Maeva and McLaughlin Tabbed as 2025 Volleyball Captains
8/20/2025 3:31:00 PM | Volleyball
The Syracuse Volleyball program tabbed senior Gabriella McLaughlin and junior Tehya Maeva as the team's 2025 captains, Head Coach Bakeer Ganesharatnam announced on Thursday.
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Both McLaughlin and Maeva come to Syracuse after transferring from the University of Nevada where the pair played together for the past two seasons. The two accounted for a large portion of Nevada's offense a year ago, with Maeva racking up 897 assists and McLaughlin earning a career-high 443 kills.
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McLaughlin comes to Syracuse after three seasons with the Wolfpack where she tallied 999 kills and 81 service aces. Her 2024 season earned her a spot on the All-Mountain West Team, Nevada's lone selection.
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Maeva posted career highs in assists (897), kills (95), digs (237), and service aces (29) as a sophomore with the Wolfpack. She has eclipsed 50 assists in a single match twice in her career, most recently against Fresno State on October 24th of 2024.
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The two will lead the Orange into battle for the first time this weekend in a road exhibition match against Buffalo on Saturday, August 23rd. The Orange's first regular season match will take place on Friday, August 29th against Niagara at the Women's Building at 7:00 PM.
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Both McLaughlin and Maeva come to Syracuse after transferring from the University of Nevada where the pair played together for the past two seasons. The two accounted for a large portion of Nevada's offense a year ago, with Maeva racking up 897 assists and McLaughlin earning a career-high 443 kills.
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McLaughlin comes to Syracuse after three seasons with the Wolfpack where she tallied 999 kills and 81 service aces. Her 2024 season earned her a spot on the All-Mountain West Team, Nevada's lone selection.
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Maeva posted career highs in assists (897), kills (95), digs (237), and service aces (29) as a sophomore with the Wolfpack. She has eclipsed 50 assists in a single match twice in her career, most recently against Fresno State on October 24th of 2024.
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The two will lead the Orange into battle for the first time this weekend in a road exhibition match against Buffalo on Saturday, August 23rd. The Orange's first regular season match will take place on Friday, August 29th against Niagara at the Women's Building at 7:00 PM.
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