Orange Start With 5-0 Shutout

Friday, August 15

Syracuse, N.Y.

1 PM

Syracuse University

1-0-0, 0-0-0

Charleston Southern

0-1-0, 0-0-0

Charleston So.

Syracuse

8/15/2025 3:48:00 PM | Women's Soccer

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Graduate student Ashley Rauch scored twice within 40 seconds and Syracuse erupted for five first-half goals in a 5-0 triumph against Charleston Southern on Friday at the SU Soccer Stadium. It was the season opener for both squads.

Rauch was joined by sophomore Anna Croyle, senior Mia Klammer and freshman Olivia Bozzo in the goal parade. Rauch added an assist and freshman Julia Arbelaez had two assists in her collegiate debut.

HOW THE GAME WAS DECIDED:
With Syracuse leading, 1-0, Rauch produced her two tallies. The first, with 30:51 left in the opening period, came after Rauch picked off a pass from Charleston Southern goalkeeper Avery Mason and directed it into the open net. Just 40 seconds later, Klammer was fouled in the box. Rauch took the penalty kick and picked an open corner to move the Orange in front, 3-0.

OPENING SHOTS:
The Orange got on the board less than 10 minutes into the contest. Rauch served a ball toward the Buccaneer net and Croyle headed it past Mason. It was Croyle's first goal at Syracuse and came 8:54 after the game began.

ARBELAEZ DISHES TWICE:
Syracuse added two goals in the final 20 minutes of the first half and Arbelaez was involved in both. An Arbelaez cross found Klammer unguarded at the goal mouth and the senior deflected the ball in for her first Syracuse tally 25:58 into the period. Klammer was playing in her first official game with the Orange after missing last season with an injury. Close to 11 minutes later, Arbelaez's corner kick reached freshman Olivia Bozzo, who finished with her initial collegiate goal.

NOTABLE NOTES:

Graduate student Shea Vanderbosch and sophomore Lilly Heaslett each played 45 minutes in goal for the Orange. Heaslett made two saves.
All four Syracuse freshmen contributed -- defenders Bree Bridges and Jasmine Nixon both started while Arbelaez and Bozzo scored off the bench.
Bridges and Nixon led the team in minutes played with 77 and 76, respectively.
Rauch was the first Syracuse player to score twice in a game since Dalani Stephens tallied two times against Mercyhurst in 2024.
The two assists from Arbelaez represented the 30th time a Syracuse player has achieved the mark in program history. The most recent was Vita Naihin, who had two assists versus Mercyhurst in 2024.
Syracuse outshot Charleston Southern, 14-5.
Mason finished the game with four saves for the Buccaneers.
The Orange won a season opener for the second straight season and for the fourth time in five years.
The five goals in a season starter represented the most for Syracuse since a 6-0 triumph against Massachusetts began the campaign in 2015.
Syracuse and Charleston Southern met on the pitch for the first time.