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Saturday, November 16
Durham, N.C.
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Duke University
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Duke Welcomes No. 2 Pitt for Senior Day
11/15/2019 12:48:00 PM | Volleyball
Duke Welcomes No. 2 Pitt for Senior Day
DURHAM, N.C. – The Duke volleyball team (12-15, 5-9 ACC) welcomes No. 2 Pitt (25-1, 14-0) to Cameron Indoor Stadium Saturday, Nov. 16 for a 1 p.m., contest on ACCNX. Duke will be honoring its four seniors prior to the match.
DIGS FOR DOLLARS CAMPAIGN A SUCCESS
The Duke volleyball team, in partner with the Duke Cancer Institute's Teen and Young Adult Oncology Program, is excited to announce the Digs for Dollars campaign.
On November 7th and November 10th, the volleyball team dedicated its games against North Carolina and NC State to raising awareness and support for the DCI program.
With everyone's support, Duke volleyball and the DCI have raised $5,560 to date.
In February 2019, former Duke volleyball player Jessi Bartholomew ('19) was diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma shortly after finishing her senior season. She recently completed six months of chemotherapy as well as two weeks of radiation and is currently in remission.
Throughout her treatment, the support from Duke Athletics and Duke Cancer Institute was overwhelming for Jessi, her family and friends. Digs for Dollars weekend is an awesome opportunity for you to show your support and raise awareness for other patients like Jessi who are going through tough times.
LAST TIME OUT
Despite dropping the first two sets, the Duke volleyball team came out victorious on Sunday afternoon by outlasting NC State 3-2 (22-25, 23-25, 25-18, 25-22, 15-7) in a five-set thriller in Cameron Indoor Stadium.
Boasted by four players in double-digit kills, Duke was able to get the victory and was led by graduate student Lauren Cline with 20 kills and zero errors to hit a whopping .526 for the match. Cline's 20-kill performance allows her to be just the second Blue Devil with 20+ kills this season while rookie Gracie Johnson added 16 kills herself. Payton Schwantz and Samantha Amos contributed with 11 kills each to help the Blue Devils hit .230 for the match. Setters Sarah Nelson and Camille Nazor dished 22 and 25 assists, respectively.
Defensively, libero Mackenzie Cole added a season-high 28 digs followed behind by Schwantz with 23 to limit the Wolfpack to a .173 hitting clip for the match. Duke was also unstoppable at the net with 38 total blocks (19.0 total team blocks) to NC State 16 and was led by freshman Lizzie Fleming with 13 and Cline with nine.
SCOUTING THE PANTHERS
Pitt has carried its 2018 ACC dominance into 2019 and is 25-1 overall, 14-0 in the conference and is ranked No. 2 in the nation. The Panthers' lone loss this season came to then No. 4 Penn State in five sets.
The Panthers sit atop the ACC leaderboard in eight categories (hitting percentage - .277 , assists - 1,247, kills - 1,343, service aces - 140, opponent hitting percentage - .145, opponent assists - 928, opponent kills - 968 and opponent service aces - 78). Offensively, the Panthers are led by Kayla Lund (279 kills) while setter Lexis Akeo has dished 852 assists, which ranks fourth in the ACC.
No. 2 Pitt clinched at least a share of the ACC Championship for the third consecutive season Sunday afternoon on Senior Day at Fitzgerald Field House. The Panthers topped Clemson in four sets (19-25, 25-16, 25-19, 25-22), and with Miami's five-set win over second-place Notre Dame, Pitt secured at least a share of the 2019 title.
BLOCKING WITH THE BLUE DEVILS
Blocktober might have come to an end, but the block party is still rockin'.
Duke is currently ranked fourth in the ACC with 279.5 blocks and a 2.59 block-per-set average and is led by sophomore Lily Cooper with 132. Cooper is third in the conference with 1.43 b/s and tallied a whopping 16 in Duke's three matches at the Hofstra Invitational. Freshman Lizzie Fleming is right on Cooper's heels in fifth with 108 (1.23 b/s). In Duke's setback at No. 2 Pitt, the Blue Devils registered 25 total blocks to Pitt's 11 and were led by Fleming with eight and Cooper with five while Cooper and Fleming added six blocks each Friday against North Carolina.
ROOKIES MAKING AN IMPACT
The Duke freshmen have made an immediate impact on the program. Outside hitter Lizzie Fleming has been outstanding at the net with a .315 hitting percentage. She has knocked down 138 kills and just 26 errors and has also picked up 108 blocks for a 1.23 block/set average. Gracie Johnson has also been solid in Duke's lineup and is second on the team with 197 kills. She is third on the team with 185 digs and has 48 blocks. Setter Camille Nazor has been a force, amassing 432 assists with a 5.20 a/s average. Nazor is also fifth on the team in digs (137) and is hitting .333 percent at the net.
OWOKONIRAN HITTING HER STRIDE
Sophomore Ade Owokoniran has been a force this season for the Blue Devils. She leads the team with 265 kills (3.40 kills/set) on a .228 hitting percentage. Despite missing five games towards the beginning of the season, Owokoniran has hit double-digit kills in 11 out of 21 contests, including three 20+ kill games: 20 vs. Michigan State, 22 at Syracuse and 24 at Clemson. The Raleigh, N.C., native amassed 40 kills in three games to help spark Duke's 2-1 weekend at the Hofstra Invitational in September. In the victory over the No. 14 Ducks, Owokoniran tallied 10 kills before her 14-kill performance against St. John's Saturday. The Raleigh, N.C., native rounded out her solid weekend with 16 kills and just five attack errors in Duke's win over Hofstra. The sophomore leads the team with 265 kills so far this season (3.40 kills/set) on a .228 hitting percentage.
COLE CAN DIG IT
Sophomore libero Mackenzie Cole has continued her impressive rookie campaign into her sophomore season as Duke's constant libero on the court. Cole has racked up 401 digs through 27 games and boasts a 4.09 dig/set average. The Oakdale, N.Y., native has 23 contests with 10 or more digs, including a season-high 28 in Duke's five-set thriller against NC State.
For more information on Duke volleyball, follow the Blue Devils on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram by searching for "DukeVB".
#GoDuke
DIGS FOR DOLLARS CAMPAIGN A SUCCESS
The Duke volleyball team, in partner with the Duke Cancer Institute's Teen and Young Adult Oncology Program, is excited to announce the Digs for Dollars campaign.
On November 7th and November 10th, the volleyball team dedicated its games against North Carolina and NC State to raising awareness and support for the DCI program.
With everyone's support, Duke volleyball and the DCI have raised $5,560 to date.
In February 2019, former Duke volleyball player Jessi Bartholomew ('19) was diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma shortly after finishing her senior season. She recently completed six months of chemotherapy as well as two weeks of radiation and is currently in remission.
Throughout her treatment, the support from Duke Athletics and Duke Cancer Institute was overwhelming for Jessi, her family and friends. Digs for Dollars weekend is an awesome opportunity for you to show your support and raise awareness for other patients like Jessi who are going through tough times.
LAST TIME OUT
Despite dropping the first two sets, the Duke volleyball team came out victorious on Sunday afternoon by outlasting NC State 3-2 (22-25, 23-25, 25-18, 25-22, 15-7) in a five-set thriller in Cameron Indoor Stadium.
Boasted by four players in double-digit kills, Duke was able to get the victory and was led by graduate student Lauren Cline with 20 kills and zero errors to hit a whopping .526 for the match. Cline's 20-kill performance allows her to be just the second Blue Devil with 20+ kills this season while rookie Gracie Johnson added 16 kills herself. Payton Schwantz and Samantha Amos contributed with 11 kills each to help the Blue Devils hit .230 for the match. Setters Sarah Nelson and Camille Nazor dished 22 and 25 assists, respectively.
Defensively, libero Mackenzie Cole added a season-high 28 digs followed behind by Schwantz with 23 to limit the Wolfpack to a .173 hitting clip for the match. Duke was also unstoppable at the net with 38 total blocks (19.0 total team blocks) to NC State 16 and was led by freshman Lizzie Fleming with 13 and Cline with nine.
SCOUTING THE PANTHERS
Pitt has carried its 2018 ACC dominance into 2019 and is 25-1 overall, 14-0 in the conference and is ranked No. 2 in the nation. The Panthers' lone loss this season came to then No. 4 Penn State in five sets.
The Panthers sit atop the ACC leaderboard in eight categories (hitting percentage - .277 , assists - 1,247, kills - 1,343, service aces - 140, opponent hitting percentage - .145, opponent assists - 928, opponent kills - 968 and opponent service aces - 78). Offensively, the Panthers are led by Kayla Lund (279 kills) while setter Lexis Akeo has dished 852 assists, which ranks fourth in the ACC.
No. 2 Pitt clinched at least a share of the ACC Championship for the third consecutive season Sunday afternoon on Senior Day at Fitzgerald Field House. The Panthers topped Clemson in four sets (19-25, 25-16, 25-19, 25-22), and with Miami's five-set win over second-place Notre Dame, Pitt secured at least a share of the 2019 title.
BLOCKING WITH THE BLUE DEVILS
Blocktober might have come to an end, but the block party is still rockin'.
Duke is currently ranked fourth in the ACC with 279.5 blocks and a 2.59 block-per-set average and is led by sophomore Lily Cooper with 132. Cooper is third in the conference with 1.43 b/s and tallied a whopping 16 in Duke's three matches at the Hofstra Invitational. Freshman Lizzie Fleming is right on Cooper's heels in fifth with 108 (1.23 b/s). In Duke's setback at No. 2 Pitt, the Blue Devils registered 25 total blocks to Pitt's 11 and were led by Fleming with eight and Cooper with five while Cooper and Fleming added six blocks each Friday against North Carolina.
ROOKIES MAKING AN IMPACT
The Duke freshmen have made an immediate impact on the program. Outside hitter Lizzie Fleming has been outstanding at the net with a .315 hitting percentage. She has knocked down 138 kills and just 26 errors and has also picked up 108 blocks for a 1.23 block/set average. Gracie Johnson has also been solid in Duke's lineup and is second on the team with 197 kills. She is third on the team with 185 digs and has 48 blocks. Setter Camille Nazor has been a force, amassing 432 assists with a 5.20 a/s average. Nazor is also fifth on the team in digs (137) and is hitting .333 percent at the net.
OWOKONIRAN HITTING HER STRIDE
Sophomore Ade Owokoniran has been a force this season for the Blue Devils. She leads the team with 265 kills (3.40 kills/set) on a .228 hitting percentage. Despite missing five games towards the beginning of the season, Owokoniran has hit double-digit kills in 11 out of 21 contests, including three 20+ kill games: 20 vs. Michigan State, 22 at Syracuse and 24 at Clemson. The Raleigh, N.C., native amassed 40 kills in three games to help spark Duke's 2-1 weekend at the Hofstra Invitational in September. In the victory over the No. 14 Ducks, Owokoniran tallied 10 kills before her 14-kill performance against St. John's Saturday. The Raleigh, N.C., native rounded out her solid weekend with 16 kills and just five attack errors in Duke's win over Hofstra. The sophomore leads the team with 265 kills so far this season (3.40 kills/set) on a .228 hitting percentage.
COLE CAN DIG IT
Sophomore libero Mackenzie Cole has continued her impressive rookie campaign into her sophomore season as Duke's constant libero on the court. Cole has racked up 401 digs through 27 games and boasts a 4.09 dig/set average. The Oakdale, N.Y., native has 23 contests with 10 or more digs, including a season-high 28 in Duke's five-set thriller against NC State.
For more information on Duke volleyball, follow the Blue Devils on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram by searching for "DukeVB".
#GoDuke
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