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Who does Adrian Autry send out to start this fall? Tommy Sladek, Samantha Croston, Lawrence Moten and Rachel Culver take a look at the current 2024 roster for SU men's basketball and debate the starting lineup. 9:20-23:23 The crew shares their projected starting 5's See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Tommy Sladek, Ashley Wenskoski, Samantha Croston and Rachel Culver debate the Top 10 Syracuse Sports Moments from 2023-24. 0:01-0:49 Show Rundown 0:50-4:54 Our friends Rich Cooke and Pete Gianesini bought the Orange Zone team a surprise gift. A mini cornhole game to keep Sam safe and free from future wrist injuries. 4:55-37:17 The crew is given 10 moments from this past sports year to rank. 10 MOM...

Tommy Sladek, Samantha Croston and Rachel Culver talk another women's lax loss to Boston College, Dyaisha Fair, NCAA settlement and address the elephant in the room...what happened to Sam's wrist. 0:01-1:18 SHOW RUNDOWN 1:19-6:15 SAM'S INJURY STORY 6:20-17:10 WLAX FALLS TO BC 17:12-22:48 DYAISHA FAIR WAIVED BY THE LAS VEGAS ACES 22:50-34:10 NCAA SETTLEMENT See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/p...

Tommy Sladek, Samantha Croston, Rachel Culver and Ashley Wenskoski reflect on the 2024 men's lax season, preview Cuse/BC semifinal and shoutout the Women's Rowing team on the first ACC Title in program history. 0:01-0:50 SHOW RUNDOWN 0:51-13:17 MLAX loss to Denver recap, end-of-season thoughts 13:18-25:00 WLAX Championship Weekend preview + predictions 25:03-28:25 Full WLAX field 28:31-35:00 Women...

Tommy Sladek, Samantha Croston, Ashley Wenskoski and Rachel Culver breakdown the Syracuse men's and women's lacrosse teams' NCAA tournament wins and look ahead to the quarterfinals. 0:01-3:08 Show Rundown/Sam's coffee fiasco 3:09-13:27 MLax Towson Recap 13:28-18:37 Denver Preview and Predictions 18:38-25:35 WLax Stony Brook Recap & Yale Preview 25:36-30:27 The word "dichotomy" throws the whole sho...

Tommy Sladek, Samantha Croston, and Ashley Wenskoski bring you everything you need to know on Syracuse men's and women's lacrosse matchups for the first round of the NCAA Tournament- what does it mean for both teams to host these games? The Orange Zone team also touches on two big commitments for Syracuse women's basketball. 00:00-12:03: SU men's lacrosse preview of first round matchup against Tow...

Tommy Sladek and Samantha Croston get into the weeds on Syracuse Athletics. 0:01-1:05 Rundown for the Show 1:06-2:55 Sam saw Billy Joel at MSG 2:56-9:14 Men's Lacrosse ACC Preview 9:15-16:10 Boston College is a nightmare for Women's Lacrosse 16:11-19:29 Hofstra transfer PG Jaquan Carlos commits to Men's Hoops 19:30-25:26 Syracuse Football. CBA WR Daunte Bacheyie commits to the Cuse Football Class...

Syracuse's Deputy Athletics Director of Business Development Torrey Ball joins Tommy Sladek and Ashley Wenskoski in-studio. Awesome interview getting to learn more about Torrey's story and his day-to-day role in the Athletics Department. *NOTE FOR SEASON TICKET HOLDERS: The deadline to renew tickets is May 1 in order to be assigned a selection time in the May 21-June 21 seat selection period. Thos...

Ashley Wenskoski and Samantha Croston bring you this week's episode of The Orange Zone Podcast in TRIPLE CROSSOVER SEASON. The Judah Mintz era is over for Syracuse men's basketball, Dyaisha Fair looks towards the WNBA Draft, SU football spring practice has just one week left and there's two top-ten lacrosse teams on the hill. 00:01-13:15: Judah Mintz declares for NBA Draft 13:16-17:07: Dyaisha Fai...

Syracuse legend Donovan McNabb joins Tommy Sladek to talk about his experience getting to know Fran Brown, Kyle McCord and the team. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Tommy Sladek, Ashley Wenskoski and Samantha Croston bring you another busy show of The Orange Zone Podcast. Hit the time cues below if you want to jump to a certain part of our conversation. 00:01-08:56 Injury updates on TE Oronde Gadsden II and WR Jackson Meeks 08:57-10:45 Fran Brown on Gadsden and Meeks 10:45-11:51 Takeaways from DE coach Nick Williams 11:52-14:55 Brown's mandatory workouts for...

Tommy Sladek, Ashley Wenskoski, Samantha Croston and Rachel Culver get into a variety of Syracuse sports news. Note: We taped the show Tuesday afternoon so the Eddie Lampkin transfer news hadn't broke yet. 00:01-8:30 Maliq Brown to transfer. Plus Donnie Freeman coming in. 8:40-9:55 Kennedi Perkins leaving SU women's hoops. Dyaisha Fair pro future. 9:56-12:45 Women's College Basketball is SUPER HOT...

Tommy Sladek, Samantha Croston and Rachel Culver recap Syracuse women's basketball's second round loss to UConn. 13:35-20:00 Should SU retire Fair's number? -Who steps up next year? 22:03-25:26 Should the NCAA do away with the top 4 seeds getting home games to start the tournament? -We finish with Lacrosse Talk See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https:...

This week on The Orange Zone Podcast, Tommy Sladek, Samantha Croston and Rachel Culver get into what went wrong for the Syracuse Women's Basketball team in the ACC Tournament and look ahead to where they might be seeded in the big dance. Selection Sunday is now just days away, and the Orange are projected to be a 5th seed according to ESPN Bracketology. What is necessary for the team to make a dee...

Tommy Sladek, Samantha Croston, Lawrence Moten and Rachel Culver recap Syracuse men's basketball's 90-75 loss on Tuesday to end the regular season plus look at how many wins the Orange would need in its conference tournament to make the Big Dance. (00:01-00:45) Intro (00:46-1:19) Samantha catches the gang up on her recent concert (1:20-3:30) Moten shares the wild story of how his Uber driver Phil...

Tommy Sladek, Samantha Croston, Lawrence Moten and Rachel Culver get into the weeds on Syracuse women's basketball ahead of the ACC Tournament. Felisha Legette-Jack named ACC Coach of the Year, Dyaisha Fair runner up for Player of the Year and Alyssa Latham All-Freshman Team. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-i...

Tommy Sladek, Lawrence Moten and Rachel Culver bring our fantastic Orange Zone listeners and watchers up to speed on the current state of Syracuse men's basketball. An 84-71 win over Virginia Tech Tuesday night puts Syracuse at 19-10, 10-8 ACC. Can they get a bid into the Big Dance with wins over Louisville and Clemson? Where do the Orange stand in the rankings used by the tournament committee? We...

Tommy Sladek, Lawrence Moten and producer Rachel Culver predict where Syracuse women's basketball will be seeded in this years NCAA Tournament. The Orange (22-4, 12-3 ACC) are a 4-seed right now in ESPN's Charlie Creme's Bracketology. The first four seeds in each region have the opportunity host games in the first two rounds. 11:20-22:02- Bracket Talk & Seed Predictions See Privacy Policy at https...

00:01-13:34- CUSE/UNC RECAP 13:35-20:20- FAN QUESTION, WHO WAS YOUR MVP? 25:54-28:55- THE COURT STORM Tommy Sladek, Samantha Croston and Rachel Culver have you covered with a full recap from Syracuse men's basketball big upset over #7 North Carolina on Feb. 13. Sorry if we recorded before you sent in your answer to the fan question. We'll make sure to give a deadline on X/Twitter next week! Follow...

Tommy Sladek, Samantha Croston, Lawrence Moten and Rachel Culver break down Syracuse men's basketballs wild win over Louisville. Chris Bell drops a career high 30 points and Maliq Brown quietly pulls off a historic performance. Poetry weighs in on the dismissal of Benny Williams and what the Orange need to do moving forward to defend bigger teams. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy an...

Syracuse Basketball star Benny Williams has been dismissed from the team. While the details of his dismissal remain unknown, Tommy Sladek, Samantha Croston, and Rachel Culver talk through some of the writings on the wall, and the overall impact of this drastic change on the team.   See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sel...

Tommy Sladek, Samantha Croston and Lawrence Moten examine Syracuse men's basketball 80-75 loss to Boston College. How can this team that's painfully inconsistent find a steady course? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Tommy Sladek, Samantha Croston and Rachel Culver discuss Syracuse women's basketball's rise in the AP rankings despite a weekend loss to Virginia Tech. The win over Notre Dame is carrying weight. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Tommy Sladek and Ashley Wenskoski break down Syracuse men's basketball's 77-65 win over NC State Saturday night. JJ Starling scores a career high 26 points. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Tommy Sladek, Samantha Croston and Lawrence "Poetry" Moten let off some steam while discussing Syracuse men's basketball's ugly loss to Florida State Wednesday night. Plus Ashley Wenskoski interviews Judah Mintz, JJ Starling and Justin Taylor. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.