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Cardinals Earn No. 1 Seed in ACC Field Hockey Championship
November 01, 2020 | Field Hockey
Louisville will open ACC semifinal action Friday at 1:30 p.m. against the winner of Virginia and Wake Forest
The University of Louisville field hockey team has earned the No. 1 seed in the 2020 ACC Field Hockey championship.
The Cardinals (7-1, 5-1 ACC) will open the semifinals on Friday at 1:30 pm when they take on the winner of Thursday's quarterfinal matchup between No. 4 Virginia (3-6, 2-3) and No. 5 Wake Forest (3-7, 2-4). The semifinal winners will meet for the championship at noon on Sunday, Nov. 8.
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Thursday's other quarterfinal action features No. 2 seed and three-time defending ACC champion North Carolina (7-1, 4-1) paired against No. 7 Boston College (0-2, 0-2) at 4:30 p.m., while No. 3 Syracuse (4-3, 3-2) faces No. 6 Duke (2-6, 1-4) at 7 p.m. Friday's second semifinal match is scheduled for 4 p.m.
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UofL enters the ACC tournament as the top seed for the first time since joining the league in 2014. The Cardinals' 5-1 tally in conference play marks the most single season ACC wins in program history. The Cards went 4-2 in the ACC regular season in 2017.
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The 2020 ACCÂ Field Hockey Championship will not be open to the public, but ACC Network will carry all tournament action live, with Eric Frede handling play-by-play and Leah Secondo returning as color analyst.
For more information on the 2020 ACC Field Hockey Championship, please visit theACC.com.
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The Cardinals (7-1, 5-1 ACC) will open the semifinals on Friday at 1:30 pm when they take on the winner of Thursday's quarterfinal matchup between No. 4 Virginia (3-6, 2-3) and No. 5 Wake Forest (3-7, 2-4). The semifinal winners will meet for the championship at noon on Sunday, Nov. 8.
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Thursday's other quarterfinal action features No. 2 seed and three-time defending ACC champion North Carolina (7-1, 4-1) paired against No. 7 Boston College (0-2, 0-2) at 4:30 p.m., while No. 3 Syracuse (4-3, 3-2) faces No. 6 Duke (2-6, 1-4) at 7 p.m. Friday's second semifinal match is scheduled for 4 p.m.
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UofL enters the ACC tournament as the top seed for the first time since joining the league in 2014. The Cardinals' 5-1 tally in conference play marks the most single season ACC wins in program history. The Cards went 4-2 in the ACC regular season in 2017.
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The 2020 ACCÂ Field Hockey Championship will not be open to the public, but ACC Network will carry all tournament action live, with Eric Frede handling play-by-play and Leah Secondo returning as color analyst.
For more information on the 2020 ACC Field Hockey Championship, please visit theACC.com.
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