No. 10 Syracuse Celebrates Seniors with 4-0 Win Against Bucknell

Story and Photos By Robin Deehan

SYRACUSE N.Y. - Despite the rain, the No. 10 Syracuse field hockey team shut out Bucknell at its last regular season home game Sunday at Coyne Field.

SU also honored Jordan Page, Kati Nearhouse and Lauren Brooks in a pre-game ceremony as part of Senior Day.

“That trust, that belief, and that faith

, and that ‘I’ll do whatever I can for my team’ is what I love about the three of them," head coach Ange Bradley said.  "They’re really, really special people,”

After the pre-game ceremony, the seniors continued the celebration on to the field when Brooks and Page connected to get SU on the board eight minutes into the game.

Page sent a ball from the top of the circle to Brooks, who lifted it past the goalie's left shoulder and into the top left corner of the cage.

(left to right) Seniors Kati Nearhouse, Lauren Brooks &
Jordan Page

“It kind of set the pace for the game, so it was good to get one early, we knew we had it and we needed to keep working for the rest of the 70 minutes,” Brooks said.

The goal was Brooks 8^th of the season and potentially the last goal she will score on Coyne Field.

“Coyne brings back so many memories,” Brooks said.  “I have, I think two losses on Coyne field, so it’s crazy how this is my last game, I can’t believe it.”

The next two SU goals came from freshman Lies Lagerweij, who made her debut as center back this weekend after being out with a knee injury the last eight weeks.

Both of Lagerweij’s goals came off penalty corners that she ripped from the top of the circle into the back of the cage.

“I haven’t been able to play for eight weeks, so to score again was really good, because of course, that’s what I miss the most about field hockey,” Lagerweij said.

Since Lagerweij has been back on the field, the SU defense has given up no corners in back-to-back games.

“That’s not really about me, I think that’s more the whole defensive structure,” Lagerweij said modestly.

The final goal of the game came in the 48^th minute when Emma Russell was able to slip one past the goalie during a scrum in front of the cage.

SU dominated possession for the entire game giving up only two shots, both in the first half.

The Orange women improved to 12-4 on the season, while the Bucknell Bison dropped to 10-5.

SU will finish up regular season play on November 1^st when it travels to Amherst to take on UMass at 1 p.m.