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By Ryan Croke | @ryancroke_ SYRACUSE, N.Y. | At the halfway point of its season,...

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Syracuse Volleyball Eyeing Best Season Under Bakeer Ganesharatnam

By Sydney Chan | @SydneyO_Chan CitrusTV Field Hockey Beat...

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No. 5 Syracuse field hockey drops 1-0 at California to close West Coast trip

By Cole Purvis | @Cole_Purvis CORAL GABLES, F.L. - Let’s take a trip back to...

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The Drought Is Over: Syracuse Women’s Soccer Wins 1-0 at Miami, Its First ACC Win in Three Years

By Sydney Chan | @SydneyO_Chan CitrusTV Field Hockey Beat...

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No. 5 Syracuse field hockey wins 2-1 at Stanford to open West Coast swing

By Adam Hipsky | @adamhipsky Syracuse men’s soccer has quietly found its rhythm...

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Three Straight Clean Sheets: How Syracuse Men’s Soccer Has Turned Its Season Around

By Jared Valentin | @JaredValentin_ SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse ice hockey’s (2-2,...

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Three Keys For Syracuse Ice Hockey To Earn Its First Ranked Win of the 2025-26 Season

By: Sydney Chan | @SydneyO_Chan No. 5 Syracuse field hockey welcomed 17...

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Syracuse Field Hockey Maintains Its Edge Through Massive Roster Change

By Ryan Croke | @ryancroke_ CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA. | A promising start to conference...

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Syracuse Hits Speed Bump in Loss to Virginia

By Jared Valentin | @JaredValentin_ BRIDGEWATER, M.A. — With two goals in the first...

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Syracuse Ice Hockey Never Trails in 8-2 Road Win Against Stonehill, Earns Series Sweep Over the Skyhawks

By Jared Valentin | @JaredValentin_ BRIDGEWATER, M.A. — It took three games and nine...

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Syracuse Ice Hockey Earns Its First Win of the Season With 3-2 Road Victory Over Stonehill

By Ryan Croke | @ryancroke_ BLACKSBURG, VA. | Syracuse volleyball (10-3, 2-1...

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Syracuse Beats Virginia Tech in Promising Win

By Adam Hipsky | @adamhipsky Through ten games, Syracuse men’s soccer finds itself...

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Defense Defines Syracuse as ACC Race Heats Up

By Jared Valentin | @JaredValentin_ SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Last week, Syracuse ice hockey...

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The Good, Bad and Ugly From Syracuse Ice Hockey’s Series Against No. 5 Minnesota Duluth

By: Sydney Chan | @SydneyO_Chan Tomorrow night, Syracuse field hockey honors eight...

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Honoring Eight Careers in Orange

By Ryan Croke | @ryancroke_ Syracuse volleyball (9-3, 1-1 Atlantic Coast Conference)...

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Syracuse's First Weekend of Conference Play a Tale of Two Matches

By Cole Purvis | @Cole_Purvis Syracuse women’s soccer (4-5-4, 0-3-1 in ACC) suffered...

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Vanderbosch Breaks Saves Record in Syracuse’s Blowout Loss to No. 3 Stanford

By Ryan Croke | @ryancroke_ LOUISVILLE, KY. | The tale of David and Goliath serves...

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No. 6 Louisville Outclasses Syracuse Volleyball in Sweep

By Ryan Croke | @ryancroke_ SOUTH BEND, IND. | Following a 3-17 conference record in...

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Skylar George Propels Syracuse Volleyball to ACC Opener Win

By Adam Hipsky | @adamhipsky Syracuse men’s soccer head coach Ian McIntyre made...

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Ian McIntyre Becomes Winningest Coach in Syracuse Men’s Soccer History

By Cole Purvis | @Cole_Purvis Syracuse women’s soccer (4-4-4, 0-3-1 in ACC) lost in...

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Syracuse Falls 1-0 to California, as Losses Pile Up

By Jared Valentin | @JaredValentin_ SYRACUSE, N.Y. — 207 days after falling to...

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Previewing the First-Half of Syracuse Ice Hockey’s 2025-26 Season

By Cole Purvis | @Cole_Purvis The last two games for Syracuse women’s soccer were,...

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Syracuse Can Kill Two Birds With One Stone on West Coast Trip

With ACC play just around the corner, Syracuse volleyball (8-2, 0-0 Atlantic Coast...

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Syracuse Volleyball Enters Conference Play on a Positive Note

By Adam Hipsky | @adamhipsky Syracuse men’s soccer finds itself in an early hole in...

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Syracuse Men's Soccer woes continue in a shutout loss against #19 Duke

By: Sydney Chan | @SydneyO_Chan No. 4 Syracuse field hockey opens ACC play tomorrow at...

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Dueling with the Deacs: Syracuse Field Hockey vs. Wake Forest

Syracuse Volleyball (6-2, 0-0 ACC) entered this weekend riding high after a second...

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Syracuse Volleyball Hits Speed Bump After Undefeated Start

By Sydney Chan | @SydneyO_Chan CitrusTV Field Hockey Beat Reporter EASTON, P.A. —...

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No. 5 Syracuse field hockey snatches sixth-straight win, bests Lafayette 5-2

By Sydney Chan | @SydneyO_Chan PRINCETON, N.J. — For the second straight game, No. 5...

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No. 5 Syracuse Field Hockey extends perfect record, tops No. 11 Princeton 1-0 in overtime

By Ryan Croke | @ryancroke_ Syracuse Volleyball (6-1, 0-0 Atlantic Coast Conference)...

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Syracuse Volleyball Drops Fifth Straight to Colgate in First Loss of 2025

By Adam Hipsky | @adamhipsky Syracuse men’s soccer opened the 2025 campaign with a...

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Syracuse’s Veteran Goalkeeper Tomas Hut Anchors the Orange Through Opening Stretch

By: Sydney Chan | @SydneyO_Chan On Tuesday, September 9, then-No. 11 Syracuse field...

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Chasing History: Syracuse Field Hockey 2017 vs. 2025

By Cole Purvis | @Cole_Purvis After an up-and-down start to its season in...

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Can Things Be Different This Time Around in ACC Play for Syracuse Women’s Soccer?

By Ryan Croke|@ryancroke_ Syracuse Volleyball (6-0, 0-0 Atlantic Coast Conference)...

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Syracuse Tested But Remains Unbeaten After UAlbany Invitational

By Sydney Chan | @SydneyO_Chan COLUMBUS, O.H. — 60 minutes of regulation. 10 minutes...

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No. 11 Syracuse field hockey stuns No. 13 Ohio State 2-1 in double-overtime thriller

By Ryan Croke | @ryancroke_ ALBANY, N.Y. – Syracuse Volleyball (6-0, 0-0 Atlantic...

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Syracuse Guts Out Reverse Sweep of Cornell to Remain Undefeated

By Ryan Croke | @ryancroke_ ALBANY, N.Y. – Entering Friday’s contest between...

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Syracuse Volleyball Dismantles Canisius for Fifth Straight Win

By Sydney Chan | @SydneyO_Chan COLUMBUS, O.H. — With 5:45 remaining in the fourth...

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No. 11 Syracuse field hockey silences No. 16 Rutgers, 2-0

By: Sydney Chan | @SydneyO_Chan No. 11 Syracuse Field Hockey opened its 2025 season in...

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Opening Weekend, Opening Thoughts: No. 11 Syracuse Field Hockey

By Ryan Croke | @ryancroke_ ALBANY, N.Y. – One can argue that there is no such thing...

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Syracuse Volleyball Digs Deep for Sweep of UAlbany

By Ryan Croke | @ryancroke_ It’s hard to imagine a better opening weekend for...

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Recapping a 3-0 Opening Weekend for Syracuse Volleyball

By Cole Purvis | @Cole_Purvis Syracuse women’s soccer (3-1-2, 0-0 ACC) played to a...

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Syracuse’s Strong Defensive Effort Leads to Scoreless Draw With Princeton

By Cole Purvis | @Cole_Purvis HAMDEN, CT – Syracuse women’s soccer (3-1-1) drew...

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Syracuse Women’s Soccer Plays to a 1-1 Draw With Quinnipiac

By: Sydney Chan | @SydneyO_Chan No. 11 Syracuse Field Hockey returns to the turf after...

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Syracuse Field Hockey 2025 Season Preview | Game-by-Game

By Cole Purvis | @Cole_Purvis In its first road match of the 2025 season, Syracuse...

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Syracuse Women’s Soccer outlasts Holy Cross 3-1 on Sunday

By: Jake Klein | @kleinjake_ A strange season for Syracuse Women’s Lacrosse is now...

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Syracuse Women’s Lacrosse to Face Brown in NCAA Tournament Friday

By Josh Richardson | @joshrichy_04 The last two weeks have not been the dream end to...

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How #11 Syracuse Men’s Lacrosse can Build Momentum Heading into the Postseason.

By Milo Hoffman | @mhoffnyc Charlotte, NC — Syracuse traveled down to Charlotte as...

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Six-Seed Syracuse Women’s Lacrosse Doesn’t Last Long in ACC Championship

By Cole Purvis | @Cole_Purvis Syracuse softball (24-19, 3-15 ACC) took care of UAlbany...

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Syracuse Takes Out its Frustration on UAlbany, Sweeping Wednesday Doubleheader

By Drew Albaugh | @Drew_Albaugh With a 4–0 loss to Georgia Tech (13–11, 6–6...

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Syracuse Tennis Season Ends in ACC Tournament Loss

By Drew Albaugh | @Drew_Albaugh Coming off a tight 4-2 win over Boston College, most...

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Syracuse Upsets Clemson 4-3 to Advance in ACC Tournament

By Cole Purvis | @Cole_Purvis In last week’s article, I discussed how Syracuse...

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Time to Panic for Syracuse Softball? I’d Say So