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Duke Welcomes Tobacco Road Rival North Carolina Thursday
11/6/2019 11:32:00 AM | Volleyball
Duke Welcomes Tobacco Road Rival North Carolina Thursday
DURHAM, N.C. – The Duke volleyball team (11-14, 4-8 ACC) will welcome its Tobacco Road rival North Carolina (11-11, 8-4 ACC) for a Thursday evening matchup in Cameron Indoor Stadium. This will mark the first of two meetings between the two squads this season and ACCNX will broadcast the action at 6:30 p.m.
DIGS FOR DOLLARS CAMPAIGN LAUNCHES
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 is dedicating its games against North Carolina and NC State to raising awareness and support for the DCI program.
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
The Blue Devils swept Virginia, 3-0 (25-19, 25-17, 26-24), in Charlottesville Friday for their third-straight victory before dropping a three set decision at No. 2 Pitt (18-25, 29-31, 10-25) Sunday in Pittsburgh.
Duke registered a season-high .367 hitting percentage against the Cavaliers Friday with 48 kills and just eight errors. Duke was led by three Blue Devils in double digits: Ade Owokoniran (12), Payton Schwantz (11) and Gracie Johnson (10). Setter Sarah Nelson dished 21 assists while libero Mackenzie Cole added 14 digs. At the net, Lily Cooper paced the blocking contingent with four.
SCOUTING THE TAR HEELS
North Carolina enters the weekend 11-11 overall and 8-4 in conference play despite starting the season 4-7 prior to ACC action. The Tar Heels' most notable win came over then-No. 23 Florida State (3-2) on Oct. 13 in Chapel Hill.
The Tar Heels are hitting .204 percent this season and are led by Lauren Harrison with 254 kills (3.68 kills/set) and Parker Austin with 212 (2.90 kills/set). North Carolina splits time between Annabelle Archer and Hunter Atherton as setters with 445 and 387 assists, respectively. The Tar Heels rank second in the ACC in blocks (238, 2.91/set).
BLOCKING WITH THE BLUE DEVILS
Blocktober might have come to an end, but the block party is still rockin'.
Duke is currently ranked fifth in the ACC with 221 blocks and a 2.43 block-per-set average and is led by sophomore Lily Cooper with 107. Cooper is fourth 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 eighth with 89 (1.17 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.
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 .323 hitting percentage. She has knocked down 129 kills and just 25 errors and has also picked up 89 blocks for a 1.13 block/set average. Gracie Johnson has also been solid in Duke's lineup and is second on the team with 171 kills. She is third on the team with 151 digs and has 41 blocks. Setter Camille Nazor has been a force, amassing 387 assists with a 5.23 a/s average. Nazor is also tied for fourth on the team in digs (124) and is hitting .329 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 258 kills so far this season (3.49 kills/set) on a .226 hitting percentage. Despite missing five games towards the beginning of the season, Owokoniran has hit double-digit kills in 11 out of 20 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 258 kills so far this season (3.49 kills/set) on a .226 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 354 digs through 25 games and boasts a 3.98 dig/set average. The Oakdale, N.Y., native has 21 contests with 10 or more digs, including a season-high 22 in Duke's setback at Clemson.
UP NEXT
Duke will remain in Cameron Indoor Stadium to host NC State Sunday, Nov. 10 for a 1 p.m., contest on ACCNX.
For more information on Duke volleyball, follow the Blue Devils on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram by searching for "DukeVB".
#GoDuke
DIGS FOR DOLLARS CAMPAIGN LAUNCHES
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 is dedicating its games against North Carolina and NC State to raising awareness and support for the DCI program.
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
The Blue Devils swept Virginia, 3-0 (25-19, 25-17, 26-24), in Charlottesville Friday for their third-straight victory before dropping a three set decision at No. 2 Pitt (18-25, 29-31, 10-25) Sunday in Pittsburgh.
Duke registered a season-high .367 hitting percentage against the Cavaliers Friday with 48 kills and just eight errors. Duke was led by three Blue Devils in double digits: Ade Owokoniran (12), Payton Schwantz (11) and Gracie Johnson (10). Setter Sarah Nelson dished 21 assists while libero Mackenzie Cole added 14 digs. At the net, Lily Cooper paced the blocking contingent with four.
SCOUTING THE TAR HEELS
North Carolina enters the weekend 11-11 overall and 8-4 in conference play despite starting the season 4-7 prior to ACC action. The Tar Heels' most notable win came over then-No. 23 Florida State (3-2) on Oct. 13 in Chapel Hill.
The Tar Heels are hitting .204 percent this season and are led by Lauren Harrison with 254 kills (3.68 kills/set) and Parker Austin with 212 (2.90 kills/set). North Carolina splits time between Annabelle Archer and Hunter Atherton as setters with 445 and 387 assists, respectively. The Tar Heels rank second in the ACC in blocks (238, 2.91/set).
BLOCKING WITH THE BLUE DEVILS
Blocktober might have come to an end, but the block party is still rockin'.
Duke is currently ranked fifth in the ACC with 221 blocks and a 2.43 block-per-set average and is led by sophomore Lily Cooper with 107. Cooper is fourth 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 eighth with 89 (1.17 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.
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 .323 hitting percentage. She has knocked down 129 kills and just 25 errors and has also picked up 89 blocks for a 1.13 block/set average. Gracie Johnson has also been solid in Duke's lineup and is second on the team with 171 kills. She is third on the team with 151 digs and has 41 blocks. Setter Camille Nazor has been a force, amassing 387 assists with a 5.23 a/s average. Nazor is also tied for fourth on the team in digs (124) and is hitting .329 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 258 kills so far this season (3.49 kills/set) on a .226 hitting percentage. Despite missing five games towards the beginning of the season, Owokoniran has hit double-digit kills in 11 out of 20 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 258 kills so far this season (3.49 kills/set) on a .226 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 354 digs through 25 games and boasts a 3.98 dig/set average. The Oakdale, N.Y., native has 21 contests with 10 or more digs, including a season-high 22 in Duke's setback at Clemson.
UP NEXT
Duke will remain in Cameron Indoor Stadium to host NC State Sunday, Nov. 10 for a 1 p.m., contest on ACCNX.
For more information on Duke volleyball, follow the Blue Devils on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram by searching for "DukeVB".
#GoDuke
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