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Soccer stars Ben Polk hat-trick as the Orange beat Pitt 5-0
By Yonah Perline
September 26, 2015 - 1:18am
Friday night featured deadly SU crosses, volleys and shots as the offense took full advantage of an overwhelmed Panthers team.

Junior forward Ben Polk scored a hat-trick which highlighted a  5-0 Syracuse rout of Pittsburgh on Friday night at the SU Soccer Stadium. The Orange earned their first ACC victory and moved their season record to 5-2-1 and 1-1-1 in conference play, while the Panthers are 4-3-1 and 0-3. 

 

Sights from Syracuse Chiefs' opening homestand
By Tyler Piccotti
April 20, 2015 - 3:41pm
The Triple-A affiliate of the Washington Nationals debuted in front of its home crowd for the 2015 season with plenty of new faces.

The cold temperatures might suggest otherwise, but baseball is back at Syracuse's NBT Bank Stadium.

The Syracuse Chiefs, the International League affiliate of the Washington Nationals, recently wrapped up their first homestand of the 2015 season. After reaching the IL Playoffs last season on the heels of their first division title since 1989, the Chiefs are hoping to establish themselves as one of the contenders of the IL North Division.

Trice as nice: Senior leads Michigan State to Final Four
By Tyler Piccotti
March 29, 2015 - 10:06pm
The Michigan State senior scored 17 points to continue what his head coach called a "most improbable" tournament run to the Final Four.

Travis Trice wasn't supposed to have this moment.

He wasn't a sought-after recruit in high school, only gracing the wish list of Michigan State head coach Tom Izzo amid the courting of current teammate Branden Dawson.

Then he had a brain infection... and two concussions... and a number of other dings and dents once he arrived in East Lansing.

Men's basketball: Poor first-half shooting too much for Syracuse to overcome in loss to Pittsburgh
By Tyler Piccotti
February 21, 2015 - 5:04pm
The Orange shot a dismal 28 percent in the first frame and couldn't pull through in a very physical contest.

With Syracuse trailing by one point with 40 seconds remaining, Michael Gbinije saw Rakeem Christmas coming to the top of the key to set a ball screen. 

He saw Christmas set his feet, or so he thought, and decided to drive through the lane for a potential game-tying shot. But before he could get there, he heard a whistle. 

Illegal screen on the big man. 

Men's lacrosse: Orange overcomes slow start to hammer Cornell
By Ryan Raigrodski
February 18, 2015 - 11:01am
John Desko reaches coaching milestone after a dominant offensive performance.

After looking completely out of sorts on offense for the first 11 minutes, No. 3 Syracuse dominated the rest of the way in its blowout win at the Carrier Dome over No. 11 Cornell. 

The Orange (2-0) got the win, 14-6, over its rival in the 100th meeting between the two teams to give Syracuse head coach John Desko his 200th career win. 

Commentary: Syracuse still has a lot on the line this season
By Tyler Piccotti
February 12, 2015 - 1:27pm
Despite a self-imposed post-season ban, SU players can't afford to coast through February.

“I don’t give a s--- what those people think. I know what I’ve done, and I know what we do, and I’m proud of it.” 

Men's lacrosse: Orange dominates faceoff X en route to opening victory
By Ryan Raigrodski
February 8, 2015 - 3:28pm
Ben Williams dominated one of the best faceoff specialists in the country as the Orange offense rolled past the Saints.

Syracuse seems to have finally found its long-awaited dominant faceoff specialist after a brilliant performance against Siena, which had the defending MAAC faceoff specialist of the year on its team. 

Led by the performance of Ben Williams, the Orange (1-0) won 25 out of 30 faceoffs en route to a 21-7 victory over Siena (0-1) in the Carrier Dome. Williams finished 17 for 20 for an 85-percent clip at the X. 

Men's lacrosse: Orange benefits from Onondaga Community College transfers
By Ryan Raigrodski
February 2, 2015 - 1:00pm
When SU opens against Siena on Feb. 7, a pair of new faces from the JUCO powerhouse will be aiding the team in its quest for another championship.

The No. 4 Syracuse men’s lacrosse team will add two players who dominated the junior college ranks to its team this year.        

Midfielder Tim Barber and goalkeeper Warren Hill are just the latest to join a long list of players who have transferred from Onondaga Community College to play for the Orange.

Men's basketball: Shoddy free-throw shooting dooms Orange in loss to Miami
By Tyler Piccotti
January 25, 2015 - 2:28am
Key misses by Rakeem Christmas and Michael Gbinije down the stretch allow the Hurricanes to escape with another conference victory.

Syracuse was forced to erase a double-digit deficit against Miami twice on Saturday, and it succeeded both times with an array of contested three-point field goals and a yeoman’s effort in the paint by center Rakeem Christmas. 

But when presented with easy points at the free throw line, the Orange showed nowhere near as much resolve and let both comebacks go to waste. 

Men's basketball: Balanced SU offense holds off Boston College
By Julia Morris
January 21, 2015 - 5:06pm
With Rakeem Christmas battling foul trouble, the Orange's secondary scoring options led the team to a rebound win.

For 17 minutes of Syracuse’s game against Boston College, Orange center Rakeem Christmas found himself in an unfamiliar place:  the SU bench.  

Syracuse’s leading scorer couldn’t escape foul trouble on Tuesday night, but his teammates stepped up in his absence.  Four other Orange players scored in double figures to lead the Orange (14-5, 5-1 Atlantic Coast) to a 69-61 victory over the Eagles (8-9, 0-5 Atlantic Coast).