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@CuseFH Opens Season as No. 5 in NFHCA Poll
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8/27/2014 1:59:00 PM
Syracuse, N.Y. – The Syracuse field hockey team will enter the 2014 campaign ranked fifth in the nation.
The Orange open the season at No. 5 in the Penn Monto/NFHCA Preseason Poll for the second-straight season, after finishing the 2013 season at No. 2 following a 16-4 record in its first year in the ACC.
Maryland topped the poll with 881 points, followed by North Carolina (855), UConn (831), Duke (766) and Syracuse (729). Virginia (572), Princeton (571), Penn State (552), Old Dominion (516) and UMass (406) round out the top-10.
'Cuse was also one of five schools to receive a first place vote.
The ranking extends SU's streak to 65-straight weeks in the top-10 of the NFHCA poll, dating back to Aug. 28, 2008.
The Orange's 2014 schedule features a host of teams in the preseason top-20 including: No. 2 North Carolina, No. 4 Duke, No. 6 Virginia, No. 7 Princeton, No. 10 Massachusetts, No. 13 Boston College and No. 16 Louisville.
The Orange will kick off the season on Friday at Ohio State at 3 p.m., as part of a swing of four games in five days throughout Ohio. Syracuse will then take on Miami (OH) Aug. 30, at Ohio Sept. 1 and at Kent State Sept. 2.
You can follow Syracuse field hockey via social media: on Facebook at
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@CuseFH.
