Volleyball Loses in Straight Sets at Colgate

Tuesday, September 12

Hamilton, N.Y.

7 p.m.

Syracuse University

1-7,0-0ACC

Colgate

6-4,0-0Patriot

Syracuse

Colgate

9/12/2023 9:26:00 PM | Volleyball

Box Score

HAMILTON, N.Y. – Syracuse was defeated by Colgate (6-4) on Tuesday night in straight sets (25-12, 25-20, 25-17) at Cotterell Court.

"Overall, it was a tough match for us today because of the number of unforced errors," said head coach Bakeer Ganesharatnam. "I think we've progressed pretty well so far, this is just a little step back. We've already talked about the things we need to work on. We're going to come together and practice well so we can have a successful home opener against Iowa."

In the first set, 'Cuse (1-7) and Colgate both exchanged early points, but Colgate stretched its lead to 12-5, forcing Syracuse's coach Ganesharatnam to call a timeout. With Colgate ahead 21-11, the Orange called their second timeout of the set to regroup but the Raiders held on to win the first set, 25-12.

The Orange retaliated in the second set, scoring the first four points of the frame and taking the early lead, 8-3. The Raiders proved to be resilient, going on a 6-1 scoring run to tie the set at nine. It was a back-and-forth battle for the entirety of the frame, but the Raiders came out on top, 25-20. The Orange offense was paced by Cherlin Antonio, who had 10 kills on 26 attacks in the first two sets.

Colgate jumped out to an early lead again in the third set, going ahead 8-3 as 'Cuse called timeout. The Raiders extended its lead to 23-13, but the Orange clawed back late in the set backed by a 4-1 scoring run to bring the set total to 24-17 in favor of the Raiders. The set would finish with a Colgate win, 25-17.

Of Note:

Junior Cherlin Antonio led the Orange attack with 14 kills in the match on 33 attacks.
Graduate Lauren McCabe had an impact on both sides of the stat sheet, totaling three kills on seven attacks with a hitting percentage of .429 and a block assist to contribute 3.5 points.
Freshman Veronica Sierzant had four points in the match, hitting four kills on 14 attacks.

Up Next:
Syracuse will play on the home court for the first time this season on Friday, September 15 at 7 p.m. against the Iowa Hawkeyes.

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