Syracuse takes down Notre Dame in 5 sets to improve to 3-1 in ACC

Syracuse (12-3, 3-1 Atlantic Coast) won its second five-set match of the season on Sunday against Notre Dame (5-11, 0-4).

Seniors Monika Salkute and Nicolette Serratore led the Orange with 19 kills each and Gosia Wlaszczuck tallied a career-high 58 assists as the Orange pushed its road record to 6-1.

The first set captured the tone for the match as neither team could take a lead.

After taking a 14-13 lead on a kill by Salkute, the Orange held the lead until two attack errors by Serratore and Silvi Uattara allowed the Fighting Irish to even the score at 23.

The two teams traded points until the Fighting Irish won the set 28-26 on one of Sydney Kuhn’s 13 kills.

Notre Dame controlled most of the second set as the Orange held the lead only once before tying the score at 19. After subbing in Salkute, Uattara, Mariia Levanova and Jalissa Trotter, the Orange won six of the next eight points to win 25-21.

Notre Dame started off fast in the third set, taking 10 of the first 15 points and holding the largest lead of the match at seven.

The Orange fought back after two Serratore kills in a row brought the set to a 15-point tie. Later in the third set, the Fighting Irish were one point away from taking a 2-1 lead in sets when Salkute exploded with three kills in four points to tie the set at 25.

The Orange took the next two points and the set on two Notre Dame errors.

The Fighting Irish won the fourth set 25-21, setting up a fifth-set tiebreaker.

The Orange was in control of the shorter 15-point set until Notre Dame took its first lead 13-12. However, a Salkute kill tied the game at 13.

After a 226-point match, the Orange came out with a 15-13 win on a kill by Levanova.

After the short road trip, Syracuse will try to stay undefeated at home taking on Pittsburgh Friday.