SYRACUSE N.Y. – The heat didn't seem to hurt the home team on Sunday when the Syracuse women's soccer team beat the University of Albany 2-0 at the SU Soccer Stadium.
With the temperature pushing 90 degrees, the Orange improved its record to 3-0-1 on the season - the team's best start since 2003.
Although head coach Phil Wheddon said he's "not one for records" he credited the team and its chemistry for the success in the first four games.
"They work very hard and they're a very close knit group and I think that has a massive part of all of it," Wheddon said.
Defense and scoring
Junior goalkeeper Courtney Brosnan recorded her third straight shutout. "I think the defense has really been stepping up so we're working really well so far," she said.
From the start, the Orange put pressure on Albany's goalkeeper Chloe Boarasky with a total of eight shots on goal.
Senior defender Maddie Iozzi scored the first goal in the fourth minute of play. This was Iozzi's first goal of the season.
"At first I was going to cross it then at last minute I changed my mind," Iozzi said, "I saw the back post open so I just went for it."
With the first goal coming early in the game, it set the tone for the rest of the half with another goal at minute 18. Freshman defender Taylor Bennett scored her first career goal on a 35-yard free kick.
Second half: Wheddon wants more
The second half was scoreless and Wheddon said that the team needs to get better at playing its hardest for the entire game, "When you go into the ACC part of the season, we've got to be able to sustain an all out attack for 90 minutes."
Next
The next task for the Orange is Bucknell University.
"We'll certainly work on the finishing," Wheddon said. We'll scout Bucknell to make sure our team has that information and then we'll come up with a game plan,"
The SU women's soccer team will host the Bucknell Bisons on Thursday at 4 p.m. at the Syracuse Soccer Stadium.
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