Duke Takes Down Boston College, 3-1

Friday, October 30

Durham, N.C.

6:30 p.m.

Duke University

15-6,7-4ACC

Boston College

12-10,3-8ACC

Team	1	2	3	4	Final F
Boston College	25	21	18	20	1
Duke	18	25	25	25	3

Nikki Quinn and Olivia Wayne Celebrate After a Duke Point

10/30/2026 10:30:00 PM | Volleyball

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DURHAM, N.C. – Duke volleyball rebounded after a rough opening set to defeat Boston College, 3-1 (18-25, 25-21, 25-18, 25-20), on Friday night inside Cameron Indoor Stadium.

Duke (15-6, 7-4 ACC) struggled coming out of the gates but cleaned up its mistakes as the match went on to overpower Boston College (12-10, 3-8 ACC).

After the slow start, the Blue Devils settled in and finished the night hitting .274. Ashby Zubchevich led the way with 21 kills, while Nataly Moravec added 19. Duke's middle blockers also provided a number of key kills, as Olivia Wayne had 11 on .556 hitting and Breonna Goss had nine on .389 hitting.

For Wayne, 11 kills is her season high and the first time in 2026 she has reached double digit kills. Friday also marks just the third time in conference play that Duke has had three hitters record 10-plus kills (three against Wake Forest and Clemson).

Boston College hit .394 in the opening set, but the Duke defense was able to find its rhythm and held them to .233 in the match. Mailinh Godschall had 13 digs to lead the Blue Devils, while Moravec and Nikki Quinn added 10. With the double-digit digs, Moravec now has seven double-doubles on the year.

Quinn recorded her fifth double-double after dishing out 44 assists. She also contributed a pair of kills.

Audrey Ross led Boston College with 16 kills.

How it Happened
Set 1: Boston College 25, Duke 18

It was a back-and-forth open to the set, as the two times were tied at 8-8. Boston College then went on a 5-0 run to jump ahead 13-8 and force a Duke timeout.
Duke was never able to narrow the gap and the Eagles took the early 1-0 lead in the match on a kill.
Duke was struggling to generate sustained offense, as it hit .176 in the frame. Goss, Moravec and Wayne all had three kills. On the other side of the court, Boston College hit .394 and got five kills from Ross on .556 hitting.

Set 2: Duke 25, Boston College 21

It was a much better start to the second set for Duke, as the Blue Devils built a 10-5 lead before Boston College used a timeout. Duke continued to roll and after a kill by Wayne, went into the media timeout leading 15-8.
Trailing 16-11, Boston College erupted on an 8-0 run to take a 19-16 lead and force a Duke timeout. During that stretch, the Blue Devils were blocked three times.
Duke responded with a run of its own, winning six of the next seven points to regain control of the frame, 22-20. Duke closed out the set on a Boston College attacking error and kill by Moravec.
The Blue Devil offense still wasn't firing on all cylinders, as they hit .179. Defensively, though, the Blue Devils dominated the Eagles, holding them to .061 hitting. Moravec had six kills in the frame to lead Duke.

Set 3: Duke 25, Boston College 18

Boston College got out to a 7-4 lead, forcing Duke to burn a timeout. The Blue Devils responded well coming out of the break and evened the score at 12-12 thanks to a Boston College service error. After a kill by Zubchevich, Duke went into the media timeout with a slim 15-14 advantage.
Duke then went on its longest scoring run of the night, winning the next seven points to take a commanding 22-14 lead. During that stretch, Duke got kills from Goss (2), Moravec and Taylor Williams.
The Blue Devils took a 2-1 match lead on a kill by Moravec. Duke hit a blistering .414 in the third frame while limiting Boston College to .208. Zubchevich led all players with seven kills.

Set 4: Duke 25, Boston College 20

Duke opened the final frame with kills from Moravec and Zubchevich and did not relinquish the lead for the rest of the night.
Boston College was able to keep it close going into the media timeout trailing 15-12, but the Blue Devils won the next two points to open up their lead. The Eagles made things interesting late in the frame, cutting their deficit to two – 22-20 – but Duke closed it out on three consecutive kills from Zubchevich.
Duke followed its strong offensive showing in the third set by hitting .341 in the fourth. Zubchevich once again paced all players with nine kills on .429 hitting.

By the Numbers

Duke had 64 kills, while holding Boston College to 44. The Blue Devils are 13-1 (7-0 ACC) when leading the kill battle this season.
The Blue Devils also led in digs 52-49, improving to 7-1 (3-0 ACC) when achieving that this season.
Duke advances to 6-2 (3-2 ACC) at home in 2026 and finishes the month of October with a 6-3 record.
For just the third time in an ACC match this season, Duke had three players record double-digit kills. Duke also three players record 10-plus kills in its wins over Wake Forest and Clemson.
Boston College won the blocking battle 13-4.
Duke had 57 assists while Boston College finished with 43. Nikki Quinn led all players with 44.

Up Next
Duke wraps up its four-match homestand on Sunday afternoon as it welcomes Syracuse into Cameron Indoor Stadium. First serve is set for 1 p.m., on ACC Network Extra. Live stats will be available on GoDuke.com.

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