Completed Event: Volleyball versus Lehigh on September 7, 2025 , Loss , 1, to, 3 , (28-26, 16-25, 28-30, 21-25)
VB
Final
James Madison
1
vs Lehigh
(28-26, 16-25, 28-30, 21-25)
3
James Madison University | Official Athletics Site
Saturday, August 30
Home
7 p.m.
James Madison University
2-0
1
vs
3
Virginia
0-2
1
2
3
F
New Hampshire
24
13
12
0
Virginia
26
25
25
3
VIRGINIA TOPS JMU VOLLEYBALL 3-1
8/30/2008 4:00:00 AM | Volleyball
HARRISONBURG, Va., Aug. 30, 2008 ? Virginia captured the Days Inn JMU Invitational championship with a 3-1 win over James Madison in the tournament finale on Saturday evening in Sinclair Gymnasium.
Virginia (3-0) defeated JMU (1-2) by set scores of 29-27, 21-25, 25-19, and 25-16. In the other match of the evening, Murray State (2-1) fought back from a 2-0 deficit to beat New Hampshire 17-25, 21-25, 26-24, 25-23, and 15-12.
Virginia junior Lauren Dickson was named the tournament's Most Valuable Player. She was joined on the All-Tournament squad by senior Shannon Davis and senior Marlow Bruneau of Virginia, senior Alison Mugler and senior Heather Norris of Murray State, senior Michelle Johnson (Los Gatos, Calif./Los Gatos) of JMU, and junior Kirsten Bates of New Hampshire.
In the first set against Virginia, JMU held a 23-19 advantage before the Cavaliers rallied to close 24-22. The Dukes held set points at 24-23 and 25-24 before the Cavs broke a 27-27 tie with a kill by sophomore Kendahl Voelker followed by a JMU attack error.
In the second set, JMU held a commanding 20-14 lead only to see a four-point Virginia rally cut it to two points. With the score at 23-21, JMU got a kill from sophomore Lindsay Callahan (Virginia Beach, Va./Landstown) and a Virginia attack error for the win.
After a pair of close sets to knot the score at 1-1, it was all Virginia in the next two sets. The Cavaliers pulled away from a 19-17 lead to score six of the next eight points for the 25-19 win in set three. They carried the momentum into the final set, building a 13-6 lead and never looking back for the 25-16 win.
Senior Beth Shelton had a match-high 19 kills with a .375 attack percentage along with nine digs. Voelker added 10 kills. Bruneau had 36 assists, five digs, and three blocks. Junior Brittani Rendina led all players with 18 digs.
Senior
Team Stats
UNH
VA
Kills
33
33
Errors
28
7
Attempts
106
82
Hitting %
.047
.317
Points
37.0
50.0
Assists
33
31
Aces
2
6
Blocks
2.0
11.0
Game Leaders
Kills-Aces-Blocks
Kills
9
Aces
1
Blocks
3
Kills
7
Aces
0
Blocks
3
Kills
7
Aces
0
Blocks
0
Kills
6
Aces
1
Blocks
6
Players Mentioned
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