Orange Visits Oneonta for Mayor's Cup

Syracuse (3-1-0) vs. NJIT (2-2-0), Syracuse (3-1-0) vs. St. Bonaventure (0-4-0)
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SYRACUSE, N.Y. – The Orange men's soccer team (3-1-0) seeks to continue its impressive start when it takes the pitch this weekend at Mayor's Cup XXXVI in Oneonta, N.Y. SU faces NJIT (2-2-0) on Friday, Sept. 7 at 7:30 p.m. at Hartwick College's Elmore Field, and concludes the tournament against St. Bonaventure (0-4-0) on Sunday, Sept. 9 at 12 p.m.

ABOUT THE MAYOR'S CUP
The Mayor's Cup started in 1976 and was the first truly national collegiate soccer tournament, attracting outstanding teams from across the country to battle the local sides - Hartwick College and Oneonta State - at a time when both were top NCAA Division I teams. Among the teams that have made the trip to Oneonta are Virginia, American University, San Jose State, Alabama A&M, Notre Dame, North Carolina, and, closer to home, Penn State,Cleveland State, Rutgers and Syracuse.

This year marks the 36th Mayor's Cup. Hartwick has the most titles of any school, winning the tournament 17 times and tying Pittsburgh for the championship in 1997.

SU AT THE MAYOR'S CUP
The Orange is making its fifth appearance in the Mayor's Cup. SU claimed the 2008 title with victories against UNC-Wilmington and Florida Gulf Coast.

Hartwick's Elmore Field and the Mayor's Cup represent familiar surroundings for SU head coach Ian McIntyre. McIntyre will be taking part in the annual tournament for the 16th time; four as a Hartwick player, 11 as head coaches at Oneonta State and Hartwick, and this is his second as head coach of the Orange.

SCOUTING NJIT
The Highlanders have a 2-2-0 record this season. NJIT started the season with wins versus VMI (3-0) and Saint Joseph's (2-0) before falling to Fairleigh Dickinson (4-3) and Marist (1-0).

Five Highlanders are tied for the team lead in points with three apiece: Marko Drljic, Franco Gamero, Christian Marcel, Jason Gonzalez and Joshua Mercer. Lars Maalen-Johansen started three games in goal for the Highlanders. He has 14 saves and two shutouts.

Cesar Markovic is in his second season at the helm of the NJIT program. Previously, he coached at Saint Peter's and Stony Brook.

THE NJIT SERIES
Friday night's match will be the first between Syracuse and NJIT.

SCOUTING ST. BONAVENTURE
The Bonnies have a 0-4-0 record this season. St. Bonaventure lost at Bowling Green in its season opener, 2-0, and has since lost matches to Buffalo, James Madison and Virginia Tech. Brad Buemont and Adam Scott have each tallied a goal to lead the Bonnies. Ben Cowman and Bobby Diaz have shared the goalkeeping duties, combining for 22 saves in four games.

Mel Mahler is in his seventh season as the head coach at St. Bonaventure. He has led the Bonnies to two Atlantic 10 Tournament appearances.

THE ST. BONAVENTURE SERIES
The Orange is 19-1-1 all-time against the Bonnies. Syracuse won the fi rst 18 matches of the series from 1977 to 1998. The Orange is 0-1-1 in the last two pairings, drawing on the road in 2003 and losing 2-1 at home in 2004.

UP NEXT…
Syracuse travels to Las Vegas, Nev. for the UNLV Nike Invitational from Sept. 14-16. The Orange faces UNLV on Sept. 14 at 10 p.m. (EST) and Cal State Fullerton on Sept. 16 at 1:30 p.m. (EST).

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