Syracuse head coach Ian McIntyre brought in 14 transfers ahead of the 2023 season. While the Orange were knocked out in the second round of the NCAA Tournament, McIntyre showed that the program is capable of sustained success.
“They really did a good job of picking up their second balls and I thought physically, they won those battles.” Despite the return of Jeorgio Kocesvki, Syracuse failed to win the midfield battle in a 3-0 loss to New Hampshire.
“We’ve shown this year that resilience to go down and have the ability to kind of bounce back.” Syracuse conceded a goal in the third minute and responded with three first-half goals, besting Boston University 3-1 to open the NCAA tournament.
“It changed the game, we’d gotten back in the game.” Jeorgio Kocevski’s red card in the 58th minute shifted the momentum of the second half as SU lost to UNC in the ACC tournament semifinals.