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UNC Greensboro’s outside hitters were a problem throughout the match for the Blue Devils, but the countless Spartan errors, combined with Cooper’s blocking, rendered its powerful offensive attack ineffective.
In Duke's two matches with Owokoniran on the floor this week, the sophomore Blue Devil made herself known as one of the most dangerous outside hitters in the ACC.
Although numerous hitting errors plagued the Blue Devils through their first set, key contributions from sophomores Ade Owokoniran and Lily Cooper kept Duke in the driver's seat all evening.
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Although the Blue Devils face arguably its toughest matchup of the season in just the first weekend, this weekend's campaign will give Duke the chance to showcase many new faces in its scheme as well as highlighting key returners in Payton Schwantz and Ade Owokoniran.
The Blue Devils look to build off its surprising NCAA tournament appearance in 2018.
The Chronicle's countdown of the top 10 sports stories from 2018 begins with volleyball sneaking into the NCAA tournament for the first time since 2014.
Duke volleyball fell to Loyola Marymount on Friday, spoiling their first NCAA Tournament appearance in four seasons.
The Blue Devils have not made the NCAA tournament since 2014.
There was no sign of a tryptophan-induced slump for Duke in its post-Thanksgiving contest Friday.
Despite taking an early lead, Duke gave up the last two sets to give North Carolina the win.
10th-ranked Pittsburgh took down the Blue Devils with ease, refusing to let another upset happen again.
The Blue Devils came into the matchup riding a three-game winning streak, though an upset over the Panthers still appeared to be a near-impossible dream.
The Blue Devils posted one of their strongest defensive performances of the season in a five-set battle against the Hokies.
Although the Blue Devils took down Clemson with ease, Georgia Tech exposed glaring inconsistencies with the young Duke squad.
The Blue Devils saw standout performances last weekend from graduate student Andie Shelton and Sophomore Payton Schwantz.
Although the Blue Devils started strong, Duke could not hold off the Orange and fell in four sets.
The Blue Devils showed a marked improvement over their opening ACC weekend, improving efficiency on both sides of the ball.
In dire need of experience in a predominantly young roster, the Blue Devils turned to graduate transfer Andie Shelton to fill in the gaps.
After taking almost two weeks off game action due to Hurricane Florence, Duke volleyball was swept in its opening pair of ACC matches.
After an almost two week break, the Blue Devils will kick off their ACC slate with a Florida campaign against Florida State and Miami.
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