Mornings on the Hill for November 30, 2022

COMING UP ON MORNINGS ON THE HILL- THE WIND IS WHIPPING OUTSIDE. A WIND ADVISORY IN THE AREA RIGHT NOW — WE’LL HAVE WHAT PRECAUTIONS YOU SHOULD TAKE.
AND A LONG-AWAITED WORLD CUP MATCH. IRAN CELEBRATING DESPITE A LOSS TO THE US. STAY TUNED TO FIND WHY.
AND ONE OF OUR OWN SPEAKS TO SU’S QUAD GUY. WHAT MESSAGE HE HOPES TO SPREAD DURING THE HOLIDAY SEASON.
ALL THAT PLUS YOUR WEATHER AND ORANGE SPORTS COMING UP ON THIS EDITION OF MORNINGS ON THE HILL.
GOOD MORNING. I’M ALAINA LOSITO. THANKS FOR JOINING US FOR MORNINGS ON THE HILL.
AND I’M MADDIE MUSTION. LET’S GET RIGHT TO OUR TOP STORY.
THE US MEN’S NATIONAL TEAM WON 1-0 OVER IRAN YESTERDAY DURING THE WORLD CUP.BUT CONTROVERSY FOLLOWED WHEN EAR-ANIAN CITIZENS CELEBRATED USA’S WIN.
MICHAEL VILLEGAS JOINS US LIVE IN STUDIO WITH MORE. MICHAEL.
CELEBRATIONS BROKE OUT IN IRAN YESTERDAY AS THEIR NATIONAL TEAM LOST TO THE US ON THE WORLD CUP STAGE. THESE PUBLIC CELEBRATIONS ARE ANOTHER FORM OF PROTEST FROM THE IRANIAN PEOPLE TOWARDS THE CURRENT REGIME. THIS NATIONAL UPRISING BEGAN AFTER THE DEATH OF 22-YEAR-OLD KURDISH-IRANIAN WOMAN MAHSA AMINI.WHO DIED IN SEPTEMBER AFTER BEING DETAINED BY THE COUNTRY’S MORALITY POLICE FOR IMPROPERLY WEARING HER HIJAB.
VIDEOS SHOWING THE CELEBRATION AS CITIZENS HONK THEIR CAR HORNS.DANCE IN THE STREETS AND EVEN SETTING OFF FIREWORKS IN CITIES LIKE TEHRAN AND THE KURDISH REGION.WHICH HAS SEEN SOME OF THE HARSHEST CRACKDOWNS BY THE REGIME. IRANIANS FELT AS THOUGH THE TEAM WAS REPRESENTING THE GOVERNMENT AND NOT THE PEOPLE.BUT SOME PLAYERS WERE SEEN NOT SINGING THE NATIONAL ANTHEM DURING THEIR FIRST GAME AGAINST ENGLAND TO SHOW SOLIDARITY WITH THEIR FELLOW CITIZENS. REPORTS FOLLOWING THAT MATCH SAID PLAYERS WERE INFORMED BY THE REGIME THAT THEIR FAMILIES WOULD FACE “VIOLENCE AND TORTURE” IF THEY CONTINUED TO PROTEST.
NOW AS THE IRANIAN ATHLETES TRAVEL BACK HOME AFTER THE LOSS THERE ARE CONCERNS ABOUT THEIR SAFETY FOLLOWING THE PERCEIVED DEMONSTRATION DURING THE NATIONAL ANTHEM.FOR NOW.HUMAN RIGHTS PROTESTS CONTINUE TO SWEEP THE NATION.FOR MORNINGS ON THE HILL.I’M MICHAEL VILLEGAS.
IN OTHER NEWS THIS MORNING, A SYRACUSE STUDENT IS BRINGING GOOD TO THE CAMPUS COMMUNITY IN A NEW WAY THIS HOLIDAY SEASON.
MORNINGS ON THE HILL REPORTER MICAH PRUYN GOLDSTEIN JOINS US LIVE FROM THE QUAD. MICAH.
I AM IN THE QUAD NOW AND JUST A FEW WEEKS AGO I WAS WALKING BY THIS SAME CORRIDOR WHEN I CAME ACROSS A GUY WITH A SIGN NOW KNOWN AS QUAD SIGN GUY. HE SEEKS TO SPREAD POSITIVE WORDS OF ENCOURAGEMENT THIS HOLIDAY SEASON TO THE SYRACUSE CAMPUS COMMUNITY. AND I AM LUCKY TO HAVE HIM JOINING US WITH US NOW TODAY TO TELL US WHAT HIS REAL INTENTIONS ARE BEHIND AND TELL ME. QUAD SIGN GUY, WHAT HAS BEEN YOUR INTENTION WITH BRINGING THESE POSITIVE WORDS?
YEAH, YOU KNOW, I THINK REALLY POSITIVITY IS THE KEY. I’M JUST OUT HERE TRYING TO SPREAD POSITIVITY. I THINK A LOT OF KIDS IN OUR GENERATION STRUGGLE WITH THEIR MENTAL HEALTH, WHETHER IT BE DEPRESSION OR ANXIETY. AND I THINK THAT’S A LOT AND PART TO DO WITH SOCIAL MEDIA JUST FEEDING US NEGATIVITY. YOU KNOW, EVERYTHING WE SEE IS WHAT’S WRONG WITH THE WORLD. SO I JUST KIND OF WANT TO HAVE ONE POSITIVE THING PER DAY FOR PEOPLE TO SEE.
THAT CERTAINLY IS INSPIRATIONAL AND MENTAL HEALTH IS AT THE FOREFRONT OF ALL OF OUR MINDS. TELL ME, WHERE DID YOU GET THE INSPIRATION TO DO SUCH A THING?
BACK HOME, I LIVE IN A SMALL TOWN IN VERMONT AND MY GRANDFATHER WOULD STAND ON THE ROUNDABOUT WITH SIGNS AND HE DID THAT FOR THE LAST 20 YEARS. SO I KIND OF WANTED TO CARRY ON HIS TRADITION. HE LAST JUNE, HE MOVED OUT TO OREGON. SO HE’S NOW ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE COAST, SPREADING JOY. SO I FIGURED I’D HOLD THIS COAST DOWN FOR HIM.
SUCH A FIRM AND GREAT HOLIDAY TRADITION THAT YOU ARE BRINGING TO THE CAMPUS COMMUNITY HERE. THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
FOR MORNINGS ON THE HILL. I’M MICAH PRUYN GOLDSTEIN. BACK TO YOU IN THE STUDIO.
SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY IS CALLING FOR SUBMISSIONS IN THE TWENTY TWENTY-THREE VETERANS WRITING AWARD.
THE AWARD WAS CREATED TO HONOR VETERANS CONTRIBUTIONS TO LITERATURE.
THE WINNER OF THE AWARD WILL WIN ONE-THOUSAND- DOLLARS AND A CONTRACT WITH SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY PRESS.
THE AWARD IS OPEN TO ANY U-S VETERAN, ACTIVE-DUTY MEMBERS AND THEIR IMMEDIATE FAMILIES.
SUBMISSIONS ARE DUE BY FEBRUARY 15, 2023.
THE WINNER WILL BE ANNOUNCED BY NOVEMBER 2023.
LAST WEEK OVER THANKSGIVING BREAK MANY SU STUDENTS TRAVELED TO VISIT THEIR FAMILIES.
MORNINGS ON THE HILL REPORTER ZACH RICHTER JOINS US LIVE FROM THE COLLEGE PLACE TRANSPORTATION CENTER WITH MORE… ZACH.
GOOD MORNING MADDIE AND ALAINA, THIS PAST WEEK WAS A MESS FOR STUDENTS GOING HOME AND COMING BACK… WITH DELAYS, TRAFFIC, CROWDS, THIS THANKSGIVING WAS ONE TO REMEMBER AND NOT IN A GOOD WAY…
FROM BUSES, TO TRAINS, AND PLANES. THOSE ARE THE THREE MAIN METHODS OF PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION GETTING TO AND FROM SYRACUSE. HOWEVER, WHEN THE WEATHER GETS BAD THAT MAKES THINGS MORE COMPLICATED.
GOING HOME I ORIGINALLY HAD A TRAIN WITH AMTRAK TO GO ALL THE WAY TO CLEVELAND, BUT BECAUSE OF THE SNOWSTORM THAT TOOK OVER BUFFALO THEY CANCELED ALL TRAINS.
THIS MADE FLIGHTS IN AND OUT OF SYRACUSE EVEN MORE EXPENSIVE THAN THEY USUALLY ARE.
SO MY ORIGINAL FLIGHT WAS TO BUFFALO, BUT THEN THERE WAS LIKE THE HUGE SNOWSTORM. AND I SUPPOSED TO LEAVE FRIDAY BECAUSE I LIVE IN CHICAGO AND COMING SO FROM CUSE TO O’HARE, IT WAS 1500 DOLLARS. I DON’T HAVE THAT KIND OF MONEY.
HOWEVER PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ISN’T THE ONLY WAY TO GET TO HOME FOR STUDENTS WITHOUT A CAR. SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY’S STUDENT ASSOCIATION OFFERS BUSSES FOR SU STUDENTS TO TAKE OVER MOST BREAKS…. THIS PAST THANKSGIVING, BUSSES TO WASHINGTON D.C, PHILADELPHIA, NEW JERSEY, BOSTON, AND NEW YORK CITY WERE OFFERED. WITH ALL THE BUSES LEAVING RIGHT FROM COLLEGE PLACE. SU STUDENT BROOKE SIEGEL TOOK THE BUS TO AND FROM WASHINGTON D.C AND SHE SAYS IT’S THE WAY TO GO.
BASICALLY, I SIGNED UP IN I THINK OCTOBER. I JUST HAD TO PAY LIKE $100 FOR A TRIP THERE AND BACK.
AND AS YOU JUST HEARD, THAT MASSIVE SNOWSTORM IN BUFALLO A COUPLE WEEKS AGO, MAKE THIS YEAR’S THANKSGIVING TRAVEL EVEN MORE OF A HEADACHE THAN USUAL… FROM COLLEGE PLACE… FOR MORNINGS ON THE HILL I’M ZACH RICHTER.
I DON’T KNOW ABOUT YOU BUT THAT WIND WOKE ME UP THIS MORNING.
WITH MORE ON THAT INTENSE WIND, MORNINGS ON THE HILL WEATHER GUY JEREMY LYNCH IS OUTSIDE TO GIVE US AN UPDATE.
I DON’T KNOW ABOUT YOU, MATTIE, BUT THIS MORNING I WOKE UP TO THE WIND HOWLING AND ON MY WALK TO THE STUDIO, MY EYES WATERING BECAUSE THE WIND WAS SO BAD. AND WITH MORE ON THAT INTENSE WAY IN THE MORNINGS ON THE HILL. WEATHER GUY JEREMY LYNCH IS OUTSIDE TO GIVE US AN UPDATE ON THE HUGE. CURRENTLY IN SYRACUSE RIGHT NOW IT IS ABOUT 46 DEGREES OUTSIDE WHICH IS PRETTY COLD THIS TIME OF YEAR. FEELS LIKE 38. IT’S IT’S VERY WINDY. THERE’S ACTUALLY A WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT UNTIL 9 P.M.. AS WE LOOK AT MORE CURRENT CONDITIONS, IT’S CURRENTLY 46, AS I JUST MENTIONED, FEELS LIKE ABOUT 38 DEGREES. AND AS WE COME BACK HERE, THAT I’LL HAVE YOUR FULL WEATHER FOR YOU AFTER THE BREAK. BUT I’LL BE BACK IN STUDIO FOR YOUR FALL WEATHER, ASSUMING THAT I DON’T GET BLOWN AWAY IN THE PROCESS. BUT ALAINA AND MADDIE, I’LL SEND IT BACK OVER TO YOU.
COMING UP– A VOLCANO IN HAWAII ERUPTS AFTER 38 YEARS OF DORMANCY.
AND TORNADOS SWEEP THROUGH THE SOUTH– ALL THIS AND MORE. UP NEXT ON MORNINGS ON THE HILL.
TORNADOES CONTINUE TO SWEEP THROUGH THE SOUTH–MAKING THEIR WAY TO ALABAMA AND MISSISSIPPI.
TWO PEOPLE WERE KILLED NORTH OF ALABAMA AFTER A TREE COLLAPSED ON THEIR HOME.
EARLY REPORTS SAY THAT NUMEROUS HOMES, A FIRE STATION, AND AN APARTMENT COMPLEX HAVE BEEN DAMAGED. CURRENTLY 50-THOUSAND PEOPLE ARE WITHOUT POWER. AND AUTHORITIES HAVE WORKED TOWARDS OPENING A SHELTER FOR VICTIMS.
THE WORLDS LARGEST ACTIVE VOLCANO HAS BEGUN TO ERUPT.
MAUNA LOA ON THE ISLAND OF HAWAII COVERS OVER 2-THOUSAND SQUARE MILES AND IS ONE OF FIVE VOLCANOES ON THE ISLAND.
MAUNA LOA AVERAGES AN ERUPTION EVERY 5 AND A HALF YEARS. HAWAII GOVERNOR, DAVID EGAY, SAID THAT THE LAVA “IS NOT THREATENING” BUT ALL TWO HUNDRED -THOUSAND RESIDENTS OF THE ISLAND HAVE BEEN PUT ON HIGH ALERT.
PUBLIC SAFETY ORIENTATION CLASSES ARE HELD ONCE OR TWICE A MONTH FOR REFUGEES BY THE SYRACUSE POLICE DEPARTMENT.
JAILAH PETTIS JOINS US LIVE IN STUDIO TO EXPLAIN HOW BENEFICIAL THESE CLASSES ARE.
PUBLIC SAFETY ORIENTATION CLASSES ARE OFFERED TO REFUGEES WHO HAVE RECENTLY ARRIVED IN SYRACUSE. SYRACUSE POLICE DETECTIVE SELIMOVIC WAS ONCE A REFUGEE AND CURRENTLY LEADS THE CLASSES TEACHING REFUGEES BASIC LAW ENFORCEMENT PROCEDURES.
THE SYRACUSE POLICE DEPARTMENT OFFERS PUBLIC SAFETY ORIENTATION FOR REFUGEES TO UNDERSTAND THE LAWS AND ORDER OF THE UNITED STATES.
ORIENTATION TEACHES REFUGEES WHEN TO CALL 911, THE SYRACUSE POLICE AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT BUT ALSO KNOWING THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A POLICE OFFICER AND A DETECTIVE.
DETECTIVE DZENAN SELIMOVIC HAS BEEN IN THE SAME SHOES AS THE ATTENDEES.
NOW SINCE BEING A POLICE OFFICER AND BEING A FORMER REFUGEE, I KNOW WHAT REFUGEES NEED TO MADE A LIFE SUCCESSFUL IN UNITED STATES. A LOT OF THESE ARE LEGAL ISSUES AND FEAR OF THE POLICE.
THERE ARE CURRENTLY 18 POLICE OFFICERS WHO WERE ONCE REFUGEES AND THEN TRANSITIONED INTO LAW ENFORCEMENT. IT’S IMPORTANT TO HAVE A DIVERSE GROUP OF OFFICERS BECAUSE MANY REFUGEES DON’T SPEAK ENGLISH.
EVERY DAY THAT WE ARE DEALING WITH PEOPLE OUTSIDE, WE’RE DEALING WITH DIVERSE COMMUNITY, DIVERSE CULTURE, DIVERSE LANGUAGE. SO WE HAVE TO HAVE A DIVERSE COMMUNITY IN ORDER TO COMMUNICATE WITH THE COMMUNITY OUTSIDE.
THESE CLASSES HAVE BEEN PUT TOGETHER TO MAKE PARTICIPANTS COMFORTABLE CALLING 911.
DETECTIVE SELIMOVIC’S MISSION IS FOR REFUGEES TO UNDERSTAND THAT THERE’S HOPE FOR THEM TO HAVE SUCCESS AND LIVE A SUSTAINABLE LIFE IN AMERICA.
ORIENTATION CLASSES ARE OFFERED ON DEMAND AND TRANSLATORS ARE PRESENT TO HELP WITH LANGUAGE BARRIERS. TO FIND OUT WHEN THE NEXT CLASS WILL BE OFFERED, FOLLOW THE SYRACUSE POLICE DEPARTMENT ON INSTAGRAM AT SYRACUSE POLICE AND FACEBOOK AT SYRACUSE POLICE DEPARTMENT.
REPORTING FOR MORNINGS ON THE HILL I’M JAILAH PETTIS.
JAILAH THANK YOU. A BILL CODIFYING FEDERAL PROTECTION FOR SAME-SEX AND INTERRACIAL MARRIAGE IS ON ITS WAY TO THE HOUSE.
THE SENATE HAD A HARD TIME PASSING “THE RESPECT FOR MARRIAGE ACT” — AFTER HAVING TO GET IT THROUGH A FILIBUSTER.
REPUBLICANS WHO OPPOSE THE BILL ALSO INTRODUCED THREE AMENDMENTS WHICH THE SENATE REJECTED.
THE ACT PASSED WITH SUPPORT FROM ALL DEMOCRATS AND TWELVE REPUBLICANS.
61. THE NAYS ARE 36. THE BILL, AS AMENDED, HAS PASSED.
DEAR PRESIDENT, WHAT A GREAT DAY. WHAT A GREAT DAY.
THE WHITE HOUSE IS IN SUPPORT OF THE PROTECTION OF SAME SEX AND INTERRACIAL MARRIAGE. PRESIDENT BIDEN SAYS HE’LL BE READY TO ENACT THE BILL IF IT PASSES THROUGH THE HOUSE.
TIME TO CHECK YOUR WEATHER FOR TODAY.
MORNING’S ON THE HILL REPORTER JEREMY LYNCH IS IN STUDIO WITH A LOOK AT YOUR FULL WEATHER FORECAST.
THANKS, GUYS. SO IF YOU LOOK AT YOUR WEATHER TODAY IN ALBANY, IT’S GOING TO BE ABOUT 30. IT’S 39 CURRENTLY. A LITTLE BIT FURTHER NORTH, IT’S 33 AS YOU GET INTO BINGHAMTON, 39. ROCHESTER, 47. SO AS YOU GET FURTHER AND FURTHER WEST IN NEW YORK, IT’S GETTING WARMER. AND IF WE LOOK NEXT AT OUR HOURLY FORECAST, IT’S GOING TO BE ABOUT 50 DEGREES. AND AS WE GET INTO LATER IN THE DAY, IT’S GOING TO DIP DOWN TO ABOUT THE MID-THIRTIES AND THEN STARTING GOING BACK UP TOMORROW. IT’S GOING TO GET BACK UP INTO THE MID THIRTIES YET AGAIN. SO FOR TOMORROW IN THE MORNING THERE’S A SLIGHT CHANCE OF A RAIN SNOW SHOWER AND THE AFTERNOON IT’S GOING TO GET A LITTLE BIT RAINIER. BUT BY EVENING AND NIGHT IT SHOULD CLEAR UP. AND THEN AS YOU GET INTO YOUR FIVE DAY FORECAST TOMORROW, IT’S GOING TO BE ABOUT 34 DEGREES AND ABOUT 30% CHANCE OF RAIN. FRIDAY, IT’S GOING TO BE VERY NICE WITH 42 DEGREES AND SATURDAY IT’S GOING TO BE ABOUT 51. BUT RAIN IS GOING TO BE IN THE FORECAST AND SUNDAY IT’S GOING TO BE ABOUT 35. AND MONDAY, BACK TO A CHANCE OF RAIN. NOW I’M GOING TO THROW IT BACK TO ALAINA AND MADDIE.
COMING UP ON MORNINGS ON THE HILL —
BOTH INTERNATIONAL AND LOCAL SOCCER UPDATES
AND OUR ORANGE SPORTS REPORTERS WILL SPEAK WITH A SU VOLLEYBALL STAR ON HER CAREER ACHIEVEMENTS. WE’LL BE BACK IN TWO MINUTES.
GOOD MORNING I’M SAMMY ST. JEAN WITH YOUR ORANGE SPORTS UPDATE HERE ON MORNINGS ON THE HILL.
WITH THE WORLD CUP GOING ON IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO NOT TURN OUR ATTENTION THERE, AND I AM LUCKY TO HAVE BOTH A SOCCER LOVER AND D-1 VETERAN IN SYDNEY STAPLES WITH ME.
JUMPING RIGHT INTO IT, FAMILIAR WITH YOUR FACE. DON’T HAVE TO GO CRAZY, TOO CRAZY INTO THE INTRODUCTIONS. BUT I WANT TO ASK YOU, WHO HAS IMPRESSED YOU THE MOST? WHAT TEAMS HAVE STOOD OUT TO YOU? MAYBE TWO OR THREE TEAMS HAVE REALLY IMPRESSED SO FAR.
SPAIN, FIRST AND FOREMOST, THEY’RE ONE OF THE TEAMS THAT ACTUALLY HAVEN’T CLINCHED ONE OF THOSE ROUND OF 16 BERTHS QUITE YET. BUT THEIR YOUNG MIDFIELD IS SOMETHING THAT IS DOING REALLY WELL THIS WORLD CUP AND WILL FOR FUTURE TO COME. NEXT I HAVE ENGLAND. THEY ARE SO DEEP. YOU HAVE PLAYERS LIKE MARCUS RASHFORD AND EVEN PHIL FODEN WHO ARE NOT STARTING. THEY STARTED YESTERDAY, WHICH WAS COOL TO SEE, BUT IT’S JUST A TESTAMENT TO THE FACT THAT THEY HAVE SO MUCH DEPTH AND TRULY THEY’RE GOING TO BE AN IMPACTFUL PROGRAM MOVING FORWARD. AND FINALLY, HONESTLY, OUR OWN U.S. MEN’S NATIONAL. TEAM. I’M SO HAPPY TO SEE THAT THEY’RE DOING SO WELL. AND I MEAN, I’M LOOKING FORWARD TO THEIR GAME AGAINST THE NETHERLANDS THIS COMING SATURDAY.
ALL RIGHT. WE’VE TALKED ABOUT TEAMS. HOW ABOUT PLAYERS? IS ANYONE HAS REALLY CAUGHT YOUR EYE OVER THE COURSE OF THE FIRST FEW GAMES?
I THINK IT’S EASY TO SAY MESSI. AND I DON’T WANT TO SAY THAT JUST BECAUSE, OF COURSE, HE’S SUCH A WELL-KNOWN NAME. BUT LET’S TALK ABOUT HIS GOAL AGAINST MEXICO. HELLO? MESSI DOING WHAT HE DOES BEST. BUT IT WAS HIS GOAL AGAINST SAUDI ARABIA THAT PK AND ALSO WHAT COULD HAVE BEEN MORE SO, ALTHOUGH ARGENTINA LOST THAT FIRST GAME, IT COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH DIFFERENT AT THOSE GAMES THAT HAVE COUNTED. AND IT’S ALL BECAUSE OF MESSI.
YEAH, THAT’S TRUE. I’VE LOVED WHAT I’VE SEEN FROM RICHARLISON OVER WITH BRAZIL. BUT LAST QUICK QUESTION. MESSI OR RONALDO?
EVERYBODY WANTS ARGENTINA TO WIN FOR MESSI BECAUSE IT’S HIS LAST WORLD CUP. AND I HAVEN’T REALLY HEARD THE SAME ABOUT WANTING PORTUGAL TO WIN BECAUSE IT’S RONALDO’S LAST WORLD CUP.
NO, THAT’S FAIR. AND LITTLE DRAMA WITH RONALDO ON THE SIDE OF MAN U AND LEAVING AND ALL THAT KIND OF STUFF. FROM THE WORLD STAGE TO THE NCAA WHERE SYRACUSE MEN’S SOCCER CONTINUES TO BATTLE ON. FOR MORE ON THEM WE DON’T HAVE TO GO FAR, JUST TO MY LEFT WITH SYDNEY STAPLES.
SYRACUSE MEN’S SOCCER IS HEADED TO THE NCAA QUARTERFINALS FOR THE SECOND TIME IN PROGRAM HISTORY.
IT WOULD TAKE 83 MINUTES BEFORE A GOAL WAS SCORED ON SUNDAY… THANKS TO SOPHOMORE GIONA LEIBOLD.
CORNELL’S CORNER FOUND THEIR FIFTH YEAR NICK ALLEN’S HEAD, BUT REDSHIRT SENIOR RUSSELL SHEALY COLLECTED IT.
HE FOUND LEIBOLD MAKING A RUN DOWNFIELD… AND GIONA DID WHAT GIONA DOES BEST… SCORE IN BIG MOMENTS.
HE BEAT TWO DEFENDERS AND STRUCK IT BOTTOM RIGHT… PAST CORNELL’S FRESHMAN GOALKEEPER RYAN FRIEDBERG… FOR THE GAME-WINNER.
IT WAS HIS FIFTH GOAL OF THE SEASON… AND SHEALY’S FIRST ASSIST. TALK ABOUT EXCITING FOR A GOALKEEPER.
SYRACUSE WILL HOST VERMONT FOR THE NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP QUARTERFINALS ON SATURDAY AT 2 PM.
THE ORANGE TIED THE CATAMOUNTS EARLIER THIS SEASON ON THE ROAD AND WILL NEED HOME FIELD ADVANTAGE THIS TIME AROUND.
ADMISSION IS FREE FOR STUDENTS WITH A STUDENT ID.
BACK ON THE COUCH NOW WITH SU VOLLEYBALL GRAD STUDENT POLINA SHEMANOVA, THANK YOU FOR JOINING MORNINGS ON THE HILL THIS MORNING.
I FIRST WANT TO ASK ABOUT SENIOR DAY, HAVING JUST PLAYED YOUR LAST GAME WHAT WAS THAT DAY, THE MOMENT LIKE FOR YOU?
YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. I MEAN, PLAYING YOUR LAST GAME AS A COLLEGIATE ATHLETE, YOU KNOW THAT IT’S VERY LAST GAME AND JUST VERY EXCITING. YOU HAVE TO TAKE ALL AND PERFORM YOUR BEST WHEN YOU GOING TO SERVE THAT BALL, YOU KNOW, IT MIGHT BE YOUR LAST SERVE EVER. SO YOU GOT TO YOU KNOW HOW I DID MY TOPSPIN. IT TELLS THAT BALL, YOU POWER THROUGH IT. JUST VERY, VERY EXCITING. EVEN THOUGH THE OUTCOME WASN’T THE ONE THAT WE EXPECTED, I TRULY ENJOYED EVERY MOMENT BEING ON THIS COURT ONE LAST TIME.
ARE THERE ANY MOMENTS, GAMES OR MEMORIES THAT STANDOUT FOR YOU IN YOUR PLAYING CAREER?
I WOULD ACTUALLY PICK TWO AND BOTH OF THEM WERE AGAINST LOUISVILLE. FIRST WAS MY SOPHOMORE YEAR WHEN I RECORDED 36 KILLS IN A SINGLE MATCH, WHICH IS NOW THE RECORD FOR A SINGLE GAME AGAINST LOUISVILLE. AND FUNNY ENOUGH, THIS YEAR, AGAIN GAME AGAINST LOUISVILLE AND BOTH OF THEM WERE AT HOME. I RECORDED THE MOST KILLS IN THE HISTORY OF US HERE, SO THOSE TWO MATCHES WERE VERY MEANINGFUL TO ME.
NOW, WITH YOUR PLAYING CAREER KIND OF WINDING DOWN, WHAT DO YOU EXPECT KIND OF IS YOUR INVOLVEMENT GOING FORWARD? BUT ASSUME VOLLEYBALL.
I MEAN, I’M STILL HERE IN THE SPRING, GOING TO PRACTICE, STAY IN SHAPE AND CASE WILL GET A GOOD OFFER TO PLAY PROFESSIONALLY, BUT MOSTLY FOCUSING ON MY CAREER AS A BROADCAST STUDENT AND DOING THE MOST OUT OF IT, BEING ON ACC NETWORK, TRYING TO BE INVOLVED IN THE STUDIO SHOWS AND BEING IN MORNINGS ON THE HILL NEXT SEMESTER.
AND I GUESS ONE MORE QUESTION FOR YOU WOULD BE WHAT DO YOU WANT YOUR LEGACY OR HOW DO YOU WANT TO BE REMEMBERED AS A VOLLEYBALL PLAYER WITH SYRACUSE?
I THINK I’VE DONE ENOUGH THROUGHOUT THE FIVE YEARS OF MY CAREER, BUT I WANT PEOPLE TO LOOK UP TO ME AND FUTURE PLAYERS TO LOOK UP TO ME AS A CHALLENGE. SO THEY’LL BE LIKE, OH, SHE HAS 1800 KILLS, HOW CAN WE BEAT THAT? SO KIND OF LIKE A MOTIVATIONAL ASPECT THERE.
PERFECT. POLINA, THANK YOU. AND THAT’S IT FOR YOUR SPORTS UPDATE HERE ON MORNINGS ON THE HILL.
STILL TO COME HERE ON MORNINGS ON THE HILL. HOW DOWNTOWN SYRACUSE IS DECORATING FOR THE HOLIDAY SEASON.
STAY WITH US TO SEE HOW THE MOTH CREW DOES THE HOLIDAYS–THAT STORY AND MORE JUST AHEAD.
THE CITY OF SYRACUSE IS LIGHTING IT UP FOR THE HOLIDAYS!
ISABEL FLORES TOOK A TRIP DOWNTOWN TO SHOWCASE SOME WINTER ACTIVITIES YOU CAN TAKE PART IN THIS SEASON!
THE SNOWY CITY IN AMERICA IS RINGING IN THE HOLIDAY SEASON. THAT’S RIGHT. THERE SEEM TO BE LIGHTS ON EVERY CORNER HERE IN SYRACUSE AND BUILDINGS ARE ADORNED WITH COLOR FROM BARS TO APARTMENT BUILDINGS. THE CITY OF SYRACUSE IS DEFINITELY GETTING IN ON ALL THE FUN. IN DOWNTOWN CLINTON SQUARE HAS ALREADY SET UP THE ANNUAL ICE SKATING RINK FOR RESIDENTS TO COME OVER, GRAB SOME SKATES AND GET ON THE ICE WITH ACTIVITIES AND DECOR LIKE THESE, THE HOLIDAY SEASON IS GUARANTEED TO BE MERRY AND BRIGHT.
NOW, COMING FROM SUNNY SOUTH FLORIDA, I’M NOT INCREDIBLY USED TO ICE SKATING, SO I’M REALLY EXCITED EXCITED TO HIT THE ICE THIS SEASON TO PRACTICE MY SKILLS, ESPECIALLY DURING WINTER BREAK WHEN MY FAMILY COMES TO VISIT!
THIS THANKSGIVING BREAK, SU STUDENTS WERE ABLE TO GET A WEEK TO TAKE A LOAD OFF BEFORE FINALS AND ENJOY THANKSGIVING.
HERE’S WHAT SOME OF OUR MORNINGS ON THE HILL SQUAD MEMBERS WERE UP TO!
WE HAD THE PLEASURE TO BABYSIT OUR DOG, OUR FRIEND’S DOG. BUT THAT WAS TAKEN BEFORE WE GOT A CHRISTMAS TREE. SO NOW IT LOOKS REALLY, REALLY HOMEY. WE HAVE THREE CHRISTMAS TREES, BUT STILL PLAN TO GET ONE MORE. SO SANTA DEFINITELY EXPLODED IN OUR COMMON AREA. THIS IS OUR ALAINA LOSITO POSING WITH HER SISTER. REALLY CUTE PICTURE, GREAT LIGHTING. THIS IS JAILAH PETTIS WITH HER FAMILY. BEAUTIFUL PICTURE. BEAUTIFUL FAMILY. AND THIS IS HER WITH HER PARENTS AT THE WAKE FOREST GAME AGAINST SYRACUSE DURING THE BREAK. THIS IS SAMMY ST JEAN WITH HIS PARENTS PICKING OUT A CHRISTMAS TREE FOR THE HOLIDAY SEASON. AND SPEAKING OF CHRISTMAS TREES, OUR JEREMY LYNCH HELPED TO DECORATE HIS CHRISTMAS TREE WHEN HE WENT BACK HOME. AND THIS IS OUR ZACHARY RICHTER. HE’S SKIING IN THE MOUNTAINS WITH HIS FAMILY. SO REALLY, REALLY COOL. AND THIS IS OUR MADDIE MUSTION’S DOG IN A LITTLE ELF COSTUME LOOKING ADORABLE. SO, GUYS, ARE YOU EXCITED FOR WINTER BREAK? WHAT ARE YOUR PLANS?
I AM. I’M EXCITED. I’M GOING HOME. AND THEN MY FAMILY AND I ARE GOING TO SIESTA KEY, FLORIDA, AND WE GO DOWN TO FLORIDA EVERY CHRISTMAS FOR THE PAST THREE YEARS OR SO. SO I’M EXCITED TO CHILL, READ A BOOK, AND GET A TAN.

WHAT ABOUT YOU ALAINA?

I’M REALLY EXCITED. LUCKILY, HOME FOR ME IS HERE IN SYRACUSE, SO I DON’T HAVE TO GO VERY FAR, BUT I’M JUST EXCITED TO SPEND THE TIME WITH MY FAMILY SITTING, POSING, READING TO CELEBRATING THE HOLIDAY SEASON.

AMAZING! I’M ALSO ACTUALLY STAYING HERE IN SYRACUSE BECAUSE MY FAMILY REALLY WANTS TO COME HERE AND SEE ALL THE SNOW AND THE ICE SKATING. AND, YOU KNOW, I’M REALLY EXCITED TO DO THAT WITH THEM AS WELL. AND AFTER NOT BEING ABLE TO SEE THEM FOR SUCH A LONG TIME, I THINK IT’S JUST GOING TO BE SO NICE TO BE ABLE TO, YOU KNOW, HANG OUT, BE ABLE TO HOPEFULLY SEE SNOW, YOU KNOW, BE COZY AND HOPEFULLY GET A WHITE CHRISTMAS.
THAT IS GOING TO DO IT FOR US THIS WEDNESDAY HERE ON MORNINGS ON THE HILL. I’M ALAINA LOSITO –FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA!
I’M MADDIE MUSTION. THANKS FOR WATCHING ORANGE NATION. WE’LL SEE YOU NEXT WEDNESDAY, FOR OUR LAST SHOW OF THE SEMESTER RIGHT HERE ON OTN.