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Sunday, November 8
Coral Gables, Fla.
1:00 p.m.
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Duke Sweeps Miami 3-0 on the Road
11/8/2009 6:00:00 PM | Volleyball
CORAL GABLES, Fla. - Christiana Gray totaled seven blocks and eight kills in just three sets to lead Duke to a 3-0 (25-17, 25-12, 25-18) win over Miami Sunday afternoon at the James Knight Complex.
Duke's season leader in hitting percentage, Gray hit .583 with just one attack error against the Hurricanes (15-10, 8-7 ACC). A 6-5 freshman middle blocker, Gray's team-leading seven blocks helped Duke (22-5, 12-3 ACC) surrender just 47 points to Miami, which is the fewest scored by an ACC team against the Blue Devils this season.
Setter Kellie Catanach led Duke to a .411 hitting percentage, dishing out 32 assists to reach 1,000 kills for the season. Catanach also took the offense into her own hands, connecting for six kills on 10 errorless attacks. She was one of seven Blue Devils to hit over .300 in the match, leading an effort that included a .429 (6-for-14) outing from Becci Burling, a .385 (7-for-13) day from Amanda Robertson, a .357 (11-for-28) showing from Rachael Moss and .312 (6-for-16) outing from Sophia Dunworth.
"Our team came out and executed today," Duke head coach Jolene Nagel said. "They worked hard together and stayed focused throughout. It was great to see us come out strong and maintain."
Duke made just six attack errors in the match while totaling four service aces, including three from Moss. Defensively, Duke held the Hurricanes to a .141 hitting percentage, thanks to 11 team blocks and a combined 25 digs from the defensive trio of Nailah Waterfield (11 digs), Claire Smalzer (9) and Alex Sall (5).
Miami got the bulk of its offense from ACC kills leader Lane Carico, who totaled 11 kills but hit just .194. Carico was the focus of the Hurricane gameplan, taking a team-high 31 attacks, but had trouble getting past Duke's block.
Duke hit at least .371 in every game, including a .483 clip in set two. The opening set saw Catanach account for 17 points, tossing out 12 assists while also spiking four kills and a block. In set two, Duke's attackers put down 12 of Catanach's 23 sets, including a combined eight kills from Moss and Robertson. Duke did not make a single attack error in the opening frame on the way to a 25-17 win.
Gray took over the final game, connecting on four of six attacks while also picking up two more blocks. Duke posted five blocks in the final frame, two of which were solo stops by Burling.
Duke continues its two-week road trip this Friday and Saturday, Nov. 13-14, in Virginia. Duke will face Virginia Tech on Friday in Blacksburg, Va., before trekking to Charlottesville, Va., on Saturday to face Virginia. Duke will then return home to Cameron Indoor Stadium for its final three matches of the season, all of which are against in-state rivals NC State (Nov. 20), North Carolina (Nov. 21) and Wake Forest (Nov. 24).
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