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Senior Gracie Johnson was named first team All-ACC for the 2022 season Monday afternoon, while freshman Kerry Keefe earned a spot on the ACC All-Freshman team.
The Blue Devils fell in four sets against North Carolina (17-25, 25-19, 19-25, 17-25) in a back-and-forth contest led by two of the ACC’s best outside hitters.
The Blue Devils battled in their final home match of the season by keeping all five sets within eight points, but they failed to capitalize on their key opportunities and chances to seal the match.
On Friday afternoon, Duke edged out Boston College 3-2 to attain its 15th win of the season in a highly competitive game.
The Blue Devils defeated the Demon Deacons in three sets Sunday.
Duke came back from down two sets to none to beat the Fighting Irish on the road.
The Blue Devils fell in a four-set heartbreaker (23-25, 25-18, 20-25, 19-25) to rival North Carolina Sunday at Cameron Indoor Stadium, marking their fourth-straight loss to the Tar Heels.
It seemed like every point was decided by one of two fates—either the hitter would slam the ball off the block and find success, or the blocking unit would send the ball right back down onto the floor of the hitter’s half of the court.
The Blue Devils' weekend matches against Georgia Tech and Clemson were defined by "expect the unexpected."
The Blue Devils' weekend could be defined by its chaos before Duke came away with its first ACC win.
The Blue Devils fell to Syracuse in four sets Friday afternoon, followed by another five-set loss Sunday to Boston College.
Duke has won nine of its eleven matches so far this season. Six of the nine games it has won went to four sets. One went to five. So what’s stopping the sweep?
The Blue Devils now end their nonconference slate on a nine-game win streak, taking on their first ACC opponent next week when they visit the Orange.
This weekend in Durham, it was Duke’s greatness that won against Michigan and Michigan State in Friday and Saturday’s matches, respectively.
Despite an exhausting schedule, Duke went on the road Tuesday evening to Elon and defeated the Phoenix 3-1.
At Friday’s home opener against East Tennessee State, the Blue Devils debuted “Hate Won’t Live Here” warmup shirts, which they continued to wear throughout the weekend.
BYU has completed their investigation and said they “have not found any evidence to corroborate the allegation that fans engaged in racial heckling or uttered racial slurs at the event,” according to a Friday, Sept. 9 statement from BYU Athletics.
Duke earned its first victory of the 2022 season Saturday evening against Rider at the doTERRA Classic in Provo, Utah.
Since a BYU fan directed racial slurs at a Duke volleyball player Friday, statements have poured in from BYU and Duke officials and more. Here’s how the events of the weekend occurred.
Richardson was the target of a racist incident in Friday's match at Smith Fieldhouse in Provo, Utah, in which a non-student fan seated in BYU's student section repeatedly directed racial slurs at her. BYU announced Saturday that the fan had been banned from future sporting events.
