Duke Sweeps Elon Tuesday

Tuesday, September 5

Durham, N.C.

6:30 p.m.

Duke University

4-2,0-0ACC

Elon

1-6,0-0CAA

Team	1	2	3	Final F
Elon	11	14	18	0
Duke	25	25	25	3

9/5/2023 9:00:00 PM | Volleyball

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DURHAM – The Duke volleyball team swept Elon, 3-0 (25-11, 25-14, 25-18), Tuesday evening at Cameron Indoor Stadium. Head coach Jolene Nagel's team moves to 4-2 overall with its fourth-straight win.

Offensively, Duke was led by Kerry Keefe with 10 kills and just two errors to hit .471 percent for the match while Rylie Kadel added nine and a .667 percentage. Setter Millie Muir dished a career-high 23 dimes while libero Madison Bryant led the team with eight digs. At the net, Kadel tallied three total blocks to lead the defensive contingent.

HOW IT HAPPENED

The Blue Devils' offense was clicking throughout the entire match as Duke hit .301 percent — this was the first time Duke hit over .300 since it played to a .326 clip against Harvard (9/17/22).
Duke hit .304 percent in the first set and limited Elon to a negative percentage to keep the Phoenix on their heels. Gracie Johnson knocked down three kills with no mistakes to lead the outside hitters early.
Nagel's offense continued to click in the second frame with a .387 percent, its best offensive output of the match. Kadel came off the bench to tally four kills while Rachel Richardson brought in five.
The Phoenix hung tough in the third and what would become the final frame, but couldn't find the answer offensively.
Richardson collected three aces in the third set, which ties her career high, while Kadel and Keefe combined for 10 kills and just one error.

NOTABLES

Duke moves to 4-2 overall with its fourth-straight win.
Elon drops to 1-6 overall.
This was Nagel's 687th career win and her 484th at the helm of the Blue Devils.
Keefe registered her 13th contest with 10 or more kills.
Freshmen Lauren Ingram and Grace Thrower saw action for the first time in their Duke careers.
Elon was led by Clara Larue with seven kills.

QUOTES

"Tonight I thought our team stepped on the court and executed how they are capable. It allowed us to play with confidence and mix in others to gain experience as a team. Our serve allowed us to get on some runs which was helpful. This was a team effort tonight." - head coach Jolene Nagel