Orange Open ACC Play Against Louisville and Notre Dame

Syracuse Volleyball will open up its 2026 ACC slate at home against Louisville on Friday, Sept. 25 at 6 p.m. and Notre Dame on Sunday, Sept. 27 at 1 p.m.

LIGHTS, CAMERA, ACCTION

Syracuse Volleyball will begin ACC play at home against Louisville and Notre Dame.
The Orange started its conference slate 5-4 in 2025.
In the non-conference slate, the Orange won the Cornell Invite with Yuka Urano winning Tournament MVP. Charis Burge and Abby Nicholson made the All-Tournament Team.
Syracuse will play a 20-match schedule in ACC play against all 17 other member schools.

80'S NIGHT

Friday's theme for the match against Louisville is 80's night, with fans encouraged to wear their best 80's gear.
Music throughout the night will be 80's themed with 80's trivia between the 2nd and 3rd sets.

STAFF APPRECIATION

Sunday's theme against Notre Dame is Staff Appreciation Day.
Each Syracuse player selected a staff or faculty member to throw out a t-shirt at Sunday's contest.

ALL-TOURNAMENT ORANGE

Syracuse has earned multiple All-Tournament selections throughout the course of its non-conference schedule.
In the Cornell Invite, Yuka Urano was named Tournament MVP, tallying 38 digs through the three games of the tournament.
Charis Burge and Abby Nicholson were named to the All-Tournament Team, Burge notched 97 assists in 11 sets throughout the tournament while Abby Nicholson earned 17 total blocks and 25 kills while in Ithaca.
In the Syracuse Invitational, Kiernan Stamey and Emma Williams were named to the All-Tournament Team.
Stamey notched 37 kills and 5.3 kills per set at the home tournament, hitting .302 against FDU and .364 against Buffalo while Emma Williams tallied 22 kills (13 against FDU, nine against Buffalo) on .310 and .318 hitting in consecutive matches.

SCOUTING LOUISVILLE

Chloe Chicoine leads the Cardinals with 174 kills and 4.24 kills per set in the non-conference slate.
Nayelis Cabello facilitates the Louisville offense, tallying 406 assists and 10.68 assists per set to start the year.
Payton Peterson anchors the defense for Louisville, ranking second in the ACC with 181 digs.
The Orange are looking to earn their first win over the Cardinals for the first time since 2019.

SCOUTING NOTRE DAME

Syracuse has won the last two matches against Notre Dame, including a four-set win over the Irish in South Bend last season.
Maya Evens anchors the Notre Dame defense with 4.43 digs per set while Anna Bjork leads the Irish in blocks with 36.
The Irish are led on the attack by Sydney Helmers who has notched 105 kills and 3.62 kills per set so far this season.

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