It’s relatively safe to say that the 6-seed #22 Syracuse Orange men’s soccer team backed into the 2023 ACC Tournament and postseason in general. That changed Wednesday night. The Orange offense exploded in the rematch with the 11-seed NC State Wolfpack, finishing as a 5-0 rout to open their postseason with a statement. Daniel Diaz Bonilla was easily man of the match with two goals and two assists on the night, and Jaheim Wickham kept his fifth clean sheet of the season to move the Orange on to the second round.
Heading down the stretch the squad was 1-1-3 in the last five, with the loss coming against a Temple Owls team that finished 3-8-4 with their only road win on the year at Syracuse.