LOUISVILLE, Kentucky – Duke volleyball was swept 3-0 (13-25, 16-25, 10-25) by No. 3 Louisville on Friday evening at L&N Federal Credit Union Arena.
On offense, Duke was paced by Kerry Keefe, who tallied 10 kills, while Grace Penn logged a team-high nine assists. Libero Mailinh Godschall recorded six digs to pace the Blue Devils.
Duke was limited to a .022 hitting percentage while Louisville ended the match with a .432 hitting percentage of its own. The Cardinals finished with nine blocks to Duke’s three and also added six service aces, while the Blue Devils did not record an ace in the match.
How it Happened
- In the first set, Duke and Louisville traded points, with the Cardinals leading 15-11 at the media timeout. Louisville closed the set on a 7-0 run and led the match 1-0.
- The Cardinals used a 6-1 run to begin the second set before extending their lead to 11-5 with a Sofia Diaz Maldonado kill. Duke was able to stop the run and cut the Louisville lead to three points with a Cardinals service error, a Kerry Keefe kill, and a solo block by Breonna Goss.
- Following a Duke timeout in the second set, Louisville stretched its lead to 21-11, before the Blue Devils clawed back into the set with three consecutive points, before falling 25-16.
- After a back-and-forth start to the third set, which saw Duke leading twice, Louisville used a 4-0 run to extend their lead to 7-3, before Avery Hamiln registered a kill to cut into the…
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