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Following No. 11 Syracuse’s 13-10 win over No. 7 Johns Hopkins Sunday, SU head coach Gary Gait revealed junior attacker Finn Thomson will be “out for a while” due to an injury.

Gait didn’t give a timetable for Thomson’s injury, nor did he detail the nature of it. But the head coach said he expects him back “in a couple of weeks.”

Thomson missed the Orange’s contest against the Blue Jays after starting their first six games of the 2025 season. Before Sunday, an SU Athletics spokesperson said Thomson’s status was “day-to-day.” It wasn’t confirmed Thomson wouldn’t play versus JHU until Trey Deere was announced as a starter in his place before the opening faceoff.

In Syracuse’s win over Utah on March 1, Thomson exited in the second half and didn’t return. He was seen on the sideline with his left arm in a sling while he watched Syracuse battle Johns Hopkins.

Thomson scored 14 goals through the Orange’s first six games, which ranked second-best on the team at the time behind Owen Hiltz’s 15. He posted multi-goal games in four of six contests, highlighted by a five-goal, one-assist masterclass in SU’s loss to Harvard on Feb. 22.

While the loss of Thomson hurts Syracuse’s attacking depth, it has the resources to fill his void. Hiltz and Joey Spallina are putting together magnificent seasons — with both totaling over 30 points across seven games — and a former five-star recruit in Deere is more than capable of picking up the pieces. Even midfielder Tyler Cordes tacked on two goals against Johns Hopkins, proving SU can find scoring from anywhere on its roster.

Still, Thomson brings a distinctive element to the Orange’s attack. He’s difficult to defend one-on-one. He has a knack for flashy goals, like the underhanded rocket he fired against Towson in early February. And, along with Luke Rhoa and Michael Leo, Thomson is one of Syracuse’s best pure goal scorers, usually designated as a finisher on SU’s set pieces that feature unabating ball movement.

The Orange survived game one without him, but it’ll be paramount for them to receive a healthy Thomson back for their grueling April stretch — which features matchups with No. 2 Notre Dame and No. 3 Cornell, among other tough contests.

Published on March 9, 2025 at 10:27 pm

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