5/29/2013 1:05:00 PM | Women's Basketball
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SYRACUSE, N.Y. -Â Syracuse will play Maryland and Pittsburgh twice each as its home-and-away rivals in addition to hosting NCAA Tournament teams Florida State & Duke and at the Carrier Dome, highlighting its first Atlantic Coast Conference schedule. The ACC announced its home and away matchups for the 2013-14 women's basketball season on Wednesday.
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The Orange's home conference is slate includes games with the Terrapins, Panthers, Seminoles and Blue Devils, in addition to Clemson, Georgia Tech, Virginia and Virginia Tech all making trips to the Carrier Dome.
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In addition to games at Maryland and Pitt, head coach Quentin Hillsman's squad will play road games at Boston College, Miami, North Carolina, North Carolina State, Notre Dame and Wake Forest.
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"The level of competition in the ACC makes it arguably the best conference in the country," Hillsman said. "Every game will be a challenge. I am very excited about the upcoming season and competing against the best teams in the country at the highest level."
For season, single-game and group ticket opportunities, contact the Carrier Dome box office at 1-888-DOMETIX or online.
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Syracuse, Notre Dame and Pittsburgh are all making their ACC debuts this season, bringing the conference to 15 teams. Each team plays 16 conference games, home and away against two designated rivals and six homes and six away games against the remaining 12 teams. The rivalry assignments are for just this coming season, as Maryland will be exiting the ACC and Louisville will be joining the conference in 2014-15.
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Game dates and times, in addition to televised game schedules will be announced at a later date.
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Five of this coming season's ACC teams, and a total of six Orange opponents, were ranked in the final AP Top 25 Poll of 2012-13: No. 2 Notre Dame, No. 5 Duke, No. 12 Maryland, No. 13 North Carolina and No. 25 Florida State. Syracuse finished the season ranked 22nd.
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Besides Syracuse, six of the other 2013-14 ACC teams are coming off NCAA Tournament appearances. With Maryland being one of them, the Orange will play seven conference games against tournament teams, including four vs. Sweet Sixteen teams (Duke, Maryland twice, and Notre Dame) and one Final Four squad (Notre Dame).
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With non-conference games against NCAA Tournament teams Iowa (Big Ten/ACC Challenge) and Texas A&M (U.S. Virgin Islands Paradise Jam) already announced, SU is already slated to face eight tourney teams in 2013-14.
ACC Opponent Capsules | Complete ACC Grid | Infographic
SYRACUSE, N.Y. -Â Syracuse will play Maryland and Pittsburgh twice each as its home-and-away rivals in addition to hosting NCAA Tournament teams Florida State & Duke and at the Carrier Dome, highlighting its first Atlantic Coast Conference schedule. The ACC announced its home and away matchups for the 2013-14 women's basketball season on Wednesday.
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The Orange's home conference is slate includes games with the Terrapins, Panthers, Seminoles and Blue Devils, in addition to Clemson, Georgia Tech, Virginia and Virginia Tech all making trips to the Carrier Dome.
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In addition to games at Maryland and Pitt, head coach Quentin Hillsman's squad will play road games at Boston College, Miami, North Carolina, North Carolina State, Notre Dame and Wake Forest.
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"The level of competition in the ACC makes it arguably the best conference in the country," Hillsman said. "Every game will be a challenge. I am very excited about the upcoming season and competing against the best teams in the country at the highest level."
For season, single-game and group ticket opportunities, contact the Carrier Dome box office at 1-888-DOMETIX or online.
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Syracuse, Notre Dame and Pittsburgh are all making their ACC debuts this season, bringing the conference to 15 teams. Each team plays 16 conference games, home and away against two designated rivals and six homes and six away games against the remaining 12 teams. The rivalry assignments are for just this coming season, as Maryland will be exiting the ACC and Louisville will be joining the conference in 2014-15.
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Game dates and times, in addition to televised game schedules will be announced at a later date.
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Five of this coming season's ACC teams, and a total of six Orange opponents, were ranked in the final AP Top 25 Poll of 2012-13: No. 2 Notre Dame, No. 5 Duke, No. 12 Maryland, No. 13 North Carolina and No. 25 Florida State. Syracuse finished the season ranked 22nd.
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Besides Syracuse, six of the other 2013-14 ACC teams are coming off NCAA Tournament appearances. With Maryland being one of them, the Orange will play seven conference games against tournament teams, including four vs. Sweet Sixteen teams (Duke, Maryland twice, and Notre Dame) and one Final Four squad (Notre Dame).
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With non-conference games against NCAA Tournament teams Iowa (Big Ten/ACC Challenge) and Texas A&M (U.S. Virgin Islands Paradise Jam) already announced, SU is already slated to face eight tourney teams in 2013-14.
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