Wednesday, September 22
Chestnut Hill, MA
8:00 PM
Boston College
11-4,1-0ACC
3
vs
1
Syracuse
11-2,0-1ACC
1
2
3
4
F
Syracuse
17
25
17
16
1
Boston College
25
22
25
25
3
Photo by: John Quackenbos
Eagles Feast on Orange in ACC Opener
September 22, 2021 | Volleyball
Boston College volleyball scored a 3-1 win over Syracuse inside Power Gym on Wednesday night.
CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – The Boston College volleyball team defeated Syracuse, 3-1, at Power Gym on Wednesday night. The Eagles moved to 11-4 with the win in their ACC opener and snapped a seven-match slide against the Orange (11-2, 0-1) dating back to 2016.
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BC won by scores of 25-17, 22-25, 25-17 and 25-16. BC outhit SU .279 to .180 for the match, including a .325-.111 edge in the final set.
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Graduate outside hitter Clare Naughton (Atlanta, Ga.) led all players with a career-high 21 kills; posting 18 through the first three sets. She hit .300 for the match; adding seven digs and three blocks.
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Syracuse led early in the first, but it was Naughton's third kill followed by an ace by junior middle blocker Gabby McCaa (Minneapolis, Minn.) that knotted the score at 12-12. The Eagles used a 5-0 run to lead 16-12 and never looked back; lifting their lead as high as nine at 22-13.
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Down 10-5 in the second, Boston College took a 12-11 lead near the midway point of the set. However, the Orange finished the game on a 7-2 run to claim their only set of the night.
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In the third, a 5-0 Eagle run made it 12-9; forcing a Syracuse timeout. The Orange again called timeout at 19-12, but the Eagles were on their way to a two sets to one advantage as they hit a collective .379 in the frame with five kills by Naughton.
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BC dominated the fourth as SU called its first timeout after back-to-back kills from junior right side Izzy Clavenna (Houston, Texas). Freshman middle blocker Jenna Pollock (St. Catharines, Ont.) later knocked down back-to-back kills as the Orange burned their final timeout with the Eagles leading 13-7. Clavenna finished the night with 11 kills on a .348 hitting percentage.
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For the match, sophomore setters Grace Penn (Manhattan Beach, Calif.) and Sophia Lambros (Fullerton, Calif.) collected 24 and 18 assists, respectively. Sophomore libero Anna Murphy (Zionsville, Ind.) picked up a match-high 16 digs.
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The Eagles return to action Friday, at Duke for a 7 p.m. match on ACCNX.
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BC won by scores of 25-17, 22-25, 25-17 and 25-16. BC outhit SU .279 to .180 for the match, including a .325-.111 edge in the final set.
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Graduate outside hitter Clare Naughton (Atlanta, Ga.) led all players with a career-high 21 kills; posting 18 through the first three sets. She hit .300 for the match; adding seven digs and three blocks.
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Syracuse led early in the first, but it was Naughton's third kill followed by an ace by junior middle blocker Gabby McCaa (Minneapolis, Minn.) that knotted the score at 12-12. The Eagles used a 5-0 run to lead 16-12 and never looked back; lifting their lead as high as nine at 22-13.
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Down 10-5 in the second, Boston College took a 12-11 lead near the midway point of the set. However, the Orange finished the game on a 7-2 run to claim their only set of the night.
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In the third, a 5-0 Eagle run made it 12-9; forcing a Syracuse timeout. The Orange again called timeout at 19-12, but the Eagles were on their way to a two sets to one advantage as they hit a collective .379 in the frame with five kills by Naughton.
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BC dominated the fourth as SU called its first timeout after back-to-back kills from junior right side Izzy Clavenna (Houston, Texas). Freshman middle blocker Jenna Pollock (St. Catharines, Ont.) later knocked down back-to-back kills as the Orange burned their final timeout with the Eagles leading 13-7. Clavenna finished the night with 11 kills on a .348 hitting percentage.
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For the match, sophomore setters Grace Penn (Manhattan Beach, Calif.) and Sophia Lambros (Fullerton, Calif.) collected 24 and 18 assists, respectively. Sophomore libero Anna Murphy (Zionsville, Ind.) picked up a match-high 16 digs.
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The Eagles return to action Friday, at Duke for a 7 p.m. match on ACCNX.
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Team Stats
Syr
BC
Kills
48
54
Errors
25
18
Attempts
128
129
Hitting %
.180
.279
Points
57
67
Assists
46
47
Aces
2
7
Blocks
7
6
Game Leaders
Kills
21
Aces
1
Blocks
3
Kills
11
Aces
0
Blocks
0
Kills
6
Aces
3
Blocks
1
Kills
6
Aces
0
Blocks
2
Players Mentioned
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