ANN ARBOR, MICH - The Duke volleyball team suffered its first loss of the season as the Blue Devils fell to Michigan 3-2 (25-19, 25-21, 13-25, 12-25, 6-15) in a five-set marathon Friday evening in Ann Arbor, Mich.
With the setback, the Blue Devils dip to 6-1 as the Wolverines improve to 4-1.
Duke was led by graduate outside hitter Payton Schwantz as she registered her first double-double of the season with 12 kills and just three errors to hit .346 percent to go along with 13 digs. Senior Ade Owokoniran added 10 kills while setter Alex Springate dished 28 assists to find seven Blue Devils. Defensively, libero Mackenzie Cole picked up 20 digs while juniors Lizzie Fleming and Gracie Johnson added six and three blocks, respectively.
Duke got off to a hot start offensively in the first set to hit .290 with 13 kills and just four errors as Springate assisted on 10 of the 12. Duke found its rhythm to win eight of nine points to lead 23-15 before a 4-0 Michigan run, forcing Nagel into a timeout. The Wolverines committed a service error to tee up set point for the Blue Devils. Springate found Schwantz on the outside and won the set 25-19.
Much like the first set, the Blue Devils used a strong scoring run to help pull away from the Wolverines. All tied up at seven, Duke went on a 7-1 run, pushing them to lead 14-8 midway through the set. Michigan answered to win seven of the last 10 points, but Duke used a .303 hitting percentage to hold a 2-0 lead heading into the third.
Michigan jumped out to a fast 18-9 lead in the third. They ended the set hitting a whopping .364 percent to a negative Duke percentage.
The Wolverines continued to excel on the offensive front as they hit .294 and .526 in the fourth and fifth, respectively.
Michigan was led by Jess Mruzik with 31 kills for an impressive .509 hitting percentage. Setter Scottee Johnson dished 50 assists.
Duke will close out its stint in Michigan Saturday at 2 p.m., by taking on North Carolina.
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