News in Syracuse
Syracuse loses ACC opener to No. 4 Louisville in straight sets
Syracuse opened ACC play with a straight-sets loss to No. 4 Louisville Friday. The Orange tallied 22 errors and a season-low 23 kills in the defeat.

Syracuse men’s soccer stuns No. 10 Notre Dame 1-0 for 1st ACC win
Syracuse men’s soccer upset No. 10 Notre Dame on the road Friday for its first Atlantic Coast Conference win of the season.

No. 11 Syracuse field hockey begins ACC play with 3-0 upset over No. 9 UVA
No. 11 Syracuse field hockey upset No. 9 Virginia 3-0 Friday behind two penalty corner goals and Jessie Eiselin’s six saves. It’s the Orange’s first regular-season win against UVA since 2015.

Top-20 2027 forward Moussa Kamissoko commits to Syracuse
Top-20 class of 2027 forward Moussa Kamissoko has committed to Syracuse men’s basketball, he announced on social media Friday. Kamissoko is head coach Gerry McNamara’s first five-star recruit of his tenure and second class of 2027 commit.

Tactical trends from Syracuse’s 9 matches: 3-5-2 formation, wing fluidity
Syracuse men’s soccer plays six of its next seven games in the ACC. SU’s 20 nonconference goals are more than any ACC team, but it still hasn’t found a conference goal. Our beat writer has three trends that have defined the Orange through nine games.

SU volleyball storylines before ACC play: Erratic offense, net front woes
Attacking and blocking inconsistencies have hampered Syracuse while its defense has shone in the nonconference slate.

Jessie Eiselin embraced competition for Syracuse field hockey starting spot
Syracuse field hockey goalkeeper Jessie Eiselin isn’t afraid of pressure. She welcomes it, making the most of her competition for playing time last season.

D.O. Sportscast: QB battle, McNamara’s 1st season, volleyball enters ACCs
Fran Brown faces a big decision regarding Syracuse’s quarterbacks, and Gerry McNamara’s first season as SU men’s basketball’s head coach begins in a few weeks. Our beat writers talk that and more on this week’s D.O. Sportscast.