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Syracuse's Louis Clark (7) and Cornell's Jake Rinow (19) battle for possession during their NCAA tournament game on Thursday night.

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Syracuse's Ted Cribley gets in a confrontation with Cornell midfielder Conor Goepel (38) on Thursday night.

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Syracuse's Nick Perea goes up for a header against Cornell at Berman Field in Ithaca, N.Y.

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Jordan Vale dribbles downfield during SU's 1-0 victory over Cornell in Ithaca, N.Y. on Thursday night. It was the Orange's first-ever NCAA tournament win.

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Jordan Vale (2) tries to get position against Cornell defender Patrick Slogic (12) in Syracuse's 1-0 win over the Big Red on Thursday night.

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Jordan Vale gets tangled up with a Cornell defender going after the ball in SU's NCAA tournament game.

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Louis Clark tries to take the ball from Cornell's Nico Nissl during SU's first-round NCAA tournament game Thursday night.

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Jordan Vale (2), Stefanos Stamoulacatos (9) and Louis Clark celebrate their 1-0 victory over Cornell on Thursday. The Orange advances to the second round of the NCAA tournament to take on No. 14 VCU in Richmond, Va.

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Lars Muller (11) celebrates with teammates following SU's NCAA tournament win in Ithaca, N.Y. Muller scored the decisive goal in the Orange's 1-0 win over Cornell.