Syracuse Daily Links - Tumolo A Tewaaraton Trophy Finalist

Syracuse University Athletics - Tumolo Named Tewaaraton Trophy Finalist
Tumolo was named the BIG EAST Attack Player of the Year and was a unanimous selection to the All-BIG EAST First Team this season. She leads the team in assists (40) and ranks second in points (83) and goals (43). In the latest NCAA statistics, Tumolo ranks 12th in total assists and 14th in assists per game. She earned the BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week award four times in 2012. Tumolo is just the second player in school history with 200 career points and 100 career assists.

Does the NCAA tournament encourage teams to be conservative? - baltimoresun.com
A review of the last 13 national champions shows that only one matched or exceeded its season average in scoring with its final performance in the national title game. That was the 2007 Johns Hopkins squad, which averaged 10.4 goals and scored 12 in a one-goal decision over Duke. Several teams were close. Syracuse in 2008 averaged 13.4 goals and defeated Johns Hopkins, 13-10, in the tournament final. Virginia in 2006 averaged 15.8 goals and walloped Massachusetts, 15-7. The Orange in 2004 averaged 14.4 goals and edged Navy, 14-13.

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The redshirt freshman who sat out last season with a wrist injury has scored six goals and tallied one assist in 16 games this season. But he has found the net when it’s mattered most, scoring three goals in the two games the Orange played in the Big East tournament. Syracuse will take on Duke at noon Saturday in the first round of the NCAAs. The game will be televised nationally on ESPN.

Syracuse University Athletics - "Crooked Arrows" Premieres in Syracuse
Hollywood stars and local dignitaries turned out for the world premiere of "Crooked Arrows" on Wednesday, May 9 at the Crouse Hinds Theater at the OnCenter in Syracuse. Following a red carpet show, a sold-out audience watched the film, which focuses on a Native American high school lacrosse team to honor the origins of the sport of lacrosse in the Native American community.

John Danowski's steady hand builds a powerhouse at Duke from the ashes of the 2006 season | syracuse.com
Out of the ashes of 2006 Danowski built a team that is 93-23 since then. Under his steady hand Duke won its first national men’s lacrosse championship (2010) and has been to five consecutive Final Fours. It will begin its quest for No. 6 when it faces Syracuse at noon Saturday (ESPN) in Durham, where it is 58-6 since Danowski took over. Two of Danowski’s players – Matt Danowski (2007) and Ned Crotty (2010) – have won the Tewaaraton Trophy; 32 have gained All-America recognition.

Interim Big East commissioner says little about when Syracuse, Pitt might leave for ACC | syracuse.com
"I wish I could see around corners, but I can’t," Bailey told reporters during a 30-minute conference call. "Really, I would not want to in any way speculate on what’s going to happen in regards to those schools – either way."

Big East in state of flux - chicagotribune.com
Syracuse is one of the founding members of the Big East and has appeared in the NCAA Tournament 24 times, including a No. 1 seed last season and the 2003 national title. The Orange will be a major loss beyond basketball, especially in sports like lacrosse and football.

2012 College Football Season Preview: Syracuse and Temple
Syracuse has quality personnel but a demoralizing season in the rearview mirror and a daunting schedule ahead. Expect them to compete but not contend in 2012.

Syracuse offers sophomore QB - Football Recruiting - East Region Blog - ESPN
Class of 2014 dual-threat quarterback A.J. Long (Bangor, Pa./Pius X) thought he was going to have to camp at Syracuse if he was going to get an offer from the Orange. Turns out the Orange coaching staff has seen everything it needs to from Long already.

Three Idiots on Sports: Ebay Item of the Week: More Politically Incorrect SU Memorabillia
Here's a Saltine Warrior mascot from the 1960s that looks like...well....it looks like it's from the 1960s.

Syracuse Orange Basketball - EYBL Session 2 Highlights
The highlights feature 2013 point-guard Tyler Ennis, 2013 center Chinoso Obokoh, 2014 center Dakari Johnson, 2013 center BeeJay Anya, 2013 forward Ishmail Wainright, 2013 center Goodluck Okonoboh, and 2013 point-guard Jaylen Brantley.

For the last regatta of the Spring 2012 season, the Syracuse University Orange Sailing Team headed to Pennsylvania, Pa. for the Drexel Spring Open. The Orange placed seventh of eight teams.