Syracuse attack gives balanced yet inefficient performance in home loss to Clemson
The Syracuse offense passed the eye test, but statistically was not up to par. Read more »
Volleyball
Sand takes over libero role, gives Syracuse flexibility
Belle Sand has been SU's go-to player at libero in the last four matches. She has recently emerged as Syracuse’s best option and her statistics back it up. Read more »
Smith struggles with transition to outside hitter after transferring to Syracuse
Graduate student Stacey Smith has struggled with her footwork and communication skills in her transition to outside hitter, a position she'd never played before transferring to Syracuse for this season. Read more »
Syracuse fails to take set, loses to Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh handed Syracuse its third straight loss in a tightly contested, three-set match. Read more »
Syracuse hopes to maintain improved passing, attacking rhythm against Louisville
Although Syracuse’s hitting was inconsistent for most of this season, the Orange has begun to turn it around in the second half of October and make its attack less predictable. Read more »
Injuries, lineup shuffles derail Syracuse volleyball's chemistry, season
A long string of injuries has forced Syracuse head coach Leonid Yelin into a series of lineup adjustments as sustained on-court success remains missing. Read more »
Syracuse drops 5-setter to Georgia Tech after taking first 2 sets
Syracuse jumped out to an early two-set lead against Georgia Tech but was unable to hold on, as the Yellow Jackets prevailed in the fifth set, 15-10. Read more »
Syracuse looks to setter Wlaszczuk to maintain aggressiveness at Georgia Tech
As the Orange deals with injuries, it will look to Gosia Wlaszczuk to continue to stay aggressive Friday night when SU takes on Georgia Tech. Read more »
Syracuse's liberos Crispi, Sand bond through freshman, team's struggles
The struggles of Syracuse freshmen liberos Dana Crispi and Belle Sand are the team's most crippling problems. But Crispi and Sand are friends, bonding through the experience and looking to the future. Read more »
Syracuse shakes off closing struggles to defeat Wake Forest, snap 7-game losing streak
Syracuse had struggled to close out sets in ACC play, but reversed that trend in its straight-sit win against Wake Forest on Sunday. Read more »
Wlaszczuk spreads ball around to hitters in straight-set win
Four different Syracuse players also had at least five kills in the Orange's 3-0 win over Wake Forest Sunday, due in large part to setter Gosia Wlaszczuk. Read more »
Syracuse loses all energy in 3-0 loss to Louisville
Despite taking command of the first two sets, Syracuse dropped a 3-0 decision to Louisville and fell to 0-7 in Atlantic Coast Conference play. Read more »
Yelin prepares to face old program Louisville, former player Kordes
As Louisville’s head coach from 1996–2010, Leonid Yelin won 366 games and made 14 NCAA tournament appearances. He faces his old program Friday night. Read more »
Syracuse volleyball keeps to Women's Building, relocates games from Carrier Dome
Head coach Leonid Yelin started the games in the iconic venue as a recruiting tool when he came to Syracuse in 2012, but has relocated all games to the Women's Building. Read more »
Syracuse falls to Pittsburgh in narrow 4-set loss
Syracuse gave points away when sets were within the Orange's reach against Pittsburgh Sunday. With them, they lost another match. Read more »
Syracuse struggles to dig in loss to Pittsburgh
Although the Orange was able to hold Pitt to a lower attack percentage than usual, defensive mishaps and an inability to dig routine balls cost Syracuse when it mattered most. Read more »
Syracuse loses in 4 sets to Miami, drops to 5th straight conference defeat
A first set win was as good as it got for the Syracuse volleyball team Friday night against Miami. Read more »
Syracuse looks to improve digging, grab 1st ACC win of season
Syracuse in winless in four Atlantic Coast Conference games, and will look to improve its digging to grab conference wins this weekend. Read more »
Levert leads on, seeks to destroy court for Syracuse volleyball
Syracuse middle blocker Leah Levert's goal in volleyball is to break the court at some point in her career. Read more »
Syracuse drops matches to Notre Dame, Boston College on the road, continues to struggle against ACC
For the second weekend in a row, Syracuse struggled against Atlantic Coast Conference opponents. The Orange lost to Notre Dame (4-11, 1-3 ACC) in four sets and Boston College (7-7, 2-1) in three. Read more »
Syracuse thrives in blocking ahead of 2nd ACC weekend
Syracuse has out-blocked its opponents a combined 156.5-80.5 this season. It’s had the advantage in that category in all 14 of its games of the year. Read more »
Salkute excels in 2-position role for Syracuse volleyball
Injuries to Syracuse teammates have expanded Monika Salkute's role for the Orange volleyball team. Read more »
Syracuse volleyball opens ACC play with pair of road losses
Syracuse played some sets close, but lost them all as the Orange opened ACC play with a pair of losses on the road. Read more »
Shaipova playing her way back to health as Syracuse adapts
Valeriya Shaipova is playing at 60-70 percent as she comes back from an ACL tear as her Syracuse teammates grow around her. Read more »
