Volleyball Home Stand Continues With Matches Against BC & Syracuse

Oct. 2, 2015

Notre Dame Weekend Notes

NOTRE DAME, Ind. – Looking to turn the corner after a tough weekend against Louisville and No. 17 Florida State to open Atlantic Coast Conference play, the University of Notre Dame volleyball team wraps up its four-match home stand this weekend with meetings against former BIG EAST foes Boston College (7 p.m. Friday) and Syracuse (12 p.m. Sunday).

ACC Weekend #2 (Boston College / Syracuse)
Notre Dame, Indiana (Purcell Pavilion)
October 2/4, 2015

Weekend Schedule

Friday, Oct. 2
7 p.m.: Boston College (8-6, 0-2 ACC) @ Notre Dame (5-9, 0-2 ACC) – Live Stats / ESPN3

Marketing & Promotions: Free shirts for first 500 fans

Sunday, Oct. 4
12 p.m.: Syracuse (11-2, 2-0 ACC) @ Notre Dame – Live Stats / ESPN3

Marketing & Promotions: Daddy Daughter Date Night / Post match autographs

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Here are five things you need to know to be prepared for the weekend:

1. Notre Dame has historically performed very well against Boston College and Syracuse, holding a 35-6 advantage combined all-time … the total includes a 25-2 mark in the BIG EAST … however, both series have become much tighter since all three joined the ACC … the Irish and the Eagles have played three five-setters in their last four meetings (ND leads 3-1), while ND and `Cuse are 2-2 in their four previous showdowns.

2. Sophomore Sam Fry has been Miss Consistency this year for the Irish, but has been especially impressive over the last nine matches … the Cincinnati native is averaging 3.42 kills per set and 1.18 blocks per set during that time frame, which is tops on the team in both categories by a wide margin.

3. Syracuse has gotten off to an hot start to begin 2015 … the Orange opened 5-0 before falling to No. 13 Arizona (3-1) and No. 15 Ohio State (3-1) … they have since run off six wins in a row to improve to 11-2 … `Cuse is second in ACC in opponent hitting percentage (.146) and third in hitting percentage (.260) … they are also second in league in blocks per set (3.00) and service aces per set (1.61) … fans should look out for freshman middle Santita Ebangwese and sophomore middle Leah Levert.

4. Boston College sits at 8-6 after a 4-0 start to the year was followed by four straight losses … the Eagles then won four more in a row before falling on the road at Syracuse (3-1) and at Georgia Tech (3-2) last weekend … BC is led by outside hitter Katty Workman, who is the program’s all-time leader in kills … she is second in the ACC with 4.24 per set this season.

5. The Irish have become quite proficient at serving this year under head coach Jim McLaughlin … Notre Dame is fourth in the ACC with 1.51 per set … five different players have 11 or more on the year and junior Katie Higgins is ninth in the ACC in average (0.34 per set).

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Individual match tickets for Notre Dame volleyball are on sale throughout the rest of the season. Visit und.com/tickets or call the Murnane Family Ticket Office at 574-631-7356 for more information.

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–Russell Dorn, Athletics Communications Assistant Director

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