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Volleyball Returns Home to Face Wake Forest, Duke
11/16/2017 7:01:00 PM | Volleyball
Syracuse vs. Wake Forest | ||
Game Details | Friday, Nov. 17 | Syracuse, N.Y. | Women's Building | 7 p.m. | |
Game Coverage | Live Coverage: Video | Stats | |
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Wake Forest Links | Notes | News | Roster | Schedule |
Syracuse vs. Duke | ||
Game Details | Sunday, Nov. 19 | Syracuse, N.Y. | Women's Building | 1 p.m. | |
Game Coverage | Live Coverage: Video | Stats | |
Syracuse Links | Notes | News | Roster | Schedule | |
Duke Links | Notes | News | Roster | Schedule |
SYRACUSE, N.Y. – The Syracuse women's volleyball team returns to the Women's Building for a pair of ACC matchups against Wake Forest on Friday, Nov. 17 at 7 p.m. and Duke on Sunday, Nov. 19 at 1 p.m. Admission to both matches is free.
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Fans that can not attend will be able to stream both matches live on ACC Network Extra. Live stats will be available on cuse.com.
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Tita Time
Santita Ebangwese has had a major impact for the Orange both offensively and defensively this season. Ebangwese leads the team with a .399 hitting percentage and 1.32 blocks per set, which rank second and third in the ACC, respectively.
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Scouting The Demon Deacons
Syracuse looks to complete the season sweep over Wake Forest (12-16, 4-12 ACC) on Friday night. The Orange defeated the Demon Deacon's in four sets earlier this season in Winston-Salem, N.C. and holds a 5-0 all-time mark over the Demon Deacons.
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In the prior matchup this season, Ella Saada led the Orange with 13 kills and four aces. Jalissa Trotter had a team-high 28 assists and Belle Sand added 14 digs. Ebangwese, Christina Oyawale and Amber Witherspoon combined for 20 blocks.
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Kylie Long leads Wake Forest with 365 kills. Madeline Holt has dished out a team-leading 743 assists and Caroline Wolf has a team-high 423 digs. Katie Moore leads the Demon Deacons with 100 blocks on the year.Â
Scouting The Blue Devils
'Cuse defeated Duke, 3-1, on Sep. 28 in Cameron Indoor Stadium. The Blue Devils (16-11, 8-8 ACC) lead the all-time series 5-2.Â
In this season's prior meeting, Anastasiya Gorelina and Saada each posted a match-high 15 kills. Ebangwese finished with 10 kills and 10 blocks, Trotter totaled a match-leading 43 assists and Sand led all competitors with 25 digs.
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Cadie Bates and Payton Schwantz pace the Duke attack with 314 and 303 kills, respectively. Emma Paradiso and Sarah Nelson have combined for 1,095 assists on the season, Nicole Elattrache has a team-high 443 digs and Anna Kropf has a team-leading 105 blocks.Â
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