Moving On! Orange Advance with 2-1 Win over Penn

The ACC Champs successfully defended their home pitch with a 2-1 second round win in the NCAA Tournament Sunday afternoon. The Orange advance to host Cornell (14-3-1) in the third round on Nov. 26 or 27 at the SU Soccer Stadium. More details to follow about the next round. 

The game ended in a 1-1 tie at the end of regulation but a goal from Levonte Johnson, assisted by Giona Leibold, one minute into the first overtime put Syracuse ahead 2-1. Syracuse stifled the Penn offense for the next 19 minutes of overtime play to hold on to the one-goal win. 

Syracuse improves to 14-2-4 overall and will face a Cornell team that beat the Orange at the SU Soccer Stadium, 2-1, on Oct. 4. The Big Red is the only team to hand SU a loss at home this season. 

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