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Men's Soccer

Syracuse drops 10 spots to No. 21 in coaches poll

Josh Shub-Seltzer | Staff Photographer

Syracuse lost to Duke last Friday night, its third-straight home loss.

Syracuse (5-3-2, 0-2-1 Atlantic Coast) dropped 10 spots to No. 21 in the United Soccer Coaches poll on Tuesday. The Orange fell outside of the Top 10 to No. 11 the week before.

The 10-spot drop comes the morning after SU snapped its three-game losing streak. Syracuse beat Colgate, 2-0, on Monday night for its first victory in 13 days. The win followed three consecutive home losses to Louisville, Cornell and Duke. The three-game losing streak at home was SU’s first since 2009.

Seven other Atlantic Coast Conference teams ranked in this week’s Top 25: No. 2 Wake Forest, No. 5 North Carolina, No. 6 Clemson, No. 7 Notre Dame, No. 8 Louisville, No. 10 Virginia and No. 19 Duke. SU’s next match against a ranked opponent is Oct. 18 against No. 16 Ohio State.

Syracuse travels to unranked Pittsburgh (3-5, 0-3) on Friday at 7 p.m. with each team searching for its first conference victory.







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