Volleyball Closes Out UAlbany Invitational

Saturday, August 26

Albany, N.Y.

12 p.m.

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UCF

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Volleyball vs. UCF at UAlbany Invitational. Player Huddle

8/26/2023 5:53:00 PM | Volleyball

Box Score

ALBANY, N.Y. – Syracuse wrapped up weekend play with a setback to the UCF Knights, losing in three sets at the Albany Capital Center for the UAlbany Invitational, hosted by the University at Albany.

UCF proved to be a tough matchup for 'Cuse (0-3). The Knights had a strong showing in the first two sets, holding the Orange to single digit scores in both. 'Cuse fought hard in the third set, creating a 5-2 scoring run that brought the set total to 17-9 in favor of the Knights. It was a collaborative offensive effort from the Orange, having five players with multiple kills in the match. Zharia Harris-Waddy and Laila Smith led the offense in the match, accumulating five and four kills respectively.

Of Note:

· Freshman Zharia Harris-Waddy was selected to the All-Tournament Team after totaling 16 kills over the weekend, with a weekend-high of 44.4% hitting against UCF.
· Sophomore Ariana Joubert led the Orange in offense over the weekend with a total of 17 kills in three matches.
· Freshman Veronica Sierzant strongly supported the offense over the span of the tournament, accumulating 54 assists in all matches.

Up Next:

Syracuse will return to the court to play in the Kathy DeBoer Invitational presented by Auto-Owners Insurance on Saturday, September 2, 2023 against Delaware State at noon from the Breslin Center.

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