The Orange Zone

Syracuse women's lacrosse continues their undefeated run and for the alumni who came before it's a beautiful thing to witness. On the latest episode of "The Orange Zone Podcast" Tommy Sladek and Samantha Croston take a trip back in time with their first ever guest from afar. A pioneer of the Orange women's lacrosse program, Trina Hable joins the show to discuss how far the program has come from it...

Enter the spring season and "The Orange Zone Podcast" team putting it's full focus on what's left of the Syracuse lacrosse season. On this latest episode of "The Orange Zone Podcast" Tommy Sladek, Samantha Croston and Brendon Hodges welcome in a new member of the team (00:00-01:40) before talking about the team that needs no introduction, the #1 team in the nation, Syracuse women's lacrosse (01:40...

New Syracuse men's basketball coach Adrian Autry made his first big splash in recruiting this week, and it came via the transfer portal. On this week's episode of "The Orange Zone Podcast" presented by Billy Whittaker Cars & Trux, Tommy Sladek and Samantha Croston discuss what the commitment of former Baldwinsville standout and Notre Dame guard JJ Starling means for the program's first year under...

Tommy Sladek, Samantha Croston and SU's all-time leading scorer Lawrence Moten discuss the breaking news of the century with Syracuse men's basketball. Jim Boeheim is stepping down. Adrian "Red" Autry is taking over. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In this week's episode of The Orange Zone, Tommy Sladek, Samantha Croston, and Lawrence Moten recap the season finale for Syracuse Men's Basketball (00:00-6:29), discuss SU's road ahead in the ACC Tournament (6:30-18:20), highlight the beauty of March Madness (18:21-21:18), explain what SU bench players will have to contribute (21:19--25:19) AND Lawrence Moten SMOKES producer Brendon in this week'...

A devastating loss to Georgia Tech has the whole of the Syracuse Orange fanbase asking questions about the way this topsy-turvy basketball season will end. On this week's episode of "The Orange Zone Podcast" presented by Billy Whittaker Cars & Trux, Tommy Sladek, Samantha Croston and SU's all-time leading scorer Lawrence Moten discuss the questions they have heading into the Orange's final regular...

Samantha Croston and Tommy Sladek host The Orange Zone Podcast. On this week's episode, the crew breaks down the hot starts to the season for #19 SU men's lax and #2 SU women's lax. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

After a streak of success Syracuse Orange men's basketball hit a major bump in the road when Duke came to the Dome (00:41-06:33), now both they and the women's program turn their attention to the end of the regular season and trips to their respective conference tournaments. On this episode of "The Orange Zone Podcast," presented by Billy Whittaker Cars & Trux, Tommy Sladek, Samantha Croston and S...

Syracuse men's basketball is on a three-game winning streak and they're taking the rest of the season one game at a time. On this week's episode of "The Orange Zone Podcast" presented by Billy Whittaker Car & Trux, Tommy Sladek and Lawrence Moten bask in the glow of the Orange's first win over a ranked team this season after their 75-72 win over North Carolina State (01:03-07:19) and what it means...

They were a pair of games the Syracuse men were expected to win and had to win, and they answered the bell. On this week's episode of "The Orange Zone Podcast" presented by Billy Whittaker Cars & Trux, Tommy Sladek and Samantha Croston debrief after SU's road win at Florida State (00:00-6:50) give praise to a pair of young men showing major growth on the court (06:50-09:20) and take stock of the l...

Slow starts and miscue-filled finishes continue to plague Syracuse men's basketball and it's shown over the course of a three-game losing streak. On this week's episode of "The Orange Zone Podcast", presented by Billy Whittaker Cars & Trux, Tommy Sladek and Samantha Croston touch on the scenes postgame and head coach Jim Boeheim's response to a question every media member at the game had from tip...

Syracuse basketball fans were treated to the highest of highs followed by an emphatic thud Tuesday night when the Orange dropped a nail-biter to North Carolina. On this week's episode of "The Orange Zone Podcast" presented by Billy Whittaker Cars & Trux, Tommy Sladek and Samantha Croston welcome in the newest member of the team, former Orange superstar Lawrence Moten (00:00-01:25) and get his thou...

Syracuse men's and women's basketball hit the road this weekend coming off their respective losses to ranked, in-conference foes. On this week's episode of "The Orange Zone Podcast" Tommy Sladek and Samantha Croston discuss the concerns they picked up on in the men's close loss to Miami that could continue to plague the Orange later on this season (01:55-07:08) and the ways their veterans on the c...

It's the end of college football season and with that we say goodbye to the gridiron until next fall. Or course the Orange Zone is more than happy to finally say hello to the hardwood and turn our full attention on the rest of Syracuse basketball season. On this week's episode of the Orange Zone Podcast we play catch up on a basketball season that, when you really look at it, is already halfway ov...

The sports world witnessed or woke up to its worst nightmare Monday night into Tuesday morning when Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin collapsed during the Bills Monday night game against the Cincinnati Bengals. On this week's episode of "The Orange Zone Podcast" our team focuses on this moment and shares their thoughts and feelings from the time that Hamlin lay on the ground, his life in the hands...

It all comes down to this. Win or lose the 2022 Syracuse football season will be remembered by Orange fans but will it be for the lackluster second half of the season or for an end that saw a bowl game victory. Tommy Sladek and Samantha Croston discuss that from New York City ahead of SU's matchup with the Minnesota Golden Gophers in the Bad Boy Mowers Pinstripe Bowl. See Privacy Policy at https:/...

We're full steam ahead into the holidays and while school may be out the sports world never sleeps. Was this the wildest weekend of NFL football we've ever seen? The team discusses and shouts out one former Orange football player for his role in the craziest finish of them all (00:01-08:15). Meanwhile at the college level SU football continues to see changes. The Orange named a new defensive coord...

A Monday night in December brought SU sports fan an early Christmas present in a first even national championship in men's soccer. On this week's episode of "The Orange Zone Podcast" Tommy Sladek, Samantha Croston and James Mungro focus on the game that took Central New Yorkers breath away for 110 minutes plus penalty kicks, and welcomes in their first in-studio guest in SU goalkeeper Russell Shea...

There's renewed excitement around Syracuse University athletics whether it's on the gridiron, the pitch or the hardwood. SU football (7-5) is looking ahead to the final chapter of their 2022 season, a date with the Minnesota Golden Gophers in the Pinstripe Bowl. Meanwhile SU men's soccer can almost taste a national championship and a new legacy is being created on the hardwood of the JMA Wireless...

Syracuse football got a win they desperately needed and with under a month to go before Christmas a couple of Orange athletes have found their way onto Santa's naughty list. On this week's episode of "The Orange Zone Podcast" Tommy Sladek, Samantha Croston and James Mungro discuss their predictions for where the Orange could land for a bowl game (02:59-09:32) before taking a look at how SU came to...

Syracuse Orange football is in the worst place a college football program can be season to season. Average after looking like a program to be reckoned with. Now they face one of two paths, 7-5 and a good taste in their mouths to end the regular season or 6-6 and the memory of a collapse Orange fans haven't seen the likes of before. On this week's episode of "The Orange Zone Podcast" Tommy Sladek,...

Senior day didn't go as planned for the Syracuse Orange football program, and their streak of weeks without a win sits at four. This latest loss leaves them at a fork in the road with just two games remaining in the regular season. Pack things in and hope to earn a bowl game bid, or work to right the ship and finish the regular season strong. From what the players had to say this week, they're rea...

Syracuse is on a three-game skid that's seen some serious flaws exposed and the team topple out off the Top-25 entirely. Now they face off against a foe that's made their way back into the rankings in the #23 Florida State Seminoles. This week Tommy Sladek, Samantha Croston and James Mungro start with some reaction the the biggest sports news of the week out of Indianapolis (01:01-06:51) before tu...

#20 Syracuse is coming off of back-to-back losses and the news that another starter is sidelined for the season. Now they head back out on the road for what's sure to be a tough task in the Pittsburgh Panthers. In this week's episode of "The Orange Zone Podcast" Tommy Sladek, Samantha Croston and James Mungro look into what makes the Panthers so dangerous (02:35-05:15) and how SU is once again tak...