Duke Outlasts Boston College in Marathon Match

Friday, November 11

Durham, N.C.

12 PM

Duke University

15-11,6-9ACC

Boston College

17-12,5-10ACC

Team	1	2	3	4	5	Final F
Boston College	18	25	13	25	15	2
Duke	25	21	25	22	17	3

Duke Outlasts Boston College in Marathon Match

11/11/2022 3:52:00 PM | Volleyball

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DURHAM – The Duke volleyball team weathered the storm and outlasted Boston College, 3-2 (25-18, 21-25, 25-13, 22-25, 17-15), in a marathon match Friday afternoon at Cameron Indoor Stadium.

How it Happened

Four Blue Devils tallied double-digit kills and two double-doubles as Duke collected its 15th victory this season.
The Blue Devils were led by Gracie Johnson with an impressive 24 kills, followed by Rachel Richardson with 14, Rylie Kadel's 11 and Kerry Keefe's 10. Devon Chang dished 53 assists while Richardson and Sydney Yap tallied three aces each. Nikki Underwood added a career-high 32 digs while Lizzie Fleming paced the defensive unit at the net with six blocks. Chang reached the 2,000-assist plateau in the victory and now owns 2,017 career assists.
Duke jumped out to an early 1-0 lead as the Eagles struggled to find their offensive rhythm. In the second set, Boston College evened the match (1-1) with an impressive .357 hitting percentage, led by Kate Brennan's six kills to hit .857.
All tied up, the Blue Devils responded as Johnson and Fleming combined for eight kills and three errors and limited the Eagles to just a .026 offensive clip.
Both squads found their offensive efficiency in the fourth frame. Chang assisted on 16 of the 17 kills, led by Johnson's five.
The fifth and final set featured five tie scores and four lead changes in the back-and-forth affair. Leading 13-10, the Eagles strung together a series of runs to tie the set. Even at 15-15, Kadel and Keefe tallied their 11th and 10th kills, respectively, en route to a victory.

Notes

Duke improves to 15-11 overall and 6-9 in the ACC.
Boston College drops to 17-12 overall and 5-10 in the ACC.
It was Jolene Nagel's 682nd career victory and her 479th at the helm of the Blue Devils.
It was the program's 997th victory.
Johnson led the team for the 21st match this season and collected her fifth double-double.
Chang's 53 assists is just one off her career high.
Duke featured three or more players with double-digit kills for the ninth time this season.
Fleming returned to the starting lineup for the first time since Sept. 25 against Boston College in Chestnut Hill.