CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – After a thrilling home weekend split, The Virginia Volleyball team (15-4, 5-3 ACC) hits the road for a nationally televised midweek contest against Syracuse (12-8, 0-8 ACC) on Wednesday (Oct. 23) at 7 p.m.
Match Information
Matchup: Virginia (15-4, 5-3 ACC) at Syracuse (12-8, 0-8 ACC)
Date/Time: Wednesday, Oct. 22 • 7 p.m.
Location: Women’s Building (Syracuse, N.Y.)
Watch: ACC Network
Live Stats: Statbroadcast
SEASON OVERVIEW
- This year marks the 46th season of Virginia Volleyball, which held its inaugural season in 1979.
- In 45 complete seasons, UVA is 681-767 (.470) all-time.
- The Cavaliers have six home matches remaining this season, starting Nov. 1 against No. 1 Pittsburgh.
- Head coach Shannon Wells is in her fourth season at the helm.
SERIES HISTORY
- Syracuse leads the series 11-4 over Virginia. The Cavaliers took the only match during the 2023 season between the two squads in four sets (25-18,25-16,14-25,25-16). That win snapped a nine-match win streak by the Orange.
- For a complete list of series results, visit the Virginia Volleyball Record Book.
LAST TIME OUT
- The Cavaliers opened the weekend by sweeping the Duke Blue Devils for the first time since 2004 before dropping a five-set thriller to North Carolina on Sunday.
- In the match with the Blue Devils, Elayna Duprey and Kate Dean each had a match-high 10 kills, while Dean, Abbey Tadder and Brooklyn Borum had four blocks each.
- In the weekend finale against North Carolina, Borum and Tadder paced the Virginia offense on Sunday with 12 kills each in the contest. In addition, Kate Johnson added a career-high five aces to the Cavalier attack.
HOT START
- Virginia is off to its best start since 2003, when the Cavaliers won 17 of the first 20 matches of the season.
- UVA is off to its first 5-3 start in ACC play since 2006.
- The North Carolina match snapped a seven-match home win streak for the Cavaliers, which was the longest of its kind for Virginia since 1998.
VIRGINIA WELCOMES SEVEN NEWCOMERS IN 2024
- Of UVA’s 16 players on its 2024 roster, seven of them are new to the program.
- The Cavaliers’ roster features three transfers Kadynce Boothe (OH) from Tennessee, Kate Dean (MB) from Eastern Illinois and Elayna Duprey (OH) from Virginia Tech.
- Virginia’s freshmen, who made up the nation’s No. 26 signing class of 2023 according to PrepDig.com, consist of Sarah Brodner (OH/RS), Zoey Dood (S), Teagan Hogan (DS/L) and Becca Wight (RS).
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