BLACKSBURG, Va. – Down 2-0 at Virginia Tech, Duke won the final three sets to stun the Hokies 3-2 (27-29, 19-25, 25-23, 25-15, 15-13) Sunday afternoon at Cassell Coliseum. Sophomore rightside hitter Samantha Amos led the way for Duke (13-8, 5-5 ACC), hitting .342 to total a career-high 18 kills.
Duke registered six of its seven service aces and 8.0 of its 11.0 blocks in the final three frames. Improved serving and better ball control allowed the Blue Devils to record 10 attack errors and post a .306 hitting percentage the last three sets after totaling 15 errors and hitting .