#3 Field Hockey Plays at #7 Duke, Hosts UNH

No. 3 Syracuse (10-1, 1-1) at No. 7 Duke (10-2, 2-0)
Game Details	Friday, Oct. 11 \| Durham, N.C. \| 6 p.m. Jack Katz Stadium \| Directions
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No. 3 Syracuse (10-1) vs. New Hampshire (6-5)
Game Details	Sunday, Oct. 13 \| Syracuse, N.Y. \| 3 p.m. J.S. Coyne Stadium \| Directions
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SYRACUSE, N.Y. - The No. 3 Syracuse field hockey team (10-1, 1-1 ACC) is in action for two games this weekend, traveling to No. 7 Duke (10-2, 2-0 ACC) for a 6 p.m. contest on Friday and then returning home to host New Hampshire (6-5) on Sunday at 3 p.m. at J.S. Coyne Stadium.

• Syracuse is coming off a dominating home weekend in which it defeated No. 4 Virginia, 4-1, for its fourth win over a top 10 team this season, and a 8-1 rout of Monmouth that ran the Orange's home winning streak to 41 games.

• Coming off one of the most successful seasons in program history in 2012 - going 19-3, winning the BIG EAST regular season title, spending three weeks at No. 1 in the country and advancing to the program's second Final Four - the Orange makes the move to the ACC in 2013 with a squad that includes 10 newcomers.

GAME COVERAGE

• Live stats of both games will be available at SUathletics.com.

• A link to live video of Friday's game will be at SUathletics.com (fees apply).

• Fans can also follow the Orange on Twitter.com/CuseFH, the official Twitter home of Syracuse Field Hockey, or on Facebook at Facebook.com/SUfieldhockey.

ORANGE-HOT AT HOME

• The Orange has been dominating at J.S. Coyne Stadium since seventh-year head coach Ange Bradley took the reins in 2007 as it currently rides a 41-game home winning streak dating back to 2009.

• SU has outscored the opposition, 174-32, or an average score of 4.2-0.8, during the winning streak.

• In home games under Bradley (since 2007), Syracuse is 57-6 (.902) overall. That breaks down to 40-4 (.909) in non-conference games and 17-2 (.895) in conference games.

• The Orange is off to a 5-0 start at home this season, outscoring its opponents, 19-3. Last season, SU went 8-0 at home and outscored its opponents, 34-7. In 2011, Syracuse went 13-0 at home and outscored the opposition, 65-9.

• SU's last home loss was on Sept. 6, 2009 vs. No. 7 Princeton, 3-2, in overtime.

HELLO ACC!

• Syracuse plays its inaugural season in the Atlantic Coast Conference in 2013. The Orange brings the nation's premier field hockey conference's total of programs to seven.

• All seven ACC teams are currently ranked in the NFHCA Top 20, including six of the top seven (No. 1 Maryland, No. 2 North Carolina, No. 3 Syracuse, No. 5 Virginia, No. 6 Boston College and No. 7 Duke).

• ACC teams have been dominant in non-conference games this season, amassing a 63-4 mark for a winning percentage of .940.

• ACC teams have won 10 out of the last 11 national championships and had at least one team in the title game for each of the last 14 years.

ORANGE AT NO. 3

• After three-straight weeks at No. 5 in the country, Syracuse moved up to No. 3 in this week's Penn Monto/NFHCA Division I Coaches Poll.

• The Orange started the season ranked No. 5 in the preseason poll, before slipping to No. 6 on Sept. 10, and had been ranked fifth since then until this week.

• SU finished 2012 ranked No. 5 after the Orange was No. 3 for three straight weeks in the poll after spending the previous three weeks at No. 1.

TOP 10 STREAK REACHES 59 WEEKS

• The Orange has now been ranked in the top 10 of the NFHCA poll for 59-straight weeks, dating back to Aug. 28, 2008.

• The Orange was ranked No. 1 for three weeks in 2012 after spending three weeks at No. 2, its highest ranking since reaching No. 1 for the first time in program history in 2008.

VS. RANKED OPPONENTS

• Syracuse is 4-1 against ranked opponents this season, most recently beating No. 4 Virginia, 4-1, last Saturday at home. The other wins came against No. 7 Massachusetts, 2-1, on Sept. 13, No. 6 Princeton, 4-0, on Sept. 22 and No. 6 Stanford, 3-1, on Sept. 28.

• Syracuse is 47-54 against ranked teams since 2007, but is an impressive 21-7 in its last 28. SU was 10-2 in 2012 and was 7-4 in 2011.

• The only losses to ranked teams in 2012 were to No. 5 UConn, 4-3, in the BIG EAST Championship and to No. 1 North Carolina in the national semifinals. This season's loss was at No. 17 Boston College, 6-3.

• The Orange is 22-33 against top 10 teams since 2007, including a 4-0 mark this year.

SERIES VS. DUKE

• This will be the first time Syracuse and Duke have ever played each other in field hockey.

• The Blue Devils are the only current ACC team that the Orange has never played against.

SERIES VS. NEW HAMPSHIRE

• Syracuse is 3-4 all-time against New Hampshire, winning the last three meetings after losing the first four.

• The last time the teams played, on Sept. 7 of last year, Alyssa Manley's first collegiate goal came at just the right time for No. 2 Syracuse as the freshman scored with just 54 seconds remaining to give the Orange a 3-2 victory at No. 24 New Hampshire (1-3). Gillian Pinder and Lauren Brooks also scored goals for Syracuse.

• On Aug. 30, 2009, Lindsey Conrad scored two goals to lead No. 3 Syracuse to a 5-2 win in Durham. Then-freshman Kelsey Millman scored her first career goal.

• The last time the teams played at Coyne Stadium, on Sept. 21, 2008, Shannon Taylor and Martina Loncarica had hat tricks in a 10-0 Orange win over the Wildcats.

ORANGE ROUTS MONMOUTH

• Karlee Farr scored three goals and Sarah Kerly added two to lead No. 5 Syracuse to a 8-1 victory vs. Monmouth (3-7) on Sunday afternoon at J.S. Coyne Stadium.

• It was the Orange's season-high for goals as it outshot the Hawks, 32-5.

• Kerly, a graduate student from England, had her breakout game as well with an assist to go with her two goals. Leonie Geyer remained red-hot, contributing a goal and three assists, giving her 30 points on 10 goals and 10 assists on the season, all team-highs. Emma Russell had one goal and one assist, while freshman Liz Sack scored the first goal of her career.

SU TAKES DOWN #4 UVA

• Leonie Geyer recorded a hat trick, going 3-for-3 on penalty strokes, to lead No. 5 Syracuse to a 4-1 victory vs. No. 4 Virginia (12-2, 1-2 ACC) last Saturday at Coyne Stadium. Lauren Brooks also added a goal for SU. Jess Jecko made four saves in goal to earn the victory.

• In Syracuse's first home ACC game, it recorded its first-ever victory in its new conference as it took control from the outset with a dominating first half, outshooting the Cavaliers, 11-4, and taking a 2-0 lead after 35 minutes of play.

BRING YOUR HAT

• Big individual offensive efforts have become routine for the Orange in 2013 as three different players have recorded hat tricks with three-goal games.

• Junior forward Lauren Brooks was the first to accomplish the feat, scoring three goals to lead Syracuse to a 6-2 victory vs. Kent State at Michigan State's Ralph Young Field on Sept. 8. It's her career-high in goals.

• Next up was senior midfielder Leonie Geyer, who scored three goals, all on penalty strokes, to lead the Orange to a 4-1 victory over No. 4 Virginia on Oct. 5 at Coyne Stadium for SU's first ever ACC win. It was her second career hat trick. She scored four goals against Vermont in 2011.

• Syracuse's third hat trick came the day after the second as freshman Karlee Farr quadrupled her season goal total with three in the Orange's 8-1 win vs. Monmouth on Oct. 6 at Coyne Stadium. She came into the game with one career goal in 10 games played.

• Prior to the three hat tricks this season, Syracuse's last were when Geyer scored four and Heather Susek had three goals in a 12-0 win vs. Vermont on Oct. 16, 2011.

CLIMBING THE ALL-TIME CHARTS

• Leonie Geyer continues to climb the Syracuse all-time record book.

• Her 11-point performance last weekend ran her career point total to 105, making her the fourth player in SU history to reach triple digits. She is seven behind third-place Lindsey Conrad's (2008-10) 112.

• Geyer has 10 assists on the season, running her career total to 39, placing her third in Syracuse history. Next up is Maggie Befort (2007-11) with 48.

• With 10 goals this season, Geyer now has 33 in her career, putting her one spot out of the top 10 all-time at SU. Jodi Carter (1992-95), Kelly Hambleton (1996-99) and Megan Koons (1996-99) all had 34, tied for ninth.

LOOKING AHEAD

• After this weekend's games, Syracuse travels to No. 1 Maryland for a 6 p.m. game on Friday, Oct. 18. It is SU's only game next week as the Orange hosts No. 15 Wake Forest and Cornell on the weekend of Oct. 26-27.

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