WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Syracuse Volleyball (7-6, 3-0 ACC) remains undefeated in league play after a five-set (24-26, 17-25, 25-16, 26-24, 15-12) road victory over Wake Forest (9-5, 1-2 ACC) inside Reynolds Gymnasium on Friday afternoon.
“I’m so proud of this team,” said head coach Bakeer Ganesharatnam. “This squad has been willing to put the work in and it shows. They followed through and stayed the course with the game plan, which resulted in a great team win.”
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— Syracuse Volleyball (@CuseVB) September 30, 2022
Wake Forest managed to steal the first two sets of the match before the Orange staged a comeback effort in sets three and four, which in turn forced the fifth frame.
In the fifth set, the Orange were the first to make it to eight points, kills from Naomi Franco and Viktoriia Lokhmanchuk cemented an 8-5 lead. From that point forward ‘Cuse never gave up its lead, going on a 5-2 run to clinch the victory.
Tonight’s win for the Orange moves the all-time series versus Wake Forest to 11-1. The five-frame win also marks the first time since 2018 at Syracuse is 3-0 to open conference play. Back in 2018, the Demon Deacons were one of the three teams that the Orange beat to open the league schedule.
Three Orange’s recorded double-doubles in the match, Polina Shemanova led with 28 kills and 16 digs, Riley Hoffman…
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