Orange Look to Complete Season Sweep of Boston College on Friday

Syracuse (13-6, 5-4 ACC) looks to complete the season series sweep against Boston College (14-7, 3-6 ACC) on Friday evening at the Women's Building after securing a thrilling five-set victory earlier this week in Chestnut Hill.

The Orange enter the weekend in the top half of the ACC standings with a 5-4 conference record, holding wins over Notre Dame, Virginia Tech, Cal, Duke, and Boston College. Syracuse has dropped matches to three ranked opponents in #6 Louisville, #6 Stanford, and #21 North Carolina, as well as Virginia.

MOMENTUM FROM FIVE-SET THRILLER

Syracuse captured a dramatic 3-2 victory over Boston College on Tuesday (19-25, 25-15, 27-25, 30-28, 15-12) in one of the season's most competitive matches.
The Orange rallied from a 1-2 deficit to secure the comeback win.
Gabriella McLaughlin led the offensive attack with 22 kills on 53 attempts.
Tehya Maeva set a new career high with 54 assists in the five-set contest.
Rana Yamada anchored the defense with 25 digs.
Soana Lea'ea posted a season-high 10 blocks at the net.
Marie Laurio contributed a double-double with 10 kills and 13 digs.

MCLAUGHLIN LEADING THE CHARGE

Team captain Gabriella McLaughlin continues to pace the Syracuse offense with 285 kills through 19 matches at 3.96 kills per set.
McLaughlin ranks third in the ACC with 140 kills since conference play began.
She has posted 11 double-doubles this season.
McLaughlin transferred from Nevada where she earned All-Mountain West honors in 2024.

MAEVA ORCHESTRATING THE OFFENSE

Setter Tehya Maeva continues her career year with 653 assists at 9.33 assists per set.
Maeva ranks third in the ACC with 318 assists since conference play started.
The San Diego native has been reliable on defense as well, ranking third on the team with 166 digs and adding 26.0 blocks.
Maeva joined Syracuse after two seasons at Nevada where she led the Wolfpack with 895 assists and 29 aces in 2024.

LEA'EA DOMINATING AT THE NET

Middle blocker Soana Lea'ea has recorded at least one block in every match this season.
Lea'ea leads Syracuse with 61.0 total blocks and has contributed 113 kills.
She posted three solo blocks against North Carolina on October 19.
Lea'ea transferred from UC Irvine where she amassed 103 kills and 87 blocks across 114 sets.

YAMADA ANCHORING THE DEFENSE

Libero Rana Yamada leads the team with 254 digs at 3.53 digs per set.
Yamada's 25 digs in this week's win against Boston College was the most by a Syracuse player since 2021.
Yamada has been effective from the service line with 18 aces this season.
She has also contributed 80 assists from the libero position.

SERVING SUCCESS

Syracuse has been efficient from the service line with 119 aces compared to just 98 for opponents.
The Orange have recorded double-digit aces four times this season.
Reese Teves leads the way with 21 total aces.

DEFENSIVE STRENGTH

The Syracuse defense has held opponents to a .185 hitting percentage this season, the seventh-best mark in the ACC.
The Orange have held opponents under .200 in more than half of their matches.
The defense averages 14.82 digs per set, the fifth-highest mark in the conference.

SCOUTING BOSTON COLLEGE

Boston College enters Friday's match with a 14-7 overall record and 3-6 mark in ACC play.
Syracuse leads the all-time series 40-15.
The Eagles bring a well-rounded attack, swinging for a .227 hitting percentage this season.
Boston College ranks among the conference's top serving teams, averaging 1.8 aces per set.
Middle blocker Bella Ehrlich is one of the ACC's top blockers, averaging 1.42 blocks per set.
Head coach Jason Kennedy has led the Eagles to a 130-105 record over eight seasons.

BROADCAST INFORMATION:
Friday, October 24, 5:00 PM - ACC Network Extra

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