SOUTH BEND, Ind. – The Notre Dame volleyball team went back and forth with Duke all day long Sunday inside Purcell Pavilion, but fell in five sets, 25-19, 14-25, 25-18, 18-25, 12-15.
Notre Dame totaled 15 blocks defensively, the second-most by the Irish this season and the sixth game with 10 or more blocks on the year. Anna Bjork led the team with 10 herself, tying a career-high, while Isabella Sangha added five herself, all assisted.
In the back row, Maya Evens notched a career-high 26 digs, 10 of them coming in the first set. Evens, who came into the game with an ACC-best 4.40 digs per set this year, leads the team with 281 on the year, just two away from her total a season ago.
Mae Kordas led the Irish offensively with 17 kills, making it nine of the last 11 games with double digit kills. Sydney Helmers added 14 herself to go along with seven digs and four blocks while Chichi Nnaji totaled a career-high 12 kills with six digs and four blocks.
Notre Dame hits the road this weekend looking to bounce back, opening its Florida trip against Miami on Friday at 6 p.m. ET before traveling to Tallahassee to take on Florida State on Sunday at 1 p.m. ET. Both matches will be streamed on ACC Network Extra.
