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Winner VCU VCU 13-14,8-7 Atlantic 10
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Duquesne DU 6-21,3-12 Atlantic 10
Winner
VCU VCU
13-14,8-7 Atlantic 10
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Final
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Duquesne DU
6-21,3-12 Atlantic 10
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 4 5 F
VCU VCU 27 18 25 20 15 (3)
Duquesne DU 25 25 21 25 13 (2)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball |

Dukes Fall to VCU on Senior Night

PITTSBURGH – The Duquesne volleyball team went the distance with VCU Saturday night, but ultimately fell 15-13 in the fifth and final set.

With the loss, Duquesne falls to 7-21 (4-12 A-10) while VCU moves to 13-15 (8-8 A-10) with the win.

Graduate student Elizabeth Osborn had one of her best matches all year, matching her season high with 21 kills tonight, which led all players. She also had two blocks.

Senior Morgan Kelly had 14 kills of her own, in addition to the four blocks she had. Freshman Carsyn Henschen also notched double-digit kills with 11.  

Freshman Ariel Helm was once again a monster defensively. She led the Dukes with six blocks and picked up six kills as well.

Senior Anita Parrott tallied five blocks and nine kills.  

Senior Hailey Poling totaled 54 assists and 16 digs tonight. Freshman Hanna Wilson led the team with 17 digs, but four different players finished with at least 14.  

HOW IT HAPPENED
Duquesne picked up right where it left off yesterday, jumping out to a 10-4 lead over the Rams. Shortly after that, the Rams went on a 6-0 run to tie the match at 11-11. The two teams fought back-and-forth until VCU took a commanding 24-20 lead late, but the Dukes fought back to tie it at 24. Unfortunately for them, VCU was able to grab a two-point lead to win the set 27-25.

This set was very tight early and VCU led 9-8, but then Duquesne scored nine of the next 13 points to force a VCU timeout while the Dukes led 17-13. The rest of the set never became that close, and the Dukes held on to win set two 25-18.

The third set was close most of the way through, but Duquesne held the early advantage. VCU took the lead after a 5-0 run to make it 14-12 Rams. VCU extended its lead to 22-17, but Duquesne took three out of the next four points to force a VCU timeout. Despite the momentum swing, the Rams were able to take the next two points to win the set.

Duquesne was able to jump out to an 11-4 lead in this one, but VCU was quickly able to shrink that lead to just three at 13-10. The two sides traded points until Duquesne was able to pull ahead a little bit at 22-17. From there, the Dukes were able to close the deal and force a fifth set.

Four-straight aces by Madison Grimm gave Duquesne a 6-4 lead in the fifth, but the two teams found themselves in a 12-12 late.

GAME NOTES
  • Osborn's 21 kills tie the most by a Duquesne player this year.
  • This marks Osborn's second 21-kill match of the season, with the other coming on Sept. 9 against UT Chattanooga.
  • Henschen's 274 kills on the year gives her the sixth-most in the A-10. She has 54 kills in her past four matches.
  • Kelly sits right behind her teammate Henschen in seventh-place in the A-10 with 266 kills.
  • Poling hit 50 kills tonight for the fourth time this season and the second-straight match.
  • Helm has 90 blocks this season to lead the Dukes. That ranks sixth in the conference.
  • Grimm's 341 digs rank ninth in the A-10.
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