Orange Dismantle Duke, Advance to ACC Semifinals Friday at 3:30 PM

Thursday, November 4

Syracuse, NY

5 PM

Syracuse University

(13-4)

Duke

(6-11)

Duke University

Syracuse

Orange Dismantle Duke, Advance to ACC Semifinals Friday at 3:30 PM

11/4/2021 7:40:00 PM | Field Hockey

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Syracuse improved to 13-4 overall with a dominating 5-1 win over 7-seed Duke (6-11) in the ACC Tournament Quarterfinals on Thursday evening. Four different Orange scored in the win, including Eefke van den Nieuwenhof who scored twice on consecutive penalty corners.

The Orange advance to the ACC semifinals for the second time in two years and will face 3-seed North Carolina at 3:30 p.m. on Friday at home. The Tar Heels advanced with a 3-2 overtime win in the final game on Thursday's quarterfinal win over Wake Forest. All games of the ACC Tournament will be televised nationally on ACC Network with Mike Corey and Leah Secondo on the call.

Ninth-ranked 'Cuse scored in the opening minute of play when SJ Quigley took a shot of a rebounded save at the left post to put the Orange ahead early. Willemijn scored on Syracuse's second penalty corner of the game, when she deflected van den Nieuwenhof's shot for a 2-0 lead in the ninth minute.

At 11:40, Syracuse took a 3-0 lead when Charlotte de Vries found Hailey Bitters for Bitters' fourth goal of the season. Duke got on the board in the second quarter when Hannah Miller scored into the top left corner from the right side of the cage.

Syracuse took a 4-1 lead just before halftime when van den Nieuwenhof scored her first goal of the game on a penalty corner. She scored again in the final minute of the third quarter to put 'Cuse ahead 5-1, a lead which would hold through the end of regulation.

'Cuse and Carolina played during the regular season on Oct. 1 at J.S. Coyne Stadium. The Orange beat UNC 5-0, it was the first time Syracuse beat the Tar Heels since winning the 2015 National Championship. Friday's semifinal between the two is a rematch of last year's ACC semifinal, which UNC won 4-3 in overtime in Chapel Hill. The seeds are reversed this time as Syracuse is the No. 2 seed this season and is hosting for the first time in ACC Tournament History.

Virginia advanced with a 2-0 win over Boston College to face No. 1 seed Louisville at 1 p.m. Friday in the first semifinal game. Both games will be televised nationally on ACC Network.

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