Friday, November 18
Milwaukee, Wis.
11 a.m.
Syracuse University
vs
Notre Dame
SU and Notre Dame to meet on Friday at 11 a.m. EST
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MILWAUKEE, Wis. – The fourth seeded Syracuse University volleyball team (19-11, 8-6) will meet the fifth seeded Notre Dame Fighting Irish (15-11, 8-6) for the second time in five days in the quarterfinals of the BIG EAST Tournament on Friday morning. First serve at the Al McGuire Center on the campus of Marquette University is set for 11 a.m. EST.
The Orange registered its first win against Notre Dame since 1981 last Sunday in Syracuse, and looks to string together its first ever two match winning streak against the Fighting Irish with a win on Friday.
SU returns to the BIG EAST Tournament after missing the postseason last year. The four seed for Syracuse is its highest since the 2005 campaign when the Orange finished third in conference with a 9-3 record.
Lindsay McCabe, coming off her first career BIG EAST weekly honor, leads the SU offense into the single elimination tournament. McCabe tied her career-high with 17 kills against the Fighting Irish last week, and she leads SU with an overall hitting percentage of .285. McCabe also hit a team-high .317 in conference play.
Fellow middle blocker Sam Hinz finished the regular-season ranked ninth nationally with a 1.48 blocks per set average. She led the BIG EAST in all major blocking categories this season, including: total blocks (166), block assists (140), solo blocks (26) and blocks per set (1.48). Her 140 block assists is a single-season record at Syracuse.
SU and Notre Dame play the opening match of the tournament, and the winner will play the winner of No. 1 Louisville and No. 8 Pittsburgh in the semifinals. The Orange lost in four sets to the Cardinals and defeated the Panthers in straight sets during the regular season. Both matches came on the road.
All quarterfinal and semifinal matches will be streamed live for free on www.bigeast.tv. The finals will be aired live by ESPNU on Sunday afternoon. Fans can also stay up to date with live stats and tournament news by logging on to Championship Central.
Quarterfinals, Friday, Nov. 18:
Match 1: No. 4 Syracuse vs. No. 5 Notre Dame – 11:00 a.m.
Match 2: No. 1 Louisville vs. No. 8 Pittsburgh – 1:30 p.m.
Match 3: No. 2 Cincinnati vs. No. 7 Villanova – 4:30 p.m.
Match 4: No. 3 Marquette vs. No. 6 Seton Hall – 7:00 p.m.
Semifinals, Saturday, Nov. 19:
Match 5: No. 1/No. 8 vs. No. 4/No. 5 – 2:00 p.m.
Match 6: No. 3/No. 6 vs. No. 2/No. 7 – 4:300 p.m.
Championship, Sunday, Nov. 20:
Match 7: Winner of match 5 vs. Winner of match 6 – 4:30 p.m. (LIVE – ESPNU)
* All Times Eastern
MILWAUKEE, Wis. – The fourth seeded Syracuse University volleyball team (19-11, 8-6) will meet the fifth seeded Notre Dame Fighting Irish (15-11, 8-6) for the second time in five days in the quarterfinals of the BIG EAST Tournament on Friday morning. First serve at the Al McGuire Center on the campus of Marquette University is set for 11 a.m. EST.
The Orange registered its first win against Notre Dame since 1981 last Sunday in Syracuse, and looks to string together its first ever two match winning streak against the Fighting Irish with a win on Friday.
SU returns to the BIG EAST Tournament after missing the postseason last year. The four seed for Syracuse is its highest since the 2005 campaign when the Orange finished third in conference with a 9-3 record.
Lindsay McCabe, coming off her first career BIG EAST weekly honor, leads the SU offense into the single elimination tournament. McCabe tied her career-high with 17 kills against the Fighting Irish last week, and she leads SU with an overall hitting percentage of .285. McCabe also hit a team-high .317 in conference play.
Fellow middle blocker Sam Hinz finished the regular-season ranked ninth nationally with a 1.48 blocks per set average. She led the BIG EAST in all major blocking categories this season, including: total blocks (166), block assists (140), solo blocks (26) and blocks per set (1.48). Her 140 block assists is a single-season record at Syracuse.
SU and Notre Dame play the opening match of the tournament, and the winner will play the winner of No. 1 Louisville and No. 8 Pittsburgh in the semifinals. The Orange lost in four sets to the Cardinals and defeated the Panthers in straight sets during the regular season. Both matches came on the road.
All quarterfinal and semifinal matches will be streamed live for free on www.bigeast.tv. The finals will be aired live by ESPNU on Sunday afternoon. Fans can also stay up to date with live stats and tournament news by logging on to Championship Central.
Quarterfinals, Friday, Nov. 18:
Match 1: No. 4 Syracuse vs. No. 5 Notre Dame – 11:00 a.m.
Match 2: No. 1 Louisville vs. No. 8 Pittsburgh – 1:30 p.m.
Match 3: No. 2 Cincinnati vs. No. 7 Villanova – 4:30 p.m.
Match 4: No. 3 Marquette vs. No. 6 Seton Hall – 7:00 p.m.
Semifinals, Saturday, Nov. 19:
Match 5: No. 1/No. 8 vs. No. 4/No. 5 – 2:00 p.m.
Match 6: No. 3/No. 6 vs. No. 2/No. 7 – 4:300 p.m.
Championship, Sunday, Nov. 20:
Match 7: Winner of match 5 vs. Winner of match 6 – 4:30 p.m. (LIVE – ESPNU)
* All Times Eastern
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