DUKES DOWN HUSKIES 3-1 IN CAA VOLLEYBALL

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11/3/2006 12:00:00 AM | Volleyball

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HARRISONBURG, Va., Nov. 3, 2006 - Senior Hanna Porterfield (Arlington, Va./Bishop O'Connell) matched her career high with 19 kills as second-place James Madison University took down third-place Northeastern University 3-1 in a Colonial Athletic Association match on Friday night.

JMU (18-7, 12-4 CAA) defeated NU (12-11, 9-6 CAA) by game scores of 30-25, 21-30, 30-28, and 30-17. The Dukes got back on track after having an eight-match win streak snapped in their last outing at William and Mary last Saturday. Altogether, JMU has won 14 of its last 16 matches after Friday?s victory.

JMU never trailed from start to finish in the first game, jumping out to a 4-1 lead and never looking back. After NU pulled within one at 12-10, the Dukes went on a brief run to pull ahead 16-11 and the Huskies got no closer than four the rest of the way as JMU won 30-25. Senior Bayli Stillwell (Steamboat Springs, Colo/Steamboat Springs) and sophomore Michelle Johnson (Los Gatos, Calif./Los Gatos) combined for 10 kills and a .474 attack percentage.

NU turned things around in game two and took its turn leading the entire game in a 30-21 win. Sophomore Lauren DeTurk (Yucaipa, Calif./Yucaipa) and senior Whitney Turner (Manhattan Beach, Calif./Mater Dei) combined for 10 kills and a .350 attack rate.

Game three featured eight tie scores and four lead changes. The Huskies pulled ahead 23-21 only to see the Dukes reel off four points for a 25-23 lead they would not relinquish as JMU went on to win 30-28. Porterfield had eight kills and hit .571 while sophomore Lauren Miles (Tampa, Fla./Tampa Prep) had 19 assists.

Game four was tied just once at 1-1 as the Dukes methodically added to their lead throughout the game. Junior Allyson Halls (Columbus, Ohio/Olentangy) took serve after a sideout with a 14-9 lead and guided the Dukes to a commanding 19-9 lead. The Huskies managed to pull within 20-14, but JMU scored 10 of the next 13 points to put the match away 30-17. Porterfield this time had eight kills and hit .667.

Porterfield had eight kills each in games three and four while matching her career-high kills output, which she set earlier this season against VCU. She hit .400 with just three errors on 40 total attempts. It was the third time this season that she hit at least .400 in a match. Stillwell had a double-double with 15 kills and a career-high 18 digs.

Miles collected 56 assists for JMU to vault from eighth to sixth on the season assists leader board with 1,223, passing Cathy Cole and Amber Jaunrubenis. Miles also had five kills and eight digs. Halls tallied 13 kills,