For the first game of the Syracuse University Orangemen 2020 campaign, our player to watch will be opposing sophomore guard Charles Pride, who grew up in Syracuse, playing for CBA and later Liverpool High School. Pride scored in double figures in 12 times as a freshman, including a season-high 25 points against Drexel. Another local star Luke Sutherland, a West Genesee grad, is also on the Bulldog squad.
UNC midfielder Jeremy Kelly scored the game’s lone goal with 13:46 remaining in the first half.
Maybe it was the snow, cold and slick turf; or maybe it was moving the contest to Onondaga Hill, but one thing is certain: Carolina is becoming a stumbling block for Syracuse University sports fans. In March, the men’s basketball team fell short in the NCAA semi finals to the University of North Carolina (UNC), and today , with ACC bragging rights and a shot at the Soccer Cup Final Four at stake, the Tarheels used a physical defense and clock management to outlast the maximum effort of the Orangemen at Onondaga Community College’s David W. Murphy Field. The final score was 1-0.
The two teams battled to a 0-0 double overtime tie in September.
UNC advances to face Providence.
An SU fan shows his disapproval at one of the many off sides calls during the second half.