Duke Welcomes Stanford and California this Weekend

DURHAM, N.C. – Duke volleyball is back inside Cameron Indoor Stadium this weekend as it welcomes No. 15 Stanford on Friday at 6:30 p.m., and California at 1 p.m., on Sunday for key ACC matches.

Match Information
The Matchups: No. 15 Stanford (12-6, 5-3 ACC) | California (15-4, 5-3 ACC)
When: Friday, 6:30 p.m. | Sunday, 1 p.m.
Where: Cameron Indoor Stadium – Durham, N.C.
Watch: ACCNX
Live Stats: GoDuke.com
Game Promotions: Wear Pink | Trading Cards Giveaway

The First Serve
Duke (13-5, 5-3 ACC) is coming off a split weekend on the road, as it fell to No. 3 Louisville 3-0 before defeating Notre Dame 3-2. The Blue Devils got another big weekend from Nataly Moravec, as she led the team with 35 kills, including a 24-kill performance in the win over Notre Dame. Moravec averaged 4.38 kills per set, which ranked seventh in the ACC last week.

Ashby Zubchevich shined in Duke's 3-2 win over the Fighting Irish, as she tallied a career-high 23 kills. It also marked her third 20-plus kill performance of the season. Moravec (4.18) and Zubchevich (3.94) rank fourth and sixth in the conference in kills per set this season. They are the only teammates in the ACC to be in the 10 in the conference.

Taylor Williams made her return to the Blue Devils lineup this weekend, appearing in all eight sets. Against Louisville, she played a serve-specialist role before returning to full action on Sunday. Against Notre Dame, she had seven kills, 11 digs and four aces. The junior outside hitter started the opening three matches of the season, before missing the next 12 due to injury.

Junior libero Mailinh Godschall had her best defensive showing of the season on Sunday, as she recorded a season-high 22 digs for the Blue Devils. It marked the first 20-plus dig performance by a Duke individual this year.

Duke Notables

The Blue Devils are looking for their first ranked win since they defeated No. 18 Creighton 3-2 on Aug. 27, 2023. A win over the 15^th ranked Cardinal, would be Duke's first ACC ranked win since it upset No. 5 Pitt on Oct. 28, 2018, inside Cameron Indoor Stadium.
Duke is 4-0 in five-set matches in conference play this season. The Blue Devils have recorded 3-2 wins over Wake Forest, Virginia, Virginia Tech and Notre Dame.
Nikki Quinn continues to impress at the setter position this season, as she ranks 19th in the country and fourth in the ACC in assists per at 10.57. She recorded her second 50-plus assist performance of the season on Sunday, dishing out 51 assists against Notre Dame.
Moravec and Zubchevich combined for 47 of Duke's 65 kills against Notre Dame. It was the most combined kills by a pair of Duke players this season.
Moravec's 276 kills entering this weekend are the fourth most in the ACC and 50th in the country. She is approaching her individual season-high of 286 set at Iowa in 2023.

Scouting Stanford

Stanford enters Friday's matchup ranked No. 15 in the AVCA/Taraflex Top 25 Poll. The Cardinal are coming off a pair of home wins over Wake Forest and NC State.
The Cardinal entered this season picked first in the ACC Preseason Coaches Poll, receiving 10 first place votes. Stanford also had a conference-best five players named to the Preseason All-ACC team.
Lizzy Andrew and Logan Parks are both members of the AVCA Player of the Year Watch List. Last season, Andrew was an AVCA Second Team All-American, while Parks landed on the honorable mentions list.
Julia Blyashov leads the team in kills this season with 205, while Andrew is second at 185. Parks has dished out 614 assists.

Series Record vs. Stanford

Overall	Home	Away	Neutral
0-8	0-3	0-3	0-2

Scouting California

California has been impressive this season, putting together a 15-4 (5-3 ACC) record. The Golden Bears were picked 13th in the ACC Preseason Coaches Poll, receiving 23 more points than Duke.
The Golden Bears are in the midst of a three-match winning streak, with victories over Notre Dame, NC State and Wake Forest.
Leading the way this season for the Golden Bears has been freshman outside hitter Abby Zimmerman, who is first on the team with 247 kills. She was ranked the No. 30 recruit in the class of 2026.
Four other players join Zimmerman with 100-plus kills on the season for California.

Series Record vs. California

Overall	Home	Away	Neutral
0-5	0-3	0-2	0-0

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Players Mentioned

Mailinh Godschall

Nataly Moravec

Nikki Quinn

Taylor Williams

Ashby Zubchevich

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