Orange Continue Season at Flower City Invite

The Syracuse Volleyball team continues their non-conference stretch to open the season against Canisius on Sept.13, 1 p.m. ET in Rochester, N.Y.

The team will take part in a free youth volleyball clinic for kids in grades three through six on Saturday Sept.12 from 4:30 p.m. – 5:15 p.m. ET at the Main Street Armory in Rochester. Registration is limited to the first 150 registrants.

Sign up for the clinic using the link below:
https://volleyfx.sportngin.com/register/form/411755373

LET'S GET THE BALL ROLLING

Syracuse Volleyball will continue its season with the Flower City Invite match against Canisius
The Orange got rolling in its non-conference schedule in 2025, starting 8-2 on the year. The Orange also won all three tournaments that they competed in during the non-conference slate.
Syracuse will play a nine-match slate of non-conference matches before rolling into ACC-play during late September.

WE'RE SET

Freshman Setter Charis Burge has had an impressive start to her collegiate career so far for the Orange.
In her first collegiate weekend against Cincinnati and Illinois, Burge tallied 25 assists against the Bearcats, followed by 24 assists against Illinois.
Burge followed up the opening-weekend performance with three consecutive 20-plus assist matches in the Cornell Invite, with 22 and 25 assists respectively in sweeps over Howard and UAlbany, and 50 assists in a five-set win over the hosts, Cornell.
Burge was named to the All-Tournament Team for the Cornell Invite.

DIG THIS

Syracuse builds its libero and defensive specialist room around graduate Anna Smith, freshman Queen Howse and sophomore Yuka Urano.
Smith, from Charleston, S.C., spent three seasons at Coastal Carolina before graduating early to continue her career.
Howse, a freshman from Brentwood, Tenn., joins the Orange after a standout career at Brentwood High School, being named to the TSSAA First Team All-District and All-Region while adding AVCA All-Region awards as a senior.
Urano, a sophomore from Tokyo, Japan recorded 502 digs and 142 assists in the 2025 season playing for Navarro College.

SCOUTING CANISIUS

Syracuse Volleyball is undefeated in 14 matches against Canisius in the history of the matchup.
Canisius finished 12-18 last season and 9-9 in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Confrence.
Junior Emma Isroff leads the Golden Griffins with 65 kills.
Kenslie Wambrodt facilitates the offense, notching 128 assists and 5.12 assists per set to start the season.