Sports SUmmary: Syracuse lacrosse teams change spots in rankings
Sports SUmmary: Syracuse lacrosse teams change spots in rankings
Syracuse women’s lacrosse moved two spots from fourth place to take over the No. 2 spot in the Inside Lacrosse media poll. The Orange beat a closely-ranked Loyola team convincingly, holding a top offense to three goals a half in the 18-6 win. Women’s lacrosse now sits one spot behind the University of North Carolina, who currently has a 3-0 record and held on to the top spot. Syracuse women’s lacrosse returns to the Dome following its game against Georgetown being cancelled on Tuesday, and will host No. 5 Stony Brook on Saturday, Feb. 27 at 10:00 a.m.
The men’s lacrosse team, on the other hand, dropped from the No. 4 slot to the ninth spot in the men’s Division I media poll. SU had high hopes for the season when they hosted Army at the Dome for the season opener. But it was the Cadets who left victorious, shutting down the Orange offense for an 18-11 victory. The win moved Army into the No. 7 spot and pushed Syracuse further from No. 2 Virginia, who Cuse will face on Saturday, Feb. 27 at 6:00 p.m.
Natalie Novotna's win on Court 2 secures a come-from-behind win for the 🍊! 👏🍊🎾 pic.twitter.com/qGMNVKxJVU
— Syracuse Tennis (@Cuse_Tennis) February 21, 2021
Cuse tennis surprises Notre Dame to move past .500 overall
Natalie Novotna, graduate student, won the singles match against Notre Dame’s, Ally Bojczuk to give the Orange the win 4-3. This win against the Irish puts Syracuse’s record at 4-3 overall and 2-1 in the ACC.
Apart from Novotna, sophomore Polina Kozyreva and freshman Viktoriya Kanapatskaya helped on Cuse’s win. Kozyreva defeated Yashna Yellayi, 6-3 and 6-4 to score her fourth consecutive singles victory with the Orange. The sophomore’s win tied the match 2-2. Then, Kanapatskaya swept Cameron Corse, 7-6 and 6-2, leaving the graduate student with the deciding match.
Novotna won the first set 7-5. Then, senior Bojczuk fought back to win the second set 6-2. In the third and decisive set, Novotna rose to the occasion and won 6-2. Syracuse had two consecutive wins against the Fighting Irish.
Syracuse tennis plays next weekend at the Drumlins Tennis Center. The Orange will face Virginia Tech on Friday, Feb. 26 at 3:00 p.m. and No. 14 Virginia on Sunday, Feb. 28 at 11:00 p.m.
Very disappointing to concede the soft late goal. Credit to a committed Albany, but such a poor start to the 2nd half + physically we were 2nd best. A harsh lesson but thankfully a quick turnaround + a big game on Tuesday. A chance to respond + get better together!🍊⚽️ https://t.co/eMKstEzSSn
— Ian McIntyre (@IanSMcIntyre) February 19, 2021
Men’s soccer gives up late goal for tie against University of Albany
Cuse men’s soccer finished the game 1-1 against the Great Danes on Friday, Feb. 19. Sophomore Noah Singelmann opened the scoring in the 12th minute to give the early lead to Syracuse. UAlbany scored the last goal of the game in the 85th minute.
The first goal of the game came by an assist from junior, Hilli Goldhar to Singelmann who was running from the midfield. Goldhar’s pass aided Singelman’s second goal of the spring season, in only two games. Syracuse lost its advantage on the 85th minute by an unassisted goal from Adam Aoumaich.
Cuse had two more attempts in the overtime, but they couldn’t score the tie-breaking goal. The Orange beat the Grate Danes in shots, 9-8, and goalkeeper, Russell Shealy posted three saves.
Syracuse’s next game will be on the road against Bowling Green on Tuesday, Feb. 23 at 12:30 p.m. in Buffalo, N.Y.
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