Ashlee Brackett

Women's Volleyball 9/4/2023 11:09:00 AM by Ashlee Brackett, Assistant Director of Athletic Communications

Volleyball Travels to Duke Tuesday Night

ELON, N.C. – The Elon University volleyball team travels to Duke this Tuesday, Sept. 5 to take on the Blue Devils at 6:30 p.m.

COVERAGE

Live stats will be available (follow links on the Elon Volleyball schedule page by CLICKING HERE).
The match will be streamed live on ACCNX.
For live updates during the match, follow the Elon Volleyball Twitter account @ElonVB.

LAST TIME OUT

Elon went 1-2 last weekend at the Wofford Invitational.
Georgia State swept Elon in the first match of the tournament. After the Panthers won the first two sets 25-17 and 25-22, the Phoenix rallied in the third before losing it 26-24 to end the match.
The maroon and gold came out on fire in the second match against South Carolina State winning the first set 25-12. Elon won the final two sets 25-15 and 25-16 to earn its first victory of the season.
Tournament host, Wofford swept the Phoenix to close out the tournament. The Phoenix fought hard in the first and second set, ultimately losing both 25-20. The Terriers took the third set 25-17 to win the match.
Jordan Gower was named to the All-Tournament Team after leading the team in digs (45) and digs per set (5.0).

PHOENIX FACTS

Gower leads the CAA in digs (94) and digs per set (4.70) this season. She has three 20-dig performances this year.
Freshman, Jessica Parker leads the team in assists (103) and service aces (8).
Cameron Lanier paces the Phoenix in kills (52). Lanier posted a career-high 14 kills in their match against Georgia State last weekend.
Middle Blocker, Lindsey Harris leads the maroon and gold in blocks (13.0). In Elon's last match against Wofford, Harris tied her career-high in kills with 5 and recorded a season-high hitting percentage (.364).

PRESEASON POLL & ALL-CAA TEAM

Elon was selected to finish seventh in the 2023 CAA Preseason Poll. Defending champion Towson ranked first in the poll, earning 11 first-place votes.
Gower was tabbed as an honorable mention to the Preseason All-CAA Team. The Raleigh, N.C. native led the conference in digs per set (4.57) and was No. 4 in digs (439) last season.
Rising junior Sydney Love also was named an All-CAA Preseason Honorable Mention. The Chesapeake, Va. native led all CAA outside hitters in blocks and blocks per set in the 2022 season.

THE SERIES

Elon leads the all-time series against Duke 8-6. However, the Phoenix has not defeated the Blue Devils since 1974.
Duke won the last meeting between the teams on Sept. 6, 2022, in four sets.

SCOUTING DUKE

Duke holds a 3-2 record entering the matchup and is currently on a three-match winning streak after a win in the Reamer Club Xtra Special Premier and a pair of home victories against Loyola Maryland and West Virginia.
Duke was tabbed to finish seventh in the ACC Preseason Poll.
Graduate Student Gracie Johnson was selected to the 2023 Preseason All-ACC Team and ranks No. 2 in league in service aces with 12 so far this season.
Outside hitter, Kerry Keefe ranks No. 3 in the league in kills so far this season with 73 and in points with 80.5. She was named ACC Offensive Player of the Week after a career-high 24-kill performance hitting .538 against Loyola Maryland and 18 kills against West Virginia last weekend.
The Blue Devils rank third in the league in digs (286) and assists (242).
Duke is coached by Jolene Nagel, who is in her 25^th season with the program.

UP NEXT

The Phoenix will host the Phoenix Volley for Unity tournament next Friday-Sunday, Sept. 8-10 at Schar Center. Elon will face Western Carolina on Friday at 6 p.m. A neutral site match between Western Carolina and NC Central will take place Saturday at 4 p.m. The Phoenix with close out the tournament in a 2 p.m. matchup against the Eagles.

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