Duke Falls to No. 13 Kansas, 3-1

Saturday, August 31

Durham, N.C.

3 PM

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Kansas

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Kansas

Duke

Duke Falls to No. 13 Kansas, 3-1

8/31/2024 8:28:00 PM | Volleyball

Box Score

DURHAM, N.C. – The Duke volleyball team (1-1) dropped a four-set decision, 3-1 (25-22, 14-25, 16-25, 16-25), to No. 13 Kansas (2-0) Saturday afternoon at Cameron Indoor Stadium.

Kansas hit .321 percent as a team as Toyosi Onabanjo knocked down 22 kills, five blocks and made just two errors for a .741 hitting percentage to lead three in double-digit kills. 2023 Big 12 Setter of the Year Camryn Turner dished 47 dimes.

Rylie Kadel and Ngozi Iloh paced Duke's offense for the second game this weekend with 11 and 10 kills, respectively. Kadel played to a .529 percentage and added two blocks and two aces.

Setter Grace Penn dished 24 assists, while libero Mailinh Godschall registered 14 digs. Kerry Keefe led the blocking contingent with three as four different Blue Devils notched two blocks.

How It Happened

Kansas dominated the opening set with a .273 hitting percentage but Duke held tough and won the set, 25-22. Kadel got hot early with five kills to lead all hitters for both teams and found a way to overcome Kansas' big block.
Kanas responded well and evened the match score, 1-1, after the second set. The Jayhawks posted a whopping .520 hitting clip with 14 kills and just one mistake on 25 swings as Onabanjo connected on all but one attempt.
All tied up, Duke couldn't find an answer to Onabanjo as she hit .800 in the third set, helping lead the Jayhawks to a 2-1 lead heading into what would be the final set. Kansas led 18-13 and used a 5-0 run to take a 23-15 lead to put Duke on its heels.
Kansas' Onabanjo was flawless in the fourth (10-of-10) and limited Duke to a .000 clip to lead the nationally-ranked Jayhawks their second victory this weekend.

Notables

Duke moves to 1-1 on the young season.
Duke served better Saturday with only five errors compared to 14 against Colgate.
Duke started three freshmen – Mailinh Godschall, Breonna Goss and Avery Hamlin.
The match featured 22 ties and 11 lead changes.

Quote

We are learning a lot in these early matches about our team which is exactly what we need at this time of the season. I was pleased with how our team was aggressive with our serve early …. we were getting solid touches on the block and truly helping ourselves to transition and score. We were making things happen for ourselves through our serve." - head coach Jolene Nagel

Up Next

Duke will close out its opening weekend Sunday against South Carolina at 2 p.m.

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