Syracuse Hosts #18 UNC for Senior Day

Syracuse vs. No. 18 North Carolina
Game Details	Sunday, Oct. 23 \| Syracuse, N.Y. \| 1 p.m.
Game Coverage	Television: Time Warner Cable Sports/ACC Network Extra Twitter: @cusewsoc
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SYRACUSE, N.Y. – The Syracuse women's soccer team will host No. 18 North Carolina on Sunday, Oct. 23 at 1 p.m. at SU Soccer Stadium. The match is the last regular season home match for the Orange and will serve as Senior Day for the graduating members of the team.

Syracuse fell on the road to Wake Forest on Thursday on a golden goal in the second overtime period. Stephanie Skilton kept the Orange in the game with her two goals, including one late in regulation that knotted up the score.

North Carolina picked up a 3-0 win at Pittsburgh on Thursday to move into a tie for fifth place in the Atlantic Coast Conference standings.

Five members of the Orange will be honored in a Senior Day ceremony, including Annette Cappellino, Maddie Iozzi, Rebecca Pongetti, Sierra Shafer and Stephanie Skilton.

Cappellino joined the Orange in 2015 as a transfer. She came in for Courtney Brosnan at Fairfield earlier this season and helped the team secure a shutout. The Penfield, N.Y. native is a public health major in the David B. Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamic.

Iozzi has played in every game for the Orange the last four seasons. This season, she has recorded an assist and one goal. That goal was the game-winner against Albany on Aug. 28. She has played a crucial part on the Syracuse backline that has kept 20 opponents scoreless in her time. The Ajax, Ontario native is a health and physical education major.

Pongetti also came to the Orange as a transfer in 2014. She has played in all but one game this season in the midfield. The Hamilton, Ontario native is a sport management major in the David B. Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamic.

Shafer is a goalkeeper for the Orange. She has been an active member of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee, serving as the vice president of career development. The Chittenango, N.Y. native is a public relations major.

Skilton has left her mark on the Syracuse record books, tied for the third leading goal-scorer in Orange history with 26 goals. She was only the eighth player in program history to score a hat trick in 2013. She leads the team with five goals this season, including a golden goal at Cornell. The Auckland, New Zealand native is a Health and Exercise Science major.

The match will be broadcast by Time Warner Cable Sports and can be streamed on ACC Network Extra.

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Players Mentioned

Courtney Brosnan

Annette Cappellino

Maddie Iozzi

Rebecca Pongetti

Sierra Shafer

Stephanie Skilton

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