Volleyball Defeated at Duquesne

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Pittsburgh, Pa. – The Fordham volleyball team couldn't make it back-to-back road wins on Sunday afternoon, falling in straight sets to Duquesne, 25-16, 25-22, 25-15. With the loss, the Rams fall to 11-10 on the year and 3-5 in conference play. The Dukes improve to 9-13 and 4-4, respectively.
 
Fordham hit .160 as a team, despite two straight sets over .200 as a group, but the Dukes hit .299 on the day, including a .343 mark in the first set and a .320 clip in the third. The hosts also out-aced and out-blocked the Rams, 9-2 and 9-3, respectively.
 
Sophomore Kaitlin Morley led the squad with nine kills, following by Olivia Fairchild's seven and both Olivia LaPorta and Elise Benjamin with six. Morgan Williams paced the team with 14 digs, Sophia Plett returned from injury to post 23 assists, and both Morley and Benjamin tallied two blocks apiece. Fairchild and Williams notched the team's lone aces.
 
Fordham returns to the Bronx for its final three home matches of the season. First up is VCU on Friday at noon, following by Davidson on Sunday at 1 p.m. The latter match is the team's annual breast cancer awareness match. For more information on that and details on how to donate, please click here.