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Message: [QUOTE="CuseLegacy, post: 1182943, member: 469"] [url]http://collegefieldhockey.blogspot.com/[/url] ACC conference tournament preview We start our coverage of conference tournaments with the ACC. A lot is on the line this week for schools across the country as they enter into the postseason. Some teams are looking to solidify their dominance and others are looking to win their conference tournament so that they can make it to the tournament. First up, the ACC. As most know, the ACC has been the dominate conference for a long time in the sport of field hockey. In the 2013 NCAA tournament they had three of the four teams in the final four. To make matters even more impressive, all seven ACC schools with field hockey programs made the NCAA tournament field. No other conference had that many qualify. This year the ACC looks to repeat that accomplishment. All seven schools are in the top 13 of the most recent coaches poll and the teams were almost even in conference play, with the regular season champion Virginia going 4-2 in conference play. The teams finished conference play in the following order: 1) Virginia 2) North Carolina 3) Boston College 4) Wake Forest 5) Louisville 6) Syracuse 7) Duke [B] Players to watch for: [/B]Syracuse- The Orange have had a powerful offense all season and this has been led by freshmen midfielder Lieke Visser. The Dutch phenom has had 17 assists this season and is second in the ACC in points. Visser is not afraid to shoot the ball, so look for her to make a difference on Thursday. Boston College- Because they have been fantastic all season long, I have to pick two for Boston College. Sophomore twins Emily and Eryn McCoy are both my pick for player to watch for. Both of them are goal scorers, with Emily leading the team with 10 goals and Eryn scoring 9 goals. They have been leaders on this team that has seen ups and downs and they will be difference makers in the tournament. [B]Prediction[/B]- Syracuse is currently #2 in the ACC in scoring margin and is averaging an impressive 4.44 goals per game. Despite that, I have to pick [B]Boston College[/B] in this game. The Eagles are a team who goes down swinging and has pulled off some great overtime victories this season, going 4-4 in overtime games. I think the Eagles will prevail in this matchup, but of course it will be dramatic and go into overtime. [/QUOTE]

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