This Week in ACC Field Hockey

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (theACC.com) – With simply two weekends remaining within the common season, the sphere hockey motion all through the Atlantic Coast Conference is heating up. Wake Forest might clinch a share of the ACC regular-season championship this weekend with a win over No. 9 Duke. The Demon Deacons final received a share of the ACC regular-season title in 2006, whereas successful their final outright title in 2005. The Demon Deacons are tied for the nation’s longest successful streak at 13 video games.
 
Boston College concludes its common season this weekend with a pair of ACC contests. The Eagles will host No. 9 Syracuse on Friday, October 24, at 6 p.m. ET, earlier than assembly Louisville on Sunday, October 26, at midday ET. Friday’s match between the Eagles and Orange will air on ACC Network.
 
Syracuse’s Bo van Kempen leads the ACC in scoring with 20 objectives and 43 complete factors this season. Her teammate, Pati Strunk, has tallied a nation’s finest 19 assists this season to assist pave the way in which for the high-scoring Syracuse offense.
 
Throughout ACC play, a pair of Tar Heels, Charly Bruder and Ryleigh Heck, lead the league with seven objectives apiece, whereas Wake Forest’s Mia Montag ranks first in convention play with seven assists. On Wednesday, October 22, Bruder was tabbed the NFHCA National Offensive Player of the Week after logging 4 objectives and two assists final week.
 
Noting ACC Field Hockey

• North Carolina is the brand new No. 1 crew within the nation, turning into the primary ACC crew to carry the highest spot this season.
• 5 of the highest 10 groups within the RPI hail from the ACC.
• ACC groups have mixed to win 15 non-conference video games towards ranked opponents.
• The ACC additionally boasts the top-rated non-conference RPI within the nation.
• Wake Forest sits atop the ACC standings with an ideal 6-0 document in convention play. The Demon Deacons can clinch not less than a share of the ACC common season championship with a win over Duke on Friday, October 26.

  
ACC Field Hockey Weekly Schedule (All Times Eastern)
Friday, October 24
#3 Virginia at Louisville, 3 p.m., ACCNX
California at UC Davis, 3 p.m., YouTube
Richmond at #1 North Carolina, 5 p.m., ACCNX
#6 Wake Forest at #8 Duke, 5 p.m., ACCNX
#9 Syracuse at Boston College, 6 p.m., ACC Network
 
Sunday, October 26
App State at #6 Wake Forest, Noon, ACCNX
Louisville at Boston College, Noon, ACCNX
Old Dominion at #8 Duke, 1 p.m., ACCNX
UC Davis at Stanford, 4 p.m., ACCNX