'Cuse Returns Home to Host Georgia Tech and Clemson
10/29/2015 4:12:00 PM | Volleyball
| Syracuse vs. Georgia Tech | ||
| Game Details | Friday, Oct.30 | Syracuse, N.Y. | Women's Building | 7:00 p.m. | |
| Live Stats | SIDEARM | |
| TV | CuseTV | |
| Syracuse vs. Clemson | ||
| Game Details | Sunday, Nov. 1 | Syracuse, N.Y. | Women's Building | 12:30 p.m. | |
| Live Stats | SIDEARM | |
| TV | ESPN3 | |
SYRACUSE, N.Y. – The Syracuse volleyball team looks to bounce back on Halloween weekend, hosting ACC opponents Georgia Tech on Friday and Clemson on Sunday in the Women's Building. This will be the Orange's second face off against Clemson of the 2015 season, with the Orange looking for its second consecutive victory against the Tigers. The game against Clemson will be broadcast live on ESPN3.
After a pair of losses to #17 Florida State and Miami this past weekend in Florida, the Orange look to regain its winning streak and pick up its seventh ACC win of the season. The Orange are currently sixth in the ACC standings, posting a 6-4 conference record and a 15-6 overall record.
PREVIEWING GEORGIA TECH (14-8, 5-5 ACC)
This will be the fifth meeting overall between the Orange and the Yellow Jackets, with Syracuse notching a 3-1 advantage in the series dating all the way back to 1989. The Orange look to get its fourth win in the series after the Yellow Jackets won their last matchup against the Orange in 2014.
Georgia Tech falls three spots behind 'Cuse in the ACC standings, currently ranked ninth in the conference with a 5-5 record and a 14-8 overall record.
Junior outside hitter Teegan Van Gunst leads the 2015 squad with 324 kills so far on the season and 359 points. She ranks first in the ACC with 4.05 kills per set and 4.49 points per set.
PREVIEWING CLEMSON (5-17, 0-10 ACC)
This will be the seventh meeting between the Orange and the Tigers, including the second meeting this season. The teams most recently met back in September at Clemson, with Syracuse coming out victorious in four sets. With the win, the Orange evened out the overall series, 3-3.
Clemson ranks 15th in the ACC, posting a 0-10 conference record and a 5-17 overall record. Junior outside hitter Leah Perri leads the 2015 Tigers with 267 kills so far on the season, averaging 3.47 kills per set. Libero Keelie Arneson leads the ACC in digs, averaging 5.0 digs per set and totaling 375 so far on the season.
QUICK DIGS
- The Orange's size and experience in the front row creates an opportunity for Syracuse to be one of the best blocking teams in the country. Syracuse currently ranks seventh in the nation and first in the ACC in total blocks, totaling 241 on the 2015 season.
- With seven players six feet or taller and the team's setter at 5-11, the Orange also rank second in the ACC and 12th in the nation in blocks per set (2.98).
- The duo of sophomore Leah Levert and freshman Santita Ebangwese lead the Orange at the net, with both of them being ranked nationally in the blocks per set and total blocks categories.
- Levert ranks 27th in the nation and fourth in the ACC in blocks per set (1.35). Levert has totaled 105 blocks on the season so far, putting her at 29th in the nation and first in the ACC in total blocks. Ebangwese ranks sixth in the conference with 94 total blocks.
- Senior setter Gosia Wlaszczuk surpassed the 1,000 career assist mark in the team's 3-1 win over UConn at the UConn Invitational opening weekend. She's tallied 674 assists so far on the season.
- Senior outside hitter Silvi Uattara, who was also named to the 2015 Preseason All-ACC Team, currently ranks 10th in single-season kills at SU with 425. She's totaled 221 kills so far on the 2015 season.
UP NEXT
The Syracuse volleyball team continues its home stand next weekend, facing ACC rivals North Carolina on Friday, Nov. 6 at 7 p.m. and NC State on Sunday, Nov. 8 at 1 p.m. in the Women's Building. Both matchups are free admission.
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