Syracuse volleyball bounces back in 3-1 win at Boston College

By Zac Ventola | @ZacVentola

Chestnut Hill, M.A. – Back on the road against a familiar foe, Syracuse volleyball (7-16, 2-12 Atlantic Coast Conference) took home a win. The ‘Cuse beat Boston College (13-12, 4-10 ACC) for its first road conference win in over a year. After losing to the Eagles in straight sets on Wednesday, the Orange bounced back to win 3-1 on Sunday.

Syracuse came out swinging in the first set. The ‘Cuse darted out to an early 6-1 lead and never looked back. SU right-side hitter Emma Williams tallied five kills in the set to help the Orange win it 25-21.

However, Boston College began to heat up in the second set. Both sides kept it close, with the Eagles pulling ahead by two points heading into the media timeout. Fortunately for SU, BC was unable to build upon the lead. Syracuse tied up the set at 20 points apiece, before each team exchanged match-tying and go-ahead points. In the extended set, the Orange finally rallied off three consecutive points to take the 28-26 win.

However, the third set was an entirely different story. Boston College raced out to a dominant 7-0 lead, then continued to build upon it throughout the set. The Eagles were led by outside hitter Audrey Ross, who finished the day with a staggering 23 kills. BC took the third set 25-12.

Despite the lackluster third set, SU did not stagger in the fourth. The Orange pulled ahead early on and maintained that lead throughout the set. Syracuse won back-to-back points at the end of the match to clinch the win, with SU outside hitter Kiernan Stamey getting the final kill.

The Orange hit .227 as a team against the Eagles. Stamey was SU’s sole player with double-digit kills, although Syracuse had four additional players with at least eight.

The ‘Cuse can build on its momentum this Friday when it hosts Miami (13-10, 11-3 ACC).

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