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….
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