#5 Syracuse Travels to #9 Duke for ACC Battle

#5/5 SYRACUSE vs. #9/11 DUKE
Details	Saturday, March 26 \| Koskinen Stadium \| Durham, N.C.\| Noon
Game Coverage	TV: ESPNU \| Radio: WTKW 99.5 FM (Syracuse) \| WAER Cuse.com: Listen \| WatchESPN.com: Watch \| Live Stats: View Twitter: @Cuse, @CuseMLAX
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TODAY'S GAME
- The fifth-ranked Orange continues its conference rivalry with Duke at Koskinen Stadium on Saturday, in the 15th meeting between the two programs.
- The game will be broadcast on ESPNU, with Eamon McAnaney (pxp) and Paul Carcaterra (color) on the call.
- Syracuse enters the game 5-1 after falling to Johns Hopkins 11-10 last weekend. The Blue Devils come into the tilt with a record of 6-4, having dropped their last game against Air Force, 10-9.

THE DUKE SERIES
- This will be the 15th meeting between the two programs, with Syracuse controlling a 9-5 record all-time against Duke.
- The last meeting between the Orange and the Blue Devils came in the 2015 ACC Championship. After falling behind 6-2 in the first quarter, Syracuse roared back to win 15-14 behind three goals and four assists from Kevin Rice.
- Duke is the second ACC opponent for the Orange in 2016. The first came at Virginia, with the Orange defeating the Cavaliers, 14-13.

MILESTONE WATCH
- With a goal in last weekend's matchup with Johns Hopkins, Dylan Donahue reached the 125 goal plateau, making him 14th at in all-time goals at Syracuse. He's seven goals from cracking the top-10 at Syracuse.
- Donahue is also six points shy of becoming the 17th player in program history to record 200 points in their career.
- Donahue could also be just the fourth player in program history to lead the team in goals three seasons in his career if he continues his streak this season.

IN THE CLEAR
- Syracuse is currently clearing at 93-percent, up two percent from 2015's percentage, which ranked third nationally.
- By finishing at over 90 percent in 2015, it marked the third time in five years the Orange achieved that feat. SU also hit the 90 percent mark in 2011 and 2013.
- According to research done by the Virginia Athletic Media Relations Office, there have been 21 seasons in which a Division I team has cleared the ball at 90 percent or better, including three by SU.

Syracuse and Duke face off at Noon Saturday on ESPNU.

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Players Mentioned

Dylan Donahue

Kevin Rice

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