😈 Home sweet Dome, Tar Heels beware...

Welcome to Orange United, a newsletter fueled by Student-Athlete NIL (SANIL) for Syracuse University’s collective Orange United.

In today’s content:
- Academic stars 📚
- On deck 🏀
+ So much more 💪

⚽ Men’s Soccer welcomes Matty Evans to coaching staff

🏃 13 receive XC All-ACC Academic honors

🏑 11 named to NFHCA National Academic Squad

⚽ 16 honored with All-ACC Academic recognition

⚽ Men’s Soccer lands 12 on All-ACC Academic team

😤 LEADING THE PACK

Junior attackman Joey Spallina was named ACC Offensive Player of the Week after a 10-point performance against Vermont, scoring five goals and assisting on five more (READ MORE).

Men’s Lacrosse remains ranked No. 2 nationally at 3-0, set for a top-10 clash with No. 6 Maryland on Saturday (READ MORE).

🏀 STARTING FIVE

Men’s Hoops (11-14) welcomes UNC (14-11) to the Dome for a Saturday night showdown:

• The Heels return to the court after a steep 85-65 loss to Clemson

• Prior to being taken down by the Tigers, UNC secured a tight 67-66 victory over Pitt with RJ Davis leading the Tar Heels in scoring for the 11th time this season with 18 points

• 5th-year guard RJ Davis is among 10 players nationally named as candidates for the 2025 Jerry West Award

• Davis has become the seventh ACC player to score 2,500 points

• The Tar Heels hold a road record of 3-6 and sit at 7-6 in conference matchups

Women’s Basketball (10-14) hits the road to take on the California Golden Bears (19-6) on Sunday:

• The Golden Bears will face Boston College before welcoming the Orange on Sunday, the matchup with BC follows a 91-52 loss to No. 3 Notre Dame on Sunday

• At 19-6, Cal is off to its best overall start under Smith since the 2012-13 season (19-2)

• On Feb. 4, Krimili and Kayla Williams were named to the Women's College All-Star Game Watch List, comprised of 70 of the top seniors in the country.

• Krimili's 406 career 3-pointers rank 14th on the NCAA's all-time career list.

• Entering this week, Cal is 1 of only 10 schools in the country to have five players averaging over 10 points per game.

🏃‍♂️ February 14 // Track competes in the Eagle Invite in Boston, MA

🏃‍♂️ February 14-15 // Track competes in the David Hemrey Valentine Invitational on Boston, MA

🥎 February 14 // Softball faces LIU in the Columbus Classic (GA) at 3:00 pm ET

🥎 February 14 // Softball battles Tennessee Tech in the Columbus Classic (GA) at 5:00 pm ET

🏒 February 14 // Women’s Ice Hockey travels to Mercyhurst at 6:00 pm ET

🏃‍♂️ February 15 // Track competes in the Kane Invitational in Ithaca, NY

🥍 February 15 // Women’s Lacrosse hits the road for Maryland at 11:00 am ET on Big Ten Plus

🏒 February 15 // Women’s Ice Hockey faces Mercyhurst for a second matchup at 1:00 pm ET

🥍 February 15 // Men’s Lacrosse laces up with No. 6 Maryland at 2:00 pm ET on Big Ten Plus

🥎 February 15 // Softball faces Tennessee Tech in the Columbus Classic (GA) at 3:00 pm ET

🥎 February 15 // Softball matches up with LIU in the Columbus Classic (GA) at 5:00 pm ET

🏀 February 15 // Men’s Basketball battles UNC at home at 6:00 pm ET on ESPN

🥎 February 16 // Softball faces Army in the Columbus Classic (GA) at 10:00 am ET

🎾 February 16 // Tennis welcomes Columbia at 11:00 am ET on the ACC Network X

🏀 February 16 // Women’s Basketball takes on California on the road at 6:00 pm ET