![SYRACUSE, NY - SEPTEMBER 25: The Syracuse Wiomen’s Soccer team celebrates after Chelsea Domond #21 of Syracuse Orange scores the first goal against the Miami Hurricanes at SU Soccer Stadium on September 25, 2022 in Syracuse, New York. (Photo by Isaiah Vazquez)](https://www.thenewshouse.com/wp-content/uploads/Sports/2022/WSoccer/Miami/iv_SUWSOC_v_Miami_09252022_017-scaled-768x512.jpg)
Chelsea Domond was among the goal scorers Sunday as Syracuse women’s soccer got their first win in the ACC conference play beating the University of Miami 3-1.
![SU Men's soccer team huddles during the Niagara game](https://www.thenewshouse.com/wp-content/uploads/SJ_SUvsNiagaraMSoccer_01-scaled-e1664080893212-768x512.jpeg)
The feisty match totaled nine yellow cards and Syracuse midfielder Jeorgio Kocevski’s ejection.
![Syracuse University player scores on Cornell goalie](https://www.thenewshouse.com/wp-content/uploads/220911_Rosas_1598-scaled-e1663951520319-768x538.jpg)
The Orange (7-3) drops its second consecutive game to a Top 5 team.
![Syracuse midfielder Curt Calov (7) fights for possession of the ball from Niagara's Asher Barnes (19) during an ACC men's soccer game at SU Soccer Stadium on Tuesday, September 13, 2022.](https://www.thenewshouse.com/wp-content/uploads/Sports/2022/MSoccer/SJ_SUvsNiagaraMSoccer_09-scaled-768x512.jpeg)
Syracuse (5-0-1) is off to its best start since 2016 as it next travels to play top-ranked Clemson.
![Syracuse University Beats Cornell 3 - 0](https://www.thenewshouse.com/wp-content/uploads/Sports/2022/WSoccer/Cornell/220911_Rosas_1890-768x511.jpg)
Syracuse women’s soccer dominates Cornell in a 3-0 victory led by Chelsea Domond.
![Gioana Leibold, #17, celebrates his goal against Notre Dame. 09-10-2022. Taken by Charlotte Little.](https://www.thenewshouse.com/wp-content/uploads/Sports/2022/MSoccer/Notre-Dame/CL_MSocVSNotreDame_03-768x512.jpg)
Forward Nathan Opoku’s tough offense proved successful with a key assist to lone goal.
![NCAA Women’s Soccer: Merrimack Warriors vs Syracuse Orange](https://www.thenewshouse.com/wp-content/uploads/Sports/2022/WSoccer/Merrimack/iv_20220904_SUWSOC_Merrimack_012-scaled-768x512.jpg)
SU’s Ashley Rauch and Chelsea Domond each score goals during a tense match with the Warriors.
![Iona keeper Juan Alfaro Monge (1) tries to knock a ball away from goal as Syracuse's Julius Rauch (9) looks to gain possession and find the back of the net during a non-conference men's soccer game on Thursday at SU Soccer Stadium.](https://www.thenewshouse.com/wp-content/uploads/Sports/2022/MSoccer/Iona/64A0145-scaled-768x512.jpg)
Goals by Nathan Opoku and Julius Rauch lead the Orange in a physical home opener at SU Soccer Stadium.
![Syracuse's Erin Fleury, left, attempts to move around New Hampshire's Delaney Diltz during a non-conference women's soccer game on Thursday at SU Soccer Stadium.](https://www.thenewshouse.com/wp-content/uploads/Sports/2022/WSoccer/New-Hampshire/64A8296-scaled-768x512.jpg)
Florence Vaillancourt and Erin Flurey both scored once to help Syracuse collect a 2-1 win against New Hampshire.
![Syracuse men's soccer vs Drexel](https://www.thenewshouse.com/wp-content/uploads/SU_Mens_Soccer_Aug26_0760-scaled-2048x1366-1-768x512.jpg)
There are a couple of very specific reasons why the world’s most beloved sport was never popular in America.