No. 6 Virginia Plays at No. 10 Syracuse Friday
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – The No. 6 Virginia field hockey team (5-3, 0-1 ACC) returns to conference play on Friday by taking on No. 10 Syracuse (6-1, 0-1 ACC) at 2 p.m. at J.S. Coyne Stadium in Syracuse, N.Y,
BROADCAST INFORMATION
- The match will stream online on ACCNX through the ESPN app. It is available through participating TV providers that carry ACCN
- Live stats will be available
NOTES ABOUT THE GAME
- Virginia and Syracuse were tied for No. 6 in last week’s NFHCA poll. The Cavaliers remained at No. 6 in this week’s poll while the Orange dropped to No. 10
- Daniela Mendez-Trendler is ninth in the ACC in goals-per-game at 0.50 and is seventh in points per game (1.50)
- Laura Janssen has a career-best four assists this season. She had five assists in her first four seasons combined. She and Mendez-Trendler are tied for fifth in the ACC in assists per game (0.50)
- Noa Boterman leads the ACC in defensive saves with three. The national leaders have four this season
- Boterman converted a penalty stroke against Maryland on Monday. She is 2-for-2 in strokes this season
- Tyler Kennedy leads the ACC in saves per game at 3.62
- Virginia leads the all-time series 12-3 against Syracuse and has won the last nine meetings
ON THE HORIZON
- The Cavaliers have Sunday off and will return to action next Friday, playing at No. 4 Louisville on Friday, Sept. 29 at 3 p.m.