Four 2016 NCAA Tournament Opponents Highlight 2016-17 Slate
8/3/2016 1:14:00 PM | Ice Hockey
SYRACUSE, N.Y. – Syracuse women's ice hockey head coach Paul Flanagan announced the 2016-17 schedule on Wednesday. The slate includes games against four 2016 NCAA Tournament teams, including the tournament's runner-up Boston College.
Fans will have several opportunities to catch the Orange in action throughout the season with 17 home games, including two exhibition games against the Minnesota Whitecaps in November.
Syracuse will square off with four in-state teams with games against Colgate, Clarkson, Cornell and RIT. The Orange will play each team in the CHA four times, twice at home and twice on the road.
The Orange start the season with a home exhibition game against University of Montreal on Saturday, Sept. 24, before opening the regular season with a pair of games against Bemidji State on Sept. 30 and Oct. 1.
'Cuse hits the road for games against Northeastern (Oct. 14 and 15) before a home-and-away with Colgate on Oct. 21 and 22. The Orange will open CHA play with home games against Lindenwood (Oct. 28 and 29) and road games against Robert Morris (Nov. 4 and 5) and Mercyhurst (Nov. 11 and 12).
After exhibition games against the Whitecaps on Nov. 19 and 20, Syracuse will face off with North Dakota on the road on Nov. 25 and 26. Next is a pair of home-and-away series with in-state rivals RIT (Dec. 2 and 3) and Clarkson (Dec. 9 and 10).
After the winter break, the Orange will pick back up on the road against the 2016 national runner-up Boston College on Jan. 4. Syracuse will play its last non-conference game at Cornell on Jan. 10.
The season concludes with the Orange playing 12-straight CHA games. Syracuse will host Penn State on Jan. 13 and 14, before going on the road against Lindenwood on Jan. 20 and 21. Next, 'Cuse will have four-straight home games against Robert Morris (Jan. 27 and 28) and Mercyhurst (Feb. 10 and 11).
Syracuse will play three of the last four regular season games on the road, with a home-and-away with RIT (Feb. 17 and 18) and at Penn State (Feb. 24 and 25).
The Orange return 17 letterwinners from last season's team that won a program record 14 conference games and advanced to the CHA title game against Mercyhurst as the No. 2 seed. Among the returners are All-CHA selections and scoring trophy winners Jessica Sibley and Stephanie Grossi.
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Fans will have several opportunities to catch the Orange in action throughout the season with 17 home games, including two exhibition games against the Minnesota Whitecaps in November.
Syracuse will square off with four in-state teams with games against Colgate, Clarkson, Cornell and RIT. The Orange will play each team in the CHA four times, twice at home and twice on the road.
The Orange start the season with a home exhibition game against University of Montreal on Saturday, Sept. 24, before opening the regular season with a pair of games against Bemidji State on Sept. 30 and Oct. 1.
'Cuse hits the road for games against Northeastern (Oct. 14 and 15) before a home-and-away with Colgate on Oct. 21 and 22. The Orange will open CHA play with home games against Lindenwood (Oct. 28 and 29) and road games against Robert Morris (Nov. 4 and 5) and Mercyhurst (Nov. 11 and 12).
After exhibition games against the Whitecaps on Nov. 19 and 20, Syracuse will face off with North Dakota on the road on Nov. 25 and 26. Next is a pair of home-and-away series with in-state rivals RIT (Dec. 2 and 3) and Clarkson (Dec. 9 and 10).
After the winter break, the Orange will pick back up on the road against the 2016 national runner-up Boston College on Jan. 4. Syracuse will play its last non-conference game at Cornell on Jan. 10.
The season concludes with the Orange playing 12-straight CHA games. Syracuse will host Penn State on Jan. 13 and 14, before going on the road against Lindenwood on Jan. 20 and 21. Next, 'Cuse will have four-straight home games against Robert Morris (Jan. 27 and 28) and Mercyhurst (Feb. 10 and 11).
Syracuse will play three of the last four regular season games on the road, with a home-and-away with RIT (Feb. 17 and 18) and at Penn State (Feb. 24 and 25).
The Orange return 17 letterwinners from last season's team that won a program record 14 conference games and advanced to the CHA title game against Mercyhurst as the No. 2 seed. Among the returners are All-CHA selections and scoring trophy winners Jessica Sibley and Stephanie Grossi.
For complete coverage of Syracuse and Syracuse women's ice hockey, follow us on Facebook (Syracuse Orange), Twitter (@Cuse & @CuseIce), Instagram (@CusePics & @CuseIce) and watch exclusive video content on Cuse TV.
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