A perennial contender in the ACC, Duke has recorded 20 or more wins in 12 of Nagel’s 15 campaigns and consistently finishes among the top three in the conference. Nagel has guided the Blue Devils to four ACC regular season championships, an overall record of 332-143 and an ACC record of 199-83. The winningest Duke volleyball coach on record, she also ranks among the league leaders in overall winning percentage, ACC winning percentage, ACC wins and NCAA Tournament appearances.

This past season, Duke made its ACC-leading 18th NCAA Tournament appearance as the Blue Devils earned the No. 16 national seed and hosted the opening rounds of the tournament for the fifth time in program history. The Blue Devils clinched the ACC title and the league’s automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament with a thrilling five-set victory over rival North Carolina in the regular season finale. Nagel garnered her fourth ACC Coach of the Year honor, while guiding Emily Sklar and Ali McCurdy to ACC Player of the Year and ACC Defensive Player of the Year honors, respectively.

Nagel garnered her third ACC Coach of the Year and East Region Coach of the Year awards in 2010 as Duke won its third ACC Championship and advanced to the NCAA Regional Final for the first time in program history. One of the top postseason performances in school history, Duke was awarded the No. 12 national seed in the 2010 NCAA Tournament after posting a 24-6 overall record and owning the No. 13 spot in the national RPI.

The Blue Devils continued to churn out 20-plus win seasons from 2005-09, advancing to the NCAA Tournament in each of those campaigns. During that span Duke placed eight players on both the All-ACC and AVCA All-East Region teams while seven Blue Devils earned All-America honors, including 2007 ACC Player of the Year Carrie DeMange.

 Duke’s 29 wins in 2006 established a new standard under Nagel, marking the fourth-highest single-season win total in school history. The Blue Devils’ 21 ACC victories set a new conference record for most wins in a season as Duke took home its eighth ACC Championship title in school history. Nagel was named the ACC Coach of the Year, while Ali Hausfeld earned Player of the Year honors and Rachael Moss was named the league’s Freshman of the Year as Duke became the first school in league history to sweep all three superlatives in the same season. Duke finished the season ranked No. 22 in the final CSTV/AVCA Division I Top 25 Coaches Poll after making its first appearance in the poll since 1994.

In 2001, Nagel’s third season in Durham, she took home her first ACC Coach of the Year honors after guiding the Blue Devils to a 23-5 record and the ACC regular season championship. She led Duke to the second round of the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 1994.

In addition to its athletic success, Duke has built a sterling academic reputation, honored with the AVCA Team Academic Award in nine of the past 10 seasons. Over the past four seasons, nearly every member of the team has held a GPA over 3.00 for the entire academic year, while at least four Duke players have earned a spot on the All-ACC Academic Volleyball Team every year since the award was first instituted in 2006.