#6 Seed Orange Host #11 Seed Virginia Tech in First Round of ACC Championship

Game Details: Wednesday, Nov.5, SU Soccer Stadium, 6 p.m. ET
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SYRACUSE, N.Y. – The No. 6 seed Orange males’s soccer group will face the No. 11 seed Virginia Tech within the First Round of the ACC Championship on Wednesday Nov. 5. Kickoff is slated for six p.m. on the SU Soccer Stadium.
 
Admission and parking to this occasion is free, and gates will open one hour earlier than kickoff at 5 p.m.
 
‘Cuse Update
Syracuse concluded its common season with a 1-1 draw towards No. 4 NC State on Friday Oct. 31.
 
Sophomore Sachiel Ming recorded his first profession aim within the eightieth minute to tie up the rating. The ahead discovered his manner by way of a block of Wolfpack defenders to seek out the aim. NC State Goalkeeper Logan Erb allowed solely his fourth aim of the season.

Graduate Student goalkeeper Tomas Hut collected 5 saves towards NC State, solely permitting one aim on a penalty kick towards the Wolfpack. He now has 54 saves this season.

The Orange now maintain a 4-3-2 file on the highway and a 7-6-3 (4-3-1) file general and clinched the sixth seed within the convention.

 

 

Scouting the Hokies

Virginia Tech concluded its common season with a 3-3 draw towards Clemson. The Hokies scored two objectives within the 67th and 69th minutes.

Beltran Alvarez scored first for the Hokies within the forty fourth minute with an help by Declan Quill. Quill was the following to strike within the 67th minute off an help from Joao Felicio. Bringing the match to a draw, Yanis Belatrache scored with an help from Quill within the 69th minute. Quill helped lead the group along with his four-point recreation. Virginia Tech goalkeeper Sam Joseph defended the web, gathering 10 saves towards Clemson. The senior has 39 saves this 12 months.

Defender Dagur Traustason leads Virginia Tech offensively with 14 factors this season. The freshman has collected seven objectives this 12 months.

Virginia Tech entered the United Soccer Coaches ballot within the first week at No. 12. The Hokies’ highest rating was at No. 8 in Week 2. Virginia Tech formally went unranked within the fourth week. The Hokies had been projected to complete in thirteenth place within the convention in accordance with the ACC preseason ballot. They at the moment stand in eleventh place with 9 factors and a 2-3-3 convention file.

In 2024, Virginia Tech completed its season with a 7-6-4 file and in 14th place within the ACC with a 1-5-2 file. The Hokies took a first-round exit within the 2024 ACC Tournament, falling to Duke 2-0.

 

Series History

• This match marks the eleventh assembly between the 2 groups. Syracuse leads the collection 6-3-1.
• The final time the 2 groups confronted off, the Orange fell 2-0 to the Hokies at house on Sept. 13, 2024.
• Syracuse is 4-3-2 at house, whereas Virginia Tech is 1-2-3 on the highway.

Up Next
 
If the Orange seize the win on Wednesday evening over Virginia Tech, they are going to transfer on to the Quarterfinal Round of the ACC Championship and face the winner of the No. 3 seed NC State and No. 14 seed Louisville match. The Quarterfinal Round will probably be hosted on the highest-seed’s discipline on Sunday Nov. 9. Kickoff is about for both 2, 6 or 8 p.m. ET.
 
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