The Opening Hit
- Duke continues its four-game road stretch with games at No. 14 Virginia Friday and No. 12 Liberty. The Blue Devils are 3-0 on the road, winning all three by 3-1 scores.
- The Blue Devils' five losses have all come against top-15 teams.
- Virginia enters the weekend 1-1 in ACC play and ranked 14th nationally. The Cavaliers are 3-2 at home this season and coming off a 2-1 setback to Old Dominion Sunday.
- Liberty is 6-2 overall and recently beat BIG EAST foe UConn, 3-1.