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Syracuse field hockey falls 3 spots to No. 6 in coaches poll

Jordan Phelps | Staff Photographer

Syracuse did not receive a first-place vote this week after a home loss to Wake Forest.

UPDATED: Sept. 19, 2017 at 2:46 p.m.

Syracuse (8-1, 1-1 Atlantic Coast) fell to No. 6 this week in the National Field Hockey Coaches Association Coaches Poll. The Orange ranked as high as third in the country during its seven-game shutout streak.

That streak ended with a 2-1 home loss to Wake Forest last Saturday. SU still ranks first in the country in goals allowed (two). The next closest team is Cornell, with four.

With losses last week from SU, Penn State and Duke, Connecticut remains the only undefeated team in the country and tops the coaches poll. All seven ACC teams rank inside the top 15 and five are in the Top 10.

Syracuse did not receive a first-place vote, but No. 7 North Carolina did. Despite its 6-2 record, the Tar Heels received one vote. The teams play Saturday afternoon in Syracuse. In one matchup last year, North Carolina won, 3-2, in Chapel Hill.



The story has been updated for appropriate style.





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