Orange Earn No. 2 Seed in ACC Tournament

GREENSBORO, N.C. – Defending champion Syracuse will be the No. 2 seed in next week's ACC Women's Lacrosse Tournament in Blacksburg, Va. The Orange will take on No. 7 seed Boston College in the quarterfinals on Thursday, April 28 at 5 p.m.  Syracuse posted a 5-2 mark in league play this season and enters the conference tournament with a 14-4 overall record.

It marks the second consecutive year the Orange and Eagles (10-7, 2-5) will meet in the ACC Tournament quarterfinals. Last season, Syracuse defeated Boston College, 14-13, in double overtime on its way to its first ACC Championship. The squads met earlier this season in Newton, Mass. where the Eagles posted a 13-8 victory.

North Carolina is the top seed in the tournament after going undefeated in ACC play this season. The Tar Heels will take on No. 8 seed Virginia Tech in the first quarterfinal on Thursday at noon. No. 4 seed Duke takes on fifth-seed Virginia at 2:30 p.m. The final quarterfinal of the day features No. 3 seed Notre Dame and No. 6 seed Louisville at 7:30 p.m.

The semifinals will take place on Friday, April 29 at 5 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. The title game is slated for Sunday, May 1 at 1 p.m. The winner of that game will earn an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.

Recap courtesy of Syracuse University