 2017 over Pitt
By Brooke Meenachan
October 7, 2017 - 6:52pm
In front of over 33,000 fans, Syracuse was winning most of the second half.

Eric Dungey threw two touchdown passes and ran one in himself, finishing with a total of 413 yards. Syracuse’s (3-3, 1-1 ACC) defense kept Pitt (2-4, 0-2 ACC) from converting a third down until the fourth quarter, finishing 3-of-13, and the Orange beat the Panthers 27-24 Saturday afternoon at the Carrier Dome.

Syracuse’s win over Pitt is its first in five years. The Panthers were 4-0 against the Orange since both joined the ACC in 2013 and had won 11 of the last 12 meetings between the two.

Syracuse Orange face individual success despite team loss
By India Timpton
October 1, 2017 - 5:05pm
Syracuse Orange lose 33-25 to NC State on Sept. 30; Steve Ishmael among standout players

Each week while players are filling up the stat sheets with personal accolades, the Orange are again forced to celebrate those successes while swallowing another team defeat. After Saturday’s loss to ACC foe NC State in Raleigh, North Carolina, the 2-3 team is still searching for a winning formula that involves more than just a few men.

'Cuse Football comes up short in Death Valley
By Tommy Farrell
September 24, 2017 - 12:10am
The Orange got within two in the fourth quarter, but couldn't tame the LSU Tigers.

BATON ROUGE, La. – ‘Cuse wasn’t the “new fast” tonight, No. 25 LSU was.

Orange lose in OT after two late goals
By NewsHouse Staff
September 23, 2017 - 9:25pm
Despite scoring with no time remaining in the second half, Syracuse lost 3-2.

Syracuse lost 3-2 against North Carolina in field hockey at J.S. Coyne Field on Sept. 23. Despite trailing for the entire game, Syracuse forced two goals in the last eighteen minutes through Elaine Carey and Lies Lagerweij. Lagerweij's goal came as time expired. Here is our gallery from the game.

Syracuse gave it their all, but it wasn't enough against Duke
By Erica Pieschke
September 23, 2017 - 9:17am
Down two goals in the second half, men's soccer's effort to battle back come up short.

Syracuse men’s soccer team welcomed Duke to SU Soccer Stadium trying to snap a two-game home losing streak on Sept. 22. However, a 2-1 defeat to the Blue Devils saw the Orange (3-2-2, 0-1-2 ACC) fall to the away team.

Beginning in the first half, Syracuse came out hungry to win after losing the last two matches against Louisville and Cornell. Coach Ian McIntyre says it had been a tough couple of games.

Coming Back Together: Syracuse reunited with community through basketball
By Karthik Venkataraman
September 14, 2017 - 11:27pm
A basketball game at a local city high school raised money for a scholarship fund at SU. The game featured former SU basketball players who coached and played in the game.

Basketball is how former Syracuse University stars Derrick Coleman and Billy Owens entertained many in the community for years.

Last night at Henninger High School, they used basketball to bring the community together in a different way.

Syracuse loses at home as Stockstill and Shafer get emotional win
By Jonathan Singh
September 10, 2017 - 1:23pm
Syracuse lost 30-23 as the Orange honored its 1987 undefeated team.

After a dominant performance last Friday night against Central Connecticut State, Syracuse football head coach Dino Babers and his troops had the same thing in mind when they hosted Middle Tennessee State in the Carrier Dome.

The talk all week was the return of former Syracuse Head Coach, Scott Shafer. The Middle Tennessee State defensive coach was making his return to the Dome for the first time since being fired in November 2015.

Eric Dungey scores five TD’s, Syracuse blowout Central Connecticut
By Kevin Van Pelt
September 2, 2017 - 12:54pm
Eric Dungey led the Syracuse Orange to their first victory of the season with a dominating 50-7 win over Central Connecticut State.

Led by quarterback Eric Dungey, the Syracuse Orange opened up their season in dominating fashion, beating Central Connecticut State 50-7 at the Carrier Dome Friday night.

The junior quarterback led the Syracuse offense from the start of the game which  was clicking on all cylinders from the first drive.

Coach Dino Babers began his second season as the head coach for Syracuse and his high-tempo offense did not disappoint. The first drive was eight plays for 70 yards capped off with an 11-yard run by Dungey. The drive only last 2:52.

ICYMI: Syracuse Football news from the past week
By Karthik Venkataraman
August 27, 2017 - 12:31pm
Several players are earning recognition as SU's season opener against Central Connecticut State nears.

The calendars have been circled and the hype is building around Syracuse University’s football season opener against Central Connecticut State this Friday. But in the midst of Orange fever, the team has had an eventful couple of weeks leading up to its first game. Here’s a recap of what is going on ahead of Friday’s opener.

Co-captain getting recognition in final season

On August 24, senior linebacker Zaire Franklin (Philadelphia, Pa.) was named to the 2018 Reese’s Senior Bowl watch list.