Duke volleyball splits opening weekend of ACC play
By Elena Karas | September 27, 2021Owokoniran led the Blue Devils offensively against Syracuse with 11 kills, followed by sophomore Georgia Stavrinides who tallied an impressive seven.
Owokoniran led the Blue Devils offensively against Syracuse with 11 kills, followed by sophomore Georgia Stavrinides who tallied an impressive seven.
Duke hosted the Duke Classic this weekend, taking on both North Carolina Central and Long Island Friday and Cornell Saturday.
Richardson tallied 10 kills against the College of Charleston Saturday, the most the Ellicott City, Md., native has had in her short stint as a college volleyball player.
For the first time since 2019, the Blue Devils hosted a roaring regular season crowd in Cameron Indoor Stadium.
Mackenzie and Taylor Cole are both donning the blue and white for what will likely be each of their last seasons of college volleyball.
With 11 returning members, Duke has the chemistry and experience for a season of success.
Entering this week, only 25 Duke players had ever amassed 1,000 career kills. But Monday afternoon, senior Payton Schwantz joined that exclusive club.
Despite a stellar performance from sophomore outside hitter Gracie Johnson, Payton Schwantz’s absence proved to be too much for Duke to overcome.
The theme of the Blue Devils’ 2020 campaign has been a new and improved team culture, and that couldn’t have been more apparent in their fall season finale.
Duke and Virginia Tech both entered the weekend looking to hold their place in the upper tier of the ACC standings.
The weekend double-header mirrored a classic redemption story, with Duke falling in disappointing fashion Friday before coming out with a vengeance two days later.
After an unprecedented turn of events that could have only happened in 2020, Duke has had three matches postponed over the last two weeks and its two matches at North Carolina moved up to this weekend.
Schwantz made major contributions in Duke's consecutive victories over their Raleigh rivals.
Cameron Indoor Stadium may be devoid of Crazies this fall, but the long-awaited return of sports in the historic building has finally come.
“It’s a televised game. It’s the first one in a long time—they have worked really hard,” Nagel said.
Before the start of volleyball season, the programs decided to set aside their athletic rivalry to focus on a greater issue facing the country.
Schwantz's experience, hitting percentage and defensive saves will all prove to be crucial for the Blue Devils.
If history has taught us one thing, it’s that the ACC should fear Duke volleyball after a bad season.
Duke lost the first of its three-game road trip to finish its season.
The seniors said goodbye to Cameron Indoor in a sad outing against Pittsburgh.