Sports SUmmary: Cisco declares for 2021 NFL draft after season-ending injury

DeVito injury unclear going into Liberty matchup on Saturday

Syracuse leading man Tommy DeVito injured his left leg following a sack in the fourth quarter of the Orange’s 38-24 loss to Duke on Saturday, and most expect him to be out for the season.

DeVito had to be helped off the field and spent the remainder of the game on crutches and wearing a boot, watching backup quarterback Rex Culpepper from the sidelines.

Coach Dino Babers said the injury was “not good” on Saturday but failed to provide any more details during Monday’s pregame press conference.

Other players, including breakout star Sean Tucker, were injured in Saturday’s game as well. All these injuries don’t look good for a squad already relying on their second-string players. The biggest loss for the Orange – prior to DeVito’s injury – was All-American safety Andre Cisco, who was injured by a teammate during warmups before the Georgia Tech game.

Shemanova passes 1,000-kill benchmark in weekend matchup against Louisville

Syracuse’s Polina Shemanova surpassed the 1,000-kill mark in the Orange’s loss to Louisville on Saturday, becoming only the 17^th player in program history to do so. Shemanova’s performance comes with good news for SU fans – as a junior, the outside hitter still has another season of significant contributions to the team.

Shemanova came into her third season with 932 total kills; it only took her six games to exceed 1,000. After the weekend’s doubleheader against Louisville, the St. Petersburg, Russia native now has a career 1,012 kills.

Uncertain circumstances call for flexible schedules

After slow starts to the season, hindered by COVID-19 positive players and changing school situations, men’s soccer and field hockey have added games to fill the gap left by postponed matchups.

Field hockey traveled to Virginia Beach on Saturday for a neutral-site make-up game against Duke. The game was originally scheduled for Sept. 20.

Going into the game, Orange field hockey was 0-2 after a pair of one-goal losses against Virginia. Despite the rough start to the year, Syracuse came out on top in this match thanks to junior Laura Graziosi’s goal in the 53^rd minute to push the Orange past Duke, 4-3.

As for men’s soccer, the team’s first two games were cancelled. Now, the team is 0-2 after losing their only matches of the season thus far. The Orange will return to the SU Soccer Stadium to host Louisville on Friday at 8 p.m.