Duke Returns Home for Final Non-Conference Weekend

DURHAM – The Duke volleyball team (7-2) welcomes Coastal Carolina and Santa Clara to Cameron Indoor Stadium this weekend.

The Blue Devils face the Chanticleers Friday at 6:30 p.m. before an 8 p.m. match against the Broncos Saturday. Both matches will be streamed on ACCNX.

LAST TIME OUT

Duke swept NC Central, 3-0 (25-10, 25-21, 25-16) Wednesday evening at McDougald-McLendon Arena on the campus of NCCU. This was the team's seventh consecutive win.

A CLOSER LOOK AT THE SERIES

COASTAL CAROLINA

Duke and Coastal Carolina meet for the fifth time in program history as the Blue Devils are 4-0 in the all-time series.

SANTA CLARA

Duke and Santa Clara meet for just the third time in program history and the first since 2014. Santa Clara leads the all-time series, 2-0.

SCOUTING THE OPPONENTS

COASTAL CAROLINA

Coastal Carolina enters Friday's contest 5-5 overall and most recently captured a 3-1 win over UNCW. Offensively, the Chanticleers are led by Jasmine Rivest with 109 kills and a .256 hitting percentage and Jalyn Stout with 91 kills and a .285 clip. Coastal utilizes two setters -- Cagla Bengi and Stout -- who own 280 and 100 dimes, respectively. Seven different Chanticleers have over 30 digs and are led by Sydney Lewis with 97. As a team, Coastal is hitting .217 percent.

SANTA CLARA

Santa Clara is 7-2 this fall and most recently defeated CSU Bakersfield 3-1 last weekend. Sophia Tulino leads the offensive unit with 130 kills and a .243 hitting percentage while Layla Truitt has 107 kills to her name. Setter Nive Tuileta has dished 344 times for 10.12 assists/set while libero Kat Georgiadis has collected 120 digs. At the net, Lia Okammor leads the team with 39.0 blocks. As a team, the Broncoz are hitting .217 percent and have 71.5 total blocks this fall.

PARKING INFORMATION | SATURDAY

Limited Access to Campus from 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM – Guests attending the Duke Volleyball Match at 8:00 PM should be aware that between 6:00 PM and 7:30 PM access to Duke University West Campus will be available only via the intersection of NC 751/Cameron Blvd. and Science Drive due to Duke Football post-game traffic (GPS Address: 3000 Cameron Blvd.). After 7:30 PM, access to campus will be available via any intersection.

General Public Parking for Volleyball – will be extremely limited prior to 7:30 PM due to the Duke Football game. Parking will be available in the Grounds Lot with access from Frank Bassett Drive off Science Drive and Science Drive Garage off NC 751/Cameron Blvd. There is no charge for parking.

Accessible Parking for Guests with Disabilities for Volleyball – STATE-ISSUED PLACARD OR LICENSE PLATE REQUIRED – will be extremely limited prior to 7:30 PM due to the Duke Football game. Accessible parking will be available in the Whitford Lot on Whitford Drive off of Science Drive. There is no charge for parking.
An accessible drop-off and pick-up point for Cameron Indoor Stadium is available at the Whitford Drive Circle. Guests should speak to the parking attendant for assistance.

NEXT MATCH

Duke starts ACC competition with No. 8 Pittsburgh (Sept. 22) and Virginia (Sept. 24) at Cameron Indoor Stadium.

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