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Cardiac 'Cuse Clinches Championship Berth
11/4/2026 4:45:00 PM | Field Hockey
No. 16 Syracuse University field hockey withstood a 22-shot barrage from seventh-ranked North Carolina and won 3-2 (3-1 SO) in a shootout Wednesday at Karen Shelton Stadium, punching its ticket to the ACC Championship game. It marked Syracuse's first win over the Tar Heels at UNC's home field in series history a well.
Sammie Goin buried the clinching attempt in the fourth round of the shootout, and Tane King slammed the door after Ryleigh Heck converted North Carolina's opening try, stopping three straight Tar Heel shooters. Taylor Bigbie and Hattie Madden also converted for the Orange, sending Syracuse to its first ACC title game since 2015.