BC Set To Host Virginia and Pittsburgh

CHESTNUT HILL, MASS – Boston College prepares for two more home matches this upcoming weekend, this time against Virginia and Pittsburgh. They will take on the Cavaliers on Friday afternoon at 1 p.m and Pitt on Sunday afternoon at 1 p.m as well. UVA is currently 11-12 on the season and 3-9 in the ACC while the No. 7 ranked Pitt Panthers are 22-2 overall and 12-0 in conference play, they are the hottest team in all of NCAA Division I Volleyball at the moment, winners of their last 15 straight matches. Both matches will be broadcasted on ACCNX.

The Eagles so far...
BC now sits at 16-10 on the season and 4-8 in the ACC. The Eagles are fresh off their best weekend of the season with four set wins against Miami and Florida State. Sophomore outside hitter Jenna Pollock (St. Catharines, Ont) and Senior outside hitter Silvia Ianeselli (Trento, Italy) both had outstanding performances this past weekend, Pollock recorded a 12 kill, 11 dig double double against Miami and then followed that up with a career high 22 kills against the Seminoles. Ianeselli who was named Eagle of the Week this week, tallied 17 total kills, 28 total digs and 5 service aces in two games including a double-double against Florida State. BC as a team currently stands at sixth in the ACC in hitting percentage at .225 and first in the conference in total kills at 1270. They also lead the conference in total assists on the season and are third in assists per set at 12.20. They have shown some impressive defense at the net as well this season ranking second in the conference in total blocks as a team at 228 and are also sixth in blocks per set at 2.33. BC is also second in the ACC in service aces on the season and fifth in aces per set.

Inside the Match-Ups...
Virginia: Friday afternoon's match will be the 27th time the two programs have met, the Cavaliers currently hold the advantage at 18-8 all time.

Pittsburgh: Sunday's matchup will be the 31st meeting between the Eagles and Panthers. BC is currently 1-29 all time in th series.

Individual Leaders:
Kills: Alayna Crabtree, 227
Hitting %: Kate Brennan, .415, (Second in ACC)
Assists: Grace Penn, 587
Digs: Anna Murphy, 378 (Second in ACC)
Blocks: Julia Haggerty, 105, (Second in ACC)
Service Aces: Sophia Lambros, 34, and Alayna Crabtree 32, (Fourth and Fifth in ACC)

Next Up...
After their final weekend home stand of the season this week, BC will head to Durham to take on the Duke Blue Devils on Friday, November 11 at 12 p.m.

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