Friday, October 30
Chapel Hill, NC
7 PM
Syracuse University
6-14,1-10ACC
0
at
3
North Carolina
15-4,10-1ACC
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | Final F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Syracuse | 11 | 11 | 20 | 0 |
| North Carolina | 25 | 25 | 25 | 3 |
10/30/2026 9:19:00 PM | Volleyball
The Syracuse volleyball team opened a weekend in North Carolina on Friday night, falling to the Tar Heels in three sets (25-11, 25-11, 25-20) at Carmichael Arena.
Abby Nicholson paced the Orange with six kills, three block assists and an ace for a team-high 8.5 points. Keila Gabriel and Emma Williams each added five kills. Gabriel hit .333 without an error on 15 swings, and Williams chipped in five digs.
Kiernan Stamey led the team with 10 digs and added three block assists. Yuka Urano served three aces and added seven digs. Charis Burge dished out 14 assists, and Mira Ledermueller added eight assists, six digs and an ace. As a team, Syracuse tallied 37 digs and five aces.Â
HOW IT HAPPENED
Urano opened the match with back-to-back aces to put Syracuse up 2-0, and the Orange hung around early. North Carolina then broke the set open with a 6-0 run that turned a 9-8 lead into 15-8, and went on to take the frame 25-11.
North Carolina ripped off a 5-0 run to turn a 3-2 deficit into 8-2 early in set two, then a 6-0 run that stretched a 9-5 lead to 15-5. Syracuse never scored more than two points in a row in the set, and the Tar Heels closed it out 25-11. Kills came from all over the lineup in set two for the Orange. Stamey, Williams, Nicholson and Gabriel each recorded two, and Nijenhuis and Laurio added one apiece.
Set three was Syracuse's best stretch. The Orange led by as many as three, went up 11-9 on a Williams and Nicholson block, and were tied at 19 late. North Carolina closed on a 6-1 run to take the set 25-20 and the match.
NOTES AND HIGHLIGHTS
The Orange head to Durham, NC to take on Duke on Sunday, Nov. 1. First serve is slated for 1 p.m.
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Abby Nicholson paced the Orange with six kills, three block assists and an ace for a team-high 8.5 points. Keila Gabriel and Emma Williams each added five kills. Gabriel hit .333 without an error on 15 swings, and Williams chipped in five digs.
Kiernan Stamey led the team with 10 digs and added three block assists. Yuka Urano served three aces and added seven digs. Charis Burge dished out 14 assists, and Mira Ledermueller added eight assists, six digs and an ace. As a team, Syracuse tallied 37 digs and five aces.Â
HOW IT HAPPENED
Urano opened the match with back-to-back aces to put Syracuse up 2-0, and the Orange hung around early. North Carolina then broke the set open with a 6-0 run that turned a 9-8 lead into 15-8, and went on to take the frame 25-11.
North Carolina ripped off a 5-0 run to turn a 3-2 deficit into 8-2 early in set two, then a 6-0 run that stretched a 9-5 lead to 15-5. Syracuse never scored more than two points in a row in the set, and the Tar Heels closed it out 25-11. Kills came from all over the lineup in set two for the Orange. Stamey, Williams, Nicholson and Gabriel each recorded two, and Nijenhuis and Laurio added one apiece.
Set three was Syracuse's best stretch. The Orange led by as many as three, went up 11-9 on a Williams and Nicholson block, and were tied at 19 late. North Carolina closed on a 6-1 run to take the set 25-20 and the match.
NOTES AND HIGHLIGHTS
- Abby Nicholson led Syracuse with six kills, three block assists and an ace for 8.5 points.
- Keila Gabriel hit .333 with five kills and no errors on 15 attempts.
- Kiernan Stamey recorded a team-high 10 digs and three block assists.
- Yuka Urano served three of Syracuse's five aces and added seven digs.
- Charis Burge tallied 14 assists, and Mira Ledermueller added eight assists and six digs.
The Orange head to Durham, NC to take on Duke on Sunday, Nov. 1. First serve is slated for 1 p.m.
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Players Mentioned
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/ Volleyball
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/ Volleyball
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MB
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/ Volleyball
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/ VolleyballTeam Stats
SU
UNC
Kills
27
45
Errors
21
8
Attempts
108
96
Hitting %
.056
.385
Points
36.0
61.0
Assists
26
44
Aces
5
5
Blocks
4
11
Game Leaders
Kills
6
Aces
1
Blocks
3
Kills
5
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
5
Aces
0
Blocks
0
Kills
4
Aces
0
Blocks
3
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