DURHAM, N.C. – Head coach Jolene Nagel tallied her 500th win at the helm of the Blue Devils as Duke outlasted Colgate, 3-2 (26-28, 25-17, 22-25, 25-19, 15-7), Friday afternoon to open the 2024 season at Cameron Indoor Stadium.
Five hundred of her 703-career wins have come in Durham, and she captured her 700th-career win a season ago. She is one of eight active head coaches to reach the milestone.
Offensively, Duke was led by four with double-digit kills – Rylie Kadel (16), Kerry Keefe (16), Ngozi Iloh (14) and Taylor Williams (12). Redshirt freshman setter Nikki Quinn started in her first-career game this afternoon and dished 48 assists. In addition to her offense, Kadel led the team with five block assists while Keefe and Iloh added two each.
Duke’s freshmen were on full display in its opening match as libero Mailinh Godschall tallied 23 digs, five aces and seven assists while Williams and Breonna Goss each played significant roles on both offense and defense.
How It Happened
- Both teams opened the match swinging as Colgate hit .421 percent with 17 kills and just one error in the first set. Duke also fared well with 20 kills and five errors for a .319 percentage. Iloh led the team with five kills while Godschall notched two quick aces. Colgate used its block (six block assists) to take the first set, 28-26.
- Duke responded well with a .323 hitting percentage and tied…
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