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11/20/2015 12:49:00 PM | Volleyball
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| Duke at Miami |
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| When: Nov. 20 | 7 p.m. | ||||||||||||
| Where: Knight Sports Complex | ||||||||||||
| Watch: ESPN3 | Live Stats |
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| DUKE (14-12, 9-7 ACC) | ||||||||||||
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The Match
Duke and Miami meet at 7 p.m., Friday, Nov. 20 at the Hurricanes' Knight Sports Complex in Coral Gables, Fla. ... ESPN3 will broadcast the match.
Duke vs. Miami
Duke and Miami meet for the 22nd time in program history Friday, Nov. 20 at 7 p.m., in Coral Gables, Fla. ... ESPN3 will broadcast the match ... The series dates back to Dec. 6, 2002, a 3-0 Miami victory in the NCAA Tournament ... The Hurricanes have won six of the past 10 meetings, including two of the past three in Coral Gables.
Last Meeting
Duke and Miami battled to five sets for the third straight match as the Blue Devils fell, 3-2, to the Hurricanes Oct. 11, 2015 in Cameron Indoor Stadium ... The Blue Devils led 2-1 before the Hurricanes rallied for the victory ... Middle blocker Jordan Tucker amassed 20 kills, while outside hitter Emily Sklar contributed 13 kills and 18 digs.
Duke One of Nation's Top Offensive Teams
Duke enters the weekend averaging 14.52 kills per set to rank second in the ACC and 10th nationally ... Duke is one of 10 teams in the country to average over 14.50 kills per set ... Four Blue Devils average over 2.00 kills per set: outside hitter Emily Sklar (4.00), middle blocker Jordan Tucker (3.01), middle blocker Leah Meyer (2.68) and rightside hitter Alyse Whitaker (2.07) ... Duke has been ranked in the top 10 in the country in kills per set in each of the past three seasons (2nd in 2014 and ninth in 2013) ... In addition, the Blue Devils average 13.61 assists per frame, which ranks third in the ACC and 11th nationally.
Duke in the ACC
The Blue Devils enter the weekend ranked tied for seventh in the ACC standings with a 9-7 league mark ... The Blue Devils have won seven of their past 10 matches entering Friday ... The Blue Devils have won 11 ACC titles, most recently capturing the 2013 conference crown ... Duke has finished in the top three in the league standings in 11 of the past 12 seasons.
Sklar Among ACC's Top Outside Hitters
Senior outside hitter Emily Sklar currently leads the league in kills per set, averaging 4.00 per frame ... She has put down double-digit kills in 18 matches, including four straight, and has a team-high 12 double-doubles on the year ... Sklar has recorded back-to-back double-doubles entering the weekend.
Sklar Climbs Career List
Senior Emily Sklar cracked the top 10 of Duke's career kills leader list and currently sits in sixth with 1,472 kills ... She needs nine more to tie for fifth ... In addition, Sklar is 24 digs shy of becoming the ninth player in Duke history to record 1,000 kills and 1,000 digs.
Tucker on a Tear
Junior middle blocker Jordan Tucker has been on a tear as of late, registering double-digit kills in 12 of Duke's past 15 matches, including three contests with 20-plus kills ... Tucker has posted a .366 hitting percentage in that span, while averaging 3.53 kills per set ... She has knocked down double-digit kills in seven of the past eight matches ...Over Duke's 14 ACC matches, Tucker has totaled a 212 kills -- second only to outside hitter Emily Sklar among Duke players -- while hitting a team-best .361 ... In addition, she's totaled a team-high 62 blocks in ACC play.
Devilish Defense
Duke leads the league and ranks 15th nationally with a 17.36 digs per set average ... Duke is the only ACC school to average over 17.00 digs per set and one of just three to pick up 16.00 or more digs per frame (Louisville - 16.66, Georgia Tech - 16.59) ... Libero Sasha Karelov leads the way for the Blue Devils, picking up an team-best 5.04 digs a set to also rank second among ACC players.
Karelov Joins 1,000 Dig Club
Junior libero Sasha Karelov became the 21st player in Duke history to reach 1,000 career digs after a 20-dig performance Sept. 25 against Virginia ... Since taking over the starting libero duties in 2014, Karelov has picked up double-digit digs in 53 of Duke's 55 matches during that span ... She begins the weekend averaging 4.11 digs per set for her career, good for fifth all-time at Duke ... Her 1,303 career digs also rank eighth in program history and Karelov is 50 digs shy of tying for seventh all-time.
Meyer Makes an Impact
Freshman middle blocker Leah Meyer is off to a strong start to begin her collegiate career ... She currently leads the team in total blocks (95.0) and blocks per set (1.00) ... Meyer has recorded 12 matches with double-digit kills, including a career-high 17 Sept. 12 against UNC Wilmington and again Oct. 25 versus Virginia Tech ... Meyer has topped 10 kills in each of Duke's past four contests ... She has posted a hitting percentage of .300 or better 13 times this season ... In addition, she has amassed 4.0 or more blocks 11 times.
Deichmeister Among Duke Assist Leaders
Redshirt senior setter Maggie Deichmeister continues to climb the Duke career assists chart ... She enters the week with 2,960 career assists and a career 9.90 assist per set average, good for seventh and fifth in program history, respectively ... Deichmeister is the 10th setter in program history to top 2,000 career assists and the eighth to reach 2,500 ... Deichmeister needs 40 assists to become the seventh Blue Devil to reach 3,000 career assists ... She dished out a career-high 68 assists versus No. 18 Florida State Oct. 9, marking the third time in her career she has topped the 60-assist plateau and the second time this season (the other, Sept. 11 against No. 3 Stanford) ... She has surpassed 40 assists in eight of Duke's past nine matches, including four straight ... This season, Deichmeister has 19 matches with over 30 assists, 13 over 40, six over 50 and three over 60 ... For her career, Deichmeister has dished out 30-plus assists 58 times, 40-plus assists 31 times, 50-plus assists 14 times and 60-plus assists three times.
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