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Syracuse earned the No. 2 seed in the NCAA Tournament, securing one of the three first-round byes after its best season in program history. Northwestern earned the No. 1 seed despite losing to SU 16-15 in the season-opener.

The opponent for Syracuse will be determined by the first round matchup between Johns Hopkins and Massachusetts, which will be played at the SU soccer stadium on May 12. The Orange’s quadrant also contains No. 7 seed James Madison, Army West Point, Drexel and Maryland. SU beat the Terrapins 20-11 in the second game of the year.

Syracuse went 15-1 in the regular season, winning a program-record 15 straight games. The Orange lost in their regular-season finale against Boston College. The Eagles earned the No. 3 seed and a bye.

But that loss carried over into the ACC Tournament. The Orange escaped late in a 14-12 first-round victory over Virginia Tech, a team they beat 16-5 in the regular season. Then, the defending champions UNC steamrolled Syracuse 15-9, causing its second defeat in three games.

Syracuse has played in 20 NCAA Tournaments since 2000 and have reached the championship three times (2012, 2014 and 2021). Still, SU has never won. Now, the best regular season team in Syracuse history will begin its run for the title on May 14 at 3 p.m.