DURHAM, N.C. – Duke volleyball is set to open its 2026 home slate on Tuesday night as it hosts Charleston Southern inside Cameron Indoor Stadium for a 6 p.m. first serve.Â
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Halfway through the non-conference schedule, Duke (4-1) is looking to carry its early-season momentum into Cameron Indoor, where it will play its next three games. Charleston Southern (4-2) is coming off a victory over The Citadel on Saturday.Â
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Game InformationÂ
Matchup: Charleston SouthernÂ
When: Tuesday, 6 p.m.Â
Where: Cameron Indoor Stadium | Durham, N.C.
Watch: ACC Network ExtraÂ
Live Stats: GoDuke.com
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Road WarriorsÂ
The Blue Devils, who have spent their entire season on the road thus far, have won four of their opening five games. Duke posted a 2-1 record in Jacksonville, Florida, last weekend, beating North Florida and FIU.Â
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Nataly Moravec had a dominant week, posting 42 kills on a .359 hitting clip. Moravec's highlight of the weekend was her 20-kill performance in Duke's 3-1 win over North Florida on Saturday. It tied her career high in kills, which she set in 2023 while playing for Iowa.Â
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The outside hitter followed that performance with a 16-kill showing in the Blue Devils' sweep over FIU on Saturday. Not only did she rack up the kills, but she did so at an incredibly efficient hitting clip of .452.
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Setter
Nikki Quinn was key Duke's offensive success, dishing out 114 assists on the weekend. The Blue Devils hit .296 as a team on the week, including .418 against FIU in Saturday's sweep. Quinn dished out a season-high 44 assists in Friday's 3-1 win over North Florida.Â
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The Duke defense continues to be led by
Mailinh Godschall and
Breonna Goss. Godschall has been a stable presence in the backrow as the libero, leading Duke with 55 digs. She sits just 33 away from 1,000 in her career. Goss paces Duke with 22 blocks and had seven against North Florida last Friday.Â
By the NumbersÂ
• Duke ranks second nationally this season in service aces per set with 2.94, which is first in the ACC. The Blue Devils rank 20th nationally – first in the ACC – in total aces with 50.
• Duke is averaging 14.0 kills per set this season, ranking second in the ACC. The Blue Devils are also scoring efficiently, as they rank fourth in hitting percentage in the conference (.288).
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Ashby Zubchevich leads Duke in both kills (53) and aces (13).Â
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Scouting Charleston SouthernÂ
• The Buccaneers are coming off a 3-1 win over The Citadel on Saturday.Â
• Charleston Southern dropped its season open to ACC foe Clemson, 3-1.Â
• Faith Burch leads Charleston Southern with 80 kills so far this year, while freshman Brynn Minter is right behind her with 65.Â
• Duke leads the all-time series between the two teams, 1-0. The previous meeting came on Sept. 28, 2011, in Durham, with Duke winning 3-0.Â
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