Men's soccer

Syracuse soccer falls from No. 2 to No. 5 in NSCAA rankings

Syracuse dropped three spots to No. 5 in the National Soccer Coaches Association of America rankings, which were released Tuesday afternoon.

Eight of last week’s Top-10 teams lost this past week, making way for Notre Dame to jump 10 spots to the top ranking. UND is followed by Creighton, California-Irvine, Washington and Syracuse in the top five. SU received one first-place vote in the poll.

The Orange, ranked No. 2 to start last week, began the week in dominant fashion, beating Connecticut, 4-0, on the road Tuesday. On Thursday, then-No. 1 Washington fell to UCLA, 2-1, and Syracuse was set up perfectly to grab the nation’s top.

But on Friday, SU let a late 1-0 lead slip out of its grasp against Louisville and the Orange eventually fell 2-1 in overtime while playing down a man due to an Alex Halis red card. The loss was the first game all season in which SU has conceded more than one goal and was the Orange’s first loss since Sept. 13 against Notre Dame.

The Orange (12-2, 4-2 Atlantic Coast) faces Bucknell (6-8, 2-3 Patriot) at 7 p.m. on Tuesday night at SU Soccer Stadium.







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