No. 18 Hofstra snapped a three-game winning streak for the Orange field hockey team when it defeated SU 3-1 at Hempstead on Sunday.

The Orange (3-3, 1-0 Big East) trailed by two goals halfway through the game before sophomore Alison Babbit tallied the lone goal for SU.

On Friday, the Orange overcame a two-goal deficit to beat Rutgers in overtime, 3-2, in the Big East opener for both teams at Piscataway, N.J.

Babbit and senior captain Michelle Sola notched goals in the second half to tie the game up and send it to overtime-the second such game of the season for SU.

Sola scored just 50 seconds into the extra period to send the Orange to victory.

Volleyball

Syracuse volleyball suffered another losing weekend, dropping two matches and extending its losing streak to eight matches.

The Orange fell to Temple, 3-2, and Middle Tennessee State, 3-0. The lone bright spot was Cheryl Cobbina, who tied a school record with 34 kills against Temple.

Cobbina and SU look to break the skid on Friday when it opens the Big East against Louisville.

Compiled by asst. sports editors Matt Gelb and Zach Berman

Published on September 16, 2006 at 12:00 pm