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Duke Sweeps Clemson as Worthington Reaches Milestone
10/22/2023 5:11:00 PM | Volleyball
CLEMSON, S.C. - The Duke volleyball team returned to the win column with a 3-0 (25-19, 25-19, 25-20) sweep at Clemson Sunday afternoon at Jersey Gymnasium.
With the victory, graduate setter Emma Worthington reached 2,500 assists for her career. She tallied 1,819 dimes during her undergraduate career at Cornell and owns 706 as a Blue Devil.
Duke was led by Kerry Keefe with an impressive 18 kills and just two errors to hit .615 percent for the match. Worthington dished 38 assists, while Keefe tallied a career-high three aces. Rachel Richardson and Jess Robinson led the blocking unit with three each.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Duke jumped out to an early 1-0 lead with help from Keefe's .700 hitting percentage and two aces as she got the Blue Devils rolling. Clemson tallied six block assists, but couldn't find an answer for Duke's high-powered offense.
- The second set featured a whopping .545 hitting percentage as the Blue Devils knocked in 15 kills and just three errors on 22 swings.
- Keefe once again led the charge with five kills and no mistakes while Lizzie Fleming added four.
- Clemson saw its best offensive output of the contest, .269 percent, but couldn't quite string together a complete performance. Duke ended the contest hitting .417 percent as Keefe and Robinson combined for 11 kills.
NOTABLES
- Duke improves to 13-8 overall and 4-6 in conference play.
- This was head coach Jolene Nagel's 696th career victory and the 493rd at the helm of the Blue Devils.
- With her ace this afternoon, Gracie Johnson owns 153 for her career to rank fifth in program history. She has tallied at least one ace in 76-career contests.
- Clemson was led by Katerina Tkachenko with six kills.
QUOTE
- "Our entire team came out today and were locked in and competed from start to finish. We controlled our serve and pass and it allowed us to be effective offensively. Our block and defense worked hard to extend rallies and we were able to transition to score." - head coach Jolene Nagel
NEXT MATCH
- Duke returns to Cameron Indoor Stadium to take on North Carolina Wednesday. Opening serve is set for 7 p.m on ACC Network.
For more information on Duke volleyball, follow the Blue Devils on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram by searching for "DukeVB".
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Team Stats
DU
CU
Kills
49
31
Errors
13
15
Attempts
96
79
Hitting %
.375
.203
Points
60.0
41.0
Assists
46
29
Aces
6
4
Blocks
5
6
Game Leaders
Kills-Aces-Blocks
Kills
18
Aces
3
Blocks
1
Kills
9
Aces
0
Blocks
3
Kills
7
Aces
0
Blocks
2
Kills
5
Aces
1
Blocks
0
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