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Orange Start Season Ranked in Top 15
1/28/2019 8:57:00 PM | Women's Lacrosse
SYRACUSE, N.Y. – Syracuse will begin the 2019 season ranked in the top 20 in both the Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA) and Inside Lacrosse media polls. The Orange are No. 15 in the preseason coaches poll and No. 13 in the media rankings. Both preseason polls were released on Monday, Jan. 29.
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Syracuse returns veterans in all areas of the field from last year's squad that earned an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament. Junior attacker Emily Hawryschuk and junior defender Kerry Defliese earned All-ACC and All-Northeast Region honors in 2018. Hawryschuk led the squad in points (61) and goals (53) with career highs in both categories. Defliese tied for second on the team in caused turnovers (15) and ranked third in ground balls (20) and draw controls (42).
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Boston College, the national runner-up a year ago, took the top spot in both preseason polls. Maryland and North Carolina tied for second in the coaches poll, while the Terrapins are No. 2 and the Tar Heels No. 3 in the media rankings. Syracuse will take on all three of those squads, including the Eagles in the Carrier Dome on Saturday, Feb. 16. The Orange were one of seven ACC teams ranked in the preseason top 20.
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Syracuse opens the season on Friday, Feb. 8 against Connecticut at 3 p.m. in the Carrier Dome. Admission is free.
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Syracuse returns veterans in all areas of the field from last year's squad that earned an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament. Junior attacker Emily Hawryschuk and junior defender Kerry Defliese earned All-ACC and All-Northeast Region honors in 2018. Hawryschuk led the squad in points (61) and goals (53) with career highs in both categories. Defliese tied for second on the team in caused turnovers (15) and ranked third in ground balls (20) and draw controls (42).
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Boston College, the national runner-up a year ago, took the top spot in both preseason polls. Maryland and North Carolina tied for second in the coaches poll, while the Terrapins are No. 2 and the Tar Heels No. 3 in the media rankings. Syracuse will take on all three of those squads, including the Eagles in the Carrier Dome on Saturday, Feb. 16. The Orange were one of seven ACC teams ranked in the preseason top 20.
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Syracuse opens the season on Friday, Feb. 8 against Connecticut at 3 p.m. in the Carrier Dome. Admission is free.
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