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By Ben Anderson       The Syracuse Orange Women’s Ice Hockey team pulled off a major upset to the young season under first year head coach Brian Idalski, upsetting No. 4 Penn State 5-4 in overtime at Tennity Ice Skating Stadium Friday night. First Period  SYRACUSE SHOWS EARLY MOMENTUM      The first period saw high flying action between the Orange and the fourth ranked Nittany Lions.  The Orange entered aiming for its first win in eleven tries against the Nittany Lions.      Penn State had an early power play. SU’s Stella Costabile was called for tripping, allowing for the 2-minute opportunity for Penn State.      The Orange defense held up though, holding the Nittany Lions to just 1 shot on goal during the power-play.       Minutes later, SU fired the exclamation point with senior Jackson Kinsler scoring her fifth goal of the season off a cross from Emma Gnade at the 11:27 mark to give the Or...

 By Ben Anderson      Syracuse Women’s Soccer broke cold streaks and made history Thursday night defeating the Pitt Panthers 2-1 at SU Soccer Stadium. Syracuse Women's Soccer Lineup      The Orange entered with a five-match scoring drought as well as knocking off the Panthers for the first time in nine years and the first time in the 315 in nearly a decade.       Abby Incorvaia found the back of the net on a redemption shot after being called offsides on an initial goal to give the Orange the advantage four minutes into the match.       “I’m really sick of heartbreaking moments,” Syracuse head coach Nicky Thrasher Adams talking about her mentality entering the contest. “I'm ready for something to go on our side. What a response. Two goals in the five minutes like that could have totally brought us down. But that was an energizer that we can do it." Abby Incorvaia attempting a throw in       Th...

By Ben Anderson      Jack Frost has been making his rounds around Syracuse earlier than expected. That is for the Syracuse Orange women’s soccer team.      The Orange have been held scoreless through its last five matches, being outscored 6-0 on its track to a four-game losing streak.      Syracuse aims to put an end to the ice-cold scoring drought when it welcomes the Pitt Panthers to SU Soccer Stadium on Thursday night.       The Orange enter the contest with a record of 3-5-2 (0-3 ACC) following a 1-0 loss to Virginia Tech at home on Sunday.       The Hokies scored the game-winning goal with Hannah Pachan finding the back of the net with 5:23 remaining in the match. Offensively, the Hokies created a strong advantage against the Orange, outshooting SU 23-10 and 6-4 in shots on goal.       Despite the shot differential, the Orange were able to find opportunities after switching to a...

 By Ben Anderson      Syracuse men’s soccer returns home when it welcomes the Le Moyne Dolphins at the Syracuse Soccer Complex on Saturday night.      Both teams are going through paths thus far in the season, the Orange sit 14th out of 15 in the ACC with a 5-3 record, 0-2 in conference play. The Dolphins are off to its best start through seven games since the 2021 season, sitting in second place in the NEC at 4-1-2.       Both teams are coming off dominating 3-0 victories, with SU taking down Colgate, and Le Moyne defeating Lafayette.       This marks the second matchup all-time between the crosstown rivalry. The Dolphins took the lone matchup in 2024, defeating the Orange 1-0.      The Orange last time out against Colgate, jumped ahead in the second half, outshooting the Raiders 15-9 including 9-4 in shots on goal.       In the Dolphins 3-0 victory over the Leopards, Felix Lud...

 By Ben Anderson      Morgantown athletics has the number for Cabell Midland on the diamond, whether it's softball or baseball. The No. 2 Mohigans baseball team brought the fire defense to take down No. 7 Cabell Midland Knights 2-0 Wednesday evening at the WVSSAC State Baseball Tournament Class AAAA Quarterfinals.      The Mohigans held the Knights to just five hits, and stranded five runners on base.       “Looks like we have three shortstops out on the infield.” Morgantown head coach Pat Sherald said. "I think athletically, our guys went and made some plays with Koa Silvers, Kai Higgins, and Brandon Gorby. And in the outfield, we went and got some balls in the gaps. It's a big ballpark for a high school game. So we don't typically play on big ball parts or big gaps like this and our outfielders are able to go get some balls in those situations."      Maddox Boggs was electric on the bump for Morgantown, going the di...

 By Ben Anderson      In the fourth meeting between No. 1 George Washington and No. 8 Huntington on the season, the Patriots defeated the Highlanders 6-1 behind the arm of senior Ty Nettles in the WVSSAC State Baseball Tournament Class AAAA Quarterfinals Wednesday afternoon.       The southpaw went 5 ⅔ innings of hitless baseball, allowing seven walks, and 10 strikeouts. The majority of his strikeouts came the first time through the order, striking out six of the first nine batters he faced.       “Kept working on the curveball,” Nettles said. “Got a lot of swings and misses and it was awesome.”      The win did not come easy for the Patriots, as it found itself in several jams with Huntington having runners on base, but the defense was always able to find a way to shut down the Highlanders, and strand 11 runners.       “I couldn't have done it without my defense,” Nettles said. “We provided s...