Syracuse remains at No. 13 in latest NFHCA Coaches’ Poll
Syracuse remained No. 13 in the National Field Hockey Coaches Association poll despite its losses to North Carolina and Cornell. Aidan Groeling | Contributing Photographer
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Despite two losses to ranked teams over the last week, Syracuse (9-5, 1-3 Atlantic Coast Conference) stayed at No. 13 in the National Field Hockey Coaches Association Poll released Tuesday.
On Friday, Syracuse fell 4-1 to then-No. 3 North Carolina, who jumped a spot to No. 2 in the poll. While the Orange lost to their ACC rivals, they outshot the Tar Heels (8-6) and had more penalty corners (5-3).
On Sunday, Syracuse lost to then-No. 18 Cornell 2-1 in double overtime. Eefke van den Nieuwenhof missed two penalty strokes for Syracuse after going 6-for-6 entering the game. Thirty-two seconds into the second overtime, Grace Leahy scored to hand Cornell the victory.
The Orange remain the sixth highest-ranked team in the ACC. Ahead of it are North Carolina, No. 3 Duke, No. 7 Virginia, No. 8 Louisville and No. 12 Boston College.
