The Orange entered Thursday night’s game not having scored a goal since Aug. 29. That streak remained intact as Syracuse (2-4) fell to St. John’s (2-5), 1-0. It marked the fourth-straight loss for the injury-riddled Orange, dropping to 0-4 on the road this season.

Redshirt senior Samantha Masur broke through for the Red Storm’s first and only goal in the 18th minute. Masur volleyed Michelle Money’s pass off a bounce, not requiring much force as she directed it top shelf from right in front of the goal. It was the first goal of Masur’s career.

St. John’s outshot the Orange 9-8 and recorded its first clean sheet of the season. Since SU dominated shots 33-20 in its first two games combined, the Orange have been outshot 61-30.

Perhaps the Orange’s best chance came in the 14th minute as Stephanie deLaforcade received a pass into the right side of the box, giving her a one-on-one with St. John’s goalie Naya Lipkens. The shot was fired right into Lipkens, who was able to catch it for the save.

Syracuse improved offensively in the second half, outshooting St. John’s 4-3 and drawing all four of its corner kicks. SU had one last scoring chance on a late corner kick in the 85th minute but Kailey Brenner headed the shot wide left.

Lysianne Proulx recorded four saves to keep the game close. In the seventh minute she made a crucial play, running out into the box to punch the ball away as she collided with SJU’s Alex Madden. The game was stopped as she was examined by trainers, but she remained in the game.

Taylor Bennett was not as fortunate as she was subbed out in the 50th minute with an apparent injury and did not return, making the Orange’s short bench ever shorter. SU was also on the wrong end of fouls, committing 15 to the Red Storm’s 7.

Syracuse will finally return home to try to snap its losing skid against Fordham (1-4-1) Sunday at 1 p.m.

Published on September 12, 2019 at 9:03 pm

Contact Eric: estorms@syr.edu