CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – Having won two of its last three contests against ACC foes, Virginia (11-12, 3-9 ACC) rounds out its four-match road swing as the Cavaliers travel to Boston College (16-10, 4-8 ACC) on Friday (Nov. 4) and Syracuse (10-12, 6-6 ACC) on Sunday (Nov. 6). Friday’s contest against the Eagles from the Connell Recreation Center is set for 1 p.m., while Sunday’s match versus the Orange is also slated for 1 p.m. at the Women’s Building.
BROADCAST INFORMATION
- Both matches will stream on ACC Network Extra (ACCNX) through the ESPN app, which is available through participating TV providers that carry ACC Network.
- Live stats will also be available for both matches and can be accessed via the Cavaliers’ schedule page on VirginiaSports.com.
SERIES HISTORY
- Virginia leads the all-time series over the Eagles, 19-8 – which began on Sept. 9, 1988 – but UVA has lost its last two matchups against BC, including both contests last season.
- In 2021, Boston College swept the season series in a four-set win at Memorial Gymnasium on Nov. 5, 2021 and a five-set victory in Power Gym on Nov. 26, 2021. The final set in both matches were decided by just two points with BC winning 30-28 in the fourth set of the first contest and 15-13 in game No. 5 of the second matchup. In the nine sets that the two teams went head-to-head, BC’s average margin of victory per set was 0.89 points.
- In the season finale on Nov. 26, 2021, the Cavaliers posted a season-high 20.0 team blocks, which tied for sixth all-time in UVA history and tied for second all-time among five-set matches. Only 23 different Division-I programs had tallied at least 20.0 blocks in a single match heading into the contest.
- Syracuse leads the all-time series over UVA, 10-3, and has won the previous eight matchups. Virginia’s last win over the Orange was on Sept. 13, 2003 at a non-conference tournament in Lexington, Ky. The Cavaliers’ only true road win over the Orange was their first of the series on Sept. 5, 1992.
- Virginia has lost its last 13 sets to Syracuse, dating back to Nov. 14, 2016.
LAST TIME OUT
- Virginia split its pair of ACC road matches in a five-set thriller over Virginia Tech last Friday (Oct. 28) before falling, 3-0, at Wake Forest on Sunday (Oct. 30).
- For the second year in a row, UVA and the Hokies required extra points in the fifth set to decide a winner, but this time it was the Cavaliers who were victorious, 21-25, 25-23, 25-22, 27-29, 16-14. Virginia…