Syracuse men’s soccer lost a 1-0 lead in the 87th minute at Hartwick Wednesday night and settled for a 1-1 tie. The tie brought the Orange’s record to 5-4-4 on the year, and the team remains at 2-4 in the Big East.

Forward Hansen Woodruff scored his eighth goal of the year on a penalty kick in the 72nd minute. SU held its lead for 15 minutes until Carson Pryde forced overtime.

The Orange is no stranger to giving up late-game goals. In three of its previous five games, SU has given up game-winning goals in the last 20 minutes of the games. The Hawks outshot the Orange, 14-7, but SU goalie Rob Cavicchia only saw three of those shots come his way, stopping two of them. Hawks goalie Jeremy Vuolo recorded three saves.

Woodruff scored his first goal since a Sept. 30 loss to Rutgers, ending a five-game scoring drought for the Orange’s scoring leader. The strike moved him into sole possession of second place in the goals total in the Big East, but he still trails Connecticut’s O’Brian White by seven goals.

SU has been evenly matched with the Hawks over the past six years, going 2-2-2. The game finished up Syracuse’s non-conference slate at 3-0-4, and the Orange remains unbeaten against non-conference teams in the last two years, going 8-0-4.

The team starts its push for the Big East tournament with a Saturday matchup at Louisville. It’s one of five conference games remaining, and the Orange must make up one game to move into sixth place and be eligible for the postseason.

-staff report compiled by Kyle Austin, asst. copy editor

Published on October 17, 2007 at 12:00 pm