Syracuse, N.Y. -- The Atlantic Coast Conference on Friday released schedules that cover fall regular season and tournament competition in soccer, volleyball and field hockey.
Here’s the rundown:
Cross Country
• Regular season runs Sept. 11-Oct. 24
• Seven weeks of competition
• ACC Championships: Friday, Oct. 30, at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, North Carolina, featuring all 15 men’s teams and all 15 women’s teams
Field Hockey
• Each of the ACC’s seven teams will play six regular-season conference games over seven weeks of competition from Sept. 18-Nov. 1
• ACC championship: single-elimination featuring all seven ACC teams – Nov. 5, 6 and 8 at Duke’s Williams Field at Jack Katz Stadium
Syracuse field hockey schedule
Men’s soccer
• Eleven ACC teams will compete and play six league games (three home, three away) from Sept. 10-Nov. 8
• North Region: Louisville, Notre Dame, Pitt, Syracuse, Virginia, Virginia Tech (play each division opponent once, plus one region home-and-home)
• South Region: Clemson, Duke, North Carolina, NC State, Wake Forest (play each division opponent once, plus two region home-and-homes)
• ACC Tournament format: eight teams (top four teams in each region); quarterfinals Nov. 15 and semifinals Nov. 18, hosted at the four North Carolina schools
• ACC championship: Sunday, Nov. 22, WakeMed Soccer Park, Cary, N.C.
Syracuse men’s soccer schedule
Women’s soccer
• Eight league matches (four home, four away) from Sept. 17-Nov. 1
• Schools will have no more than two weekends with flights, and all schools will have at least one flight
• ACC Tournament format: top eight teams; quarterfinals Nov. 10, semifinals Nov. 13 and championship Nov. 15, all at WakeMed Soccer Park, Cary, N.C.
Syracuse women’s soccer schedule
Volleyball
• Regular season runs Sept. 17-Oct. 25
• Eight league games over five weeks in the fall, starting Sept. 24
• All 15 teams will be split among three regions:
• Boston College, Syracuse, Louisville, Notre Dame, Pitt
• Duke, North Carolina, NC State, Virginia, Virginia Tech
• Clemson, Florida State, Georgia Tech, Miami, Wake Forest
• Each team will play its four region opponents twice
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