Duke Travels to Florida State, Miami

DURHAM – The Duke volleyball team will hit the road for a pair of matches at Florida State and Miami. The Blue Devils will take on the Seminoles Friday at 6:30 p.m., before a 1 p.m., match against the Hurricanes Sunday. Both contests will be broadcast on ACCNX.

LAST TIME OUT

Duke went 1-1 over the weekend at home. The Blue Devils dropped a 3-0 match against No. 10 Pitt before capturing a 3-1 victory over Virginia. Senior Gracie Johnson spearheaded Duke’s offense with 30 kills while freshman outside hitter Kerry Keefe added 18 to hit .325 percent over three matches. Georgia Stavrinides tallid a team-leading nine blocks, while Rylie Kadel and Keefe added seven and six, respectively.

A CLOSER LOOK AT THE SERIES

FLORIDA STATE

Duke is 37-24 all-time against Florida State despite the Seminoles capturing 10 of the last 11 matchups. The last time the Blue Devils won in Tallahassee was in 2008.

MIAMI

Duke leads the all-time series 17-12 but have lost the last three meetings. The last time the Blue Devils won in Coral Gables was in 2015.

SCOUTING THE OPPONENTS

FLORIDA STATE

Florida State enters Friday’s match coming off a 3-2 victory over Miami and are 11-5 (3-2 ACC) this season. Offensively, the Seminoles feature four with 100 or more kills and are led by Audrey Koenig with 158 and a .230 hitting percentage. Andjelija Draskovic, Florida State’s main setter, owns 357 assists and 110 digs to rank third on the team in digs. At the net, the Seminoles own 122.0 total blocks and are led by Emily Ryan (57) and Emma Clothier (40). As a team, Chris Poole’s squad is hitting .260 percent to rank third in the conference and are fourth in total kills (762).

MIAMI

Miami is 9-7 overall and 2-3 in ACC action after dropping a five-set match to Florida State Wednesday evening. Offensively, Miami is led by Angela Grieve with 167 kills for 3.4 kills per set and Peyman Yardimci with 147 kills and a .268 hitting percentage. As a team, the Hurricanes are hitting .238 percent while their opponents are playing to a .210 clip. Setter Savannah Vach has dished 593 total dimes this season for 10.2 assists per set and is second on the team with 14 aces. Vach also owns 133 digs and 21.5 blocks. As a team, Miami has tallied 144.5 total blocks to rank seventh in the ACC. Abby Casiano and Janice Leao are tabbed third and fourth,…