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The Daily OrangeFH | SU beats Colgate, wins back-to-back games for 1st time this season
By Josh Friedman
Posted: 10/6/05, 12:58 AM EST Section: Sports
HAMILTON - For the first time all season, the Syracuse field hockey team notched its second straight win, pushing its record back to .500 after being under the mark for nearly two weeks.
SU had five different players score goals in a 5-1 rout of Colgate last night. Freshman forward Brittany Shannon scored her first goal of the season while junior backer Michelle Sola and senior forward Paige Sullivan each scored for the second consecutive game. Junior forward Ashley Fry and senior backer Jessica Dahle scored Syracuse's other two goals.
"We were kind of used to win, loss, win, loss, so it's good to go win, win," Shannon said.
The Orange (6-6, 1-1 Big East) dominated the Red Raiders (5-7) from the outset. Freshman goalie Heather Hess made a diving save, one of three saves early on which set the tone for the rest of the game. Fry scored SU's first goal with 21:35 remaining in the first half. It came after four straight penalty corners within about two minutes of each other. The Orange jumped out to a 3-1 lead by the end of the opening half.
Syracuse outshot Colgate 10-4 and also had more corners, 8-5.
But even with five goals and a multitude of opportunities, head coach Kathleen Parker isn't satisfied with the way Syracuse is playing, especially its passing.
"We still have work to do, we definitely still have work to do," Parker said. "I thought we could have found each other better. I didn't think our vision was super. We were passing to whoever was closest because that is what we saw. We have to make smarter passes."
Sullivan said that the team gets anxious on the field, causing passes to be too fast.
"We have some fast people on our team, but they're not that quick," Sullivan said.
If Syracuse continues to play this way, Sullivan said she isn't confident the win streak will continue, especially with Big East leader Villanova coming to town on Saturday.
"We got to kick it up a little bit," Sullivan said. "If we play like we did tonight, I don't know if we are going to do well."
SU had five different players score goals in a 5-1 rout of Colgate last night. Freshman forward Brittany Shannon scored her first goal of the season while junior backer Michelle Sola and senior forward Paige Sullivan each scored for the second consecutive game. Junior forward Ashley Fry and senior backer Jessica Dahle scored Syracuse's other two goals.
"We were kind of used to win, loss, win, loss, so it's good to go win, win," Shannon said.
The Orange (6-6, 1-1 Big East) dominated the Red Raiders (5-7) from the outset. Freshman goalie Heather Hess made a diving save, one of three saves early on which set the tone for the rest of the game. Fry scored SU's first goal with 21:35 remaining in the first half. It came after four straight penalty corners within about two minutes of each other. The Orange jumped out to a 3-1 lead by the end of the opening half.
Syracuse outshot Colgate 10-4 and also had more corners, 8-5.
But even with five goals and a multitude of opportunities, head coach Kathleen Parker isn't satisfied with the way Syracuse is playing, especially its passing.
"We still have work to do, we definitely still have work to do," Parker said. "I thought we could have found each other better. I didn't think our vision was super. We were passing to whoever was closest because that is what we saw. We have to make smarter passes."
Sullivan said that the team gets anxious on the field, causing passes to be too fast.
"We have some fast people on our team, but they're not that quick," Sullivan said.
If Syracuse continues to play this way, Sullivan said she isn't confident the win streak will continue, especially with Big East leader Villanova coming to town on Saturday.
"We got to kick it up a little bit," Sullivan said. "If we play like we did tonight, I don't know if we are going to do well."
