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Shemanova Earns ACC Player of the Week Honors
9/29/2020 11:00:00 AM | Volleyball
Junior Polina Shemanova picked up where she left off last season, earning recognition for her volleyball performance. The two-time Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) First Team selection is the ACC co-Player of the Week after leading Syracuse to a sweep of Pittsburgh.
In Syracuse's two wins against the three-time defending ACC champions Shemanova had 28 kills, 28 digs and eight blocks.
In the 5-set victory on Friday, she had 20 kills, 18 digs, five blocks and one ace. She sparked Syracuse to a fast start in the second set with three consecutive kills for a 4-1 lead. Syracuse never trailed in the set. In the third set she had five kills, one block and one ace to anchor a Syracuse rally that started at 14-8 and took the Orange to the 26-24 win of the set.
On Saturday, Shemanova had eight blocks, 10 digs and three blocks in the 3-0 Syracuse win. Shemanova sparked the Orange at the end of the first set with a pair of kills and a block.
The Syracuse sweep of Pittsburgh marked the first time since the start of the 2017 season, and the last time that Pitt lost back-to-back ACC matches since 2017.
Shemanova is approaching the 1,000 career kills milestone. She has 960 through 55 matches. Last season she set the Syracuse single-match record with 36 against Louisville and led the ACC with 485 for the season.
Next Up
The Orange return to the court with a pair of matches at Notre Dame on Friday, October 2nd (7 pm) and Saturday, October 3rd (6 pm ).
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Syracuse University Athletics remains committed to doing everything it can to support and protect the health, safety and well-being of our student-athletes, our staff and the campus and Syracuse communities. All decisions will be science-based and informed by public health and guidance as provided by county, state and public health officials.
If fans are permitted to attend games – in some capacity – Syracuse Athletics will announce plans for spectators to secure admission to the events. Fans will be required to sit in their socially-distanced seat locations and wear a face covering.
In Syracuse's two wins against the three-time defending ACC champions Shemanova had 28 kills, 28 digs and eight blocks.
In the 5-set victory on Friday, she had 20 kills, 18 digs, five blocks and one ace. She sparked Syracuse to a fast start in the second set with three consecutive kills for a 4-1 lead. Syracuse never trailed in the set. In the third set she had five kills, one block and one ace to anchor a Syracuse rally that started at 14-8 and took the Orange to the 26-24 win of the set.
On Saturday, Shemanova had eight blocks, 10 digs and three blocks in the 3-0 Syracuse win. Shemanova sparked the Orange at the end of the first set with a pair of kills and a block.
The Syracuse sweep of Pittsburgh marked the first time since the start of the 2017 season, and the last time that Pitt lost back-to-back ACC matches since 2017.
Shemanova is approaching the 1,000 career kills milestone. She has 960 through 55 matches. Last season she set the Syracuse single-match record with 36 against Louisville and led the ACC with 485 for the season.
Next Up
The Orange return to the court with a pair of matches at Notre Dame on Friday, October 2nd (7 pm) and Saturday, October 3rd (6 pm ).
For all of the latest information on Syracuse volleyball, follow us on Facebook (CuseVB), Twitter (@CuseVB), and Instagram (@cusevb).
Syracuse University Athletics remains committed to doing everything it can to support and protect the health, safety and well-being of our student-athletes, our staff and the campus and Syracuse communities. All decisions will be science-based and informed by public health and guidance as provided by county, state and public health officials.
If fans are permitted to attend games – in some capacity – Syracuse Athletics will announce plans for spectators to secure admission to the events. Fans will be required to sit in their socially-distanced seat locations and wear a face covering.
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