Syracuse ranks No. 8 in latest national poll
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Syracuse (7-4, 3-2 Atlantic Coast) is in the top 10 of the Penn Monto/NFHCA Division I National Coaches Poll for the first time since 2018. The team finished 8-8 and lost to Duke in the ACC tournament quarterfinals.
SU has won both of its opening two games this spring. In its spring opener against St. Joseph’s University, Syracuse won 4-1, with two goals from Chiara Gutsche off of corners in the fourth period cementing its victory.
Later that weekend, the Orange held off Towson in a 3-2 victory. While neither team scored in the second half, the Orange outshot the Tigers 27-6, with 19 of those shots on goal.
All six of Syracuse’s next ACC matchups are also in the top 15 — No. 12 Duke, No. 13 Wake Forest, No. 2 Louisville, No. 15 Boston College, No. 14 Virginia and No. 1 North Carolina. This fall, Syracuse lost to UNC 4-3 in overtime in the ACC tournament semifinals.
Syracuse has a bye week this week, but it will play Duke for the third time this season on March 27 after winning both of the previous matchups last fall.
