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 By Ben Anderson Sichel Ming passes the ball. Photo Credit: Ben Anderson      Syracuse men's soccer snapped its three-game scoring drought but couldn't secure a victory on Senior Day, settling for a 1-1 draw against Virginia at SU Soccer Stadium on Saturday.      “I thought we deserved to win the game today,” Syracuse coach Ian McIntyre said. “I haven’t said that many times in ACC games. Virginia, who's a wonderful team, seven time national champions, not many times have they been hanging on at the end of the game.” Syracuse men's soccer huddles before kickoff. Photo Credit: Ben Anderson      The Orange entered the match aiming to end a three-game losing streak that included back-to-back shutout losses to then-No. 11 Louisville, 1-0, and then-No. 23 Wake Forest, 2-0. The Cavaliers were looking to bounce back from a 3-0 loss to Duke.      The match was expected to be a defensive showdown. Syracuse, led by goalkeeper Juan Ma...

By Ben Anderson     Instead of receiving an early Christmas gift, you can say that Syracuse volleyball received extra Halloween candy, as they picked up its first ACC win in over a year, defeating Virginia 3-1 at the Women’s Building Friday night.       The squad entered with the expectation to win, and finally met that expectation. “I think we’re gonna start with my expectations.” Kiernan Stamey said.       Virginia took momentum early with pinpoint attacks that the Orange was unable to respond to.      After taking an early 7-1 lead, the Cavaliers had all the momentum and getting that win was very much in doubt. until the Orange finally scored consecutive points to make it 8-3.       The Orange exploded on their best scoring run afterwards to cut the deficit to 8-5, by going on a four-point run Off a couple of bad plays by the Cavaliers.      Virginia however, did not back down, u...

 By Ben Anderson      The Syracuse men's soccer team will look to end its three-game losing streak and secure one final home victory when it hosts Virginia for Senior Day on Saturday at SU Soccer Stadium.      The Orange enter the match at 7-6-1 overall and 1-4-1 in ACC play. Virginia is also 7-6-1 overall but holds a 3-3 conference record after a 3-0 road loss to Duke.      Syracuse's biggest problem in recent weeks has been its inability to find the back of the net. Coach Ian McIntyre's Orange have not scored since Kristjan Fortier's goal against Akron on Oct. 6. Syracuse has suffered consecutive shutout losses to No. 11 Louisville, 1-0, and then-No. 23 Wake Forest, 2-0.      In its most recent loss against Wake Forest, goalkeeper Juan Martinez-Bastidas made a career-high eight saves. The Demon Deacons scored twice in the final 15 minutes, outshooting the Orange 21-7 and putting 11 shots on goal compared with Syracuse's ...

By Ben Anderson      Syracuse volleyball hopes to return to the win column when it welcomes Virginia to the Women's Building on Friday.      The Orange have struggled recently, losing their last nine matches and sitting at 5-12 overall and 0-8 in ACC play, placing them last in the conference. Syracuse has won just one set in ACC play, which came Oct. 9 on the road against NC State.      Syracuse last won a home conference match on Oct. 17, 2025, when the Orange swept Duke.      The struggles extend beyond the record for Syracuse. Since the start of ACC play, the Orange rank last in the conference in points per set (11.84), hitting percentage (.099), assists per set (8.84), kills per set (9.40) and blocks per set (1.44).      ACC opponents have posted higher hitting percentages (.332), assists per set (13.56), kills per set (15.20) and blocks per set (1.96) against Syracuse than against any other team in the confe...

 By Ben Anderson      Syracuse football makes its long-awaited return to the JMA Wireless Dome Saturday when it welcomes the Louisville Cardinals.      Syracuse spent 35 days between homes games, spanning September 12 through October 17. This stretch between home games is among the longest in the nation, trailing only Stanford (36) among Power Four teams.       The Orange enters at 2-3 (0-3), following a 28-25 loss on the road against the Virginia in a game that SU led by 10 at halftime.       In the contest against the Cavaliers, the Orange started its third different quarterback on the season, bringing in Malachi Nelson, after Omari Odom suffered an injury in SU’s victory over UConn.      Nelson had a solid performance for the Orange, going 16-29, 217 yards and 1 touchdown before going down with an injury in the fourth quarter. This resulted in Danny Lauter becoming the fifth QB to appear for SU ...

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...