Stanford Drops Overtime Bout to Syracuse

STANFORD, Calif. — Stanford men's soccer suffered a heartbreaking 2-1 defeat to Syracuse in double overtime on Sunday afternoon, dashing the Cardinal's conference championship hopes.

Stanford (9-5-3) now awaits its NCAA Tournament fate, while Syracuse (8-7-3) advances to the ACC semifinals to face top-seeded SMU on Thursday, Nov. 12, in Cary, N.C.

"We can play a lot better, and I think everybody in the program knows that," said Jeremy Gunn, the Knowles Family Director of Men's Soccer. "We were just second best tonight, but now we get time to regroup and look forward."

The two sides played to a scoreless opening half, with Syracuse holding a slight 5-2 advantage in shots. Both defenses did well…