<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=3GaCHO_1H4WXbrC00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=3GaCHO_1H4WXbrC00" width="810" height="540" ><figcaption>Mira Ledermueller, Bo Nijenhuis and Bella Rodriguez entered in the third set but couldn't save Syracuse volleyball from a 3-0 loss to Miami. Kaitlyn Galeazzi | Staff Photographer</figcaption></figure>Get the latest Syracuse news delivered right to your inbox. Subscribe to our newsletter here.There were no hard feelings between Charis Burge and Mira Ledermueller when Ledermueller subbed in for Burge in the third set.The two have had a close relationship since the spring, when Burge left high school early to train at Syracuse. Ledermueller, a senior, has mentored Burge in being a Division I setter. The two grew so close that Burge started calling Ledermueller “mom” during the preseason. When asked if she feels motherly, Ledermueller replied, “a little bit.”“It makes me very happy to see her play and improve as a player,” Ledermueller said. While Burge has started for Syracuse in all but one match this season, the Orange have switched up the rotation when trailing in matches. When Syracuse went down two sets to Miami, Ledermueller entered to relieve Burge’s pressure in the single-setter system. Ledermueller, Bo Nijenhuis and Bella Rodreiguez came into the third set to try righting the ship for Syracuse (7-17, 2-13 Atlantic Coast). However, it was too little too late, as Miami (14-10, 12-3 ACC) surged to a straight-sets victory on the back of a balanced attack and solid defense Friday at the Women’s Building. The Orange took a while to get in rhythm, struggling on serve receives and the block. Both sides of the ball seldom found consistency, with the offense matching a season-low 23 kills and the defense allowing double-digit kills each set.“It took us a while to create that environment in order for us to be in a better flow,” SU head coach Bakeer Ganesharatnam said. “I’m happy that it happened in that third set, we were within three points there. We just were not strong enough, consistent enough on service to carry that through.” Syracuse held even with Miami to open the first frame, tying the Hurricanes six times across the first 14 points. The Orange’s serve receive, a stabilizing factor against Boston College, tried preventing runs against a Miami serve ranking fourth in the ACC in aces per set. The dam broke suddenly for the Orange, as the Hurricanes snapped off a 5-0 run with two kills, two attacking errors and an ace to lead 12-7. Miami’s serve lived up to its reputation, registering nine on the day.Marie Laurio stopped the bleeding with a kill, but Miami’s Ruth Martinez got one right back with a cross-court kill. Laurio didn’t skip a beat, notching another kill, but the Hurricanes were having none of it. Asia Harvey and Martinez increased Miami’s lead to 15-9. Once the Hurricanes had their lead, they didn’t let the Orange gain any traction. Kiernan Stamey, Emma Faerber and Keila Gabriel tried getting SU back into the set, but Miami struck back with kills to keep Syracuse at arms-length. After another back-and-forth round, Syracuse faltered again, giving up a second 5-0 run to put the set out of reach, 23-14. Miami’s Logan Wiley went down the middle a few points later to take the set 25-16.SU’s serve receive problems persisted into the second set, as it struggled to cleanly handle Miami’s serves. The Orange scrambled getting the ball over, and it cost them. Miami, once again, got the early lead with a 4-0 run, with three points being SU attack errors. The Orange’s lone block of the stanza by Gabriel and Faerber ended it, but their netfront presence wasn’t felt for much of the set.The block struggled slowing Miami’s attack, leaving the back row at Martienz and Harvey’s mercy. They took advantage, leading the Hurricanes on another 4-0 run and a subsequent 8-0 run. “We had challenges on the blocking today,” Ganesharatnam said. “There were times at the beginning and the middle of the match where we were struggling with the timing, with the different sets and the position of our block.”Syracuse’s offense had little response. Laurio continued being a standout, tallying 11 kills Friday. Stamey and Nicholson didn’t find parallel success, recording three kills apiece, and Stamey having no second-set kills. The Hurricanes took control, cruising to a 25-13 second-set win.Ganeshartnam made adjustments on both sides of the ball entering the third frame, substituting Ledermueller at setter, Nijenhuis at blocker and Rodriguez at right-side defensive specialist. The three gave the Orange a defensive jolt, with Ledermueller and Nijenhuis teaming up at the tape with three of SU’s five blocks that set. Nijenhuis recorded a solo block, and Rodriguez notched four digs.“The players did a good job, especially the players that came in making these adjustments and creating a better opportunity for us,” Ganesharatnam said.However, the reception troubles lingered. Miami crushed hopes of a potential comeback with a 6-0 run to lead 12-5. The Hurricanes scored five of their nine aces in the third. Syracuse didn’t let up easily, as Laurio gave it a chance with three kills, two assisted by Ledermueller and one being a block, as part of SU’s own 4-0 run to bring it within three at 17-14.Miami didn’t let the rally last long, ending with a 5-0 run to sweep Syracuse.Again, the Orange took one step forward just to take one step back. A well-played win at Boston College precedes a deflating loss. Blocking improved, but shaky serve receive leaves questions for SU in the season’s latter stages.Published on November 13, 2026 at 10:31 pmContact Jamie: [email protected] | @jamisonquinn07</div></body>

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