Michigan Sweeps Duke in Durham

Saturday, September 21

Durham, N.C.

6:30 PM

Duke University

4-7,0-0ACC

Michigan

10-1,0-0Big Ten

Michigan

Duke

Michigan Sweeps Duke in Durham

9/21/2024 9:41:00 PM | Volleyball

Box Score

DURHAM, N.C. – The Duke volleyball team was swept by Michigan, 3-0 (17-25, 10-25, 25-27), Saturday evening at Cameron Indoor Stadium.

With the setback, the Blue Devils fall to 4-7 this fall with their fourth-straight loss. Michigan improves to 10-1. This marks the conclusion of the non-conference slate.

Offensively, Duke was led by Kerry Keefe and Rachel Richardson with six kills each, while Rylie Kadel hit .667 percent. Setters Grace Penn and Nikki Quinn dished nine and 14, respectively, while libero Mailinh Godschall added eight digs. Freshman Breonna Goss and Ngozi Iloh led the blocking unit with four each.

Michigan was led by Allison Jacobs with 13 kills and 10 digs while Valentina Vaulet added 11 kills to hit .647 percent.

How It Happened

Michigan opened the contest hitting .357 percent and limited Duke to a .143 clip. Richardson led the team with four kills and no errors, but Duke's defense couldn't find an answer with just three digs.
The Wolverines hit an impressive .643 percent in the second set with 20 kills and just two errors on 28 swings to take a 2-0 lead in the match score. The Blue Devils tallied just five kills and four digs in the second set.
Both teams struggled offensively in the third frame, but Duke's block finally started to come alive. Kadel led the way with one solo and two assisted, while Goss and Iloh tallied two each.
Michigan led 10-3, before Duke went on an impressive 10-1 run to eventually gain its first lead of the game. Goss tallied her third kill of the day to bring up set point (24-22), but Michigan would not go away. Both teams made fantastic defensive efforts, but ultimately, Michigan won five of the last six points to win the set, 27-25.

Notables

Duke has lost four straight for the first time since the 2020-21 season.
Duke's 26 kills ties for the fewest this season – the other time was against No. 3 Penn State.
With her four blocks tonight, Goss now owns 28.0 for the season to rank her second on the team as a rookie.
With Kadel's .667 hitting percentage, she is hitting .418 percent during her senior year. That ranks 26th nationally as of Sept. 20.

Next Match

Duke opens ACC competition next weekend with Boston College and Syracuse at Cameron Indoor Stadium.

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