This Week in ACC Field Hockey

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (theACC.com) – Eight of the 9 Atlantic Coast Conference Field Hockey groups will start league play on Friday, September 19, and proceed Sunday, September 21. Louisville may have the league’s open week and can sq. off with a pair of ranked non-conference opponents.
 
Sunday’s contest between No. 13 Boston College and No. 20 Wake Forest in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, will start at midday ET and be nationally televised on ACC Network. The linear broadcast will likely be one in every of 4 ranked matchups all through ACC play this weekend, together with a high 5 conflict between No. 3 Virginia and No. 4 Syracuse.
 
Louisville will host No. 14 Ohio State on Friday at 4 p.m. ET on ACCNX, earlier than touring to No. 15 Saint Joseph’s on Sunday for a midday ET contest on ESPN+. Saint Joseph’s is coming off a visit to the nationwide championship in 2024.
 
Noting ACC Field Hockey

• Conference play begins this weekend for 8 of the 9 ACC groups.
• Four convention video games this weekend will characteristic a pair of ranked groups.
• Six ACC groups are represented within the Penn Monto/NFHCA Coaches’ Poll, together with 4 groups within the high 10.
• The ACC posted a 12-8 file within the unofficial ACC/Big Ten Challenge over the primary three weeks of the season.
• Four ACC groups rank within the high 10 nationally in: Goals per sport, Points per sport, Goals in opposition to common, Scoring common, Shutouts per sport.
• The ACC has recorded 11 wins over non-conference nationally ranked opponents this season.

ACC Field Hockey Weekly Schedule
Friday, September 19
#14 Ohio State at Louisville | 4 p.m. | ACCNX
#13 Boston College at #3 Virginia | 5 p.m. | ACCNX
Stanford at #7 Duke | 5 p.m. | ACCNX
#20 Wake Forest at #4 Syracuse | 5 p.m. | ACCNX
California at #2 North Carolina | 6 p.m. | ACCNX
 
Sunday, September 21
#13 Boston College at #20 Wake Forest | Noon | ACC Network
#3 Virginia at #4 Syracuse | Noon | ACCNX
Louisville at #15 Saint Joseph’s | Noon | ESPN+
Stanford at #2 North Carolina | 1 p.m. | ACCNX
California at #7 Duke | 1 p.m. | ACCNX