Syracuse’s struggles against top teams stem from issues on the penalty kill
Halfway through the second period on Oct. 28, Syracuse led then-No. 2 Boston College by a goal. The upset-driven Orange jumped out to a fast start against a ranked team, something SU had not done all...
View ArticleSyracuse gets first road win, 4-1, at Rochester Institute of Technology
Syracuse (3-7-2, 2-0-1 College Hockey America) beat Rochester Institute of Technology (4-8-1, 1-4-0), 4-1, Friday at the Gene Polisseni Center in Rochester. It’s the first road win of the year for the...
View ArticleSyracuse beats RIT, 5-1, for 2nd consecutive win
Syracuse (4-7-2, 3-0-1 College Hockey America) defeated Rochester Institute of Technology (4-9-1, 1-5-0), 5-1, in the second game of a home-and-home series at Tennity Ice Pavilion. The Orange put up a...
View ArticleSyracuse using its ‘core values’ to reach peak performance on and off the ice
Last year, when the team needed motivation, Syracuse adopted the motto ‘BTC.’ When games or practices got tough, it was used as something to rally around and bring the team together. Over time, BTC...
View ArticleAfter a slow start, Syracuse has turned a corner in conference play
On Nov. 4, after a 4-3 home loss to No. 2 Boston College, Syracuse head coach Paul Flanagan’s dejected tone represented the state of affairs for the Orange. Nine games in and entering conference play,...
View ArticleSenior defender Dakota Derrer’s career over at Syracuse with season-ending...
Syracuse defender Dakota Derrer’s collegiate career is over due to a season-ending injury, SU Athletics confirmed on Friday. She announced the injury in an Instagram post on Thursday. The injury has...
View ArticleSyracuse overpowers Lindenwood with aggressive 1st period in 4-1 win
With 4:30 remaining in the first period, Syracuse forward Savannah Rennie passed the puck across the ice to teammate Brooke Avery, who clanged the puck off the top right of the goal post and in to give...
View ArticleOffensive outburst powers Syracuse past Lindenwood in 4-1 win
A little more than a minute into the first period, senior Alysha Burris stood with the puck behind the opposing net. Linemate and freshman Victoria Klimek tapped her stick to the ice and received the...
View ArticleSyracuse drops physical battle, 2-0, to Lindenwood for first conference loss
Halfway through the first period, freshman Emma Polaski and Lindenwood’s Ally Larson raced to the puck. Converging on the same point, Polaski slammed full force into Larson, sending her barreling...
View ArticleSyracuse offense fails to execute in 2-0 loss to Lindenwood
Down a goal with a little more than 10 minutes left in the game, Syracuse was on the attack after a squandered power play. Despite failing to score on a 5-on-3 opportunity and ensuing 91 second...
View ArticleSyracuse’s unofficial mascot, Linda the hedgehog, is gone but not forgotten
The original Syracuse mascot, until 1978, was “The Saltine Warrior,” a fictional Native American figure named “Big Chief Bill Orange,” per the SU Archives. Otto the Orange took over in 1995 and has...
View ArticleAdy Cohen replaces Abbey Miller after 1st period, is lone bright spot in...
Megan Quinn shuffled to her left, stepping in front of goalie Ady Cohen. Mirroring Cohen, Quinn prepared for the oncoming Clarkson shot, absorbing the attempt with her chest pad and gathering the puck...
View ArticleSyracuse hobbled by turnovers, mistakes in 5-0 loss to No. 3 Clarkson
Syracuse senior defender Megan Quinn lofted a clearance towards center ice, but it was intercepted by Clarkson junior forward Lauren Gabel. Two passes later, Gabel had an opportunity to extend...
View ArticleEmma Polaski’s prep school experience pays off as she makes college hockey...
Not only did Emma Polaski’s first collegiate goal come against No. 1 Wisconsin, but it was also the result of a frenzy on the rink. First, Syracuse forced a Badgers turnover inside the UW blue line....
View ArticleAbbey Miller has dealt with her own competitiveness and become the best...
Abbey Miller was one of the last players to walk out of the locker room following Syracuse’s 2-0 loss to Robert Morris in the College Hockey America title game on March 4 in Buffalo. She made her way...
View ArticleSyracuse is entering winter break, its most dominant stretch over the past...
Over the past two seasons, SU owns a dominant 22-9-1 record in games played after winter break. Last season, Syracuse scored 36 goals in 18 games played prior to break, but after returning, the Orange...
View ArticleSyracuse falls on the road to Mercyhurst, 4-1, despite Victoria Klimek’s...
Syracuse (5-10-1, 4-2-1 CHA) entered its two-game weekend series in Erie, Pennsylvania tonight against conference foe, Mercyhurst (5-10-2, 4-2-1), with a dismal 5-34-3 overall record against the...
View ArticleSyracuse falls in overtime 2-1 as Mercyhurst completes series sweep
Syracuse (5-11-2, 4-3-1 College Hockey America) fell to Mercyhurst (6-10-2, 5-2-1), 2-1, in overtime at the Mercyhurst Ice Center in Erie, Pennsylvania on Saturday. It’s the fourth loss in a row and...
View Article‘Backyard battles’ molded Sarah Marchand into a prolific attacker for Syracuse
Get the latest Syracuse news delivered right to your inbox. Subscribe to our sports newsletter here. John Marchand would come home from a long day of work and look straight to his backyard. He always...
View ArticleSyracuse loses Game 1 of 3-game CHA semifinal series to Mercyhurst
Get the latest Syracuse news delivered right to your inbox. Subscribe to our sports newsletter here. Throughout the season, head coach Britni Smith has emphasized that her team needs to get off to...
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