Writer: Jon Mettus
Syracuse collapses in overtime, gets outworked by RIT in disheartening 4-3 loss
Paul Flanagan sat alone outside of Gene Polisseni Center, staring into an empty parking lot, his hands stuffed in the pockets of his blue Syracuse ice hockey jacket. “I just needed to cool off,” Flanagan said. Read More »
Kerr shines for University of the Sciences despite Division II school being only college offer
Garret Kerr has 15 double-doubles in 17 games for D-II University of the Sciences. Coming out of high school, that was his only college offer. Read More »
Assistant coach Knight uses own flaws to instill coaching values at Syracuse
Assistant coach Brendon Knight wasn't perfect by any means when it came to his hockey career. He doesn't want his players to make the same mistakes he did, and that wish influences the way he coaches today. Read More »
Alaskan product Bookert overcomes lack of D-I offers, emerges as top shooter for Florida State
As a senior, Devon Bookert was named the Gatorade Alaska Boys Player of the Year. Constantly he led his team in scoring and rarely did he ever leave the game, but despite all of his high school success, he didn’t receive any D-I offers. Read More »
Syracuse women ranked No. 4 in Inside Lacrosse preseason poll
Syracuse women's lacrosse was ranked No. 4 in the Inside Lacrosse preseason poll. Maryland, which defeated the Orange three times last season, was ranked No. 1. Read More »
Piacentini looks to continue building on experience with hockey family as Syracuse takes on Cornell
Syracuse's Melissa Piacentini is a dynamic scorer, and she has two brothers and her dad to thank for making her tough and crafty despite her small stature. Read More »
Morrison tallies career-high coming off bench for Syracuse
After sitting out all of Syracuse's near-upset of No. 1 South Carolina, Maggie Morrison broke out with a career-high against Vermont on Monday night. Read More »
Burriss quickly adapts to Syracuse hockey with speed, coachability
Though she has to think and study more now, Syracuse's Alysha Burriss has had little trouble adjusting to college hockey. Read More »
Salkute leads Syracuse, suffers from frustration in Syracuse's 4-set loss to Boston College
Monika Salkute was one of Syracuse's best players again on Sunday, but the frustration mounted on her, prompting Leonid Yelin to make sure the match ended without her on the court. Read More »
Syracuse loses physical, chippy overtime matchup with Vermont
Syracuse was up 3-0 to start the second period, but an early injury to one of Vermont’s players ignited the Catamounts. Read More »
Slow starts hinder Syracuse in ACC play heading into weekend matchup with Boston College
In a season of many struggles for Syracuse, starting slow has been one of them. Read More »
Syracuse's power-play units lead team to 1st-ever win over conference rival Mercyhurst
Syracuse's special teams units did just enough to help the Orange beat Mercyhurst for the first time in program history on Saturday. Read More »
Syracuse misses chances on offense, relents 3 goals in 3rd period in another loss to Mercyhurst
The crowd went silent and the slim hope of a comeback was crushed. Syracuse head coach Paul Flanagan crossed his arms and stared into the distance. Goalie Jenn Gilligan skated out of the crease, hit her stick on the net twice and looked into the now lifeless crowd. Read More »
Syracuse looks to snap out of scoring slump in weekend games against Mercyhurst
At this point last season, Syracuse had nine more goals than it does now and four more wins. Read More »
Sand takes over libero role, gives Syracuse flexibility
Belle Sand has been SU's go-to player at libero in the last four matches. She has recently emerged as Syracuse’s best option and her statistics back it up. Read More »
Syracuse loses grip on early momentum, ties Penn State 2-2
SU controlled the beginning of the game, but still wasn’t able to pull out the victory. Read More »
Sibley earns trust from Flanagan despite recent scoring slump
Despite scoring only one game this season, SU head coach Paul Flanagan has showed trust in Jessica Sibley to come up big in clutch situations. Read More »
Offensive tackle Davis uses soccer experience to excel on Clemson's line
Kalon Davis is Clemson's starting right tackle and leads its offensive line into the Tigers' matchup with Syracuse on Saturday. As for his quick feet despite his large frame, that comes from the soccer field. Read More »
Derrer uses experience on boys teams as Syracuse freshman defender
Syracuse freshman defender Dakota Derrer never played with girls before coming to Syracuse, and she's seen that experience help her transition to college. Read More »
Wlaszczuk spreads ball around to hitters in straight-set win
Four different Syracuse players also had at least five kills in the Orange's 3-0 win over Wake Forest Sunday, due in large part to setter Gosia Wlaszczuk. Read More »
Syracuse draws Providence, 3-3, after replay system failure
A replay system malfunction might have cost the Orange a win against Providence. Read More »
Syracuse's back line looks to continue contributing on offensive end at Louisville
No. 2 Syracuse's back three has scored five of the Orange's nine goals in the past three games, a trend it will look to build on against Louisville at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Read More »
Syracuse volleyball keeps to Women's Building, relocates games from Carrier Dome
Head coach Leonid Yelin started the games in the iconic venue as a recruiting tool when he came to Syracuse in 2012, but has relocated all games to the Women's Building. Read More »