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Message: [QUOTE="CuseLegacy, post: 1120657, member: 469"] [B][url]http://cuse.com/news/2014/9/3/MSOC_0903144322.aspx?path=msoccer#.VAeFSrkg-1s[/url] SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- [/B]Syracuse (2-0-0) hits the road for the first time in 2014 for matchups against former BIG EAST rivals Rutgers and St. John's. The Orange take on Rutgers Thursday, Sept. 4 at 7 p.m., and then St. John's on Saturday, Sept. 6 at 7:30 p.m. Live video of the Rutgers is match is available on BTN Plus. Danny Breslauer and Glenn Crooks have the call. The St. John's game will be streamed live on ESPN3. Live stats for each game are available on the host school's website. [U][B]ANOTHER HOT START[/B][/U] With its two wins to start the 2014 campaign, the Orange has now started 2-0-0 in each of the past three seasons. The team is looking for its first 3-0-0 start since 2006, when the Orange defeated Niagara, Loyola and Albany in succession to open the season. [U][B]MURRELL EARNS NATIONAL RECOGNITION[/B][/U] Senior defender [URL='http://cuse.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=10911'][U]Jordan Murrell[/U][/URL] had four points (1 goal, 2 assists) over the weekend and was named to the College Soccer News National Team of the Week in addition receiving CNY Classic Defensive MVP honors. Murrell assisted on SU's first goal of the season, lobbing a beautiful cross that [URL='http://cuse.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=11092'][U]Louis Cross[/U][/URL] finished in the 22nd minute. Against St. Mary's, he again assisted on SU's opening goal then scored one of his own on a free kick in the 40th minute. [U][B]MAKOWSKI UP FOR SENIOR CLASS AWARD[/B][/U] Senior defender [URL='http://cuse.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=10910'][U]Chris Makowski[/U][/URL] is one of 30 candidates for the 2014 Senior CLASS Award, presented annually to the most outstanding NCAA Division I men's soccer student-athlete. The award focuses on the "Four C's" of classroom, character, community and competition and will be presented at this year's College Cup in December. Makowski has been named to the SU Athletic Director's Honor Roll (min. 3.0 GPA) three times and has made the School of Education's Dean's List (min. 3.4 GPA) twice. Makowski led all SU field players in minutes in 2012 (1,914) and 2013 (1,661). He has contributed to 22 shutouts in his career and has two assists. [U][B]NON-CONFERENCE SUCCESS[/B][/U] Syracuse is 16-2-0 the past three years against non-conference opponents during the regular season, including a 2-0-0 record in 2014. SU has outscored its non-league foes by the count of 47-7 and recorded 14 shutouts in that stretch. The 2013 campaign marked the sixth time in nine years, and the 10th time in 14 seasons, SU posted at least a .500 record in non-conference play. Overall, the Orange has won 13 straight against non-conference opponents, including its 2012 NCAA Tournament victories at Cornell and VCU. [U][B]THE RUTGERS SERIES[/B][/U] Rutgers holds 10-8-1 lead in a rivalry that dates back to a 2-1 Orange victory in 1995. Between 2000 and 2004, the Orange went 4-0-1 versus the Scarlet Knights. Their most recent meeting was in 2012, Syracuse won 2-1 in overtime on a goal by Lars Muller in the 93rd minute. Syracuse is 2-6-1 in road games versus the Scarlet Knights. [U][B]SCOUTING THE SCARLET KNIGHTS[/B][/U] Rutgers is 2-0-0 on the season. Last year, they were 7-11-1 and 2-5-1 in the AAC before shifting to the Big Ten for the 2014 season. The Scarlet Knights return 11 letterwinners from last season, including seven starters. Jason Wright has all three Rutgers goals on the year, scoring twice against Lafayette and once versus UMKC. Keeper David Greczek is 2-0-0 on the season. He has six saves overall, including three in the team's shutout of UMKC. Coach Dan Donigan is in his fifth season at Rutgers. He is 148-78-31 overall as a college head coach, including a 28-36-8 record in Piscataway. He guided the Scarlet Knights to the semifinals of the AAC Tournament last season. [U][B]THE ST. JOHN'S SERIES[/B][/U] St. John's owns a 19-7-6 advantage in the all-time series, dating back to the first meeting in 1982. Matches between Syracuse and St. John's have needed extra time to determine a winner on 10 occasions. Only Colgate has gone into overtime against SU more often (14 matches). The most recent meeting was won by St. John's in 2012. Brandon Savino scored the game's only goal in the 78th minute to lift the Red Storm to a 1-0 victory at Belson Stadium. [U][B]SCOUTING THE RED STORM[/B][/U] The Red Storm is 0-2-0 after being shutout by both West Virginia (1-0) and Penn State (3-0). St. John's returns 11 letterwinners, including six starters from last years 11-7-2 squad which reached the second round of the NCAA Tournament. There is a new face between the posts for the Red Storm in 2014. Redshirt junior Jordan Stagmiller takes the reins after the graduation of four-year starter Rafael Diaz. Stagmiller has allowed four goals and has five saves on the year. Senior defender Tim Parker anchors the Red Storm defense. Parker is on the MAC Hermann Trophy Watch List for the second year in a row. He was also named to the Preseason All-BIG EAST Team for the third straight season. Leading returning scorer Daniel Herrera (3 goals, 2 assists) registered a career-high three goals last season and appeared in all 20 games with four starts. Coach Dave Masur is the fourth-winningest active Division I head men's soccer coach by percentage (.709) and ranks seventh among active coaches in career victories (378). He is in his 24th season at the helm for the Red Storm. [U][B]UP NEXT[/B][/U] The Orange returns home to take on the defending national champions from South Bend Indiana. The Orange opens ACC play against Notre Dame Saturday, Sept. 13 at 7 p.m. at the SU Soccer Stadium. The game will be televised by Time Warner Cable Sports. Admission to the game is free. [/QUOTE]

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