11/13/2026 7:57:00 PM | Volleyball
The Syracuse volleyball team dropped a match to Miami on Friday evening at the Women's Building. The Hurricanes took the match 3-0 with set scores of 25-16, 25-13, and 25-16.
Marie Laurio led the Orange with 11 kills and hit .219 on the night. Charis Burge ran the offense with 12 assists and added six digs. Yuka Urano led the 'Cuse back row with seven digs and notched two aces. Bo Nijenhuis anchored the block with four stops, one solo and three assisted, all in the third set.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Syracuse never led in the first set, but it stayed with Miami early, with the score tied six times through 7-7. The Hurricanes then scored five straight points to go up 12-7. The Orange cut the deficit to four at 15-11 on a Faerber and Burge block and again at 18-14, but Miami answered with five unanswered points to lead 23-14 and closed out a 25-16 win.
Syracuse took its first lead of the second set on a Urano ace and went up 3-2 on a Keila Gabriel kill, but the set was tied again at 5-5. Miami used a 3-0 run and a 4-0 run to build a 12-6 lead and later pushed it to 17-10. The Orange responded with a 3-0 run of their own, with Abby Nicholson and Laurio kills among the points, to get within 17-13. Miami closed the set on an 8-0 run for a 25-13 win.
The Orange got off to a fast start in the third, with a Nijenhuis solo block and a Urano ace giving them a 2-0 lead. Miami answered with a 4-0 run, and Syracuse tied it at 4-4 on a Nijenhuis/Mira Ledermueller block before Miami ran off six in a row to lead 12-5. Syracuse rallied again with a 4-0 run, three Laurio kills and another Nijenhuis/Ledermueller block among them, to pull within three at 17-14. Miami responded and, after two more Orange points, closed the match with five straight for a 25-16 win.
NOTES AND HIGHLIGHTS
Syracuse stays home to take on Florida State on Sunday, Nov. 15. First serve on ACCNX is set for 1 p.m.
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Marie Laurio led the Orange with 11 kills and hit .219 on the night. Charis Burge ran the offense with 12 assists and added six digs. Yuka Urano led the 'Cuse back row with seven digs and notched two aces. Bo Nijenhuis anchored the block with four stops, one solo and three assisted, all in the third set.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Syracuse never led in the first set, but it stayed with Miami early, with the score tied six times through 7-7. The Hurricanes then scored five straight points to go up 12-7. The Orange cut the deficit to four at 15-11 on a Faerber and Burge block and again at 18-14, but Miami answered with five unanswered points to lead 23-14 and closed out a 25-16 win.
Syracuse took its first lead of the second set on a Urano ace and went up 3-2 on a Keila Gabriel kill, but the set was tied again at 5-5. Miami used a 3-0 run and a 4-0 run to build a 12-6 lead and later pushed it to 17-10. The Orange responded with a 3-0 run of their own, with Abby Nicholson and Laurio kills among the points, to get within 17-13. Miami closed the set on an 8-0 run for a 25-13 win.
The Orange got off to a fast start in the third, with a Nijenhuis solo block and a Urano ace giving them a 2-0 lead. Miami answered with a 4-0 run, and Syracuse tied it at 4-4 on a Nijenhuis/Mira Ledermueller block before Miami ran off six in a row to lead 12-5. Syracuse rallied again with a 4-0 run, three Laurio kills and another Nijenhuis/Ledermueller block among them, to pull within three at 17-14. Miami responded and, after two more Orange points, closed the match with five straight for a 25-16 win.
NOTES AND HIGHLIGHTS
- Marie Laurio led Syracuse with 11 kills and hit .219.
- Charis Burge posted 12 assists and six digs.
- Bo Nijenhuis recorded four blocks (one solo) in the third set, and Mira Ledermueller added three block assists and six assists in the frame.
- Yuka Urano led the Orange with seven digs and two aces.
- Kiernan Stamey added six digs and an ace.
Syracuse stays home to take on Florida State on Sunday, Nov. 15. First serve on ACCNX is set for 1 p.m.
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Players Mentioned
Team Stats
UM
SU
Kills
44
23
Errors
13
18
Attempts
94
95
Hitting %
.330
.053
Points
61.0
33.0
Assists
44
23
Aces
9
3
Blocks
8
7
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