Orange Defeat Boston College in Chestnut Hill - Syracuse University Athletics

Sunday, November 8

Chestnut Hill, MA

1 PM

Syracuse University

7-16,2-12ACC

Boston College

13-12,4-10ACC

Team	1	2	3	4	Final F
Syracuse	25	28	12	25	3
Boston College	21	26	25	19	1

Highlights

11/8/2026 4:42:00 PM | Volleyball

Box Score Highlights

Kiernan Stamey notched a double-double with 15 kills and 12 digs while hitting .302. Charis Burge ran the offense with 44 assists, 11 digs, and two block assists. Yuka Urano anchored the back row with a team-high 19 digs.
Abby Nicholson led the front line with seven blocks (two solo, five assists) to go along with eight kills. Emma Williams hit .353 with eight kills, and Keila Gabriel added nine kills and a service ace.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Syracuse never trailed in set one. After Emma Faerber's kill opened the scoring, the Orange built a 10-5 lead, pushed it to 15-10, and led by as many as seven on the way to a 25-21 win. Syracuse hit .364 in the frame.
Set two was a back-and-forth battle, with the teams tied 10 times and neither leading by more than three. Syracuse had set point at 24-23 and again at 24-24 before Boston College took a 26-25 lead. The Orange answered with a Marie Laurio kill to tie it at 26-26 and then won the final two points, finishing on a Stamey kill for a 28-26 set win. Syracuse hit .310 with 21 kills in the set.
Boston College took the third set after opening on a 7-0 run, and Syracuse could not recover. The Eagles led by as many as 13 and closed it out, 25-12.
The Orange regrouped for the fourth. The set was tied through 4-4, and Syracuse took control from there. The Orange led by as many as six, hit .297, and closed out the match with a 25-19 win, with Stamey recording the final kill.
NOTES AND HIGHLIGHTS

Kiernan Stamey posted a double-double with 15 kills and 12 digs.
Charis Burge recorded 44 assists and 11 digs.
Yuka Urano led the match with 19 digs.
Abby Nicholson recorded seven total blocks (two solo, five assists).
Syracuse hit .227 to Boston College's .159.
Syracuse hit .364 in set one and .310 in set two.
The Orange finished with 10 total blocks to Boston College's five.

UP NEXT
The Orange head home to take on Miami on Friday, Nov 13 and Florida State on Sunday, Nov. 15. First serve is set for 6 p.m. on Friday and 1 p.m. on Sunday.