Month: November 2013
Syracuse 3, Florida State 59 — What we learned
Syracuse fans still have to be disheartened with the distance that the team will have to travel to get back into the national discussion. Florida State is entrenched as one of the elite programs in the ACC, and also in the country, and is a team that Syracuse will have to beat if they ever want to compete for an ACC championship and a BCS berth.
Syracuse struggles with shooting, still defeats Colgate
Saturday evening, #9 Syracuse did something they had done many times before against Colgate. When struggling with their marksmanship in almost all facets, the Orange (3-0) relied on their superior athleticism to ease by the Raiders (0-2), 69-50, to claim their 48th consecutive win the series between the two schools.
Florida State Seminoles blow out Syracuse Orange
Saturday turned out to be as unsuccessful a business trip as many expected for Syracuse, as they were flattened by #2 Florida State in Tallahassee, 59-3. The Orange (5-5, 3-3 ACC) were no match for the hosts, as the Seminoles (10-0, 8-0) completely dominated every facet of the game, simply due to their overabundance of athleticism.