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Duke Falls to No. 20 North Carolina, 3-1
DURHAM, N.C. – Duke volleyball dropped a defensive battle, 3-1 (18-25, 25-20, 19-25, 21-25), to No. 20 North Carolina inside Cameron Indoor Stadium on Thursday evening.
Duke (16-9, 8-7 ACC) played one of its best defensive matches of the year but couldn't find its offensive rhythm to pick up its first ranked win since 2023. North Carolina (17-7, 12-3 ACC) hit just .188 but held Duke to .107, the Blue Devils' worst hitting percentage of the season.
Ashby Zubchevich led all players with 24 kills on .291 hitting, but three Blue Devils had a negative hitting percentage.
Nataly Moravec was the only other Duke player with double digit-kills, finishing with 10.