Duke Bounces Back with 3-2 Win Over Boston College

Friday, September 27

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Duke Bounces Back with 3-2 Win Over Boston College

9/27/2024 10:58:00 PM | Volleyball

Box Score

DURHAM, N.C. – The Duke volleyball team snapped its losing streak with a five-set victory (22-25, 25-22, 21-25, 25-20, 15-12) over Boston College Friday evening at Cameron Indoor Stadium.

With the win, the Blue Devils open ACC play 1-0 and improve to 5-7 overall. Boston College dips to 7-6 overall and 0-1 in conference.

Kerry Keefe led the offense with 18 kills, while Breonna Goss and Rylie Kadel added 11 each. Setter Grace Penn dished 45 dimes, while libero Mailinh Godschall added 21 digs. Goss and Keefe paced the blocking contingent with three each.

How it Happened

Boston College opened the match and took an early 1-0 lead with help from a .333 hitting percentage with 14 kills and just four errors. The Eagles' block was also on display with 11 total blocks; four from Julia Haggerty.
Duke responded to take a set of its own as Keefe led the second set with five kills to hit .500 percent. Goss, Kadel, Keefe and Rachel Richardson all tallied a block to help keep the Eagles on their toes.
Both teams struggled offensively in the third set, but Boston College took the 2-1 lead with a .100 hitting percentage and limited Duke to a negative clip.
The Blue Devils once again dug deep and tied the match, 2-2, heading into the fifth and final set. Keefe led the way with seven kills as Duke hit its best of the contest, .341 percent, while Taylor Williams added four kills. Setter Penn assisted on all but one kill in the frame, and helped put Duke in a good spot heading into the fifth set.
Boston College tallied four blocks in an attempt to stop Duke's momentum, but came up short as the Blue Devils pushed through to claim the victory. Kadel and Avery Hamlin accounted for six of Duke's eight kills in the race to 15 points.

Notables

This match marks the fourth straight five-set match between the two programs.
The all-time series moves to 25-5 in favor of the Blue Devils.
The win snapped a four-game losing streak.
It was head coach Jolene Nagel's 707th victory of her career and the 504th at the helm of the Blue Devils.
Penn saw her third game this season with 40-or-more assists.
Godschall tallied 20-or-more digs for the fourth time this season.
Boston College features the fourth-best blocking team in the nation – it had 24 total blocks for 13.0 total team blocks. Haggerty led the way with 10.
The match featured 37 ties and 17 lead changes.
Boston College was led by Audrey Ross with 17 kills while Anna Herrington hit .429 percent with 10 kills. Setter Sophia Lambros dished 21 assists.

Quote

"Our team showed grit tonight. We served well, which made things happen for us along the way. I'm really pleased with the way we focused in point after point. It was a great team effort tonight and I'm very proud!" - head coach Jolene Nagel

Up Next

Duke takes on the undefeated Syracuse Orange Sunday at 1 p.m., on ACCNX.

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