Davidson, N.C.- The Duquesne volleyball team traveled to Davidson on Saturday afternoon, dropping a 3-1 decision to the Wildcats in Atlantic 10 action. With the loss, the Dukes fall to 16-8 overall and 7-6 in conference play.
Point of Emphasis
After dropping the opening two sets, Duquesne responded in the third frame, recording a .316 hitting percentage with 13 kills and four blocks. The Dukes jumped out to an early 7-3 advantage behind a pair of kills from senior
Jordan Robertson, along with blocks from Robertson, junior
Emersen Schrom and freshman
Maddie Bush. Duquesne carried a 15-9 lead into the media timeout after a kill from Schrom before extending its advantage with a 7-4 stretch to make it 22-13. A Davidson service error and a block by Bush and freshman
Simone Searles helped spark the run, while Robertson and freshman
Londyn Stone teamed up for another block during the stretch. After a Davidson kill and another Wildcats miscue, Robertson capped the run with a kill. Davidson trimmed the deficit to 23-15, but Schrom answered with a kill before a Wildcats attacking error sealed a 25-16 victory for the Dukes.
Fourth Frame
The teams traded the opening 12 points of the fourth set before Davidson used a 7-3 run to build a 13-9 advantage. A Wildcats service error and a kill from Stone brought Duquesne within two, as Davidson carried a 15-11 lead into the media timeout.
The Dukes continued to chip away, with a kill from Bush, a service ace by senior
Delaney McIntosh and a successful attack from Robertson cutting the deficit to 15-14. Davidson responded with a 5-2 spurt to extend its lead to 20-16 before maintaining a 22-17 advantage later in the frame. Duquesne mounted another push, capitalizing on a service error before a block from Searles and Bush and another Wildcats miscue pulled the Dukes within two at 22-20. Schrom followed with a kill to make it a one-point set, but Davidson closed out the match with three consecutive points to secure a 25-22 victory.
By The Numbers
Robertson paced the Dukes with 15 kills while hitting an impressive .682 and adding three block assists. Her three block assists moved her into third place in program history with 311 for her career. Schrom finished with a double-double, recording 13 kills and 10 digs, while Searles added 10 kills and nine digs. Stone narrowly missed a double-double with nine kills and 15 digs, while McIntosh led Duquesne with 19 digs.Senior setter
Chloe Wilmot orchestrated the offense with a double-double of 45 assists and 14 digs. Bush contributed 3.5 blocks and three kills.
Up Next
Duquesne closes out its series against Davidson on Sunday, Nov. 1, with first serve scheduled for 1 p.m.
