Syracuse Set For Second Go With ACC Foes

SYRACUSE, N.Y. – With seven ACC matches in the books, Syracuse enters the final stretch of the season seeking revenge on a few teams within the conference.

Slated for this weekend are two teams the Orange felt slipped away from them earlier this season, Louisville and Pittsburgh.

Friday, Oct. 31 at 7:00 PM – Louisville (13-8, 5-4 ACC) | Live Stats | Watch Live

The Orange kicks off the weekend with a matchup it's been waiting for since the last time these two teams met back on October 17. The Cardinals defeated the Orange in three sets however, 'Cuse threatened the Cards in all three sets but had difficulty closing.

Since, Syracuse has eagerly awaited another crack at Louisville and will look to get its revenge Friday night on ESPN3 in Louisville. Both teams are coming off a loss as the Cardinals recently lost in four sets to Pittsburgh. Tess Clark has continued to dominate for Louisville as she ranks tenth in the nation and second in the conference with a .427 hitting percentage. Clark converted on over half of her attempts when she took on 'Cuse this season, finishing with a .529 hitting percentage in the match.

Louisville's defense was tough to crack when it came to Syracuse as the third best ACC team in digs per set recorded 48 digs with 20 of them credited to Roxanne McVey. The Cards also pulled off a rare task, out-blocking the Orange 7-5 in their last meeting.

Sunday, Nov. 2 at 1:00 PM – Pittsburgh (18-3, 6-2 ACC) | Live Stats | Watch Live

The first go around Pittsburgh appeared to command the match, winning the first set, 25-13. However, 'Cuse had other plans as it gave the Panthers its best shot and won the second, 25-17. The match was very close in the ensuing stanzas as the Orange fell 25-23 in both sets.

Pitt had difficulty defending Silvi Uattara who was lethal from the outside, recording 21 kills and tied Gosia Wlaszczuk with a team high 16 digs. Lindsay McCabe also found great success as she hit .429 with Monika Salkute by her side in the middle leading the team with seven blocks.

At the time of their last meeting, the Panthers were just coming off their first ACC loss to No. 12 North Carolina. The loss was Pitt's first-of-two home losses this season, both coming against ranked opponents. The Panthers have been a tough team to crack in Fitzgerald Field House with a 10-2 record. Both losses came in five set matches as well as Pitt nearly upset No. 4 Florida State a weekend ago.

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Lindsay McCabe

Monika Salkute

Silvi Uattara

Gosia Wlaszczuk

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