DURHAM, N.C. – The Duke volleyball team captured a 3-1 victory (25-20, 21-25, 25-17, 25-20) over Davidson Friday evening at Cameron Indoor Stadium.
With the victory, Duke snaps a three-match losing streak and improves to 2-3 on the season.
Offensively, the Blue Devils were led by Kerry Keefe with 16 kills and just one error to hit an impressive .349 percent to spearhead four individuals in double-digits. Freshman Breonna Goss tallied 13 kills on no mistakes, good for a whopping .684 clip to Rylie Kadel’s 11 and Rachel Richardson’s 10.
Setter Grace Penn dished 45 dimes while libero Mailinh Godschall grabbed 23 digs. Godschall and Richardson each tallied three aces as Duke finished the match with eight. Kadel paced the blocking contingent with six total blocks.
Davidson was led by Jackie Bardin and Isabel Decker with 13 kills each.
How it Happened
- Duke took an early 1-0 lead in the match with help from a .371 hitting percentage.
- Davidson hit .343 percent in the second set with 18 kills and limited Duke to just a .152 clip.
- The Wildcats used a 4-0 run to open up a five-point lead (20-15), forcing Duke into a timeout. Godschall tallied her second ace of the evening to bring Duke within two (22-20). Keefe knocked down her 11th kill of the match to hold off a Davidson set win before the Blue Devils committed their fifth service error to even the match, 1-1.
- Duke used six block assists in the third set to keep Davidson on…
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