2017 Volleyball • 17-12, 9-9 ACC GoDuke.com @DukeVB @DukeVB Facebook/DukeVB u SCHEDULE & RESULTS NC STATE u SCHWANTZ’ IMMEDIATE IMPACT 8/25 [-/RV] at Colorado State W 3-2 Wednesday, Nov. 22 • 2 p.m. • ACC Network Extra Freshman outside hitter Payton Schwantz has enjoyed a tremen- 8/26 [-/-] vs. UCF W 3-2 Cameron Indoor Stadium • Durham, N.C. dous start to her collegiate career. The rookie from Frisco, Texas is 8/26 [-/-] at Northern Colorado W 3-0 Record: 19-10, 14-4 ACC second on the team in total kills (326) and kills per set (2.91) while 9/1 [RV/-] UNCW ^ W 3-0 hitting .230 on the year. Schwantz has recorded double-digit kills 9/1 [RV/-] Northwestern ^ L 0-3 in 21 of Duke’s 29 matches this season, including seven straight 9/2 [RV/-] South Carolina ^ L 1-3 NORTH CAROLINA from Sept. 2-22. She was named ACC Freshman of the Week Friday, Nov. 24 • 6:30 p.m. • ACC Network Extra 9/8 [-/-] at TCU # W 3-0 Sept. 11 after leading the Blue Devils to an undefeated weekend Cameron Indoor Stadium • Durham, N.C. 9/9 [-/-] vs. Utah Valley # W 3-2 at the Fight in the Fort at TCU tournament and also earned all- Record: 14-12, 11-7 ACC 9/9 [-/-] vs. Lehigh # W 3-2 tournament team honors for her efforts. Schwantz also picked up 9/15 [-/-] Coastal Carolina W 3-0 2017 Duke Invitational All-Tournament accolades at the conclusion 9/16 [-/-] Loyola Marymount L 1-3 u vs. NC STATE of the Blue Devils’ annual tournament. 9/22 [-/-] Wake Forest * W 3-1 Wednesday’s match marks the 97th in program history between 9/24 [-/-] Georgia Tech * W 3-0 u ELATTRACHE REACHES Duke and NC State. The Blue Devils lead the all-time series, 65-31. 9/28 [-/-] Syracuse * L 1-3 1,000 CAREER DIGS The Wolfpack have won two straight versus the Blue Devils, both 10/1 [-/-] Boston College * W 3-0 Senior Nicole Elattrache became the 23rd player in program histo- in Reynolds Coliseum in Raleigh, N.C. NC State won the two teams’ 10/6 [-/-] at North Carolina * L 1-3 ry to reach 1,000 career digs Friday, Oct. 20 at Virginia. Elattrache previous meeting this season, 3-0, Oct. 8 in Raleigh. Duke has not 10/8 [-/-] at NC State * L 0-3 entered the program as a setter and played three seasons as a dropped a match to NC State in Cameron Indoor Stadium since 10/13 [-/-] Miami * L 2-3 defensive specialist before taking over as Duke’s starting libero her 1988. 10/15 [-/-] Florida State * L 1-3 senior year. She currently leads the team with 478 digs and ranks 10/20 [-/-] at Virginia * W 3-1 fourth in the ACC with a 4.23 digs-per-set average. She earned Series History 10/22 [-/-] at Virginia Tech * W 3-2 Fight in the Fort at TCU tournament MVP honors after totaling a Overall Duke leads 65-31 10/27 [-/-] at Georgia Tech * W 3-1 career-high 29 digs in Duke’s win over Lehigh. For her career, Elat- At Duke Duke leads 37-10 10/29 [-/-] at Clemson * W 3-0 trache owns 1,165 digs to rank 17th in program history. Streak L2 11/3 [-/-] Notre Dame * W 3-1 First Meeting Sept. 29, 1975 (W, 2-1) 11/5 [-/-] Louisville * L 2-3 Duke Career Digs Leaders Last Meeting Oct. 8, 2017 (L, 0-3) 11/8 [-/-] at Wake Forest * L 0-3 Rk. Name Pos. Years Digs 11/12 [-/-] at Pittsburgh * L 1-3 u vs. NORTH CAROLINA 1. Ali McCurdy L 2010-2013 2.538 11/17 [-/-] at Boston College * W 3-1 2. Jenny Shull L 2004-07 2,200 Duke and North Carolina are set for the 104th meeting in program 11/19 [-/-] at Syracuse * L 1-3 3. Sasha Karelov L/DS 2013-16 2,023 history Friday. The Tar Heels lead the all-time series, 59-52, includ- 11/22 [-/-] NC State * 2 p.m. 4. Ashley Wacholder OH 1991-94 1,818 ing a four-set decision Oct. 6, 2017 in Chapel Hill, N.C. The Blue 11/24 [-/-] North Carolina * 6:30 p.m. 5. Claire Smalzer L 2007-10 1,637 Devils look to end a three-game losing streak to the Tar Heels in 6. Maureen Reindl OH 1994-97 1,562 Friday’s series finale. ^ Duke Invitational 7. Rachael Moss OH 2006-09 1,557 # Fight in the Fort at TCU 8. Stephanie Istvan S 2001-04 1,353 Series History * ACC match 9. Tricia Hopkins OH 1987-90 1,302 Overall North Carolina leads 59-52 All times Eastern and subject to change 10. Sarah Peifer OH 1996-98 1,286 At Duke Tied 25-25 11. Jill Sonne OH 1999-2002 1,270 Streak L3 12. Carrie DeMange MB 2004-07 1,211 First Meeting Oct. 27, 1971 (W) u HONORS & AWARDS 13. Josie Weymann OH/DS 1999-2002 1,179 Last Meeting Oct. 6, 2017 (L, 1-3) Jessi Bartholomew Duke Athlete of the Week (11/1) 14. Ashley Harris OH 1998-2001 1,171 Cadie Bates PrepVolleyball Player of the Week (11/7) u STRONG SENIOR SEASON 15. Nicole Elattrache L/DS 2014-17 1,165 Duke Athlete of the Week (8/31) FOR BATES 16. Tealle Hunkus OH 2003-06 1,152 Fight in the Fort at TCU All-Tournament 17. Linda Bianchi MB 1989-1992 1,138 After battling injuries throughout her career, senior outside hitter Nicole Elattrache Fight in the Fort at TCU MVP 18. Adrian Nicol MB 1991-94 1,125 Cadie Bates has been a key contributor to the 2017 Blue Devils, Leah Meyer Preseason All-ACC 19. Amy Verhoeven MB/OH 1989-1992 1,091 playing all six rotations. Through 29 matches, Bates leads the team Payton Schwantz ACC Freshman of the Week (Sept. 11) 20. Ali Hausfeld S 2004-07 1,052 with 348 kills, over 100 more than her previous three seasons Fight in the Fort at TCU All-Tournament 21. Kristen Campbell S 1994-97 1,032 combined (244). She totaled a career-best 20 kills in the season Duke Invitational All-Tournament Team 22. Lauren Libeu S 1986-89 1,024 opener at Colorado State and is the only Blue Devil to reach 20 kills 23. Emily Sklar OH 2012-15 1,022 in a match this season. Bates has also been solid on defense and leads the Blue Devils with 15 double-doubles. She trails only libero Nicole Elattrache in total digs and digs per set this season while also leading Duke with 23 service aces. 2017 DUKE VOLLEYBALL • 1 2017 DUKE VOLLEYBALL u DUKE HITTERS u 20+ DIGS u QUICK FACTS In addition to outside hitters Cadie Bates and Payton Schwantz, Cadie Bates 21 digs (10/15 vs. Florida State) Duke University Duke has received solid efforts from its rightside hitters. Sopho- Cadie Bates 32 digs (11/3 vs. Notre Dame) Location Durham, N.C. more Samantha Amos -- a 2016 All-ACC Freshman Team pick Cadie Bates 20 digs (11/5 vs. Louisville) Founded 1838 as Trinity College -- has accrued 243 kills on .252 hitting. Amos has 10 matches of Nicole Elattrache 24 digs (8/25 vs. Colorado State) Enrollment 6,485 10-plus kills to her credit this season, including a career-high 18-kill Nicole Elattrache 29 digs (9/9 vs. Lehigh) Colors Duke Blue (PMS 287) and White performance Oct. 22 at Virginia Tech. Sophomore Natalie Schil- Nicole Elattrache 20 digs (9/28 vs. Syracuse) Nickname Blue Devils ling was also a key contributor on the rightside before suffering Nicole Elattrache 24 digs (10/6 at North Carolina) Conference Atlantic Coast a season-ending injury. Junior Jessi Bartholomew has filled that Nicole Elattrache 29 digs (11/3 vs. Notre Dame) Affiliation NCAA Division I spot, recording eight-straight matches of 10 or more kills from Oct. Nicole Elattrache 23 digs (11/5 vs. Louisville) Arena Cameron Indoor Stadium 15 - Nov. 8. Nicole Elattrache 21 digs (11/8 at Wake Forest) Capacity 9,314 President Vincent Price u BALANCED OFFENSE u DOUBLE-DOUBLES Athletic Director Dr. Kevin White Setters Emma Paradiso and Sarah Nelson have run Duke’s 6-2 Cadie Bates 20 kills 10 digs (8/25 at Colorado State) Volleyball Administrator Jacki Silar system this season. Those two have helped Duke rank fourth in the Cadie Bates 10 kills, 18 digs (8/26 vs. UCF) ACC in assists per set (12.89) and fifth in kills per set (13.60). Duke Cadie Bates 13 kills, 11 digs (9/1 vs. UNCW) Volleyball Staff is the only school to rank in the top five in the ACC in kills per set Cadie Bates 12 kills, 10 digs (9/9 vs. Utah Valley) Head Coach Jolene Nagel (Edinboro ‘83) without an individual hitter in the league’s top 10 in kills. Cadie Bates 12 kills, 15 digs (9/24 vs. Georgia Tech) Assistant Coach Fred Chao (George Mason ‘94) Cadie Bates 12 kills, 16 digs (9/28 vs. Syracuse) Assistant Coach Cristina Robertson (LIU ‘05) u MIDDLE BLOCKERS Cadie Bates 14 kills, 13 digs (10/1 vs. Boston College) Volunteer Assistant Coach Tim Favreau (UCLA ‘16) With Leah Meyer out due to injury, middle blockers Anna Kropf Cadie Bates 10 kills, 13 digs (10/8, at NC State) Director of Operations CJ Hunter (Duke ‘13) and Summer Brown have set the tone at the net for Duke.