Following Syracuse’s loss to Maryland in the NCAA ¬†women’s lacrosse championship game, most of the Orange athletes are entering the offseason. Syracuse’s first year in the Atlantic Coast Conference has come to a close. But just how successful were a lot of the teams this year? Let‚Äôs take a look across all Orange sports at how Syracuse fared in its ACC debut.¬†¬†¬†
Football
If postseason wins are what define a successful season (and that‚Äôs always what‚Äôs echoed when the Big Dance comes around in March, at least), then Syracuse football was a pretty successful team this year. It’s the only team to find success‚Äîhowever different the postseason for football is, comparatively‚Äîdefeating Minnesota 21-17 in the Texas Bowl Dec. 27. But despite closing a 7-6 season with a two-game winning streak and seeing four former players join NFL teams this year, recruiting still remains a concern for the team, as quality over quantity becomes a concern.
All eyes will be on quarterback Terrel Hunt and the offense as the Orange moves through the preseason. That’s valid: the Orange defense had to step in several times this season when the offense fumbled. A lack of productive receivers is cause for concern, especially as this year’s roster has only hopefuls, and no surefire producers.
As ACC competition grows more intense across all sports, you can bet that home matchups against Louisville and Florida State—back-to-back, by the way—and that away game in Death Valley at Clemson will be brutal tests for the Orange. Don’t sleep on Wake Forest and NC State, or the matchup with Notre Dame, either.
The takeaway: Scott Shafer has the right mindset, and at least the indefatigable energy, to keep rebuilding the program. We’ll see if #hardnosed catches on.  It’s a matter of tireless recruiting and tapping into a population always counting down for when the turf in the Dome becomes the hard court.
 
Basketball
Women’s Basketball:
The Orange got its first-ever NCAA tournament win over Chattanooga. That’s also when star player Brittney Sykes went down with a knee injury. They lost the following week versus no. 3 Kentucky, finishing 23-10 in the Orange’s sixth appearance in the postseason. Success next year largely depends on Sykes’ rehabilitation, but the Orange should fare well enough with Briana Day and Brianna Butler.
The takeaway: A solid year, but it has a long way to go before opponents fear the ladies in Orange.
Men’s Basketball:
25-0. Jerami Grant’s put-back dunk. 25-0. Tyler Ennis and that buzzer-beater. 25-0. Trevor Cooney ices those threes. 25-0.
And then came a slow walk instead of a sprint into the postseason, and a tough loss to Dayton that ended the memories of the overtime win against Duke, of Ennis’s clutch, intelligent play, and the hope that CJ Fair would go out in his senior season with a ring on his finger.
It finished the regular season 28-4, with a dominating 14-4 record in a competitive ACC. Unfortunately, the team was ranked higher than its talent (though let’s savor that #1 national ranking), and, similar to men’s lacrosse, kept its wins very, very close—Cardiac ‘Cuse indeed. The team was often, if esoterically, criticized at times for both “playing to its competition” and “not playing a full two halves.”
The Orange will enter next season with the same uncertainty it had entering this past season‚Äîand hey, it wasn’t totally awful. Losing Fair,¬†Grant¬†and¬†Ennis stings, but jack-of-all-trades Michael Gbinije and senior leader Rakeem Christmas return, as does the sometimes-hot, sometimes-cold Cooney. Unproven talents BJ Johnson, Tyler Roberson and Ron Patterson will get a chance to showcase, as Syracuse kept it a little too close in most games this year for any of them to see significant‚Äîif any‚Äîminutes. DaJuan Coleman returns from injury and Chinonso Obokoh can hit the court.¬† Oh, and then there are the new guys: Kaleb Joseph and Chris McCullough.
The takeaway: Hey, Duke lost first.  
Lacrosse
Women’s Lacrosse:
The bandwagon was fun, wasn’t it? These women are a truly talented group, led by highly effective attackers and Tewaaraton Trophy finalists senior Alyssa Murray and sophomore Kayla Treanor. It‚Äôs not just them, though; the team is absolutely loaded.¬† Coached by former Syracuse star and eternal lacrosse god Gary Gait, the women sought their first-ever NCAA title in both lacrosse and for a Syracuse women‚Äôs sport. It fell for a third time this season to the Maryland Terrapins in the final, 15-12.
The takeaway: The team loses some incredible senior talent, but there’s a lot less parity in NCAA women’s lacrosse. Best new: Treanor still has two years left.
Men’s Lacrosse:
The perennial lax powerhouse (and yes, despite the outcries, it is perennial—if a “five-year title draught” is cause for gray hair, well, that’s some problem to have) had a heartbreaking end to its heart-pounding season. Following a rough 0-3 debut in the ACC, men’s lacrosse really lived up to that #HHH, and were incredibly clutch down the stretch. Faced with the toughest schedule in the country, men’s lax delivered in April and May, but ultimately doomed themselves by sleeping on Bryant University—a play-in for the NCAA tournament—which completely outcoached the Orange at the Dome in the first round. The men went out on the wrong side of notorious upsets this year.
The team returns a loaded roster that includes Tewaaraton finalist snub Kevin Rice and highlight-specialist Randy Staats. There’re also the explosive Hakeem Lecky (who’ll have to learn to finish), attack Dylan Donahue, midfielder Nicky Galasso and defender Brandon Mullins. And let’s not forget heralded freshman Jordan Evans, wearing #22, or Dylan Maltz, kid brother to departed senior Derek Maltz. 
Development at the faceoff X (this especially, with two candidates returning and two recruits coming in) and at goalkeeper will be hot topics throughout the offseason. Bobby Wardwell returns after statistically leading in saves (51.3 percent) between him and departed senior Dominic Lamolinara (48.6 percent). The job’s likely his, but despite being the “closer” goalie, his season didn’t end so well—not a great cloud to have hanging over your head into the offseason.
The takeaway: Syracuse is still talented. But the sport is growing, and parity is inevitable—by the way, all six ACC lacrosse teams made the postseason. So get ready for some serious competition. The days of blink-and-the-men-are-in-the-Final-Four may not be certain anymore, but increased competition is only good for lacrosse—and for anyone who loves sports.
 
The Rest
Cross Country: The men brought home the ACC championship title and head coach Chris Fox was named ACC Coach of the Year. Talk about sprinting to the finish line. The men finished 10th in the NCAA finals—its highest place since 1957, while the women made their fifth-ever appearance, finishing 22nd overall.
Field Hockey: These ladies are beasts, and no one knows it. After dominating the regular season, the women entered the NCAA tournament ranked second overall—but were upset by no. 20 Michigan State in the first round.
Ice Hockey: The ladies had the most successful season in program history (20-14-3), but lost just before the title game in the College Hockey America tournament.
Rowing: The women’s team placed third in the ACC tournament, netting two silver medals and one bronze. The men have been a little less successful this year. Expect middling performances in the last few regattas.
Soccer: The men finished with an okay 10-7-1 overall and a not-so-okay 3-7-1 conference record, and were eliminated from the postseason with their last loss of the season. Individual players and some successful recruiting should keep the Orange in contention next season. The women fared, and fare, similarly, missing the postseason but securing some very talented recruits.
Softball: The ladies fell in the ACC championship quarterfinals after a productive regular season.
Tennis: The women made it to the ACC championship but lost—pretty brutally, too—to Florida State.
Track and Field: Still going strong. The NCAA East preliminaries are up next, and the Orange are sending 18 athletes across 12 events. 
The takeaway: We can’t complain, Syracuse. It couldn’t been really awful. Like, Clemson vs. Syracuse football levels of awful. But we saw some historic play, some new rivalries shape up, some incredible talent showcased, and some surprises along the way. The Orange should look back on its debut year and be proud. Special kudos to cross country—we’ve got our winner. As for the rest, we anxiously await the start of the new academic year.
Posted by: Jillian Thaw
 
779 responses to “How Syracuse Fared in its First ACC Year, from Football through Field Hockey”
wish we’d add baseball!
Hurrah! At last I got a web site from where I be capable of in fact get useful information regarding my study and knowledge.
Superb, what a website it is! This blog gives useful information to us, keep it
up.
you’re in reality a excellent webmaster. The web site loading speed
is amazing. It sort of feels that you’re doing any distinctive trick.
Also, The contents are masterwork. you have performed a magnificent process on this topic!
I just want to say I’m beginner to weblog and really loved your website. Very likely I‚Äôm want to bookmark your blog post . You really have exceptional stories. Thank you for revealing your web site.
Spot on with this write-up, I truly think this site needs much
more attention. I’ll probably be back again to read more, thanks for the advice!
Magnificent goods from you, man. I have be mindful your
stuff previous to and you are just too fantastic. I actually like what you
have acquired right here, certainly like what you’re stating and the way during which
you assert it. You’re making it enjoyable and you still care for to keep it wise.
I can not wait to read far more from you. That is really
a great web site.
Narvaiz@gmail.com
Sehgal@gmail.com
I’m extremely impressed along with your writing
abilities and also with the layout for your blog. Is this a paid subject or did you modify it your self?
Anyway stay up the nice high quality writing, it is rare to peer a great weblog like this one
today..
Hemann@gmail.com
Bickham@gmail.com
Ziech@gmail.com
Wackerly@gmail.com
If some one wishes to be updated with newest technologies therefore he must be go to see this web page and be up to date daily.
Thanks for some other excellent post. Where else could
anyone get that type of info in such a perfect means of writing?
I have a presentation next week, and I am on the search for such information.
Hey I know this is off topic but I was wondering if you knew
of any widgets I could add to my blog that automatically
tweet my newest twitter updates. I’ve been looking
for a plug-in like this for quite some time and was hoping maybe you would have some experience with something like
this. Please let me know if you run into anything.
I truly enjoy reading your blog and I look forward to your new updates.
whoah this blog is excellent i love reading your posts. Keep up the
good work! You recognize, many individuals are searching round for this info,
you can aid them greatly.
Excellent post. I used to be checking constantly this blog and I’m inspired!
Very useful information specifically the remaining part
🙂 I take care of such information a lot. I used to be looking for this
certain info for a long time. Thank you and good luck.
After looking into a number of the blog posts on your web site, I honestly like your way of blogging.
I added it to my bookmark site list and will be checking back in the near future.
Please check out my website too and tell me what you think.
We absolutely love your blog and find many of
your post’s to be just what I’m looking for.
can you offer guest writers to write content for
yourself? I wouldn’t mind composing a post or elaborating on some
of the subjects you write regarding here. Again, awesome weblog!
Hi there, just wanted to mention, I loved this blog post.
It was helpful. Keep on posting!
Hurrah, that’s what I was searching for, what a information! present here at this website, thanks
admin of this website.
Hello are using WordPress for your blog platform?
I’m new to the blog world but I’m trying to get started and set up my own. Do you
need any coding knowledge to make your own blog? Any help would
be greatly appreciated!
Have you ever thought about including a little bit more than just
your articles? I mean, what you say is fundamental and everything.
But imagine if you added some great graphics or video clips
to give your posts more, “pop”! Your content is excellent
but with pics and video clips, this blog could undeniably be one of the most beneficial in its niche.
Great blog!
Hello! Quick question that’s completely off topic. Do you know how
to make your site mobile friendly? My site looks weird when viewing from my apple iphone.
I’m trying to find a theme or plugin that might be able to correct this
problem. If you have any suggestions, please share. Cheers!
L’annuaire invers√© fonctionne gratuitement et sans num√©ro surtax√©. Vous pouvez de fa√ßon tr√®s rapide trouver √† qui appartient un num√©ro qu’il s’agisse d’une ligne fixe, portable, box ou fax.
I needed to send you that tiny word just to thank you so much as before for your pleasing principles you have documented on this page. It has been strangely open-handed with people like you to give unreservedly all a number of people would have sold for an ebook to make some dough on their own, chiefly seeing that you might well have tried it if you ever considered necessary. The solutions also worked like the good way to know that some people have the same dreams really like my very own to see a little more in regard to this problem. I’m sure there are a lot more pleasant periods in the future for many who read through your website.
This is my first time go to see at here and i am genuinely pleassant to read
all at single place.
Thank you for some other informative web site.
Where else could I am getting that kind of info written in such an ideal manner?
I have a challenge that I am simply now operating on, and
I’ve been at the look out for such info.
It’s awesome to pay a visit this website and reading the views of all
friends regarding this post, while I am also eager of
getting familiarity.
Every weekend i used to visit this web page, for the reason that i want enjoyment, for the reason that this
this website conations actually good funny data too.
Evеn if you ɑrе affected by any poor credit sϲߋres, you can obtain applіeԁ for ccash advаnnce loans Hence,
if you have done ann age nearly 18 a number of yo’Ω ea–≥n around 1000 lbs p–µr month, there’—ï no need to cl÷Öse the eye
a–≥ea from this amazing loan aid o farreneheit instant lending products no
service fees Ho’Ωsehold – Yo’Ω must swallow your current pride due to this and just in relation to eve–≥y method,
Ьut ƴou may putt meal on the tɑble and still have ցas in yor car to еnable you tto go to work Yoս mighyt ƅe required completing
…ën online appl—ñc–∞tion form that provides standard d–µtails about the particular –¨–ærrower
such as name, a…°e, gender, banking account number, info, income facts, employment standing, etc
Unrelenting financial pressure and weight can lay down waste for you to
eve–≥ything in it c…ën be path, not forgetting the dama÷Å—ñng impact on your credit —ïcoore Thhe è usually don’t find enough money iin arms by the core
of a month, as tҺe earnings cheque is usually spent aside Credit card credіt cards readily available for ϲlients with all the bad credit develop him or her to be able to rebuildd their ownn
vluable credit far more shortly With all thhe assistance of fast c…ësh
loаns virtuaally no credit cheϲk, you will have tthe right oρtion to acquire
easy funds diverse from $100 in order to $1500 with effortless repa èment o∆øtion of 2 to 4 ‘Åa—És A ll÷Öans are a kind of dollars
advances tҺat may be boгrowed until eventually the arrivall regɑгding payԀay Τhere are many
financial —ñnstitutions with online ‘ùhich prtovide any var—ñeties
of loan and ther–µ many help with the on-line serv—ñces you caan do
a full market place analyses with rates after which go for appropriate rates that fitt your ease the
ap∆ølication procedur iis ver∆¥ simple usee process you
just have to load and online use for having few element and throug“∫out 24 time your loan ’°—ñll likely be process in addition to ‘Åeposited
in th–µ checking account Even so the responsble using of
one hour pay day l÷Öans can be a safe and sound and reliable way to
once in a while take care of unfflãrese–µn expenses withou the inconveniences
of cr–µdit checks or the points that come
with a a bad creddit score history One plus point in this is that
one dosen’t need to need to ‘Åecide to œÅutt any sort oof guarantee
in resistance ÷Öf amount of money In somme cases, he’ll ’Ω—ïe
final and mɑnipulative techniԛues wjich miǥht be obνious that thnis proѕpect
has got heard prior to and resents –ênd you habe to recognise ‘ùhat’s
payable a…ënd wh–∞t the exact property is worth on auction to find
out you’ll get —ïettled With that it’s essent—ñal to be clear about thee fi–µld you are going to g–µt into wee can say it as focus on sector and th–µ career prosœÅects for upcoming
ϲareer іncrease Despite seeing a huge գսantity like 233,A
thousand pounds finding passed thrοugɦ tҺeir Nat РWest Bank account whіle in thee 12 months before his police
arrest, th–µ bill of Adoboli appeared to be overdrawn by
3,594 kilos when he seemed to b–µ arerest–µd within the 15th of your month with September in the last year,
as per the deta—ñls made available to the court Sometimes, through no fault of his personal, a
per—ïon ends up in a very dangerou—ï financial situatiuon That is;
the amoiunt must be refunded within 7 dazys only But off path you have to be watchful together with
poor credit unsecured l÷Öans as with any more kinnd of mortgage The tra‘Åitional
consumer is in a poition annd …ëlso whom utilizes the part—ñcular salary
to handle every day costs In its place they provide
anyone funds by youur current pe–≥—ïonal status and also repaymrnt potential
Hello. Self-same fine tangle site!! Man .. Admirable .. Superb .. I’ll bookmark your website and obtain the feeds additionally…I’m joyful to attain many helpful information here inside the send. Merit for sharing..
Hello, i read your blog from time to time and i own a similar one and i was just wondering if you get a lot of spam remarks? If so how do you protect against it, any plugin or anything you can recommend? I get so much lately it’s driving me mad so any support is very much appreciated.
Needed to compose you this very little note to say thanks yet again for the fantastic methods you’ve featured at this time. It has been quite unbelievably generous with people like you to deliver publicly precisely what some people would have offered for sale for an e-book to earn some money on their own, even more so now that you might well have tried it if you ever desired. The guidelines likewise acted as the good way to fully grasp that the rest have similar keenness the same as mine to know the truth much more when it comes to this matter. I know there are many more enjoyable instances ahead for individuals that read through your site.
I’m curious to find out what blog system you happen to be using?
I’m experiencing some minor security issues with my latest blog
and I would like to find something more secure.
Do you have any suggestions?
I like what you guys are up too. This sort of clever work and reporting!
Keep upp the amazing works guys I’ve incorporated you guys to blogroll.
Howdy outstanding website! Does running a blog similar to this take a
lot of work? I’ve absolutely no knowledge of coding but I was hoping to start my own blog in the near future.
Anyhow, if you have any suggestions or techniques for new blog owners please share.
I understand this is off subject but I just had to ask. Cheers!
It’s nearly impossible to find educated people about this subject, however, you seem like you know what you’re
talking about! Thanks
Excellent post. I was checking continuously this blog and I am impressed!
Extremely helpful info specifically the last part 🙂
I care for such info much. I was seeking this particular information for a
very long time. Thank you and good luck.
This is getting a bit more subjective, but I a great deal choose the Zune Marketplace. The interface is unusual, has further stylishness, and approximately cool features like Mixview’ that allow you rapidly see associated albums, songs, otherwise further users allied to what you’re listening to. Clicking on one of those will core proceeding that item, and another obstinate of “neighbors” will get nearer addicted to view, allowing you to navigate around exploring by like artists, songs, otherwise users. Verbal communication of users, the Zune “Social” is also fantastic exuberance, letting you attain others with common tastes and suitable acquaintances with them. You next can listen in to a playlist twisted based proceeding an amalgamation of what all your friends are listening to, which is also enjoyable. Folks worried with privacy will be real relieved to know you can put off the public starting seeing your personal listening behavior if you hence choose.
I really like your blog.. very nice colors & theme. Did you create this website yourself or didd
yoou hire someone tto do it for you? Plz respond ass I’m looking too
construct my own blog and would like to find out where u got this from.
kudos
My partner and I stumbled over here by a different web
address and thought I might check things out.
I love what I see therefore I am simply following you.
It’s difficult to find educated people on this subject, however, you seem like you know what you’re talking about!
Thanks
After looking att a few of the blog posts on your
site, I seriously like your wway of blogging. Ibook marked iit to my bookmark site lst
and will be checking bac in the near future.
Take a look at my website ttoo and tell me your opinion.
I recently did a system restore on my computer and have yet to reload my antivirus software. Apparently somewhere along the process something called Antivi took over my computer and I can’t do anything, not even get to my task manager to end the program. Any advice?.
This blog was… how do you say it? Relevant!!
Finally I’ve found something that helped me. Thanks!
Having read this I thought it was extremely
informative. I appreciate you spending some time and effort
to put this short article together. I once again find myself personally spending a significant amount of time
both reading and commenting. But so what, it was still worth it!
It’s nearly impossible to find educated people in this particular topic, but you seem like you know what you’re talking about! Thanks