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Saturday, December 5, 2009

Duke recap

• Nikki Fowler had 17 kills, 12 digs, and 7 blocks. Kayla Jeter had 18 kills and 3 blocks. Leah Hinkey hit .357 and had 10 blocks. Farren Powe hit .600 with 9 kills. She also had 6 blocks. Chloe Goldman dug 20 balls. Kylie Marshall had 15, and also knocked down 5 blocks and had 2 aces.

• Tennessee is 10-10 vs Duke all-time. They are 11-10 all-time in Tournament matches, 8-1 at home, and 7-4 in first round matches.

• Tennessee broke the school’s NCAA Tournament record for team block assists and total team blocks with 31 and 33 respectively. The previous records were 27 and 30 set in 2005 against Missouri.

• Leah Hinkey was one block short of tying Sarah Blum’s NCAA Tournament record. Farren Powe just missed Blum’s tournament hitting percentage record by .067.

• With 1,059 in attendance, the match rates as the seventh largest home crowd in school history.

• Fowler’s consecutive double-double streak now stands at 15.

• Career highs matched or exceeded:
– Jasmine Brown: digs (in a 4-set match)
– Amanda Friday: digs (in a 4-set match)
– Nikki Fowler: block assists and total blocks (in a 4-set match)
– Leah Hinkey: total blocks (in a 4-set match)
– Kayla Jeter: kills and points (in a 4-set match)
– Kelsey Mahoney: attacks, block assists, total blocks

• The official site has has the story, stats, pictures, post-game audio (still not working for me), and a video replay available. Duke’s story is also online.