Irish Continue ACC Play at Duke

NOTRE DAME, Ind. —After splitting home matchups against fourth-ranked Pittsburgh and Virginia last week, Notre Dame hits the road to take on Duke this Friday, October 29 in Durham, North Carolina. First serve is set for 5 p.m. ET and the match will be televised on ACC Network.

NOTRE DAME AT DUKE
Friday, October 29 – 5 p.m. ET
ACC Network
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Notre Dame Notes (PDF)

FOR STARTERS

• Notre Dame owns a 66-36 record in ACC contests since the start of the 2016 season.
• The Irish have won six of their last eight matches, including five straight-set victories over ACC opponents.
• Since being down 0-2 at Georgia Tech on October 1, Notre Dame has won 20 of 26 sets played.
• Lauren Tarnoff racked up 23 total blocks in last weekend’s matches, including a 13-block effort vs. #4 Pittsburgh and 10 blocks in just three sets in Notre Dame’s home sweep of Virginia.
• In that five-set match against Pittsburgh, the Irish notched 21 total blocks and hit the 20-block mark for the first time since October 28, 2018 vs. Boston College.

HISTORY VS. DUKE

• The Irish and Blue Devils will be meeting for the 20th time on Friday with Notre Dame holding a 10-9 edge in the all-time series.
• The Irish have won three consecutive matches against Duke since the outset of the 2019 season after Duke had won four straight in the series from 2016- 18.
• The two sides met in last season’s regular-season finale with Notre Dame earning a four-set victory at O’Keefe Gym in Atlanta.
• Charley Niego led the Irish with 15 kills in that victory while also adding 15 digs.
• Zoe Nunez also notched 39 assists and hit the 3,000-assist mark in that matchup.

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