DAYTON, Ohio – The Duquesne volleyball team (7-8, 2-2 A-10) was defeated 3-0 at Dayton (10-5, 4-0 A-10) Sunday afternoon.
 
The Dukes were knocked off by set scores of 25-17, 25-18, 25-16.
 
Morgan Kelly (Florence, Ky./Cooper) led the DU with seven kills, while Anita Parrott (League City, Texas/Clear Falls) and Anna Shoemake (Dayton, Ohio/Beavercreek) each posted five.
 
Ashley Larson (Highlands Ranch, Colo./Valor Christian) and Camille Spencer (Brentwood, Tenn./Ravenwood) each had 11 digs to lead the defensive efforts.
 
The Dukes will return home for each of their next five matches. Duquesne will play matches on three-straight days inside UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse, starting on Friday, Oct. 8 when they welcome Saint Louis at 6 p.m.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• After Dayton opened the first set with an 11-4 advantage, before the Dukes went on a scoring spurt to draw back within two at 14-12. The Flyers quickly built their lead back to seven, 20-13, to force a DU timeout. Dayton eventually closed out the set at 25-17.
• Duquesne narrowed its second-set deficit to 6-4 on a block by Kelly and Parrott and tied the set up at 8-8. A kill by Summer Slade (Lancaster, N.Y./St. Mary's) had the Dukes within one point at 10-9, but DU was unable to get any closer. Dayton built its lead back to five points at 16-11 and went on to win the set 25-17.
• The Dukes had the upper hand early at 3-1 in the third set. Dayton but DU in a 10-7 hole, before a Slade kill and an attack error had the Dukes in familiar territory down 10-9. The Flyers responded with six-straight points to take a 16-11 lead and went on to end the match by dealing the DU a 25-16 loss.