Sept. 29, 2013

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FINAL: VCU 3, Duquesne 2

SET SCORES: 26-24, 21-25, 25-17, 24-26, 15-7

TEAM RECORDS: VCU 12-4, 2-0 // DUQ 7-8, 1-1

DUQ STARTERS: Love, Henry, Farage, Levers, Young, Foschia. Abshire (△)

VCU STARTERS: Kriskova, Reed, Ibeh, Jones, Sykes, Aragao. Love (△)

MATCH NOTES:

• The Duquesne volleyball team fell to VCU 3-2 in a hard-fought battle at the Palumbo Center on Sunday afternoon.

• Allison Foschia led Duquesne with 15 kills and 13 digs

• Foschia recorded her 1,200 career dig in the 1st set - she is currently 7th all-time in program history

• Three Dukes hit over .400 - Mary Henry (7 kills), Marah Farage (10 kills) and Taylor Lockett (7 kills)

• Henry topped the 50 assists mark for the 4th time this season with a team-high 50

• Lacey Levers had a team-high five blocks

• Sammy Kline recorded 10 digs for the sixth time this season

• VCU fought off set point and won the last three points of the 1st set to win 26-24

• Duquesne had a lead as high as six points in the 2nd set, winning 25-21

• VCU ended the 3rd set on an 11-4 run

• The Dukes fought off a match point in the 4th set at 24-23 - Duquesne won the next three points; two kills from Farage and a block by Foschia

• Duquesne never led in the 5th set

• VCU's Ramona Kriskova had a match-high 27 kills, tying the 4th most in the A-10 this season

• In the 5th set, VCU outhit Duquesne .471 to -.056

UP NEXT: The Dukes hit the road for a three matches - 10/4 at Rhode Island, 10/5 at Fordham and 10/11 at Saint Louis

VCU at Duquesne