Syracuse Field Hockey Hits the Road Again

Date	Opponent	Time	Watch	Statistics	Game Notes
Oct. 16	at North Carolina *	6 PM	ACC Network	Live Stats	Syracuse \| North Carolina
Oct. 18	at Wake Forest *	12 PM	ACCNX	Live Stats	Syracuse \| Wake Forest
Oct. 19	at Wake Forest	12 PM	ACCNX	Live Stats	Syracuse \| Wake Forest

Syracuse is headed down south for the third-straight weekend this time to face two-time defending national champion North Carolina and Wake Forest in a trip of road games. The Orange kick off the weekend with a 6 p.m. matchup against the Tar Heels on ACC Network on Friday night and take on Wake Forest on back-to-back days Sunday, Oct. 18 and Monday, Oct. 19 at noon. Sunday's match against the Demon Deacons will be an Atlantic Coast Conference contest.

The Orange are 1-2 this season and are coming off a 4-3 win against Duke last Saturday at the Virginia Beach Sportsplex. The Orange lost their first two games of the season against Virginia, both by one goal. Florine van Boetzelaer leads 'Cuse with three goals this season and was named ACC and NFHCA National Offensive Player of the Week for her efforts in Syracuse's victory over the Blue Devils last week.

Inside the Matchup
This is the 17^th meeting in program history Syracuse and North Carolina. The two first played in 1991. The Tar Heels lead the series 10-6 all-time and have won the last three matchups. The 2016 and 2017 contests went to double overtime and overtime, respectively. This will be the two teams' first meeting since October 2019, where UNC earned a 3-1 victory and Charlotte de Vries scored the lone goal for the Orange.

Wake Forest and Syracuse have played 11 times with the Demon Deacons holding a 6-5 edge in the series. Last time they met, Syracuse won a back-and-forth battle, 4-2, on October 25, 2019 at J.S. Coyne Stadium.

Scouting the Opposition
North Carolina comes into the weekend 4-1 overall. The Tar Heels, picked as the favorite to win the ACC title, are coming off back-to-back victories over Virginia. UNC opened the season with a win at Wake Forest before their Louisville handed the Tar Heels their first loss since the 2017 Final Four.

Wake Forest (1-3) lost its season opener against North Carolina and have since split a two-game series at Virginia, winning the first game 2-1 but losing the second, 0-1. Most recently, 1-2 loss to Louisville last weekend. Excessive rain and unplayable field conditions canceled the second game of the weekend between Wake Forest and Louisville originally scheduled for Sunday, Oct. 11.

Fans in the Stands
No public admission is allowed at Karen Shelton Stadium, for Friday night's game. Fans are encouraged to watch live on ACC Network.

Wake Forest University is only permitting 50 Demon Deacon fans to attend home games. At this time Wake Forest will not be able to accommodate any other fans. Both games at WFU will be available to stream live on ACC Network Extra via the WatchESPN App.

Up Next
The Orange return home to wrap up the regular season with a conference game against Louisville on Oct. 30 at 2 p.m.

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Players Mentioned

Charlotte de Vries

Florine van Boetzelaer

Syracuse University Athletics