The Syracuse women’s ice hockey team (10-13-2, 4-4 College Hockey America) was held scoreless for nearly 104 minutes in the midst of two losses to Niagara (8-12-4, 5-2-1) this weekend.

The Orange outshot the Purple Eagles by a 28-18 margin Friday but failed to score. Niagara forward Jenna Hendrikx scored the winning goal with 21 seconds remaining in regulation to defeat the Orange 1-0.

Freshman goaltender Kallie Billadeau turned away 17 shots for Syracuse, but the late goal was the difference in a tight contest. SU forward Isabel Menard had a game-high six shots.

Syracuse tried to overcome its scoring woes on Saturday but was shut out once again for the first two periods. The Purple Eagles used two second-period goals to pull away in a 3-1 victory over the Orange.

Niagara was able to capitalize on two of its six power-play opportunities in the second game. Despite four power-play situations in the final period, Syracuse was unable to take advantage. The Orange was 0-for-4 on the power play during the game.

The Orange pulled in a goal with 16 minutes remaining in the third period when Sadie St. Germain connected on a pass from Jessica Sorensen.

But Syracuse freshman defender Christina LaCombe hit the post with less than seven minutes remaining, and the Purple Eagles scored a goal with 3:21 remaining to put the game out of reach.

Track and field

Both the Syracuse men’s and women’s track and field teams placed third in the Cornell Upstate Challenge this weekend.

Syracuse’s third-place finish on the men’s side was highlighted by its victory in the 4-by-800 meter relay, earning the Orange 10 of its 69 points. A one-two finish by freshman Donald Pollitt and junior Matthew Callanan in the 60-meter hurdles added 18 more points.

A one-two finish by freshman Ashley Keyes and senior Lareea Chisholm was the highlight of the women’s third-place finish, accounting for 18 of its 45.33 points.

Syracuse scored 12 points in the 1,000-meter run behind a second-place finish by Joseph Bubniak as the freshmen and other young runners continued their impressive day. Sophomore Andrew Nelson’s fourth-place finish also yielded four points for the Orange.

The Orange was also able to total 10 points in the men’s one-mile run, with third- and fourth-place finishes by juniors Roman Acosta and Steve Murdock, respectively. SU also got 10 points with second- and fifth-place finishes by freshman Michelle Riley and sophomore Roseda Lo, respectively, in the women’s 800-meter run.

This Saturday, the Orange will head to State College, Pa., for the Penn State National before returning to New York for the New Balance Collegiate in New York City.

— Compiled by The Daily Orange sports staff

 

Published on January 23, 2011 at 12:00 pm