North Carolina Sweeps Duke Wednesday

Wednesday, October 2

Durham, N.C.

6:30 PM

Duke University

6-8,2-1ACC

North Carolina

11-1,3-0ACC

North Carolina

Duke

North Carolina Sweeps Duke Wednesday

10/2/2024 9:27:00 PM | Volleyball

Box Score

DURHAM, N.C. – The Duke volleyball team dropped a 3-0 decision (16-25, 21-25, 23-25) to North Carolina Wednesday evening at Cameron Indoor Stadium to suffer its first loss in conference play.

The Tar Heels used a .333 hitting percentage to improve them to 11-1 overall and 3-0 in ACC action. The Blue Devils dip to 6-8 overall and 2-1 in league play.

Duke was led by Kerry Keefe with 13 kills and just one error for a .414 hitting percentage. Setter Grace Penn dished 27 assists, while libero Mailinh Godschall grabbed 11 digs. Rylie Kadel led the blocking contingent with four total blocks as Duke out-blocked its opponent, 10-8.

How it Happened

North Carolina opened the match with a 6-0 scoring run, and did not let up with zero ties or lead changes. The Tar Heels hit .556 percent to take the early lead.
Keefe led Duke's offense in the second set with five kills and no errors, while Kadel registered three blocks in an attempt to slow down UNC's high-powered offense. Despite their lowest hitting percentage for the match, the Tar Heels stayed strong to take a 2-0 lead in the match.
Trailing 2-0, Duke opened up a three-point lead (10-7) in the third set, forcing North Carolina into an early timeout.
The Blue Devils held a 16-11 lead, but their opponents used a 9-4 run to tie the match late, 20-20. Following a Duke timeout, North Carolina tallied consecutive kills to lead by two (22-20), making Duke use its final timeout of the set.
North Carolina's Chelsea Thorpe and Jackie Taylor set up a big block on Duke's Rachel Richardson to bring up match point. North Carolina forced a Duke hitting error to complete the sweep.

Notables

The all-time series moves to 70-56 in favor of the Tar Heels.
North Carolina has won 11 of the last 13 meetings.
The match featured 15 ties and seven lead changes.
It was just the third time Duke has been swept this season.
It was just the third time this season Duke allowed its opponent to hit over .300 percent for the match.
Duke tallied just two aces to North Carolina's eight.
North Carolina was led by Thorpe with 11 kills as she hit .500.

Next Match
Duke makes the short trip to Chapel Hill for its second match against the Tar Heels on Friday at 7 p.m.

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