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Duquesne DU 3-10,0-1 Atlantic 10
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Winner Davidson DC 7-5,1-0 Atlantic 10
Duquesne DU
3-10,0-1 Atlantic 10
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Davidson DC
7-5,1-0 Atlantic 10
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Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Duquesne DU 18 14 25 17 (1)
Davidson DC 25 25 13 25 (3)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball |

Duquesne's A-10 Opener Spoiled With Loss to Davidson

DAVIDSON, N.C. – The Duquesne University volleyball team fell to Davidson in four sets Friday in it's A-10 opener.

Duquesne falls to 3-10 while Davidson moves to 7-5.  

The Dukes dropped the first two sets then dominated the third. Things looked to be going well in the fourth set, but Davidson went on a late run to finish the win.

Freshman Carsyn Henschen led the Dukes with 13 kills in the loss. Senior Morgan Kelly also reached double-digits with 10 kills of her own.  

In her return to the lineup, senior Anita Parrott notched four kills and tied for the team-lead with three blocks with sophomore Madison Floyd.

Senior Hailey Poling led the team with 34 assists and three service aces, which were the most by anyone. She also recorded 11 digs.

Freshman Madison Grimm led the team in digs with 13. This was the ninth time in 10 games that she has had double-digit digs.

HOW IT HAPPENED
The first match of A-10 play did not start the way the Dukes wanted, as they went down 15-7 early into the first set. After a 5-1 run, Duquesne was able to get within four points at 16-12, but four is the closest it would get. The Dukes put together a 4-0 run at the end of the set, but it was not enough.

The second set did not go any better for Duquesne. Davidson jumped out to another 15-7 lead, and it was 20-11 soon thereafter. A 25-14 score in this set put the Dukes' back against the wall leading into the third.

The Dukes looked like a different team in the third set, dominating to win 25-13. This one was all Duquesne from the start. DU began the set with a 7-0 run and Davidson never got closer than four points the rest of the set. Twelve kills and fives aces carried Duquesne through this set, and things were looking up.

Duquesne went on a 6-1 run towards the beginning of the set to go up 9-7 and worked that lead up to 14-11. Eventually, the Dukes led 17-13, but that is when Davidson flipped a switch. The Wildcats scored the next 12 points to win the set and the match. The two teams will see each other again tomorrow at 4:00 P.M. ET.

GAME NOTES
  • Grimm has recorded 10 or more kills in nine of the last 10 games. Her 148 digs lead the Dukes and also rank in the top 10 in the conference.
  • Henschen's 149 kills rank second in the conference.
  • Poling's 398 assists are the second-most in the A-10.
  • Kelly recorded 10 or more kills for the sixth time this season.
  • Duquesne's 112.5 total blocks are the fourth-most in the A-10.
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