#3 'Cuse Hosts #16 Wake Forest, Cornell

No. 3 Syracuse (12-2, 2-2) vs. No. 16 Wake Forest (10-6, 0-4)
Game Details	Saturday, Oct. 26 \| Syracuse, N.Y. \| 1 p.m. J.S. Coyne Stadium \| Directions
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No. 3 Syracuse (12-2) vs. Cornell (8-5)
Game Details	Sunday, Oct. 27 \| Syracuse, N.Y. \| 2 p.m. J.S. Coyne Stadium \| Directions
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SYRACUSE, N.Y. - The No. 3 Syracuse field hockey team (12-2, 2-2 ACC) begins its three-game homestand to close the regular this weekend when it hosts No. 16 Wake Forest (10-6, 0-4 ACC) on Saturday at 1 p.m. and then Cornell (8-5) on Sunday at 2 p.m. As always, admission is free at J.S. Coyne Stadium.

• Syracuse is coming off hard-fought 2-1 overtime loss at No. 1 Maryland last Friday night that snapped a six-game winning streak.

• 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.

• 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.

FOOTBALL TICKET PROMOTION

• Any fan that comes to one of the Orange's games this weekend will be eligible to receive an online code for reduced-price football ticket! Just see a Cuse Crew member at the game for details.

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 eight (No. 1 Maryland, No. 2 North Carolina, No. 3 Syracuse, No. 5 Virginia, No. 7 Boston College and No. 8 Duke).

• ACC teams have been dominant in non-conference games this season, amassing a 71-7 mark for a winning percentage of .910.

• 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-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 42-game home winning streak dating back to 2009.

• SU has outscored the opposition, 177-33, or an average score of 4.2-0.8, during the winning streak.

• In home games under Bradley (since 2007), Syracuse is 58-6 (.906) overall. That breaks down to 41-4 (.911) in non-conference games and 17-2 (.895) in conference games.

• The Orange is off to a 6-0 start at home this season, outscoring its opponents, 22-4. 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.

ORANGE RANKED NO. 3

• After dropping one spot to No. 4 last week, Syracuse moved back up to No. 3 in this week's Penn Monto/NFHCA Division I Coaches Poll. The Orange also received its first first-place vote of the season.

• 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 for three weeks in a row before bouncing between third and fourth the last three weeks.

• 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 61 WEEKS

• The Orange has been ranked in the top 10 of the NFHCA poll for 61-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 5-2 against ranked opponents this season, most recently losing at No. 1 Maryland, 2-1, in overtime on Oct. 18. The wins came against No. 7 Massachusetts, 2-1, on Sept. 13, No. 6 Princeton, 4-0, on Sept. 22, No. 6 Stanford, 3-1, on Sept. 28, No. 4 Virginia, 4-1, on Oct. 5 and No. 7 Duke, 2-1, in double-overtime on Oct. 11.

• Syracuse is 48-55 against ranked teams since 2007, and is an impressive 22-8 in its last 30. 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 23-34 against top 10 teams since 2007, including a 5-1 mark this year.

SERIES VS. WAKE FOREST

• Syracuse is 1-1 all-time against the Demon Deacons, losing in the national semifinals in 2008, 3-2 in overtime, and winning, 4-1, in the regular season in 2011.

• In the first meeting between the programs on Nov. 21, 2008 in the Final Four in Louisville, Hillary Moore's third goal of the game gave No. 2 Wake Forest a 3-2 overtime win and a ticket to the national title game. Lindsay Conrad scored a first-half goal for No. 3 SU that tied the game, 1-1, and she scored again with 12:50 left in regulation to tie it, 2-2, and send the game to overtime.

• The most recent game between Syracuse and Wake was on Sept. 3, 2011 in Chapel Hill, N.C. Kelsey Millman had two goals and an assist to lead No. 5 SU to a 4-1 win over the 11th-ranked Demon Deacons. Haley Bomboy and Heather Susek also scored goals. Leann Stiver made three saves for the victory in goal.

SERIES VS. CORNELL

• Syracuse is 25-2-1 all-time against the Big Red. The teams played every season from 1979-2007, but this will be the first meeting since.

• In the most recent match-up, on Oct. 25, 2007 at Coyne Stadium, Cornell built a 2-0 halftime lead and held on to defeat the Orange, 3-2, snapping a 21-game winning streak for SU vs. the Big Red. Jessica Lerew and Brittany Angellella scored for SU.

• Syracuse's last win in the series was a 4-3 overtime triumph on Oct. 24, 2006 in Ithaca. Meg Ryan scored twice for the victors.

FARR ON FIRE

• Freshman forward Karlee Farr was named the Atlantic Coast Conference Field Hockey Player of the Week on Oct. 15 after leading the third-ranked Orange to a pair of victories, including a 2-1, double-overtime league win over seventh-ranked Duke.

• Farr scored Syracuse's lone goal in regulation in the road match at Duke on Oct. 11. She followed up with the game-winning score in Oct. 13's come-from-behind 3-1 win over New Hampshire.

• Farr, of Mount Joy, Pa., has scored six goals in her last four games to give her seven on the season.

TERPS EDGE ORANGE IN OT

• No. 1 Maryland scored with 49 seconds remaining in regulation and again 2:37 into overtime to defeat No. 4 Syracuse, 2-1, on Oct. 18 at the Terrapins' Field Hockey & Lacrosse Complex. Karlee Farr scored for the Orange with 21:01 left in the second half to break a scoreless tie before the Terrapins mounted their late comeback.

• Jill Witmer scored her 14th goal of the season in the 73rd minute, converting on a penalty corner to give Maryland the victory. The goal came after the home team tied the game on Maxine Fluharty's goal in the final minute.

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 on the weekend of Oct. 5-6 ran her career point total to 105, making her the fourth player in SU history to reach triple digits. Now at 1-6 points, she is six behind third-place Lindsey Conrad's (2008-10) 112.

• Geyer has 11 assists on the season, running her career total to 40, 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.

UP NEXT

• The Orange concludes the regular season next Saturday with a 1 p.m. match-up with No. 2 North Carolina at J.S. Coyne Stadium. Syracuse's seniors will be honored prior to the game.

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