CHARLESTON, S.C. – Duke fell to Michigan State 3-1 (20-25, 16-25, 27-25, 22-25) Friday evening to open the 2019 campaign at the College of Charleston Classic in Charleston, S.C., at the TD Arena.
The Spartans tallied 51 kills on .204 hitting over four sets and limited the Blue Devils to a .147 hitting percentage.
“We did some really good things, but we could do a lot better on some different things,” head coach Jolene Nagel said. “We could have easily not come back after that second set and fought hard, but we did.