Spring Break
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Distractions lead to dissapointing end
By Tim Gorman
WORCESTER, Mass. - In Syracuse's 60-57 loss to Vermont on Friday, three scholarship players - Billy Edelin, Dayshawn Wright and Josh Wright - were missing from the Syracuse bench. When asked if there was a reason for their absence, head coach Jim Boeheim simply said "there is a reason," refusing to elaborate further on any of the three.
Senior trio's careers come to abrupt end
By Tim Gorman
WORCESTER, Mass. - Josh Pace didn't envision his Syracuse career ending like this. From Big East Champions to one of the NCAA Tournament's biggest upsets in one week was too much to fathom for Pace and fellow senior Hakim Warrick. "We really can't say we had a bad career," Pace said.
Not-so-Sweet 16 for Syracuse
By Anthony Mague
Bracket busted. Shattered. Destroyed. Pick your favorite adjective to describe it. Every year right around now, it's all you ever hear about. And every year somebody sets up a "second-chance" Sweet 16 bracket pool. Well, lucky for you, I've got your second-chance bracket.
Aggressive Vermont defense forces 24 Orange turnovers
By Tim Gorman
WORCESTER, Mass. - Syracuse was used to tough defenses. It had played big, physical teams like Connecticut and Pittsburgh. It had seen the athleticism of Oklahoma State. But nothing could prepare the Orange for the high-pressured defense it faced Friday from Vermont.
Unpopular tourney consolation games long gone
By Ethan Ramsey
Thirty years ago to the day on March 22, 1975, all four NCAA Tournament regional finals were played. But those games were only half of the NCAA slate that day. There were also four regional consolation finals between the two Sweet 16 losers in each region.
WLAX| Syracuse dominates road trip
By Ethan Ramsey
Men's lax falls to 1-3
By Michael Becker, Michael Licker and Michael Potter
For the first time since 1975, the Syracuse men's lacrosse team is 1-3. The Orange lost 12-11 in overtime against Johns Hopkins on Friday. SU has now lost back-to-back home games for the first time since 1995. Freshman Mike Leveille scored five goals. SU goalie Jay Pfeifer recorded 14 saves.
TEN| SU learns from losses over Spring Break
By Josh Friedman
Mac Gifford has a To Do List, but it includes a little more than the usual spring cleaning. After the Syracuse tennis team lost matches against Yale, Loyola Marymount and Fresno State last week, its head coach says his team has a lot to work on. "I'm losing a lot of sleep trying to come to terms with what everyone needs to work on," Gifford said.
