Orange Set for ACC Field Hockey Tournament

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Syracuse University's 17th-ranked field hockey team will face No. 3 Duke (14-4) in the first round of the ACC Tournament this Thursday at 1:30 p.m. in Chapel Hill, N.C. The Orange are the No. 7 seed and Duke earned the No. 2 seed.

'Cuse (8-7) holds a 5-1 winning record against Duke since the two teams began competition in
2013. Earlier this season, the Blue Devils handed the Orange their first loss in series history with
a 1-0 win at J.S. Coyne Stadium on Sept. 14. Goalkeeper Borg van der Velde recorded a
career-high 11 saves amidst the loss for the Orange.

Syracuse will make its sixth ACC Tournament appearance and first as the No. 7 seed after posting a 1-5 record in conference play during the regular season.

Last year, Louisville ousted Syracuse in the quarterfinals, with a goal in the last two minutes of regulation to advance with a 3-2 win.

Syracuse has rarely let seeding affect its ACC Tournament outcome. In 2014, the Orange made it to the ACC Championship Game with an initial sixth-seed placement.

The Blue Devils are fresh off a win over Ohio last week. Seeded No. 2 in the tournament, Duke has a 5-1 record over ACC Competition, with its only loss to No. 1 North Carolina. In the 2017 tournament, Louisville also ended Duke's ACC Championship aspirations when the Cardinals advanced after winning a shootout during the semifinals. The Blue Devils have a 17-35 all-time record in the ACC Tournament since joining the league in 1953 and have reached the semifinals in each of the last two seasons.

Fans can watch Thursday's quarterfinal game on ACCN Extra at 1:30 p.m.

Tickets for the ACC Tournament Pass (all games) are $10 and single game tickets are $5. Youth tickets (18 and under) are free. All tickets can be purchased on game day at the Stadium.

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Borg van der Velde

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