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The Daily OrangeWomen take 1st, men 5th in cross country
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Posted: 9/12/05, 12:36 AM EST Section: Sports
The Syracuse women's cross country team finished second out of eight teams and the men finished fifth out of eight teams in their first meet of the season Saturday at the Binghamton Invitational. Sophomore Elizabeth Cufari finished second individually to lead the women and junior David Wishart finished fifth to lead the men.
Columbia's women and Maine's men each finished first overall.
The Orange canceled its first meet of the year, which was scheduled for Sept. 3, due to lack of training with new head coach Chris Fox.
Curfari was joined by five other Orange women in the top 25 of the 5,000-meter run. Freshman Nana Sang Bender finished 11th, junior Shelby Perkins finished 13th and sophomore Kathleen Sanborn finished 16th. Juniors Katie Simon and Candace Ince placed 20th and 23rd , respectively. Amanda Hicks finished just outside the top 25, placing 26th.
For the men, Wishart, who finished second at last year's meet, was joined by junior Matt Lawson, 21st overall, and sophomore Kyle Heath, 26th, as the top runners for the men in their 8,000-meter run.
Last year, the men finished first of three teams and the women placed second.
The Orange has next weekend off then travels to North Carolina for The Great American Cross Country Festival on Sept. 24.
Women's soccer
Syracuse once again failed to score, and lost to New Mexico, 3-0, Sunday to finish its weekend at the New Mexico Classic winless. The Orange has lost four in a row, and has scored only two goals in six games this year.
SU's Kaitlin LaMothe scored her first career goal in a 3-1 loss to Arizona State on Friday. LaMothe was named to the All-Classic team.
Syracuse (1-5-0) opens Big East play on Friday at St. John's.
Volleyball
The Orange beat Dartmouth and Kent State on Saturday to finish the Kent State Invitational with a 3-1 record.
SU defeated the Big Green, 3-0, in its first match on Saturday and came back to beat host KSU, 3-0, later in the day.
Senior Kelly Duan was named to the All-Tournament team.
Syracuse improved to 6-2 after this weekend's matches. It travels to New Mexico next weekend to play three matches in the Hilton Albuquerque Volleyball Classic.
Staff report compiled by staff writer Sean Quinn and Asst. Sports Editor Rob Anthes
Columbia's women and Maine's men each finished first overall.
The Orange canceled its first meet of the year, which was scheduled for Sept. 3, due to lack of training with new head coach Chris Fox.
Curfari was joined by five other Orange women in the top 25 of the 5,000-meter run. Freshman Nana Sang Bender finished 11th, junior Shelby Perkins finished 13th and sophomore Kathleen Sanborn finished 16th. Juniors Katie Simon and Candace Ince placed 20th and 23rd , respectively. Amanda Hicks finished just outside the top 25, placing 26th.
For the men, Wishart, who finished second at last year's meet, was joined by junior Matt Lawson, 21st overall, and sophomore Kyle Heath, 26th, as the top runners for the men in their 8,000-meter run.
Last year, the men finished first of three teams and the women placed second.
The Orange has next weekend off then travels to North Carolina for The Great American Cross Country Festival on Sept. 24.
Women's soccer
Syracuse once again failed to score, and lost to New Mexico, 3-0, Sunday to finish its weekend at the New Mexico Classic winless. The Orange has lost four in a row, and has scored only two goals in six games this year.
SU's Kaitlin LaMothe scored her first career goal in a 3-1 loss to Arizona State on Friday. LaMothe was named to the All-Classic team.
Syracuse (1-5-0) opens Big East play on Friday at St. John's.
Volleyball
The Orange beat Dartmouth and Kent State on Saturday to finish the Kent State Invitational with a 3-1 record.
SU defeated the Big Green, 3-0, in its first match on Saturday and came back to beat host KSU, 3-0, later in the day.
Senior Kelly Duan was named to the All-Tournament team.
Syracuse improved to 6-2 after this weekend's matches. It travels to New Mexico next weekend to play three matches in the Hilton Albuquerque Volleyball Classic.
Staff report compiled by staff writer Sean Quinn and Asst. Sports Editor Rob Anthes
