Riding a four-game winning streak that includes wins over No. 3 Connecticut, No. 5 Louisville and No. 20 Wake Forest, Syracuse has moved up two spots to No. 12 in the weekly NFHCA/Penn Monto Division I Coaches Poll.

SU (12-5, 3-3 Atlantic Coast) trails five ACC teams as it enters the conference tournament. The Orange’s postseason begins on Nov. 7 with a quarterfinals matchup against Louisville. Syracuse is coming off a 2-1 overtime win over Louisville. 

In that win, junior midfielder Carolin Hoffmann scored both goals for SU, which earned her the ACC offensive player of the week award. Hoffmann has three goals and two assists on the season. 

This marks the third consecutive week a Syracuse player has taken home a weekly conference honor, as Sarah Luby and Sarah Sinck previously won offensive player of the week and defensive player of the week, respectively.

The winner of Thursday’s Syracuse-Louisville rematch will play No. 1 overall seed North Carolina. The undefeated Tar Heels beat SU, 3-1, on Oct. 12 in J.S. Coyne Stadium. UNC sophomore Erin Matson leads the nation in goals (1.57) and assists (.93) per game.

While SU is ranked No. 12 in the nation, the Orange have the eighth best RPI, which is one factor that determines NCAA tournament seeding. Sixteen teams make the tournament, which begins on Nov. 22 in Winston Salem, NC.