Pair of Season-Highs From Trotter Leads 'Cuse Past Virginia

Sunday, October 7

Charlottesville, VA

1 pm

Syracuse University

9-5, 5-1ACC

Virginia

5-11, 1-5ACC

Syracuse

Virginia

Pair of Season-Highs From Trotter Leads 'Cuse Past Virginia

10/7/2018 4:26:00 PM | Volleyball

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CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – Jalissa Trotter recorded a pair of season-highs Sunday afternoon to help lead the Syracuse volleyball team to a 3-0 victory over Virginia. She recorded six kills on seven attacks for a .857 hitting percentage while adding a season and game-high 15 digs.

The Orange, who have won six of their last seven matches, defeated Virginia by set scores of 26-24, 25-23 and 25-21.

HOW IT HAPPENED
Syracuse (9-5, 5-1 ACC) opened the first set with a 6-3 lead before Virginia (5-11, 1-5 ACC) recorded five unanswered points. Back-to-back blocks from Amber Witherspoon and Mariia Levanova tied the match at 11, but a 6-1 run from Virginia kept the Cavaliers ahead 16-13. Virginia continued to hold the lead until a block from Witherspoon and Levanova tied the set at 22-22. Trotter laid down a kill to put the Orange up 25-24 before Polina Shemanova closed out the set with a kill of her own.

Virginia came out strong to open the second set with a 6-1 lead. A kill from Shemanova looked to start the Orange's offensive attack but three-straight kills from Virginia kept the Cavaliers ahead 9-2. Syracuse battled back moving the score to 10-6 and then forced back-to-back errors that allowed Yuliia Yastrub to tie the set, 13-13, with a service ace. Virginia quickly took back a 17-13 lead. The Orange answered with a 5-0 run that included back-to-back-kills from Trotter. The 18-17 lead was the first of the set for Syracuse as the Orange narrowly outscored Virginia 8-7 to close out the set.

Early kills from Shemanova and Ebangwese helped give the Orange an 8-5 lead in the third set. Virginia tied it, 8-8, once again with a kill and a pair of blocks. Syracuse held onto a narrow 12-9 lead before a trio of Orange errors pushed Virginia ahead 13-12. The set remained tied at 16-16 until Syracuse distanced themselves, 19-16, with three-straight points. Despite Virginia remaining close, 23-21, two kills from Witherspoon and Lukacs secured the match victory.

OF NOTE
In addition to her six kills and 15 digs, Trotter led both teams with 33 assists and put up two blocks.

Shemanova continued to lead the Syracuse attack as she tied for a game-high 13 kills. The freshman just missed her seventh double-double of the season as she added eight digs.

Amber Witherspoon led the Syracuse blockers for the eighth time this season. She recorded a game-high six blocks. The Orange totaled 11 blocks and held Virginia to their second-lowest hitting percentage of the season (.133).

UP NEXT
The Orange return to the Women's Building for a four-match homestead that kicks off Oct. 12. Syracuse hosts Miami at 7 p.m. before welcoming Florida State to town Oct. 14. Both matches will be broadcast live on the ACCN Extra with free admission.