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Syracuse at Robert Morris: January 9 (7 p.m.) | January 10 (3 p.m.)

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PUCK DROP
- The Orange hit the road for the first time in 2026 as Syracuse heads for Moon Township, Pennsylvania to face Robert Morris for the second time in a month.
- Syracuse and the Colonials met at the end of the 2025 calendar year on December 5 and December 6. The two games were as close as could be as visiting Robert Morris won the first game 1-0 before a 2-2 tie the next day. Robert Morris picked up the extra AHA point with a 1-0 decision in the shootout.
- The Orange are fresh off a sweep of Delaware, finishing off the regular season matchups against the Fightin' Blue Hens with a 3-1 win Friday night and a 4-0 shutout Saturday afternoon.
- Ava Drabyk received Rookie of the Week honors from the AHA, her fourth weekly award of the season, with 29 saves in the two wins and her third career shutout.
- Syracuse and the Colonials are set to square off on FloHockey and locally in Western Pennsylvania on SportsNet Pittsburgh+ for both games this weekend at Clearview Arena.

DROPPING THE PUCK IN 206
- The Orange ended their 2025 campaign at home and started 2026 at home as well.
- Syracuse was off to one of its better starts in the first half of a season, sitting at 8-11-3. Compared to last year's first half of the season, the Orange have won more games. With 10 wins to their credit, the Orange will need to win five more games to surpass last year's win count (15-23-0).
- Under head coach Britni Smith, the best first half for Syracuse came in 2022-23 with an 8-13-1 start, while Syracuse went 7-12-0 last year before New Years Eve.
- By winning percentage, the .395 in the fall of 2025 is the best percentage in the last four seasons before the break, sailing past the .386 in 2022-23.
- Last season, in the latter half, Syracuse had a 6-9 run in the regular season and a 2-2 run in the post season. Syracuse will have a completely AHA opponent schedule in this second half of the season. Syracuse has gone 4-6-2 in the first half of the season against opponents that they will play in January and February.

SKATE WITH THE ORANGE RETURNS
- Skate with the Orange is back for another season!
- On Monday, January 19 the Syracuse women's ice hockey team will head to the Clinton Square outdoor skating rink. The annual event is slated for 1 p.m.
- Kids, fans, and families are invited out to Downtown Syracuse's idyllic outdoor skating rink, a location for outdoor winter fun that dates back to the days of the Erie Canal.

DRABYK COLLECTS THIRD AHA WEEKLY HONOR
- Freshman Ava Drabyk has been named the AHA Rookie of the Week for a second time.
- The Atlantic Hockey America (AHA) announced its weekly awards on Tuesday afternoon.
- The Saskatoon, Saskatchewan native earns her fourth AHA weekly award after holding Delaware to one goal on the weekend.
- Drabyk now leads all AHA goaltenders in weekly awards (Two Goaltender, Two Rookie).
- Drabyk led the AHA with a 0.50 goals-against average and a .967 save percentage in two games played.
- The freshman netminder also recorded her third collegiate shutout, making 16 saves in a 4-0 Orange win to solidify the sweep of the Blue Hens. On the weekend, Drabyk made 29 saves between the pipes.

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