Boston College volleyball heads into a double-header against Syracuse with momentum from a clean weekend sweep of the Virginia schools, and the first meeting comes Tuesday, Nov. 4 at 5:00 p.m. ET at the Women’s Building.
The Eagles have already seen Syracuse once this season, and they handled the Orange in a 3-0 win in Syracuse on Oct. 24, 2025.
Boston College has now won against Syracuse in each of the last five seasons, and the matchup has been part of the series since 1987. Overall, BC is 16-30 against the Orange.
Syracuse comes in at 6-15 overall and 1-11 in ACC play after dropping three straight. The Orange opened conference action with a brutal run against several nationally ranked teams before breaking through with a four-set win over Virginia on Oct. 23.
Boston College’s most recent results have been sharp on both sides of the ball. After a four-match road swing, the Eagles returned home and beat Virginia Tech in straight sets on Friday, then followed that with a four-set win over Virginia on Sunday.
Against Virginia Tech, Sam Hoppes and Audrey Ross combined for 26 kills, while Lucie Vesela and Ava McBride teamed up for 32 assists. Two days later, Ross put down 21 kills and Hoppes added 14 more, with Lucy Mott finishing with 23 assists and Brooklyn Yelland posting 11, both season highs.
The Eagles have also spent the season reshaping their record book. Ross reached 1,000 career kills in the win over Memphis and now sits at 1,269, leaving her 29 shy of Dorota Niemczewska for fifth all-time in program history.
Yelland hit 1,000 career kills on Oct. 9 at Wake Forest, where she also had a season-best 25 digs. She moved into the top 10 for career digs against Georgia Tech on Oct. 18 and currently has 1,110.
Boston College’s numbers in ACC play show a team that has been strong at the net and steady on defense. In 81 sets, the Eagles rank fourth in opponent assists at 11.10 per set, fifth in blocks at 2.53 per set, and eighth in opponent hitting percentage at .205. Ross is second in the league in both points per set at 5.04 and kills per set at 4.42, while Yelland ranks fifth in digs at 3.68 per set.
The non-conference slate gave BC plenty to build on as well. The Eagles finished 9-2 and controlled the net throughout that stretch, out-blocking opponents 106.0 to 64.0 and averaging 2.79 blocks per set compared to 1.68 for their opponents.
Ross led the offense in the opening portion of the schedule with 165 kills, or 4.34 per set, and 5.05 points per set. She also hit .277, added 87 digs and had 28 total blocks. Hoppes gave BC efficient production in the middle, hitting .370 on 211 attacks with 104 kills, good for 2.74 per set, while finishing second on the team with 123.0 points and 33.0 blocks.
Naomi Watson anchored the front row with 52.0 total blocks, including 14 solo blocks and 38 block assists. Yelland led the back row with 131 digs and also paced the Eagles with 17 service aces.
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