No. 4 Cardinals Down Duke 3-0

Friday, October 28

LOUISVILLE, KY

7:00 p.m.

University of Louisville

20-2,11-1ACC

Duke

12-10,3-8ACC

Duke

Louisville

Photo by: Taris Smith | Louisville Athletics

October 28, 2022 | Women's Volleyball

Box Score

UofL records 14th sweep of the season

By: Nancy Worley

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Aiko Jones had seven kills, an ace and two blocks to lead the No. 4 University of Louisville volleyball team to a 25-12, 25-20, 25-22 win over Duke Friday night at L&N Federal Credit Union Arena.

The Cardinals recorded their 14^th sweep of the year and move to 20-2 on the season and 11-1 in ACC play. UofL hit .203 with six aces, and eight blocks. Claire Chaussee and Amaya Tillman each had six kills with Tillman adding three blocks. Setter Raquel Lazaro filled up the stat columns with five kills, 17 assists, an ace, a match-high seven digs and four blocks.

Duke moves to 12-10 and 3-8 in conference play. The Blue Devils were led by Rachel Richardson's 12 kills and 10 digs.

UofL is idle until Nov. 4 when they host NC State at 7 p.m. and UNC on Nov. 6 at 1 p.m. in L&N Federal Credit Union Arena.

Set by Set Recap
Set 1
The Cardinals used a 7-0 run in the first set to take a 7-1 lead and force a Duke timeout. UofL spread the lead to eight when Raquel Lazaro launched one of three Cardinal aces at the Blue Devils to go up 15-7. Duke used its final timeout down ten at 19-9 after three straight miscues. A 9-0 run took the Cardinals to set point at 24-9 but Duke staved off the win three times before a Claire Chaussee kill put an end to the Duke rally. UofL hit .529 with three aces and two blocks to start the match. Duke hit -.083 with no blocks and two aces.

Set 2
Two straight kills by Amaya Tillman gave the Cardinals a 10-3 lead early in the second set. Duke pulled within five at 15-10 at the media timeout but UofL had a 4-0 run coming out of the break to take a 19-11 lead and Duke called its first timeout. The Blue Devils countered with a 3-0 run under strong serving by Rachel Richardson to get to 20-15. Louisville scored on a service error and had to keep Duke at bay before rolling to the 25-20 win.

Set 3
Duke took an early lead in the third set to go up 5-4 benefiting from a Louisville service error. The Cardinals gained some distance with a 5-1 run to lead 15-11 at the media break. Duke pulled to within one at 17-16 on a miss by Jones but the Cardinals kept the Blue Devils at arm's length going up 21-18 when Duke coach Jolene Nagel called timeout. An ace by Claire Chaussee pushed the Cards' lead to 23-19 and Nagel called her final timeout. A block by Raquel Lazaro and Cara Cresse gave Louisville the 25-22 win.