The Syracuse Orange anthem the road for a midweek ACC matchup against Boston College on Wednesday evening. Syracuse enters having dropped its last contest against #21 North Carolina, while the Eagles are looking to build momentum after recent wins over Virginia, Cal, and Duke.
ORANGE UPDATE
- Syracuse carries a 12-6 overall record and sits at .500 in ACC play with a 4-4 conference mark through eight league matches.
- The Orange have posted wins over Notre Dame, Virginia Tech, Cal, and Duke in conference action.
- Syracuse averages 13.0 kills per set while holding opponents to a .189 hitting percentage, the eighth-best defensive mark in the ACC.
- The Orange defense averages 14.78 digs per set, ranking fifth in the conference.
MAEVA ORCHESTRATING THE OFFENSE
- Setter Tehya Maeva continues her career year, tallying 599 assists through 18 matches at a career-high 9.22 assists per set.
- Maeva ranks eighth among ACC players with 265 assists since conference play began.
- The California native posted a career-high 53 assists against Virginia on October 5.
- Maeva contributes across all facets with 155 digs (third on the team) and 23.0 blocks.
- She has recorded at least one kill in nine of her last 10 appearances.
MCLAUGHLIN’S CONSISTENT PRODUCTION
- Captain Gabriella McLaughlin leads Syracuse with 263 kills through 18 matches.
- McLaughlin ranks seventh among ACC players with 118 kills since conference play began.
- The senior has posted 11 double-doubles this season, including one against Duke in her most recent outing.
- McLaughlin recorded a season-high 23 kills against Virginia.
- She also contributes 199 digs and has recorded at least one ace in 11 matches this season.
LEA’EA DOMINATES AT THE NET
- Middle blocker Soana Lea’ea has recorded at least one block in every match this season.
- The Las Vegas native totals 51.0 blocks on the year.
- Lea’ea posted three solo blocks against North Carolina, a single-match career high.
- She has recorded five blocks in a single match three times this season, most recently against Duke.
- Lea’ea contributes 106 kills offensively.
YAMADA ANCHORS THE DEFENSE
- Libero Rana Yamada leads the Orange with 229 digs.
- Yamada has been a threat from the service line with 17 aces.
- She posted a career-high four aces in the win over Rider.
- Yamada has contributed 77 assists from the libero position.
SCOUTING BOSTON COLLEGE
- Boston College enters with a 14-6 overall record and 3-5 mark in ACC play.
- The Eagles have defeated Virginia, Cal, and Duke in conference action.
- Boston College ranks third in the ACC in service, averaging 1.8 aces per set.
- The Eagles swing for a .234 hitting percentage as a team.
- Bella Ehrlich is one of the conference’s best middle blockers, averaging 1.42 blocks per set.
- Audrey Ross leads the offense with 222 kills at 3.47 per set.
- Lucy Mott directs the Eagles’ attack, averaging 5.31 assists per set.
- Head coach Jason Kennedy has compiled a 130-105 record in eight seasons at Boston College.
- Syracuse leads the all-time series 39-15.
BROADCAST INFORMATION:
- Wednesday, October 22: 7:00 PM – ACCNX
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