Eagles Return Home to Host BC Invitational

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – The Boston College volleyball team (6-0, 0-0 ACC) opens their home campaign hosting Sacramento State (2-4, 0-0 Big Sky), Dartmouth (2-1, 0-0 Ivy) and UAlbany (4-2, 0-0 AEC) this weekend in the BC Invitational. The Eagles take on Sacramento State Friday, Sept. 12 at 6:00 p.m., the Big Green Saturday, Sept. 13 at 5:00 p.m. and Albany Sunday, Sept. 14 at 1:00 p.m.

A LOOK AT THE OPPOSITION
Sacramento State - Friday, Sept. 12 at 6:00 p.m.

2-4 record after second weekend of play.
Victoria Marthaler leads the Hornets with 89 kills.
Kate Doorn leads the offensive effort posting 188 assists.
Reese Ampi leads the back row tallying 107 digs, averaging 4.46 per set.
Ashlynn Archer leads the Hornets posting 26 blocks.

Dartmouth - Saturday, Sept. 13 at 5:00 p.m.

2-1 record after the second weekend of play.
Kauany Gutz leads the Big Green posting 38 kills.
Sophia Gagnepain guides the offensive effort, recording 54 assists.
EllaMae Fitzgerald leads the back row tallying 35 digs.
Elle McCreery and Maddie LaFata both lead the Big Green with 10 blocks each.

Albany - Sept. 14 at 1:00 p.m.

4-2 record after the second weekend of play.
Shynelle Woroniuk leads the Great Danes posting 71 kills.
Maria Olga Siapani guides the offensive effort, recording 148 assists.
Brooke Malek holds the back row recording 85 digs.
Tori Wilson leads the Great Danes with 19 blocks.

SERIES HISTORY
Sacramento State
This match marks the second time in series history the Hornets and the Eagles will meet. The first match-up resulted in a 3-0 win from the Hornets; they lead the series 1-0.

Dartmouth
This match marks the 11th time in series history that the Eagles and the Big Green will meet. The first time these teams met was in October of 1990; the last time these teams met was in September of 2018. BC holds a 8-3 record over Big Green. The Eagles have won the last seven matches.

Albany
This match marks the third time the Eagles meet the Great Danes, the first time on their home court. The first time these teams met was September 5, 2014; the last time these teams met was September 21, 2019. The Great Danes hold a 2-0 record over the Eagles, both wins across five sets.

IN THE ACC

Boston College leads the ACC with the lowest opponent hitting percentage posting an impressive 0.068%.
The Eagles rank third in the ACC in hitting percentage recording .303%.
Boston College also ranks third across the conference in average blocks posting 2.93 per set.
The Eagles rank fourth across the ACC in service aces averaging 2.07 per set.
Following the second weekend of play, sophomore Isabelle Poehlein leads the ACC in hitting percentage. She boasts an impressive .515%.
Grad co-captain Cornelia Roach sits in tenth place in the ACC for total blocks averaging 1.27 blocks per set.
Junior Brooklyn Yelland ranks tenth in the ACC in digs, averaging 3.73 digs per set.

Eagles Return Home to Host BC Invitational

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Players Mentioned

Isabelle Poehlein

Cornelia Roach

Brooklyn Yelland

Eagles Return Home to Host BC Invitational

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Players Mentioned

Isabelle Poehlein

Cornelia Roach

Brooklyn Yelland

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