The Syracuse field hockey team’s 2016 schedule was released Tuesday morning. The Orange is slated to play nine teams that participated in last year’s NCAA tournament, including Atlantic Coast Conference rival North Carolina, whom the Orange defeated in the national championship game in 2015.

Fresh off its first national championship in program history, the Orange will display its championship banner during its home opener against Boston College on Sept. 9.

The Orange starts the season with three games at neutral locations against Temple, Maryland, and Liberty. The team’s first road game will be against Hofstra before returning for its first pair of home games.

The last game of the season will be on Oct. 30 against Indiana. Overall, Syracuse will play 16 games with six staying within the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Below is the full 2016 schedule:

ACC games in bold
* – Neutral Locations

Friday, Aug. 26, 1 p.m. – vs. Temple*

Sunday, Aug. 28, noon – vs. Maryland*

Saturday, Sept. 3, noon vs. Liberty*

Sunday, Sept. 4, 1 p.m. – at Hofstra

Friday, Sept. 9, 3:30 p.m. – vs. Boston College

Sunday, Sept. 11, 2 p.m. – vs. Stanford

Saturday, Sept. 17, 5 P.M. – at Wake Forest

Friday, Sept. 23, 6 p.m. – at North Carolina

Sunday, Sept. 25, 1 p.m. – vs. Penn

Friday, Sept. 30, 3:30 p.m. – vs. Louisville

Sunday, Oct. 2, noon – at Bucknell

Friday, Oct. 7, 5 p.m. – vs. Duke

Sunday, Oct. 9, 3 p.m. – at Cornell

Saturday, Oct. 15, 3 p.m. – at Virginia

Sunday, Oct. 23, 1 p.m. – at Boston University

Sunday, Oct. 30, 1 p.m. – vs. Indiana

Published on June 28, 2016 at 11:58 pm

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