W&M SWEEPS JMU 3-0 IN CAA VOLLEYBALL

Saturday, November 7

Williamsburg, Va.

7 p.m.

James Madison University

11-18, 4-9CAA

William & Mary

16-10, 8-4CAA

James Madison

William & Mary

11/7/2009 11:00:00 PM | Volleyball

Box Score

WILLIAMSBURG, Va., Nov. 7, 2009 ? William and Mary hit .409 as a team, the best of the season by a James Madison opponent, en route to a 3-0 victory in a Colonial Athletic Association volleyball match Saturday night in Kaplan Arena.

W&M improved to 16-10 overall and 8-4 in the CAA after winning by set scores of 25-12, 25-13, and 25-21. The win kept the Tribe in fourth place in the CAA with two matches remaining before the four-team CAA Championship. JMU fell to 11-18 overall and 4-9 in the CAA with one match left.

JMU head coach Disa Garner commented, “William and Mary was fired up for senior night and played very well and we just didn't execute very well. We made some switches in the third set and played much better. The passing wasn't great tonight. I was disappointed and thought we could have played better, but we didn't execute the game plan, especially our passing.”

Freshman Danielle Erb (Tampa, Fla./Plant) led all players with 11 kills on .429 hitting for the Dukes. Junior Lindsay Callahan (Virginia Beach, Va./Landstown) added seven kills, 13 digs, and five assists. Freshman Megan Wiechmann (Sunland, Calif./Village Christian) posted 19 assists and four digs. Redshirt freshman Natalie Abel (Washington, Pa./Trinity) picked up 13 digs.

Garner added, “We got Dani and Natalie back in tonight, though they were not 100% and still feeling the effects of their illnesses. But they were back in and played very well. Dani had a big match. They really carried the load for us tonight.”

Five W&M players hit better than .400 with at least six kills. Erin Skipper led the Tribe with 10 kills on .474 hitting with four digs and three aces. Lindsay Kresch had a near double-double with nine kills on .429 hitting with 12 digs and three blocks. Lauren Powell hit .500 with eight kills and seven digs. Cassie Crumal posted 32 assists and six digs. Lindsey Pflugner led with 18 digs.