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Friday, October 2
Charlottesville, Va.
6:30 PM
Duke University
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No. 14 Duke Set for Weekend Series at Virginia
10/1/2020 2:11:00 PM | Volleyball
DURHAM, N.C. – Coming off a successful opening weekend to the 2020 season, the 14th-ranked Duke volleyball team will travel to Charlottesville, Va., to take on Virginia Friday, Oct. 2 and Saturday, Oct. 3 in Memorial Gymnasium. Both matches are slated for a 6:30 p.m. start on ACC Network Extra.
LIVE STATS | ACCNX - FRIDAY | ACCNX - SATURDAY | DIGITAL GAME PROGRAM
LAST TIME OUT
Duke had a solid opening weekend against NC State as the Blue Devils took down the Wolfpack 3-2 (25-19, 23-25, 25-8, 23-25, 15-12) on Wednesday evening before a 3-1 (25-16, 25-22, 23-25, 25-21) victory on Saturday in Cameron Indoor Stadium.
Senior Payton Schwantz got it done on all fronts Saturday evening, recording a team-high 14 kills and just two errors for a .300 hitting percentage, eight digs and three blocks. Schwantz now owns 23 kills, 24 digs and six total blocks through two matches.
AGAINST THE FIELD
Duke leads the all-time series 53-13 over Virginia, with the first meeting dating back to 1982. In the last meeting in Charlottesville, Duke secured a 3-0 (25-19, 25-17, 26-24) victory on November 1, 2019. Duke owns a six-match win streak heading into the weekend.
SCOUTING THE CAVALIERS
The Cavaliers enter the weekend 1-0 after sweeping The Citadel (3-0) in non-conference action on Sept. 18.
In their opener two weeks ago, the Cavaliers hit .195 percent with 37 kills led by Sarah Billiard (9). Defensively, rookie Madison Morey collected 20 digs in her collegiate debut to earn ACC Freshman of the Week honors.
LEADING THE NATION
Duke enters the weekend leading the nation in two key categories: blocks/set (2.00) and opponent hitting percentage (.088).
In their season opener versus NC State on Sept. 23, the Blue Devils limited the Wolfpack to a .078 hitting percentage for the match and then .099 on Saturday. Duke's block was stellar at the net over the weekend, recording 16.0 total team blocks on Wednesday before 11.0 on Saturday.
WELCOME TO BLOCKTOBER
Duke's block was outstanding in the opening weekend of competition with 27.0 total team blocks (3.00 blocks/set) through two matches. The Blue Devils' best middle blockers from the 2019 season have already made an impact as Lily Cooper and Lizzie Fleming combine for 22 blocks and four solo.
Cooper is tied for fourth in the conference with 12 (1.33 blocks/set) followed by Fleming in seventh with 10 (1.11 blocks/set). Gracie Johnson (8, 0.89), Ade Owokoniran (7, 0.78) and Payton Schwantz (6, 0.67) round out Duke's ACC blocking presence from last weekend.
LET'S KNOCK IT DOWN
Duke featured four players with 15+ kills in the first two contests as senior Payton Schwantz leads the team with 23 and a .229 hitting percentage with just seven errors. Sophomore Gracie Johnson checks in with 20 kills, followed by juniors Ade Owokoniran and Lily Cooper with 18 each and sophomore Lizzie Fleming with 13.
Duke has hit .168 through the first two matches, but have limited its opponents to just a .088 clip to lead the nation.
CAN YOU DIG IT?
Duke has racked up 156 total digs in the first two contests to rank second in the ACC as four Blue Devils reached the 20+ dig plateau. Junior libero Mackenzie Cole leads the pack with 38 (4.22 digs/set) to be tied for sixth in the ACC, followed by setter Alex Springate (32), Payton Schwantz (24), Gracie Johnson (21) and Ade Owokoniran (21).
For more information on Duke volleyball, follow the Blue Devils on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram by searching for "DukeVB".
#GoDuke
LIVE STATS | ACCNX - FRIDAY | ACCNX - SATURDAY | DIGITAL GAME PROGRAM
LAST TIME OUT
Duke had a solid opening weekend against NC State as the Blue Devils took down the Wolfpack 3-2 (25-19, 23-25, 25-8, 23-25, 15-12) on Wednesday evening before a 3-1 (25-16, 25-22, 23-25, 25-21) victory on Saturday in Cameron Indoor Stadium.
Senior Payton Schwantz got it done on all fronts Saturday evening, recording a team-high 14 kills and just two errors for a .300 hitting percentage, eight digs and three blocks. Schwantz now owns 23 kills, 24 digs and six total blocks through two matches.
AGAINST THE FIELD
Duke leads the all-time series 53-13 over Virginia, with the first meeting dating back to 1982. In the last meeting in Charlottesville, Duke secured a 3-0 (25-19, 25-17, 26-24) victory on November 1, 2019. Duke owns a six-match win streak heading into the weekend.
SCOUTING THE CAVALIERS
The Cavaliers enter the weekend 1-0 after sweeping The Citadel (3-0) in non-conference action on Sept. 18.
In their opener two weeks ago, the Cavaliers hit .195 percent with 37 kills led by Sarah Billiard (9). Defensively, rookie Madison Morey collected 20 digs in her collegiate debut to earn ACC Freshman of the Week honors.
LEADING THE NATION
Duke enters the weekend leading the nation in two key categories: blocks/set (2.00) and opponent hitting percentage (.088).
In their season opener versus NC State on Sept. 23, the Blue Devils limited the Wolfpack to a .078 hitting percentage for the match and then .099 on Saturday. Duke's block was stellar at the net over the weekend, recording 16.0 total team blocks on Wednesday before 11.0 on Saturday.
WELCOME TO BLOCKTOBER
Duke's block was outstanding in the opening weekend of competition with 27.0 total team blocks (3.00 blocks/set) through two matches. The Blue Devils' best middle blockers from the 2019 season have already made an impact as Lily Cooper and Lizzie Fleming combine for 22 blocks and four solo.
Cooper is tied for fourth in the conference with 12 (1.33 blocks/set) followed by Fleming in seventh with 10 (1.11 blocks/set). Gracie Johnson (8, 0.89), Ade Owokoniran (7, 0.78) and Payton Schwantz (6, 0.67) round out Duke's ACC blocking presence from last weekend.
LET'S KNOCK IT DOWN
Duke featured four players with 15+ kills in the first two contests as senior Payton Schwantz leads the team with 23 and a .229 hitting percentage with just seven errors. Sophomore Gracie Johnson checks in with 20 kills, followed by juniors Ade Owokoniran and Lily Cooper with 18 each and sophomore Lizzie Fleming with 13.
Duke has hit .168 through the first two matches, but have limited its opponents to just a .088 clip to lead the nation.
CAN YOU DIG IT?
Duke has racked up 156 total digs in the first two contests to rank second in the ACC as four Blue Devils reached the 20+ dig plateau. Junior libero Mackenzie Cole leads the pack with 38 (4.22 digs/set) to be tied for sixth in the ACC, followed by setter Alex Springate (32), Payton Schwantz (24), Gracie Johnson (21) and Ade Owokoniran (21).
For more information on Duke volleyball, follow the Blue Devils on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram by searching for "DukeVB".
#GoDuke
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