Louisville Volleyball held steady at No. 3 for the third straight week after another dominant weekend, this time against “Tobacco Road” rivals Duke and No. 23 North Carolina. Coming into the weekend Louisville had won 12 straight matches against the Blue Devils and 11 straight against the Tar Heels. The two matches wrapped up a four-match homestand where the Cards also beat California in four sets and swept then-No. 14 Stanford on ESPN.
Friday night, Louisville made quick work of Duke, sweeping the Blue Devils (25-19, 25-11, 25-15). The Cards offense hit at a .370 clip while putting down 42 kills. On the defensive side they held the Blue Devils to just a .120 hitting percentage, recording 12 blocks and tallying 47 digs.
Outside hitter Chloe Chicoine had her best match of the season, with a .607 hitting percentage while totaling 18 kills. She also hit a career milestone with her 1,500th kill in the middle of the third set. Middle blocker Brooke Bultema followed up her strong week against the California schools, hitting .636 with eight kills to mark her seventh match with at least a .600 hitting percentage. She added five blocks as well…