JMU COLLECTS 3-1 VOLLEYBALL DECISION OVER UNC WILMINGTON

Friday, October 20

Wilmington, N.C.

7 p.m.

James Madison University

15-6, 9-3CAA

UNCW

7-17, 0-12CAA

James Madison

UNC Wilmington

JMU COLLECTS 3-1 VOLLEYBALL DECISION OVER UNC WILMINGTON

10/20/2006 12:00:00 AM | Volleyball

Box Score

WILMINGTON, N.C., Oct. 20, 2006 - Senior Hanna Porterfield (Arlington, Va./Bishop O'Connell) notched a team-high 18 kills to lead James Madison University to a 3-1 win over the University of North Carolina Wilmington in a Colonial Athletic Association volleyball match on Friday.

JMU (15-6, 9-3 CAA) defeated UNCW (7-17, 0-12 CAA) by game scores of 30-17, 24-30, 30-18, and 30-22. It was the sixth consecutive win for the Dukes, the longest winning streak of the season. It was also the 11^th win in the last 12 matches.

Porterfield hit .371 with 18 kills, just one shy of her career high, along with three digs and a team-high four blocks. Junior Allyson Halls (Columbus, Ohio/Olentangy) had 12 kills, three digs, and three blocks. Sophomore Michelle Johnson (Los Gatos, Calif./Los Gatos) hit .421 with 10 kills and two blocks. Sophomore setter Lauren Miles (Tampa, Fla./Tampa Prep) tallied 51 assists while junior libero Jena Pierson (San Antonio, Texas/James Madison) added 25 digs to raise her season digs record to 502.

Liz Mitchell (Long Beach, N.Y./Long Beach) led the UNCW attack with 10 kills. Jill Hoeck (Ankeny, Iowa/Ankeny/Indian Hills C.C.) had a double-double with 36 assists and 10 digs. Dorinda Petrisko (Ft. Lauderdale, Fla./Westminster Academy) added 11 digs and three aces for the Seahawks.

JMU will finish its weekend road trip with a 2 p.m. match on Sunday at Georgia State.