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Gross says swimming cuts a financial decision
Women's hockey will replace swimming in 2008
By Matt Gelb
JUNE 1 9:24 P.M. - Syracuse officially announced Friday it will cut the men's and women's swimming and diving teams after the 2007-08 season and add a women's hockey program beginning in the 2008-09 season.
Syracuse to cut swimming and diving teams
Women's ice hockey likely replacement in 2008
By Matt Gelb
MAY 31 10:01 P.M. - Syracuse plans to cut its men's and women's swimming teams following next season, multiple sources confirmed Thursday. "It came as a shock to everyone," rising junior Catrina Roth said. "At first we were kind of upset because we thought our coach knew about it, but in reality he hadn't.
WLAX | Scratched: Top-seed Northwestern ousts Syracuse from Tourney; SU ends season 13-6
By Joel Godett
EVANSTON, Ill. - It started the same as last weekend. Against Vanderbilt last weekend, the Syracuse women's lacrosse team lost the game's opening draw and found quickly itself in a 2-0 hole. The difference last week was the Orange climbed out. Saturday marked SU's first ever appearance in the NCAA Quarterfinals, having picked up its first NCAA tournament win last weekend with a 16-10 victory over the Commodores.
MLAX | Brooks to undergo offseason back surgery
Desko says back injury hindered junior midfielder in 2007
By Mark Medina
5/16/07 11:45 A.M. - A source close to Steven Brooks told The Daily Orange recently that the Syracuse midfielder will undergo back surgery sometime this summer. Syracuse head coach John Desko declined to speak about the specificity of Brooks' injury and whether he is having surgery out of respect for Brooks' privacy.
WLAX | Makin' music: Syracuse downs Vanderbilt to earn first ever Tourney win; next stop, Northwestern
By Joel Godett
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Draw controls had become an issue for the Syracuse women's lacrosse team. SU got a fight from Rutgers and was blown away in the category by Georgetown at the Big East Championship. Neither situation came back to haunt SU, with the Orange winning both bouts en route to the Big East Tournament title.
Green Acres: Maintaining Drumlins golf course is a year-round job for 4 full-time workers
By Timothy Gorman
DEWITT - As I stood on the green of Drumlins West's fifth hole, a faulty sprinkler that refused to turn off cycled back toward where I was standing. Next to me was Assistant Course Director Dan Coyne, who was yanking a cup out of the ground. It was about 9 a.
MBB | Ongenaet becomes 6th player in '07 class
By Matt Gelb
It was a roundabout way, but Kristof Ongenaet is finally headed to a Division I school to play basketball. The Belgian native became the sixth member of Syracuse's 2007 recruiting class Tuesday when he signed his national letter of intent. Ongenaet has spent the last two years at Cuesta College in San Luis Obispo, Calif.
FB | Smith, Nesheiwat granted extra years of eligibility by NCAA
By Zach Schonbrun and Matt Gelb
Already, May is looking a little bit brighter for the Syracuse football team. On May 2, Syracuse announced wide receiver Taj Smith was granted a medical hardship and an extra year of eligibility by the NCAA, meaning the rising senior now has two years left as a member of the SU football team.
MLAX | Orange left with regrets after disappointing season
By Kelvin Ang
When the Syracuse men's lacrosse season began, Pete Coluccini never thought he would have to make plans for Memorial Day weekend. That was usually when the NCAA semi-finals and championship game took place. "It's funny," the sophomore goaltender said. "You seem to base your whole season around Memorial Day weekend.
WLAX | Syracuse hoping 6th time is charm at NCAAs
By Jared Diamond
Chelsea Strodel has never been to Nashville, Tenn., home of Vanderbilt. The senior defender on the Syracuse women's lacrosse team doesn't think anybody on the squad has even visited the state of Tennessee before. The women on the 2007 roster are not alone.
WLAX | Graduate law student instills confidence in anxious Pardee-Hill
By Christopher James
Syracuse calls a timeout and Amber Pardee-Hill walks over to the sideline, not to hear head coach Lisa Miller, but to hear the guy in a Syracuse sweatshirt holler and motion with the stick at her. You won't find Andy Shin in any media guide or game program, but he may be just as responsible as anyone for SU's success this postseason.
SBALL | With bitter memories, SU looks to make noise at this year's Big East tournament
By Jason Tarr
After breaking one record after another last season, the Syracuse softball team headed to the Big East tournament in hopes of capping its dream season. But the one record that Syracuse had wanted more than anything - earning the program's first ever trip to the NCAA tournament - eluded the team.
