Orange Back Home for Pair of ACC Matches

Syracuse volleyball returns home this weekend to face two West Coast opponents at the Women's Building. The Orange will host California on Friday at 6:00 PM before taking on No. 6 Stanford on Sunday at 1:00 PM. Both games will stream on ACCNX.

After splitting their first four ACC matches on the road, the Orange (10-4, 2-2 ACC) look to build momentum in their first home conference weekend of the season. Syracuse recorded victories over Notre Dame and Virginia Tech, while falling to #6 Louisville and Virginia in a five-set thriller. The Orange will face another challenging test against a pair of teams from the West Coast, including the No. 6 ranked Stanford squad.

COMING HOME

After two weekends of ACC play on the road, the Orange return to Syracuse for their first home conference matches.
Syracuse sits at 10-4 overall and 2-2 in ACC play.
The Orange split their opening ACC road trips, with wins over Notre Dame and Virginia Tech.
Syracuse is 5-1 at home this season.

NEW NAMES, BIG IMPACTS

Head Coach Bakeer Ganesharatnam brought in 10 new student athletes to round out the 2025 roster.
Seven newcomers arrived with collegiate volleyball experience.
Newcomers lead Syracuse in nearly every statistical category.
Gabby McLaughlin leads with 210 kills, Tehya Maeva paces with 479 assists, Reese Teves leads with 17 aces, and Rana Yamada anchors defense with 178 digs.

THE OFFENSE RUNS THROUGH TEHYA

Tehya Maeva is just 68 assists away from 2,000 career assists.
Maeva has tallied 479 assists this season at a career-high 9.39 per set.
She posted a season-high 53 assists against Virginia.
Maeva ranks third on the team in digs with 127 and has recorded at least one ace in 10 matches.
She serves as team captain alongside Gabby McLaughlin.

GABBY GETS IT DONE

Gabby McLaughlin leads the Orange with 210 kills through 14 matches at 3.96 per set.
McLaughlin was named MVP in both the UAlbany Invitational and Salt City Classic.
She has recorded 10 double-doubles this season.
McLaughlin set season highs last weekend with 23 kills against Virginia.
She earned All-Mountain West honors at Nevada in 2024.

SO GREAT, SOANA

Soana Lea'ea has recorded at least one block in each match this season.
Through 53 sets at middle blocker, Lea'ea has racked up 90 kills and 37 blocks.
She posted an .833 hitting percentage in the sweep of Canisius.
Lea'ea recorded a season-high five blocks against Colgate.

THE REMARKABLE RANA

Rana Yamada has established herself as Syracuse's starting libero.
Yamada leads the team with 178 digs and has been a threat from the service line with 14 aces.
She recorded multiple aces in six matches this year and posted four aces against Rider.
Yamada has contributed 57 assists from the libero position.

FIRST-CLASS SERVICE

Syracuse has recorded 96 aces through 14 matches.
The Orange recorded double-digit aces four times this season.
Syracuse tallied a season-high 13 aces in the win over St. John's.
Reese Teves leads the way with 17 total aces.

NOT IN OUR HOUSE

Syracuse holds opponents to a .168 hitting percentage, ranking fourth in the ACC.
The Orange held opponents under .200 in nine of 14 matches.
Syracuse averages 15.15 digs per set, the third-best mark in the ACC.

SCOUTING CALIFORNIA

California enters with a 5-9 overall record and 2-2 mark in ACC play.
The Golden Bears started conference play 2-0 before dropping matches to #6 Louisville and Notre Dame.
Cal ranks last in the ACC in hitting percentage at .151.
Peyton DeJardin leads the Cal attack with 127 kills this season.
Maria Stirbu serves as Cal's starting setter, averaging 7.84 assists per set.
Friday's meeting marks just the third time in history the two programs will meet.
California won both matchups betewen the two squads last season.

SCOUTING #6 STANFORD

Stanford enters with a 12-3 overall record and 3-1 mark in ACC play.
The Cardinal dropped their first conference match last weekend to #6 Louisville.
Stanford has faced five ranked teams this season, including #1 Nebraska and #2 Texas.
Elia Rubin leads Stanford with 167 kills while posting a .301 hitting percentage.
Logan Parks runs the offense with 434 total assists across 47 sets.
Stanford posts a .294 hitting percentage, second in the ACC, and leads all ACC programs at 14.19 kills per set.
Sunday's match marks the fourth time in history the two programs will meet.
Stanford has won all three previous matchups between the two teams.

BROADCAST INFORMATION:

California: Friday, October 10, 6:00 PM - ACCNx
Stanford: Sunday, October 12, 1:00 PM - ACCNx

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COMING HOME

NEW NAMES, BIG IMPACTS

THE OFFENSE RUNS THROUGH TEHYA

GABBY GETS IT DONE

SO GREAT, SOANA

THE REMARKABLE RANA

FIRST-CLASS SERVICE

NOT IN OUR HOUSE

SCOUTING CALIFORNIA

SCOUTING #6 STANFORD

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Players Mentioned

Soana Lea'ea

Tehya Maeva

Reese Teves

Rana Yamada

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