WSOC SU 0 vs VT 5 10/23/14 7:00 @Cuse

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SU Women's Soccer‏@suwomenssoccer 2m2 minutes ago
Preview of tonight's home matchup vs. #14 Virginia Tech: http://bit.ly/1vTR5Rm #OrangeNation #CuseWSoc

SYRACUSE, N.Y. – Syracuse's homestand continues on Thursday, Oct. 23 when it hosts No. 14/15 Virginia Tech. Game time is set for 7 p.m. at the SU Soccer Stadium. Admission is free. The Orange will then go on the road to face Wake Forest on Sunday, Oct. 26.

The Hokies (12-4-0, 3-4-0) are the fourth consecutive ranked opponent for the Orange (5-8-3, 2-5-0). Wake Forest enters the weekend with a 4-8-2 overall record and a 2-4-1 mark in ACC play.

SCOUTING THE HOKIES
Virginia Tech will try to snap a two-match losing streak when it takes on Syracuse. The Hokies opened the season with 10 consecutive victories and three of its four losses are to top 20 teams. Murielle Tiernan is Virginia Tech's leading scorer with 21 points on a team-best nine goals and three assists. Caroline Kelly has started 15 matches in goal for the Hokies. She has a 0.69 goals-against average and a .762 save percentage.

 

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SU Women's Soccer‏@suwomenssoccer 2m2 minutes ago
Tonight will mark @SUWomensSoccer's fourth consecutive game against an opponent nationally ranked in the top-20. #BringItOn #BeatVT #Cuse

 

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Liam Sullivan‏@Liam_Sullivan_ 2h2 hours ago
Syracuse women's soccer looks to give freshman goalie Brosnan more support against No. 18 Virginia Tech: http://bit.ly/1wcpOem

Syracuse offense looks to give freshman goalie Brosnan more support against No. 18 Virginia Tech
By Liam Sullivan
13 hours ago

Phil Wheddon is happy with goalkeeper Courtney Brosnan’s play since she’s taken over in net for Syracuse this season. The freshman has allowed just 10 goals, made 51 saves and recorded two shutouts in eight games.
But despite her great play, the Orange has had trouble finding the net and only won two of the eight games since her return.
“Courtney’s been fantastic,” said Wheddon, Syracuse’s head coach. “You need someone who can come up with a special save when needed. She’s been unbelievable and I know that it’s been frustrating that we then haven’t turned around and scored at the other end.”
Syracuse (5-8-3, 2-5 Atlantic Coast) has struggled offensively since Brosnan returned from a preseason injury that sidelined her for the first eight games of the season. Through her five starts, the team has only scored five goals, three of which came in a 3-0 win over Boston College. With three games left in the regular season, SU hopes to give Brosnan the support she needs against No. 18 Virginia Tech (12-4, 3-4) at SU Soccer Stadium at 7 p.m. on Thursday.
“We’re going to have to get some sort of offense going if we’re going to want to compete with them,” Brosnan said of the three teams left on SU’s schedule. “If our defense stays solid, we just need to get something going up top.”
Wheddon said that after the Boston College game, he’d really seen a dip in his team’s offensive production. The team hasn’t scored a goal since its three scores in the second half of that win and has totaled only two shots in each of the three games that followed — losses to Florida State, Clemson and Notre Dame, respectively.
Following Syracuse’s 2-0 loss to Notre Dame on Saturday, Brosnan identified the team’s recurring problem as a lack of putting the pieces together in the final third of the field. The goalkeeper said that the defense is working as hard as possible, but with the shot disparity that’s been a reoccurring trend, it’s difficult to win.
The team is last in the ACC in shots per game, a fact that Wheddon said didn’t surprise him.
“We’re playing against good teams defensively, but we’re just not taking shots,” Wheddon said. “I think we’re looking for a perfect opportunity and sometimes you just don’t get those.”
Wheddon went on to further explain that although teams may accumulate more shots than the Orange, those turn-and-shoot opportunities aren’t always quality. He explained that balls that end up 10 to 15 yards high or wide of the goal still count as shots and he wants his team to capitalize on those types of “half chances” moving forward.
The team has been doing its best to address the problems it has been facing offensively with finishing drills in practice. It’s also worked on executing through balls and recently made a change in formation — which included tucking in outside players — that sophomore midfielder Emma Firenze hopes will help the Orange attack challenge opposing defenses.
The importance on creating offense and taking pressure off Brosnan will be key against the Hokies, who have scored nine goals in seven games of ACC play as compared to Syracuse’s four in just as many.
The Orange is running out of games to provide goals to support its defense and Brosnan, who’s been an anchor since returning in the middle of the year.
“Courtney has been outstanding. It’s been great to know we have her back there,” Firenze said. “She’s making saves for us.
“We should be scoring goals for her.”

 

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  3:25 PM - 23 Oct 2014
  SU Women's Soccer‏@suwomenssoccer 2h2 hours ago
  #CuseWSoc starting lineup for tonight's match vs. @VT_WSoccer:

 

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SU Women's Soccer@suwomenssoccer · 2h2 hours ago
Cuse is doing a good job at maintaining possession in the early going. We'll see if they can translate into scoring opportunities.

SU Women's Soccer@suwomenssoccer · 2h2 hours ago
7' - First shot of the game ones from Maya Pitts, who hits it straight at the keeper from 8 yards out.

SU Women's Soccer@suwomenssoccer · 2h2 hours ago
12' - Jackie Firenze with a low shot on goal from outside the 18, handled easily by the GK


SU Women's Soccer@suwomenssoccer · 2h2 hours ago
Goal! Virginia Tech blasts a shot into the net 13 minutes into the first half to put the Hokies up 1-0.

SU Women's Soccer@suwomenssoccer · 2h2 hours ago
14' - Despite the early goal, the Orange are keeping up the offensive pressure as Steph Skilton rings one off the post!

SU Women's Soccer@suwomenssoccer · 2h2 hours ago
15'- Now VT nearly doubles their lead on a breakaway attempt. Courtney Brosnan comes up with a huge save to save the Orange

SU Women's Soccer@suwomenssoccer · 2h2 hours ago
Goal! Virginia Tech goes up 2-0 after a low shot bounces off the post and into the net.

SU Women's Soccer@suwomenssoccer · 1h1 hour ago
22'- Firenze makes a strong run down the middle of the field & finds Skilton on the right flank, But Skilton's cross goes straight to the GK

SU Women's Soccer@suwomenssoccer · 1h1 hour ago
Goal! VT scores again from close range to put the Hokies ahead 3-0 with 20 minutes remaining in the 1st half.

U Women's Soccer@suwomenssoccer · 1h1 hour ago
35' - Brosnan makes a spectacular save to push a VT shot over the crossbar. Brosnan is doing everything she can for the Orange tonight

SU Women's Soccer@suwomenssoccer · 1h1 hour ago
Goal! Virginia Tech scores on the ensuing corner kick to go up 4-0. 8 minutes remaining in the 1st half

SU Women's Soccer@suwomenssoccer · 1h1 hour ago
Halftime score: Syracuse 0-4 Virginia Tech

 

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SU Women's Soccer@suwomenssoccer · 45m45 minutes ago
47' - Virginia Tech gets off to a quick start in the 2nd half as a Hokie shot hits the post but stays out of the net

SU Women's Soccer@suwomenssoccer · 39m39 minutes ago
52' - Cuse have countered with some nifty attacking play in the early 2nd half. Struggling to find that final ball, though

SU Women's Soccer@suwomenssoccer · 36m36 minutes ago
56' - Maya Pitts shoots a low, hard ball from 24 yards out. VT keeper is forced into a dive but stops it comfortably

SU Women's Soccer@suwomenssoccer · 29m29 minutes ago
64' - VT threatens on another breakaway but Brosnan is there to make another excellent diving save

SU Women's Soccer@suwomenssoccer · 15m15 minutes ago
77' - VT corner kick sends a ball into the box that is comfortably headed away by Cuse. Not too much attacking taking place in this 2nd half

SU Women's Soccer@suwomenssoccer · 9m9 minutes ago
84' - Erin Simon gets behind the VT back line brilliantly but is unable to get a shot off before the keeper smothers the opportunity

SU Women's Soccer@suwomenssoccer · 8m8 minutes ago
85' - Now Alexis Koval kickstarts a breakaway for the Orange but her shot is hit directly at the Virginia Tech goalkeeper

SU Women's Soccer@suwomenssoccer · 4m4 minutes ago
90' - Virginia Tech draws a foul in the box to earn a penalty kick for the Hokies

SU Women's Soccer@suwomenssoccer · 4m4 minutes ago
90' - Virginia Tech converts the PK to go up 5-0 with 30 seconds left

SU Women's Soccer@suwomenssoccer · 4m4 minutes ago
Final score: Syracuse 0-5 Virginia Tech

 

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This team is in turmoil

 

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This team is in turmoil

If this was football, not futbol, there would be multiple fire the coach threads by now.

 

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If this was football, not futbol, there would be multiple fire the coach threads by now.

He probably should be. All the other fall sports are successful except for this one. He's had one winning season since he was hired in 2008. And it also seems like he's completely lost the team.