Duke Returns Home for No. 11 Georgia Tech, Clemson

DURHAM – The Duke volleyball team is set for another weekend of ACC competition at Cameron Indoor Stadium. The Blue Devils welcome No. 11 Georgia Tech Friday before a 1 p.m., match against Clemson Sunday. Both contests will be broadcast on ACCNX. Friday’s matchup against the Yellow Jackets will be Duke’s third ranked opponent this fall. Chris Edwards will be on the call for both matches and he will be joined by Christina Lingley Sunday.
 
LAST TIME OUT
Duke dropped two tough matches in Florida over the weekend. The Blue Devils were swept by Florida State and Miami. Freshman Taylor Atkinson led the way offensively with 21 kills and a .228 hitting percentage while graduate setter Devon Chang dished 46 assists. Atkinson tallied her sixth match this season with 10 or more kills and the third consecutive. As a team, Duke was held without an ace in the match against Miami for the first time since March 28, 2021.

A CLOSER LOOK AT THE SERIES

CLEMSON

Duke is 42-23 all-time against Clemson and have captured seven of the last eight meetings.

GEORGIA TECH

Duke leads the all-time series 45-24 but have lost six of the last eight meetings.

SCOUTING THE OPPONENTS

CLEMSON

Clemson enters Sunday’s contest 11-8 overall and 2-5 in ACC action having lost five of its last seven matches. Offensively, the Tigers are led by Camryn Hannah with 265 kills and a .260 hitting percentage to rank fifth in the conference in kills. Setter Mckenna Slavik has dished 627 total assists this season for 10.11 assists per set and also owns 32 kills, 17 aces, 143 digs and 17 blocks to showcase her all-around game. The Tigers are second to last in the ACC in blocks (128.0) despite Jacyn Bamis and Colleen Finney with 42 and 41 blocks, respectively. Clemson is third in the conference in total digs and features four with 100 or more digs, led by Devan Taylor (324) to be third in the ACC. Sunday’s contest will feature two of the top serving teams in the ACC as Duke is ranked No. 2 while Clemson is No. 5, led by six with 10 or more aces.

GEORGIA TECH

Georgia Tech enters Friday’s match as the 11th-ranked team in the nation and is 12-4 overall and 5-2 in the ACC. The Yellow Jackets feature the fourth-best offense in the conference (.256 hitting percentage), are second in kills (740) and second in assists (681). Offensively, Julia Bergmann leads the…