Ange Bradley doesn't hesitate when asked why she saw so much success in her very first year as Syracuse field hockey coach. It all comes down to one man: Daryl Gross. "You know, it's field hockey. Reality is sometimes people don't get excited about that," said Bradley, who took over the field hockey team in 2007.
For the past week, Syracuse fans sounded off on Donte Greene's decision to enter his name in the NBA Draft. The reaction has been full of venom. This reaction has been misguided. Greene made a decision that was entirely practical. You would have thought Greene never hit a jump shot, never helped Syracuse win a game and no NBA team will find him promising.
Phil Wheddon has tapes and tapes of game film stacked in the corner of his new office in Manley Field House - evidence of his Syracuse women's soccer team's 11-20-7 record the past two seasons before he arrived. But the tapes, like the team's new head coach, won't be in the office for long.
When Kristin Brady began her career as a Syracuse women's lacrosse player, she never thought she would witness the success she's been a part of this year. In the season prior to her arrival, the Orange went 9-6, without a victory over a top 20 team. Things have changed in her four years in a Syracuse uniform.
The Syracuse coaching staff had no clue how it was going to fill the void in its pitching staff. Last year, Erin Downey and Brittany Gardner were projected to lead the pitching rotation. But injuries ravaged Downey's season, leaving Gardner, a freshman, as the only starting pitcher going into the season.
