Saturday, September 19
Winston-Salem, N.C.
10:00 AM
Liberty University
5-6
2
vs
3
Duke
10-2
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Final F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty | 27 | 25 | 16 | 27 | 13 | 2 |
| Duke | 25 | 22 | 25 | 29 | 15 | 3 |
Duke Comes Back to Edge Lady Flames, 3-2
9/19/2009 12:00:00 AM | Women's Volleyball
The Liberty volleyball team gave Duke everything it could handle Saturday morning at the Black & Gold Challenge at Reynolds Gym. The Lady Flames took the first two sets, before the Blue Devils rallied for a hard-fought 3-2 (25-27, 22-25, 25-16, 29-27, 15-13) victory.
The Lady Flames fall to 5-6 on the season, despite recording a team-high 13 blocks and putting three players in double figures in the kill column. Meanwhile, Duke wins for the eighth time in its last nine contests, boosting its overall record to 10-2.
Duke led for much of the opening set, and Liberty did not go in front until Loren Thomas' (Fr., MB, Ocoee, Fla.) solo block made it 19-18, Lady Flames. Duke bounced back, and forced Liberty to fight off a pair of set points. Liberty then closed out its 27-25 triumph with a 3-0 burst. The set-ending surge included a Hannah Anderson (Fr., OH, Rocklin, Calif.) kill and a solo block by Chelaine McCarty (Sr., MB, Houston, Ala.).
Liberty hit .400, committing only one attack error during a finely-played first set. Anderson led the Lady Flames' balanced attack with five kills and a .500 attack percentage. McCarty chipped in with four kills, hitting .571. Defensively, libero Kelly Haseman (So., Three Rivers, Mich.) came up with six of Liberty's 15 digs. Rachael Moss recorded five kills for Duke, which hit .349 during the stanza.
The Lady Flames seized control of set two with a 6-0 run, which converted a 15-14 Blue Devil advantage into a 20-15 Liberty lead. Kirstyn Sanders (R-Jr., MB, Bear, Del.) keyed the rally, with two kills and a block assist. The Lady Flames then finished off a 25-22 decision with Scripko's third kill of the session, taking a 2-0 lead into the intermission.
Sanders also tallied a trio of kills in the second set, tying Scripko for team-high honors. Duke's Becci Burling spearheaded Duke's effort with four kills and a .800 attack percentage.
Duke never trailed during set three and led 15-8 at one point. Liberty came back to cut its deficit to 17-15 when Anderson turned a Blue Devil overpass into a powerful kill. The Blue Devils then closed the stanza with an 8-1 surge, wrapping up a 25-16 win on Kellie Catanach's ace.
Led by Megan Hendrickson's four kills, the Blue Devils outhit Liberty during the third set, .257 to .071. McCarty and Scripko paced the Lady Flames' attack with three kills apiece.
The fourth set was tightly contested, as it included 14 ties and two lead changes. Liberty had the upper hand late in the stanza, as Scripko's back-row kill put the Lady Flames within two points of victory, at 23-21. Duke quickly countered with a 3-0 burst, earning the first of their five set points. The Blue Devils finally capitalized on their fifth opportunity to force a fifth set, taking the stanza, 29-27.
As would be expected, the attacking statistics came out pretty even for the fourth set. Duke hit .317, while the Lady Flames finished at .293. Hendrickson sparked the Blue Devils with seven kills, while Scripko countered with six kills for Liberty. The Lady Flames recorded all four of set four's blocks, with Thomas and Sanders each contributing to three of them.
Again in the fifth and deciding set, Liberty had Duke on the ropes. Setter Kallie Corbin's (Sr., Beaverton, Ore.) perfectly executed dump put the Lady Flames in front, 13-11. Moss then notched kills on each of the next two rallies, initiating a 4-0 match-ending surge by the Blue Devils. Amanda Robertson's kill closed her team's 15-13 victory.
Robertson finished the fifth set with three kills to lead Duke, while Scripko's four kills paced all players. Three of the Blue Devils' seven blocks in the match came during the final stanza, with Burling posting two solo rejections.
For the match, which lasted a season-long 2:14, Duke hit .279 while Liberty fashioned a .247 attack percentage. The Blue Devils won the dig battle, 62-55, and both teams served for a quartet of aces.
The contest saw the two teams combine for 134 kills, and Scripko totaled a match-high 19 of them. The junior also recorded season highs for both digs (16) and blocks (3). McCarty added a season-best 13 kills, hitting .346.
Behind those two, a trio of Lady Flames either tied or set new career highs for kills. Sanders, getting more comfortable at her new right-side hitter position, hit a team-leading .348, matched her career best with 10 kills and added a career-high five blocks. Freshmen Anderson (9 kills) and Thomas (6 kills) also enjoyed the best offensive matches of their young careers, hitting .320 and .286, respectively. Thomas' six blocks were both a match high and a career high.
Setting the table for it all was Corbin, who contributed 49 assists, seven digs and four kills. Meanwhile, Haseman closed the contest with a match-high 18 digs.
For Duke, Sophia Dunworth led the way with 16 kills, while Burling added 13 kills and four blocks. Moss contributed a double-double (11 kills, 11 digs), while Catanach finished up with a match-leading 57 assists.
Liberty will return to Reynolds Gym tonight at 7 p.m. for the final match of the Black & Gold Challenge, a contest against host Wake Forest. The Lady Flames will be in search of their first-ever victory over the Demon Deacons, who have opened the 2009 campaign with 10 straight losses.
The Lady Flames fall to 5-6 on the season, despite recording a team-high 13 blocks and putting three players in double figures in the kill column. Meanwhile, Duke wins for the eighth time in its last nine contests, boosting its overall record to 10-2.
Duke led for much of the opening set, and Liberty did not go in front until Loren Thomas' (Fr., MB, Ocoee, Fla.) solo block made it 19-18, Lady Flames. Duke bounced back, and forced Liberty to fight off a pair of set points. Liberty then closed out its 27-25 triumph with a 3-0 burst. The set-ending surge included a Hannah Anderson (Fr., OH, Rocklin, Calif.) kill and a solo block by Chelaine McCarty (Sr., MB, Houston, Ala.).
Liberty hit .400, committing only one attack error during a finely-played first set. Anderson led the Lady Flames' balanced attack with five kills and a .500 attack percentage. McCarty chipped in with four kills, hitting .571. Defensively, libero Kelly Haseman (So., Three Rivers, Mich.) came up with six of Liberty's 15 digs. Rachael Moss recorded five kills for Duke, which hit .349 during the stanza.
The Lady Flames seized control of set two with a 6-0 run, which converted a 15-14 Blue Devil advantage into a 20-15 Liberty lead. Kirstyn Sanders (R-Jr., MB, Bear, Del.) keyed the rally, with two kills and a block assist. The Lady Flames then finished off a 25-22 decision with Scripko's third kill of the session, taking a 2-0 lead into the intermission.
Sanders also tallied a trio of kills in the second set, tying Scripko for team-high honors. Duke's Becci Burling spearheaded Duke's effort with four kills and a .800 attack percentage.
Duke never trailed during set three and led 15-8 at one point. Liberty came back to cut its deficit to 17-15 when Anderson turned a Blue Devil overpass into a powerful kill. The Blue Devils then closed the stanza with an 8-1 surge, wrapping up a 25-16 win on Kellie Catanach's ace.
Led by Megan Hendrickson's four kills, the Blue Devils outhit Liberty during the third set, .257 to .071. McCarty and Scripko paced the Lady Flames' attack with three kills apiece.
The fourth set was tightly contested, as it included 14 ties and two lead changes. Liberty had the upper hand late in the stanza, as Scripko's back-row kill put the Lady Flames within two points of victory, at 23-21. Duke quickly countered with a 3-0 burst, earning the first of their five set points. The Blue Devils finally capitalized on their fifth opportunity to force a fifth set, taking the stanza, 29-27.
As would be expected, the attacking statistics came out pretty even for the fourth set. Duke hit .317, while the Lady Flames finished at .293. Hendrickson sparked the Blue Devils with seven kills, while Scripko countered with six kills for Liberty. The Lady Flames recorded all four of set four's blocks, with Thomas and Sanders each contributing to three of them.
Again in the fifth and deciding set, Liberty had Duke on the ropes. Setter Kallie Corbin's (Sr., Beaverton, Ore.) perfectly executed dump put the Lady Flames in front, 13-11. Moss then notched kills on each of the next two rallies, initiating a 4-0 match-ending surge by the Blue Devils. Amanda Robertson's kill closed her team's 15-13 victory.
Robertson finished the fifth set with three kills to lead Duke, while Scripko's four kills paced all players. Three of the Blue Devils' seven blocks in the match came during the final stanza, with Burling posting two solo rejections.
For the match, which lasted a season-long 2:14, Duke hit .279 while Liberty fashioned a .247 attack percentage. The Blue Devils won the dig battle, 62-55, and both teams served for a quartet of aces.
The contest saw the two teams combine for 134 kills, and Scripko totaled a match-high 19 of them. The junior also recorded season highs for both digs (16) and blocks (3). McCarty added a season-best 13 kills, hitting .346.
Behind those two, a trio of Lady Flames either tied or set new career highs for kills. Sanders, getting more comfortable at her new right-side hitter position, hit a team-leading .348, matched her career best with 10 kills and added a career-high five blocks. Freshmen Anderson (9 kills) and Thomas (6 kills) also enjoyed the best offensive matches of their young careers, hitting .320 and .286, respectively. Thomas' six blocks were both a match high and a career high.
Setting the table for it all was Corbin, who contributed 49 assists, seven digs and four kills. Meanwhile, Haseman closed the contest with a match-high 18 digs.
For Duke, Sophia Dunworth led the way with 16 kills, while Burling added 13 kills and four blocks. Moss contributed a double-double (11 kills, 11 digs), while Catanach finished up with a match-leading 57 assists.
Liberty will return to Reynolds Gym tonight at 7 p.m. for the final match of the Black & Gold Challenge, a contest against host Wake Forest. The Lady Flames will be in search of their first-ever victory over the Demon Deacons, who have opened the 2009 campaign with 10 straight losses.
Team Stats
LIBERTY
DU
Kills
61
73
Errors
22
27
Attempts
158
165
Hitting %
.247
.279
Points
78.0
84.0
Assists
53
69
Aces
4
4
Blocks
13.0
7.0
Game Leaders
Kills
19
Aces
1
Blocks
3
Kills
13
Aces
1
Blocks
4
Kills
10
Aces
0
Blocks
5
Kills
9
Aces
0
Blocks
1
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