Syracuse midfielder Kelly Cross is allowed to practice with the team while she is indefinitely suspended, head coach Gary Gait said on Friday. Cross cannot play in games or travel with the team during her suspension, he added.

“Kids may make mistakes, but we still stick behind them and we don’t isolate them and throw them to the curb,” Gait said.

Cross was indefinitely suspended last Friday due to a violation of team rules. Gait would not say what team rules were violated.

She was the driver of the car that crashed into the Mount Olympus stairwell on March 23, the Department of Public Safety confirmed four days later.

Cross missed Saturday’s loss to Duke because of her suspension. She had started every other game and is fifth on the team in points (20), goals (14) and assists (6).

She scored eight goals in the four games prior to her suspension and scored three against Northwestern on March 22, the day before the crash.

No. 7 Syracuse (8-4, 1-2 Atlantic Coast) hosts Virginia Tech (6-7, 0-4 ACC) at 10 a.m. in the Carrier Dome on Saturday.