Orange Men Sign Two Players from Florida

COLLEGE COMMITMENTS FOR 2006

SYRACUSE, N.Y. – The Orange men’s soccer program has received commitments from nine high school standouts to attend Syracuse University and compete as members of the men’s soccer team in 2006, SU head coach Dean Foti announced on Friday, March 31. Scott Campbell (Marcellus, N.Y.), Pete Hill (Pittsford, N.Y.), Erik Kreider (Webster, N.Y.), Geoff Lytle (Miami Beach, Fla.), Ryan McCormick (Cranston, R.I.), Daniel Sherry (Louisville, Ky.), Elliott Townsend (Freeport, Maine), Hansen Woodruff (Stuart, Fla.) and Jake Young (Blandon, Pa.) have all committed to the Orange for next season.

A member of the two-time district champion Miami Beach Hi-Tides, Lytle was an All-Dade County first-team choice in 2005. He notched eight goals and contributed 23 helpers as a senior. Lytle also helped the West Kendall SC to the 2005 state title and was a member of the Super Y-League ODP Regional Team.

Woodruff won the prestigious 2006 Florida Dairy Farmers Boys Soccer Player of the Year Award and guided South Fork to the 2004 and 2006 district titles. He scored 37 goals and racked up 28 assists in his senior campaign and finished his career with 86 goals and 52 helpers. He was a three-time all-area selection by The Palm Beach Post and the Scripps Treasure Coast Newspapers. Woodruff also earned first-team all-state recognition as a football player in 2005.

The Orange begins its spring season on Saturday, April 1 with scrimmages against Colgate and Albany in Hamilton, N.Y. SU earned a berth in the BIG EAST Championship last season and finished with an overall record of 7-8-4.