Syracuse (9-0) earned a pair of shutout victories in New Jersey this weekend. The team won its second Big East game of the season against Rutgers on Friday afternoon 6-0 and then defeated No. 3 Princeton 2-0.

In Piscataway, N.J., on Friday, senior Kelsey Millman scored two goals and sophomore Lauren Brooks scored a goal and recorded an assist. Freshman Emma Russell found the back of the net 11 minutes into the game for the Orange’s first goal. Leonie Geyer and Liz McInerney added the final two goals for the 6-0 win.

Against Princeton on Sunday, Geyer scored the game’s first goal midway through the second half. It was her fifth goal of the season. Russell added an insurance goal nine minutes later.

Senior Leann Stiver recorded her 16th and 17th career shutouts in goal. Stiver made five saves against Rutgers and six against Princeton, the No. 1 offense in the country.

The Orange and No. 5 Connecticut are now the only remaining unbeaten teams in Division I. On Sept. 1, Syracuse beat then-No. 2 North Carolina for its first win of the season against a team ranked in the top three spots nationally.

Women’s soccer

The Syracuse women’s soccer team tied Louisville 1-1 on Friday and beat Cincinnati 1-0 on Sunday.

The Orange (5-4-2) is now tied with Marquette for first in the American division of the Big East Conference, accumulating seven points in the division with an in-conference record of 2-1-1.

SU took an early lead against Louisville after freshman Erin Simon scored in the fifth minute off a cross played by sophomore Alexis Koval.

Louisville scored in the 71st minute to tie the game, and after two overtimes, the score remained 1-1.

The Orange once again took an early lead in its game against Cincinnati with a goal in the sixth minute by freshman Maya Pitts.

Junior goalkeeper Brittany Anghel recorded her 15th career shutout to move into second place on Syracuse’s all-time career shutout list.

SU takes on Seton Hall (6-6-0) on Friday at 7 p.m. at SU Soccer Stadium.

Volleyball

Syracuse (7-8) lost its Big East opener to Marquette in Milwaukee last weekend. The Golden Eagles defeated the Orange 3-0 on Saturday.

SU kept it close in the first set thanks to the return of sophomore setter Emily Betteridge. At one point, the Golden Eagles led the first set 21-19 but won the next four serves to finish off the Orange 25-19. Two kills from Holly Mertens and Lindsey Gosh helped Marquette clinch the first-set victory.

SU struggled in the second set, only tallying 12 points. The Golden Eagles won the third set 25-20 to finish the sweep.

Cross Country

The cross country team competed at the Toledo Inter-Regional Bubble Buster in Toledo, Ohio, last Friday. The men finished first among six teams at the event.

Freshman Martin Hehir finished second followed by junior Joe Whelan and sophomore Max Straneva. In all, nine SU runners placed between second and 10th at the competition.

The women went up against three ranked teams, and they finished fifth out of 14 teams, placing behind Butler, San Francisco, Columbia and Toledo. Senior Sarah Pagano once again led the SU women and placed second overall.

Published on September 23, 2012 at 11:00 pm