The St. John’s Men’s Soccer team hosted former Big East opponent, Syracuse University, at Belson Stadium on Sunday, Nov. 24, for the second round of the NCAA tournament.
The Red Storm placed a national seed — no. 16 — in this tournament for the first time since 2011 on Monday, Nov. 18. Syracuse defeated the University of Rhode Island 3-2, in their first NCAA Tournament win since 2016.
The first half of the game led the Johnnies hold a 2-0 lead over Syracuse. Both teams played strong on offense and defense.
Although the first half started off slow, there was tension in the air.