By BILLY HEYEN Midway through Wednesday's second half, Marek Dolezaj led a fastbreak, spun around a Colgate defender and soared for a two-handed finish. From that point on, Syracuse found the offense it had struggled to uncover so far this season. The Orange (1-1) pulled away to beat the Raiders (1-2), 70-54. It was SU's 54th-straight win over Colgate. Here are some takeaways … [Read more...] about Syracuse 70, Colgate 54: Takeaways from SU’s first win of the season
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Takeaways: Franciscan Cup stays in Albany as Siena outplays St. Bonaventure
By CHUCKIE MAGGIO The St. Bonaventure Bonnies took care of one lacking category on Tuesday night and regressed in a few others. The law of averages made an appearance at the Albany Times-Union Center as Bonaventure made more three-pointers (10) than it did through two games last week (seven). Mark Schmidt's trifecta of defense, rebounding and taking care of the ball, however, … [Read more...] about Takeaways: Franciscan Cup stays in Albany as Siena outplays St. Bonaventure
Jordan Burns, Rapolas Ivanauskas present Colgate’s best chance to beat Syracuse in decades
By BILLY HEYEN When Colgate played Syracuse in the Carrier Dome last season, the second half’s first bucket came courtesy of Jordan Burns, who pulled up and nailed a 3-pointer from the top of the key. It tied the game. He hit another 3 shortly after that brought the Raiders within one again. If not for Tyus Battle, the Orange may have suffered a crippling early-season defeat … [Read more...] about Jordan Burns, Rapolas Ivanauskas present Colgate’s best chance to beat Syracuse in decades
Syracuse vs. Colgate: Previewing the Raiders
By BILLY HEYEN Syracuse (0-1) hosts Colgate (1-1) on Wednesday night in the Carrier Dome. The Orange are coming off a season-opening, 48-34 loss to Virginia last Wednesday, while Colgate opened the season with a win over NJIT before losing by 13 points to Clemson on Sunday. Colgate is the most-played opponent in Syracuse program history — Wednesday will mark the 172nd … [Read more...] about Syracuse vs. Colgate: Previewing the Raiders
Heyen: Rochester basketball put everyone on notice Friday night
By BILLY HEYEN Earlier on Friday, basketball analytics guru Ken Pomeroy tweeted out the highest scoring averages by listed hometown in college basketball. Rochester, N.Y. was third on the list. To anyone from Rochester and Section V, that's not that surprising. Back home, these players already receive one-name treatment. "Lamb." "Naz." "Q." But national recognition for … [Read more...] about Heyen: Rochester basketball put everyone on notice Friday night