Louisville Will Face Syracuse in ACC Quarterfinals Thursday

GREENSBORO, N.C. - The University of Louisville earned the No. 5 seed in the ACC Field Hockey Championship and will face fourth-seeded Syracuse in the quarterfinals Thursday at 12 p.m. at the Boston College Field Hockey Complex in Newton, Massachusetts. The winner will go on to face top-seeded North Carolina in the semifinals on Friday at 1 p.m.

The Cardinals (14-4, 3-3 ACC) and the Orange (11-5, 3-3) will meet for the second time in less than a week after the teams wrapped up the regular season on Sunday with Syracuse prevailing 2-1 in overtime at Louisville's Trager Stadium.

Defending champion North Carolina (16-0, 6-0) is again the No. 1 seed and earned a bye into Friday's 1 p.m. semifinal game. The Tar Heels will face the winner of Thursday's noon quarterfinal matchup between No. 4 Syracuse (12-5, 3-3) and No. 5 Louisville (14-4, 3-3).

?Other Thursday quarterfinal action finds No. 7 Wake Forest (8-10, 0-6) paired against No. 2 Boston College (11-6, 4-2) at 2:30 p.m., while No. 3 Virginia (15-3, 4-2) faces No. 6 Duke (12-6, 1-5) at 5 p.m.
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Friday's second semifinal match is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. The semifinal winners will meet for the championship at 11 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 10.

Full tournament tickets for the 2019 ACC Field Hockey Championship may be purchased on site for $10. Single-game adult tickets are $5 each. Youth 18 years of age and younger will be admitted free.

This year's Championship will feature five teams currently ranked among the top 10 in the latest NFHCA poll – No. 1 North Carolina, No. 4 Duke, No. 5 Louisville, No. 6 Virginia and No. 10 Boston College. All seven ACC teams are ranked nationally, with Syracuse currently at No. 14 and Wake Forest at No. 20.

ACC Network Extra will show all tournament action live, except for Friday's 3:30 p.m. semifinal, which will be carried by ACC Network Extra.

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Louisville Will Face Syracuse in ACC Quarterfinals Thursday

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