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Duke bested Syracuse in four sets on the road Sunday after falling Friday to No. 1 Louisville—the only undefeated team in the country—in Louisville, Ky.
Junior Gracie Johnson had a career-high 22 kills Saturday against Boston College. Combined with only six errors, the outside hitter hit a .340 efficiency, her second-highest of the season.
Fleming was vital in a key moment during the second set, when Duke and Virginia Tech were tied 20-20 in the second set.
The Blue Devils exhibited resilience throughout the weekend as they faced off against Notre Dame and Louisville in Cameron Indoor Stadium.
The Blue Devils lost a pair of in-state, straight-set matchups over the weekend, falling at North Carolina Friday evening before dropping Sunday’s game on the road to N.C. State.
Junior Moorea Wood and Owokoniran led the Blue Devils in kills, tallying an impressive 14 each. Wood more than doubled her season record in kills and bumped her personal career high from 10.
Owokoniran led the Blue Devils offensively against Syracuse with 11 kills, followed by sophomore Georgia Stavrinides who tallied an impressive seven.
Duke hosted the Duke Classic this weekend, taking on both North Carolina Central and Long Island Friday and Cornell Saturday.
Richardson tallied 10 kills against the College of Charleston Saturday, the most the Ellicott City, Md., native has had in her short stint as a college volleyball player.
For the first time since 2019, the Blue Devils hosted a roaring regular season crowd in Cameron Indoor Stadium.
Mackenzie and Taylor Cole are both donning the blue and white for what will likely be each of their last seasons of college volleyball.
With 11 returning members, Duke has the chemistry and experience for a season of success.
Entering this week, only 25 Duke players had ever amassed 1,000 career kills. But Monday afternoon, senior Payton Schwantz joined that exclusive club.
Despite a stellar performance from sophomore outside hitter Gracie Johnson, Payton Schwantz’s absence proved to be too much for Duke to overcome.
The theme of the Blue Devils’ 2020 campaign has been a new and improved team culture, and that couldn’t have been more apparent in their fall season finale.
Duke and Virginia Tech both entered the weekend looking to hold their place in the upper tier of the ACC standings.
The weekend double-header mirrored a classic redemption story, with Duke falling in disappointing fashion Friday before coming out with a vengeance two days later.
After an unprecedented turn of events that could have only happened in 2020, Duke has had three matches postponed over the last two weeks and its two matches at North Carolina moved up to this weekend.
Schwantz made major contributions in Duke's consecutive victories over their Raleigh rivals.
Cameron Indoor Stadium may be devoid of Crazies this fall, but the long-awaited return of sports in the historic building has finally come.