The Syracuse faithful inside the Carrier Dome were stunned. Their beloved Orange, who was ranked No. 14 in the country, was being tracked down by Coppin State – who was 1-7 at the time – late in the second half of a game that should’ve been well in hand at that point. It was December…
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Orange shooters find range as Syracuse advances
Andy Rautins and Eric Devendorf returned to form, Syracuse’s zone baffled and frustrated Pac-10 Player of the Year James Harden, and the Orange moved on to the Sweet 16 with a 78-67 win over the Sun Devils. The tandem are Syracuse’s two primary outside threats, but both failed to find the range in Syracuse’s opening…
Behind Rautins, Orange rally past Cavaliers
After shooting a combined 4-for-20 in Syracuse’s first three games of the season, there was cause for concern that Syracuse’s sharp-shooting guard, Andy Rautins, had lost his touch. But Rautins erased all doubt of any kind of slump in Syracuse’s (6-0, 0-0 Big East) 73-70 victory over Virginia (3-2, 0-0 ACC). The redshirt junior led…