CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – For the second year in a row, Boston College (17-10, 5-8 ACC) knocked off Virginia (11-13, 3-10 ACC) on the Eagles’ home court in a five-set showdown, this time 25-19, 19-25, 26-24, 23-25, 15-13 from the Connell Recreation Center on Friday afternoon (Nov. 4). The two teams were separated by just two points for the entire match with BC holding the edge, 108-106.
It only took Virginia outside hitter Grace Turner four complete sets to register a career-high 24 kills, the most by a Cavalier in a single match since 2018. Turner took 54 swings, hit .296 and registered eight digs. Middle blocker Veresia Yon notched 11 kills with no attack errors on 14 swings to hit .786, the best hitting percentage by a UVA player in a single match since 2016. Setter Gabby Easton dished out match-high 46 assists and tied for a match-high four aces.
For the match, Virginia hit .280, its best hitting percentage in an ACC contest since 2019.
Set 1: Boston College 25, Virginia 19
Despite out-hitting Boston College at the media timeout, UVA found itself trailing 15-14 after racking up five of its six total service errors in the first half of the set. The Eagles led 18-17 before embarking on their largest scoring run of the game, 5-0, to extend their lead to 23-17. Virginia broke up the BC scoring run on a block by Turner and Abby Tadder coming out of a UVA timeout, but the Eagles won two of the next three points to win the set. Turner led all UVA players with five kills on 12 swings at the end of game No. 1.
Set 2: Virginia 25, Boston College 19
Virginia looked much more refined in the second as the Cavaliers claimed four of the five total service aces in set No. 2. Turner led all players with six kills in the second. Virginia pushed out to a 12-7 lead thanks to a 4-0 run in the middle of the frame. Later, the Cavaliers secured their largest lead of the match, 22-14, which prompted a BC timeout. Coming out of the huddle, the Eagles finessed four straight points to cut the UVA lead to just four, 22-8, before the Cavaliers signaled for time. Virginia closed out the second by registering kills on three of the final four plays of the game, which began and ended with Turner’s 10th and 11th kills of the match, respectively.
Set 3: Boston College 26, Virginia 24
Coming out of the intermission, the Cavaliers dug themselves an early hole, trailing 16-8 to start the third. With the score 17-10 in favor of the Eagles, Virginia switched from a 5-1 to a 6-2,…