Orange Battle SMU To A 1-1 Draw

Junior Vita Naihin scored her first objective of the season to assist Syracuse (4-1-4, 0-0-1) rally for a 1-1 draw with Southern Methodist (5-2-1, 0-0-1) in an ACC encounter on Thursday night time on the SU Soccer Stadium.

Naihin’s strike got here on the 43:53 mark and knotted the rating at 1-1. 

HOW THE GAME WAS DECIDED

The match got here all the way down to the wire, with each groups threatening the objective late within the contest. With the rating tied at 1-1, SMU received a free kick proper exterior the Syracuse field. Midfielder Lydia Ungashick’s right-footed try was corralled by Orange goalkeeper Shea Vanderbosch.

The Orange had a number of probabilities the remainder of the way in which. Senior Mia Klammer picked up the ball at midfield, weaving by way of a number of SMU defenders on the way in which to the objective. Klammer’s right-footed strike pressured a powerful save from SMU goalkeeper Aubrey Brown. Just a minute later, senior Maya McDermott’s cross discovered Klammer unmarked within the field. After her preliminary try was blocked, the ball fell to her toes, and her follow-up shot pressured a response save from Brown. 

MUSTANGS GET ON THE BOARD

After a back-and-forth begin to the competition, it was SMU who discovered the opening objective on the 36:31 mark. After Syracuse didn’t clear its traces following a cross into the field, the ball fell to SMU ahead Nyah Rose. Rose fired a shot in direction of the bottom-left nook of the online, solely to see the try saved off the road by Syracuse defender Natalie Magnotta. The rebound went straight to Ungashick, who made no mistake on the follow-up. 

ORANGE STRIKE BACK

The Orange discovered the equalizer simply on the cusp of halftime. Freshman Julia Arbalaez obtained the ball on the left flank and swung in a curling ball in direction of the far put up of the objective. Naihin threw her left hip on the ball, guiding it into the best nook. This objective was her first on the marketing campaign, and the second in her profession at Syracuse. 

FULL OF PHYSICALITY

A cagey affair your entire means, the match featured a complete of 19 fouls and three bookings. Ungashick obtained the primary warning of the match on the 32:37 mark after catching Klammer from behind because the ahead streaked in direction of internet. Magnotta went into the guide a minute later a late problem. Defender Anna Croyle obtained the ultimate warning of the match at 70:02 for a late deal with proper exterior the Orange field. 

NOTABLE NUMBERS

• The Orange outshot the Mustangs 13-11, together with an 8-5 benefit in pictures on course. 
• SMU had 13 fouls on the match, whereas Syracuse had six.
• Brown had seven saves for the Mustangs, whereas Vanderbosch completed with 4.
• Five gamers accomplished the total 90 minutes for Syracuse: Vanderbosch, Magnotta, Klammer, sophomore Jasmine Nixon and freshman Bree Bridges.
• Graduate scholar Ashley Rauch led the Orange with three pictures, two of these on objective. 
• With the draw, Syracuse improved to 0-1-1 within the all-time sequence in opposition to SMU. 

NEXT GAME
Syracuse performs its fourth-straight house recreation when it takes on #7 Florida State on Sunday, September 14, at 1:00 p.m. on the SU Soccer Stadium.