Sports SUmmary: Men’s lacrosse wins first game of the year

Women’s lacrosse duo chosen to ACC-All Preseason Team

Syracuse women’s lacrosse teammates and sisters, Meaghan Tyrrell and Emma Tyrrell were announced as a part of the ACC-All Preseason Team, voted on by the head coaches of the teams. 

Meaghan Tyrell had a spectacular last season, finishing sixth in the nation in goals and seventh in the country in points. Emma Tyrell was a force for the Orange a year ago, recording a career-high 64 draw controls and scoring three or more goals in four different games. 

The season kicks off for the No. 5 ranked team this Saturday against No. 4 Northwestern at 12 p.m. at the JMA Wireless Dome. 

Syracuse women’s tennis stays undefeated

Syracuse women’s tennis are undefeated to start the year with a staggering 5-0 record after defeating Drexel 4-2 on Saturday. 

The team has won every game by two points or more, and have held every team to two points or less in every match this year. 

The team will look to keep a loss off their record when they face Buffalo Monday at 3 p.m. at the Drumlins Country Club in Syracuse.

Men’s basketball starts to get back on track

The end of January was all sorts of chaos for Syracuse men’s basketball. Head Coach Jim Boeheim was in the news for some of his responses to reporters, and the team had blown multiple second half leads and got obliterated by Virginia Tech.

However, ever since Punxsutawney Phil groundhog saw his shadow, the team is undefeated, going on the road and beating both Boston College and Florida State after being down in the second half in both games. 

Senior center Jesse Edwards has continued to dominate, including a remarkable 27-point performance against Boston College that saw him shooting 80% from the field. Senior guard Joseph Girard III is averaging 22 points this month and is shooting a strong 6-for-14 from three during this two game winning streak.

Unlike what Punxsutawney Phil foresaw coming, so far it has been sunshine and rainbows for the team this month.

But, their next opponent No. 22 NC State has won 80% of their games since the calendar turned to 2023 and will try to give them anything but a good Valentine’s Day gift when they visit the JMA Wireless Dome on Tuesday.  

Women’s hoops goes over .500 for the week

SU hoops defeated their first ranked opponent of the season on Thursday against No. 14 UNC.

Syracuse women’s basketball blew a second half lead this past week this time to Virginia Tech. However, on Sunday they got back on track, defeating Boston College 79-72.

The team picking up the win was definitely vital to helping them get back on track, but in order for them to pick up more wins, they will need to close games better than they have recently. 

In their last three games before facing the Tar Heels, they have been outscored 130-93 in the second half, a staggering -37 point differential.

Next up, the Orange hit the road to face No. 10 Notre Dame who they previously lost to at the JMA Wireless Dome on January 15.