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FB | Fading away
Syracuse collapses in 4th quarter, falls to Pitt in Big East opener
By John Clayton
Greg Robinson ran alongside his defense, shepherding them from one end of the field to the other. The third quarter had just ended and Pittsburgh was driving - threatening Syracuse's eight-point lead. So the SU head coach tried to spur his lagging defense, leading the charge as the teams switched sides between quarters.
FB | McCullough: Logic lacking in Robinson's coaching moves
By Andy McCullough
In the end, little of this made sense. The figures didn't compute, the synapses didn't fire - whatever, pick a metaphor, they all fit. Even some of the players didn't get it. A coach who has won twice in 22 Big East games getting complacent? The same coach saying that trying to gain a yard was "desperate?" A running back who had almost 100 yards in the first half carrying the ball six times in the second? A defense that saw the game slipping away, ground down by the opponent's ground game, but still not blitzing? None of it made sense in Syracuse's 34-24 loss to Pittsburgh, a sad end to a day that had started with such a promise.
FB | Pitt rushing tandem wears down Syracuse
By Andy McCullough
The Syracuse safeties could recognize Pittsburgh's formations on Saturday, and they could warn their teammates what to expect. But the advice of Bruce Williams and A.J. Brown was not enough for the Orange front seven, not enough to prevent the basic running plays that were coming at them.
FB | Brinkley sits out in crucial 4th quarter stretch
By John Clayton
Curtis Brinkley couldn't hide his aggravation. The senior starting tailback wanted the ball with the game tied at 24 early in the fourth quarter against Pittsburgh. He wanted to help the Orange regroup after losing the lead it had held most of Saturday's 34-24 defeat.
MSOC | Syracuse devastated after overtime loss to No. 5 UConn
By Michael Bonner
The Syracuse men's soccer team was on the ground, in disbelief of what just happened, the opportunity that it let slip away. Forward Kyle Hall walked around in a daze with his hands on his hips. Midfielder Geoff Lytle bent down on one knee until senior Pete Rowley came over to lift him up and hug him.
MSOC | In defeat, goalie Cavicchia has his 'best game' for Orange
By Matt Ehalt
Robert Cavicchia was "in the zone." The senior goalkeeper on the Syracuse men's soccer team turned aside shot after shot from No. 5 Connecticut. UConn kept trying to find a way to beat Cavicchia, which had only happened four times this season. In the 101st minute, though, UConn found a way to beat Cavicchia - a beautiful header from reigning Big East offensive player of the year and M.
Staff | No. 2 field hockey team wins pair of tight road games
By Michael Bonner
Syracuse field hockey earned a pair of road wins this weekend, beating Providence, 4-2, Friday before edging Massachusetts, 5-4, on Sunday. Four different players scored to help No. 2 Syracuse (10-0, 2-0) earned its second Big East win of the season against the Friars.
