Fifth-Ranked ‘Cuse Heads for California

No. 5 Syracuse at California: Sunday | Oct. 12 | 1 p.m. PT/4 p.m. ET | Berkeley, Calif. | Underhill Field

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From the Start

– It’s time for the West Coast Road Swing because the Orange make their first trek out to the Golden State for the primary time in ACC play.

– Fifth-ranked Syracuse takes on Stanford Friday evening with a 5 p.m. PT/8 p.m. ET begin on ACC Network Extra, adopted by a 1 p.m. PT/4 p.m. ET showdown on Sunday with Cal.

– The Orange make their first cross-country trek for the reason that 2019 season and this marks the primary time Syracuse will play at each Stanford and Cal as ACC opponents.

– The well-rested Orange are coming off of a 5-1 Senior Day win over Colgate on Friday earlier than a uncommon Sunday off from exterior competitors (although Syracuse has an off-Sunday once more subsequent week following the North Carolina match at Coyne).

– Syracuse presently sits in fifth within the ACC standings at 1-2, main Stanford in sixth (1-3) and California (0-3) in a tie with Boston College within the precarious eighth spot.

– The Orange remained within the quantity 5 spot within the week’s NFHCA Division I Coaches Poll, the fifth-straight week Syracuse has been inside the highest 10, probably the most top-10 weeks since 5 through the 2021 marketing campaign.

With a Win Friday Syracuse Would…

– Improve to 5-0 away from J.S. Coyne Stadium this season, sitting at 3-0 in true street video games with a 1-0 impartial website report due to the win over Rutgers.

– Collect its sixth-straight win in a real street surroundings relationship again to a 7-2 win at Bucknell final season.

– Win its third straight over the Cardinal and its first in Stanford, California since a 2-1 additional time win on Sept. 1, 2018.

– Pick up its twenty sixth win all-time in opposition to a California-based program whereas bettering to 11-1-0 in true street video games in California.

– Win its first recreation on the street in virtually a month, relationship to a 5-2 choice at Lafayette. Syracuse has performed its final 5 video games at house over the previous three weeks.

Nothing But Apples

– Pati Strunk will need to have been raised underneath an apple tree as a result of all she’s carried out this season is hand out assists.

– The senior leads the Orange with 17 assists to date in 2025, benefiting drastically from Syracuse’s potent attacking penalty nook unit. 

– The Hamburg, Germany native is one in every of two gamers within the ACC with double-digit assists in 2025, main Wake’s Mia Montag by seven.

– Strunk can also be the nationwide chief in assists per recreation, averaging a whopping 1.55 assists per recreation. Appalachian State’s Lise Boekaar is second in Division I with 1.45 assists per recreation.

– The again is already tied for the third-most assists in program historical past for a single season, locking with Lieke Visser (2014), Matina Loncarica (2009) and Shannon Taylor (2008).

East Coast Meets West Coast

– The Orange head west for the primary time to sort out a pair of ACC opponents: Stanford and California.

– The Golden State groups are of their second season as members of the ACC as groups start their cycle of heading out west.

– Like the miners, Syracuse has discovered success in California, sporting a 25-3-0 all-time report in opposition to groups from California: Stanford (11-1), Pacific (6-1), Cal (6-1), and UC Davis (2-0).