Tough weekend for SU athletics. While the football team was getting pushed around in Pittsburgh, the field hockey team fell short of their goal of repeating as Big East Tournament Champions.
It’s as if last season was a mirror image of this one, when it comes to the Orange and their chief conference rivals at UConn. Last season, UConn beat SU 1-0 in the regular season, in a game played at Syracuse, and went on to win the regular season crown. But SU then got their revenge, toppling the Huskies by one goal in the championship game of the BET. This season, SU beat UConn 1-0 in Storrs during the regular season, winning the conference title. But on Sunday UConn claimed the BET title by beating SU in the championship game by one goal. Next year I guess everything will end in a tie…?
Still, a great season so far for the Orangewomen and it’s not over yet. The NCAA tournament starts next week; the brackets will be announced Tuesday. SU’s loss leaves them basically out of the running for one of the top four seeds, but they should be among the top 8 when the matchups are announced. We’ll let you know as soon as we can. You know, so you can make your travel plans.