
BC Swept by Duke in ACC Road Opener
September 24, 2021 | Volleyball
Eagles fall in straight sets at Cameron Indoor Stadium.
DURHAM, N.C. – The Boston College volleyball team was swept at Duke, 3-0, on Friday night inside Cameron Indoor Stadium. The Eagles dropped to 11-5 overall and evened their ACC record at 1-1, while the Blue Devils improved to 10-2 and 1-0.
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BC lost in straight sets by scores of 25-14, 25-20 and 25-20.
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The Eagles came alive for the second set, fighting back from a 17-10 deficit to tie it 18-18. However, Duke claimed a two sets to none lead with a 6-1 run to close out the game.
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The Blue Devils outhit the Eagles .289 to .029 for the match. Duke's Rylie Kadel led all players with 11 kills on a .500 hitting percentage. Graduate outside hitter Clare Naughton (Atlanta, Ga.) led BC with eight kills to go with eight digs.
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Sophomore setter Grace Penn (Manhattan Beach, Calif.) totaled 13 assists and sophomore libero Anna Murphy (Zionsville, Ind.) collected 12 digs.
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The Eagles return home Friday, Oct. 1 for an 8 p.m. match against Virginia Tech on ACCNX.
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BC lost in straight sets by scores of 25-14, 25-20 and 25-20.
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The Eagles came alive for the second set, fighting back from a 17-10 deficit to tie it 18-18. However, Duke claimed a two sets to none lead with a 6-1 run to close out the game.
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The Blue Devils outhit the Eagles .289 to .029 for the match. Duke's Rylie Kadel led all players with 11 kills on a .500 hitting percentage. Graduate outside hitter Clare Naughton (Atlanta, Ga.) led BC with eight kills to go with eight digs.
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Sophomore setter Grace Penn (Manhattan Beach, Calif.) totaled 13 assists and sophomore libero Anna Murphy (Zionsville, Ind.) collected 12 digs.
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The Eagles return home Friday, Oct. 1 for an 8 p.m. match against Virginia Tech on ACCNX.
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Team Stats
BC
Duke
Kills
27
35
Errors
24
9
Attempts
104
90
Hitting %
.029
.289
Points
33
54
Assists
23
32
Aces
3
7
Blocks
3
12
Game Leaders
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