Duke volleyball looks forward to home matches
By Jackie Klauberg | October 5, 2012After three straight weekends on the road, the Blue Devils can finally settle into the comfort of home.
After three straight weekends on the road, the Blue Devils can finally settle into the comfort of home.
Duke lost 3-1 in both of its matches this weekend, falling to Miami and No. 14 FSU.
The Blue Devils began ACC play by falling to its Triangle rivals.
The Blue Devils face N.C. State and North Carolina on the road this weekend.
Duke rounded out its regular season non conference at the Michigan Invitational in Ann Arbor.
With a weekend sweep, Duke volleyball head coach earned the 500th win of her career.
After losing to Louisville on Friday, the Blue Devils rebounded with wins against Samford and Marshall.
The Duke volleyball team will get its first test of the season, playing three games in Louisville, Ky.
“I love it,” Duke head coach Jolene Nagel said when asked how she felt about her team’s No. 4 ranking.
Nine sets into the season, the Duke volleyball season has yet to drop one, sweeping its three matches at the Duke Invitational.
After receiving a bid to the NCAA tournament for the eighth consecutive year in 2011, Duke begins its 2012 campaign Friday against William and Mary.
Volleyball head coach Jolene Nagel recruited one of the top groups of freshmen for the upcoming season.
Duke entered the first round of the NCAA Tournament last night with high hopes and looked to come away with a hard-fought victory against Tennessee.
Tonight in Knoxville, Tenn., Duke hopes to kick-start another deep NCAA tournament run to follow up on last year’s quarterfinal appearance.
As a seeded team, the Volunteers will host the first two rounds at Thompson-Boling Arena in Knoxville, Tenn.
With the NCAA tournament approaching, each victory becomes increasingly important for head coach Jolene Nagel and her team.
After ruining Florida State’s undefeated conference record Sunday in an exhilarating five-set match against the top team in the ACC, Duke heads up the Atlantic coast this weekend.