Duke Drops Two Matches Friday at doTERRA Classic

Friday, August 26

Provo, Utah

12 PM

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Duke Drops Two Matches Friday at doTERRA Classic

8/26/2022 11:12:00 PM | Volleyball

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PROVO, Utah – The Duke volleyball team began its 2022 slate Friday at the doTERRA Classic, dropping both matches on opening day. The Blue Devils fell to Washington State (3-1) before a 3-1 setback to No. 10 BYU.

GAME 1 | DUKE vs. WASHINGTON STATE

How it Happened

Duke dropped a 3-1 (26-24, 14-25, 21-25, 20-25) decision to Washington State Friday morning.
Senior outside hitter Gracie Johnson led the Blue Devil offensive contingent with 17 kills, while Rachel Richardson added 13 to Moorea Wood's 10.
Graduate setter Devon Chang dished 44 assists and added three blocks.
All tied up at 24 in the first set, Chang found Johnson and Richardson for consecutive kills to give Duke a one-set lead heading into the second.
Washington State hit .458 percent to win the second set, 25-14, with 12 kills and only one error. They went on to hit .519 percent to take the third (25-21) and four Duke service errors in the fourth helped the Cougars win the match.

Notes

Duke moves to 39-13 in season openers and 17-7 under head coach Jolene Nagel.
Johnson and Nikki Underwood tallied three aces apiece.
Graduate libero Madison Bryant saw her first match in a Duke uniform.

Quote

"It was really exciting to step on the court today as a team to face Washington State," Nagel said. "We fought hard and secured the first set. We needed to sustain our serve, serve receive and defense more consistently through the match. We did some good things offensively, but need to pick up our defensive execution. When playing a strong opponent, we have to be thinking one step ahead and making some stops to help our cause."

GAME 2 | DUKE vs. BYU

How it Happened

Duke dropped a 3-1 (14-25, 19-25, 25-19, 19-25) match to No. 10 BYU Friday evening to close out the opening day at the doTERRA Classic.
Johnson once again led the offense with 14 kills while libero Bryant tallied 24 digs. Lizzie Fleming recorded four blocks at the net to go along with four kills.
BYU went on a 15-2 run and limited Duke to a negative hitting percentage to take the first set, 25-14.
Duke jumped out to an early 10-0 lead in the third frame to force the Cougars into using both of their timeouts.
The Blue Devils commanded an early 13-1 lead and did not let off the gas to take a 25-19 third-set victory.
BYU hit a match-best .303 hitting percentage to win the match in the fourth.

Notes

Duke dropped to 0-2 in 2022.
Duke is now 0-5 against BYU.
BYU is the first ranked opponent the Blue Devils have played this season.
Freshman middle blocker Taylor Atkinson saw action in her first collegiate contest. She ended the day with five kills
Senior setter Camille Nazor came off the bench in the second frame and provided a huge spark as she ended the match with 13 assists.