Hokie ClubSYRACUSE, N.Y. - The Hokies (7-13, 1-9 ACC) fell to Syracuse (13-9, 1-9 ACC) on Sunday afternoon in five sets (25-21, 16-25, 25-21, 24-26, 13-15).
HOW IT HAPPENED
Syracuse opened the first set with a 4-0 scoring run and wided the gap to a 7-1 lead. The Hokies battled back to 10-7 lead after a 9-0 run from the squad, highlighted by three aces in four serves from Jasmine Robinson. Tech and Syracuse then entered into a cutthroat battle, trading points the entirety of the set. Once the score reached 21-21, the Hokies were able to pull away and capture the opening set win with a 4-0 run, pushing the first to 25-21.
Set two was highlighted by Robinson and Malinowski teaming up for two blocks with five Hokies putting points on the board. The Orange secured a sneaky slow lead early in the set only to widen the advantage to 20-10. The Hokies fell in set two, 16-25.
In the opposite fashion, set three was a domination from the Hokies. No lead changes and no tie scores led to a 25-21 set win, sending Tech up 2-1 in the match. Belle Patrick led the offensive efforts with four kills, two of them from the back row.
Set four started in a similar fashion to set two, with the Orange capturing an early lead and holding it to mid-set. Hailey Pearce carried the fourth with six kills and six digs, helping the Hokies to tie it up at 24-24 but ultimately, the squad fell 24-26 and the match went to five.
The fifth set was a battle from the start with teams trading points from 1-1 to 13-13. Pearce laid it all out again in the fifth with five kills and 11 flawless receptions but the squad fell in the fifth, 13-15, giving Syracuse the conference victory.
GAME NOTES
- Hailey Pearce recorded her third career double-double with a career-high 21 kills and 13 digs with three aces.
- Viktoria Wahlgren notched her fifth career double-double with 24 assists and a tied career-high of 15 digs with two aces and two block assists.
- Leandra Mangual Duran recorded her 13th match of the season with double-digit digs and perfect receptions, tallying 12 digs with 11 flawless receptions.
- Jasmine Robinson boasted three aces in the first set alone with two kills, two digs and four block assists in the match.
- Sarah Malinowski posted four block assists, tying for the team-high with Robinson, and tacked on six kills with two digs.
- Belle Patrick followed Pearce's offensive efforts with 14 kills and three digs. The freshman outside hitter saw 38 receptions with just one error.
- Erica Dellesky reached a career-high of 22 assists with four digs.
- Tech totaled 55 kills, 53 assists, 52 digs, 12 total blocks and eight aces.
UP NEXT
The Hokies welcome No. 12 SMU to Cassell Coliseum on Friday night for the Day of the Dig match at 6 p.m.