Duke Drops Contest to No. 3 Louisville, 3-0

Friday, October 16

Louisville, Ky.

7 p.m.

Duke University

12-5,4-3ACC

Louisville

17-2,7-0ACC

Team	1	2	3	Final F
Duke	19	11	15	0
Louisville	25	25	25	3

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Duke Drops Contest to No. 3 Louisville, 3-0

10/16/2026 8:55:00 PM | Volleyball

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LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Duke volleyball fell 3-0 (19-25, 11-25, 15-25) at No. 3 Louisville on Friday night inside L&N Federal Credit Union Arena.

Duke (12-5, 4-3 ACC) battled tough in the first set but struggled to slow down the high powered offense of Louisville (17-2, 7-0 ACC). The Cardinals finished the night hitting .370, while Duke had its worst hitting performance of the season at .120.

Nataly Moravec led the Blue Devils in kills with 11 on .184 hitting. Nikki Quinn dished out 23 assists while also recording a pair of kills. Zoë Gillen-Malveaux had a team-high two blocks.

On the other side of the court, Chloe Chicoine had a match-high 18 kills on .607 hitting.

How it Happened
Set 1 — Louisville 25, Duke 19

The Cardinal opened Friday's match winning the first three points before the Blue Devils got on the board thanks to a Moravec kill.
Down 9-4, Duke went on a 7-2 run to find itself down just one at 12-11. During that stretch, the Blue Devils got an ace and kill from Ashby Zubchevich while also forcing the Cardinals into a couple of mistakes offensively.
Louisville got back into a rhythm and pushed its lead up to five, 18-13, forcing Duke to call a timeout. The Blue Devils responded with a 4-1 run of their own to force a Cardinal timeout.
Coming out of the break, Louisville finished off the set on a 6-2 run to take the 1-0 match lead. Duke did a good job slowing down the Louisville offense as it held the Cardinal to a .214 hitting clip. Moravec had three kills kills, while the Blue Devils hit .091.

Set 2 — Louisville 25, Duke 11

Louisville jumped out to a 4-0 advantage, leading to a Duke timeout. The Cardinals continued to find success in the frame and led 15-6 at the media timeout.
The Cardinals' offensive dominance was on full display the rest of the set, as Louisville closed things out on a kill.
Louisville hit a blistering .550 in the frame while holding Duke to hitting .071.

Set 3 — Louisville 25, Duke 15

The two sides played even through the first eight points before Louisville went on a 6-0 run to grab a 10-4 lead. The Cardinals extended their advantage to eight — 15-7 — going into the media timeout.
Duke was able to get it within six a couple of times in the second-half of the frame but never closer.
Louisville had another efficient attacking set, hitting .394. Duke hit .179 in the frame while getting five kills from Moravec.

Up Next

Duke is back in action on Sunday, as it travels to Notre Dame for a 1 p.m. first serve on ACCNX. Live stats will be available at GoDuke.com.