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The Daily OrangeFH | Syracuse rebounds with dominating win over Holy Cross
By Conor Orr
Posted: 10/20/08, 5:00 AM EST Section: Sports
Syracuse head coach Ange Bradley had trouble sleeping Saturday night following SU's first loss of the season to No. 9 Connecticut. Fortunately, she didn't have much time to dwell on it.
"I was still too mad last night honestly to be able to look at film," Bradley said. "And I was still mad this morning. I got up early and looked at some Holy Cross tapes to get ready for today, but there were certain things I kept seeing in my head at 4 o'clock this morning that I knew had to be fixed."
Bradley took that excess anger and imposed it into her team Sunday in a pregame message the Orange would not forget heading into a matchup against Holy Cross at J.S. Coyne stadium.
"She told us to release hell's fury," sophomore back Maggie Befort said.
The message resounded well with the No. 1 Orange (14-1) Sunday, as it dominated every aspect of their matchup against the Crusaders (4-10) throughout a 7-0 blowout victory in front of 231 fans.
"Today was a big day for us to earn our respect back amongst ourselves," Befort said. "(Saturday) was a very tough loss, a very frustrating loss, so today we just needed to go out, attack, score lots of goals, play a fun passing game, and play SU hockey."
It didn't take long for the No.1 Orange to release a barrage of goals on the Holy Cross defense.
Only 15 minutes into the game, the Orange netted three consecutive scores in the span of 110 seconds - a ruthless attack that gave the team a 3-0 advantage, and more importantly revamped its confidence following a heartbreaking loss the day before.
"Once we start, we just keep going," freshman forward Nicole Nelson said. "Once we get that first one we never want to stop."
Senior midfielder Shannon Taylor - who notched four of the team's seven goals tying the school record for goals in a game - especially appreciated the victory, coming from a physically and emotionally taxing game Saturday.
In the second half against UConn, Taylor emerged from a pack of Huskies rolling on the ground. The bloodied Taylor had been shoved and beaten up all game, and had just caught an elbow and stick to the nose, forcing her to leave the game.
"I was still too mad last night honestly to be able to look at film," Bradley said. "And I was still mad this morning. I got up early and looked at some Holy Cross tapes to get ready for today, but there were certain things I kept seeing in my head at 4 o'clock this morning that I knew had to be fixed."
Bradley took that excess anger and imposed it into her team Sunday in a pregame message the Orange would not forget heading into a matchup against Holy Cross at J.S. Coyne stadium.
"She told us to release hell's fury," sophomore back Maggie Befort said.
The message resounded well with the No. 1 Orange (14-1) Sunday, as it dominated every aspect of their matchup against the Crusaders (4-10) throughout a 7-0 blowout victory in front of 231 fans.
"Today was a big day for us to earn our respect back amongst ourselves," Befort said. "(Saturday) was a very tough loss, a very frustrating loss, so today we just needed to go out, attack, score lots of goals, play a fun passing game, and play SU hockey."
It didn't take long for the No.1 Orange to release a barrage of goals on the Holy Cross defense.
Only 15 minutes into the game, the Orange netted three consecutive scores in the span of 110 seconds - a ruthless attack that gave the team a 3-0 advantage, and more importantly revamped its confidence following a heartbreaking loss the day before.
"Once we start, we just keep going," freshman forward Nicole Nelson said. "Once we get that first one we never want to stop."
Senior midfielder Shannon Taylor - who notched four of the team's seven goals tying the school record for goals in a game - especially appreciated the victory, coming from a physically and emotionally taxing game Saturday.
In the second half against UConn, Taylor emerged from a pack of Huskies rolling on the ground. The bloodied Taylor had been shoved and beaten up all game, and had just caught an elbow and stick to the nose, forcing her to leave the game.
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