Orange Sweep Clemson

Sunday, October 24

Syracuse, NY

1 pm

Syracuse University

15-7,4-6ACC

Clemson

11-10,3-7ACC

Clemson

Syracuse

Photo by: Michael J. Okoniewski

10/24/2021 3:15:00 PM | Volleyball

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SYRACUSE, N.Y. – Junior Marina Markova led Syracuse in a sweep of Clemson on Sunday in the Women's Building. The St. Petersburg, Russia native had 13 kills, six blocks, four digs and two service aces in the 3-0 victory.

"We played to our level today," said head coach Leonid Yelin. "We are obviously very satisfied with the result. A lot of players had a great defensive game, which helped us generate strong offense. We need to take the momentum from this win into next weekend on the road."

Senior Polina Shemanova set the tone at the start of the match, serving five consecutive points for the Orange (15-7 overall, 4-6 ACC), who led the entire set. Markova had six kills and two blocks leading the Orange to a 25-17 win against the Tigers (11-10, 3-7).

The teams battled back and forth in the second set with neither team taking more than a four-point advantage. The Orange trailed, 18-14, before using an 11-4 run to come back to win the set, 25-20. Senior Elena Karakasi and sophomore Lauren Hogan each had three serves that led to Syracuse points in the run.

In the third set, sophomore Naomi Franco put away a kill to give the Orange a 13-12 advantage and spark a 13-7 run to close out the set, 25-19, and the match.

Shemanova finished with eight digs and seven kills and Hogan contributed 13 digs. Junior Abby Casiano recorded six kills and five blocks.

UP NEXT
The Orange travel to Florida to play Miami (Oct. 29) and Florida State (Oct. 31) for the start of a four-match road swing.

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