Field Hockey Remains in Top 15 for Week Three
9/10/2024 11:05:00 AM | Field Hockey
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Entering the third week of the 2024 season, Syracuse University field hockey remains in the top 15 of the Penn Monto/NFHCA Coaches Poll, despite a setback last week.
The Orange (2-1) gathered 389 points this week, slipping from 10th to 14th in the second coaches poll of the season. Syracuse dropped a 5-0 decision to then-No. 14 Ohio State, up to number eight this week.
Northwestern pulled ahead in the polls this week, retaining the number one spot with 995 total points and 45 first-place votes. North Carolina was second with 967 points and six top selections while Virginia was third with 883 points. Duke (814) and Maryland (805) decisively rounded out the top five; Iowa was sixth with 695 points.
Six ACC teams were inside the top 20 this week, led by No. 2 North Carolina, No. 3 Virginia and No. 4 Duke. Louisville was ranked ninth with 523 points, followed by Syracuse and Boston College (306) at 17th.
In addition to the five other ACC teams in the polls, Syracuse boasts No. 8 Ohio State, No. 15 Princeton (Oct. 6), and No. 16 UConn (Oct. 27) on the 2024 calendar.
No. 14 Syracuse returns to J.S. Coyne Stadium this weekend for a pair of nonconference games, leading off with Northeastern on Friday afternoon for a 4 p.m. showdown on ACC Network Extra. 'Cuse rounds out the weekend on Sunday, September 15 against Lafayette for a 1 p.m. game, also on ACC Network Extra.
The Orange (2-1) gathered 389 points this week, slipping from 10th to 14th in the second coaches poll of the season. Syracuse dropped a 5-0 decision to then-No. 14 Ohio State, up to number eight this week.
Northwestern pulled ahead in the polls this week, retaining the number one spot with 995 total points and 45 first-place votes. North Carolina was second with 967 points and six top selections while Virginia was third with 883 points. Duke (814) and Maryland (805) decisively rounded out the top five; Iowa was sixth with 695 points.
Six ACC teams were inside the top 20 this week, led by No. 2 North Carolina, No. 3 Virginia and No. 4 Duke. Louisville was ranked ninth with 523 points, followed by Syracuse and Boston College (306) at 17th.
In addition to the five other ACC teams in the polls, Syracuse boasts No. 8 Ohio State, No. 15 Princeton (Oct. 6), and No. 16 UConn (Oct. 27) on the 2024 calendar.
No. 14 Syracuse returns to J.S. Coyne Stadium this weekend for a pair of nonconference games, leading off with Northeastern on Friday afternoon for a 4 p.m. showdown on ACC Network Extra. 'Cuse rounds out the weekend on Sunday, September 15 against Lafayette for a 1 p.m. game, also on ACC Network Extra.
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