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Syracuse has scheduled a game against Duke for Saturday hours after its weekend series was postponed due to a Boston College player testing positive for the coronavirus.

The Orange were scheduled to host the Eagles on Saturday but will now travel to Virginia Beach for a neutral site game. SU and the Blue Devils will play at 4 pm. at the Virginia Beach Sportsplex, which is a regional training site for the U.S. Women’s National Team. No fans are allowed to attend, SU Athletics said in a release.

This sole game will make up for the two games Syracuse (0-2, 0-1 Atlantic Coast) scheduled with Duke (0-3, 0-2) to start the season and will be counted as an ACC matchup.

Syracuse was originally scheduled to host the Blue Devils at J.S. Coyne Stadium on Sept. 18 and 20. But those games were canceled after an unaffiliated individual who tested positive for COVID-19 came into contact with members of the team.

Duke has played its other three games in the originally scheduled time slots. So far, the Blue Devils have scored just one goal, which came in its second game of the season against Louisville. Last weekend, Duke lost to UNC.

The Orange opened their season on the road against Virginia (3-1, 2-0) last weekend. After being held scoreless in the first game, junior SJ Quigley and freshman Florine van Boetzelaer both scored in Syracuse’s double overtime (3-2) loss to the Cavaliers.

Syracuse now has five games remaining on its schedule. After playing Duke on Saturday, SU travels to UNC (2-1, 1-1) on Oct. 16. The team then plays Wake Forest (1-2, 0-1) in Winston Salem, North Carolina on Oct. 18 and 19. Then, the Orange play Louisville (4-0, 3-0) in the regular season finale, and SU’s home opener, on Oct. 30.

Published on October 8, 2020 at 10:10 pm

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