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Final
Volleyball
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vs California
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Sunday, March 21
Durham, N.C.
1:00 PM
Duke University
8-9,6-6ACC
2
vs
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Pittsburgh
11-4,10-4ACC
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5
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Pittsburgh
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25
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19
22
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Duke
25
15
11
25
20
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Duke Drops Heartbreaker to No. 19 Pitt
3/21/2021 5:11:00 PM | Volleyball
DURHAM, N.C. – The Duke volleyball team dropped a heartbreaking five-set match, 3-2 (25-20, 15-25, 11-25, 25-19, 20-22) to No. 19 Pitt Sunday afternoon in Cameron Indoor Stadium.
Once again, the Blue Devils were led by Ade Owokoniran and Gracie Johnson with 16 kills each. Owokoniran registered an impressive .387 hitting percentage with just four errors while Payton Schwantz added 13 of her own.
Setter Alex Springate continues to be solid for Duke and dished 46 assists today and notched 16 digs while libero Mackenzie Cole racked up 24 digs. At the net, Duke's block was impressive with 20 blocking assists for 10.0 total team blocks. Lily Cooper and Owokoniran led the way with five each while Lizzie Fleming added four.
As a team, the Panthers hit .215 for the match, the fourth lowest of the 2020-21 season, to the Blue Devils' .179 percent.
Duke came out hot to open the match with a .289 hitting clip and was led by Johnson with six kills. Defensively, Cooper added three blocks to Owokoniran's two to help limit Pitt to a .100 hitting percentage.
Pitt's offense came alive in the second frame with a .353 percentage as Kayla Lund hit .500 with five kills and no errors. The Panthers carried their momentum to win the third set (25-11) with 12 kills and just two errors.
Owokoniran's five kills in the fourth helped propel Duke into a deciding fifth set, but ultimately could not hold off the Panthers.
The final frame featured 11 tie scores and six lead changes as service errors proved to be an issue for both squads. Duke had 11 service errors for the match to Pitt's seven. Alternatively, after a back-and-forth battle, Pitt won the match off back-to-back aces.
With the setback, Duke is 8-9 overall and 6-6 in conference play.
The Panthers were led by Lund with a double-double (21 kills and 20 digs) while setter Kylee Levers dished 30 assists. At the net, Chinaza Ndee tallied six blocks.
Duke will welcome Boston College Monday, March 22 for a 1:30 p.m., match in Cameron Indoor Stadium.
For more information on Duke volleyball, follow the Blue Devils on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram by searching for "DukeVB".
#GoDuke
Once again, the Blue Devils were led by Ade Owokoniran and Gracie Johnson with 16 kills each. Owokoniran registered an impressive .387 hitting percentage with just four errors while Payton Schwantz added 13 of her own.
Setter Alex Springate continues to be solid for Duke and dished 46 assists today and notched 16 digs while libero Mackenzie Cole racked up 24 digs. At the net, Duke's block was impressive with 20 blocking assists for 10.0 total team blocks. Lily Cooper and Owokoniran led the way with five each while Lizzie Fleming added four.
As a team, the Panthers hit .215 for the match, the fourth lowest of the 2020-21 season, to the Blue Devils' .179 percent.
Duke came out hot to open the match with a .289 hitting clip and was led by Johnson with six kills. Defensively, Cooper added three blocks to Owokoniran's two to help limit Pitt to a .100 hitting percentage.
Pitt's offense came alive in the second frame with a .353 percentage as Kayla Lund hit .500 with five kills and no errors. The Panthers carried their momentum to win the third set (25-11) with 12 kills and just two errors.
Owokoniran's five kills in the fourth helped propel Duke into a deciding fifth set, but ultimately could not hold off the Panthers.
The final frame featured 11 tie scores and six lead changes as service errors proved to be an issue for both squads. Duke had 11 service errors for the match to Pitt's seven. Alternatively, after a back-and-forth battle, Pitt won the match off back-to-back aces.
With the setback, Duke is 8-9 overall and 6-6 in conference play.
The Panthers were led by Lund with a double-double (21 kills and 20 digs) while setter Kylee Levers dished 30 assists. At the net, Chinaza Ndee tallied six blocks.
Duke will welcome Boston College Monday, March 22 for a 1:30 p.m., match in Cameron Indoor Stadium.
For more information on Duke volleyball, follow the Blue Devils on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram by searching for "DukeVB".
#GoDuke
Team Stats
Pitt
Duke
Kills
61
59
Errors
22
28
Attempts
181
173
Hitting %
.215
.179
Points
75
74
Assists
56
57
Aces
4
5
Blocks
10
10
Game Leaders
Kills
16
Aces
0
Blocks
5
Kills
16
Aces
0
Blocks
2
Kills
13
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
8
Aces
2
Blocks
4
Players Mentioned
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