Dukes Go 2-1 in Villanova Classic

Saturday, September 12

Villanova, Pa.

11 a.m.

James Madison University

Siena

9/12/2015 9:45:00 PM | Volleyball

Box Score 1 Box Score 2

VILLANOVA, Pa. – The James Madison women's volleyball team closed out the Villanova Classic by defeating Siena 3-0 (25-18, 25-23, 25-20) and then falling to host Villanova 3-1 (20-25, 22-25, 25-20, 29-31) following Friday's 3-0 win over Howard. The Dukes and the Wildcats both move to 7-3 on the season.

Junior Janey Goodman was atop the leaderboards for the Dukes with a season-high 21 kills and a career-high 20 digs for her fourth double-double of the season. Freshman Bryn Recker tallied 16 kills with a .375 hitting percentage on the night. Sophomore Taylor Austin tallied 17 digs on the night.

The Dukes fought back to force a fourth set which went to extra points and ultimately finished 31-29 in favor of Wildcats. The loss to Villanova marks the first four set match of the season.

JMU defeated Siena in three sets in the second match of the Villanova Classic. Recker led the Dukes with 14 kills followed by Goodman with 12. Defensively, Austin completed 20 digs against the Saints.

The sweep over Siena marks the fifth three-set win on the season.

Quoting Coach
"You want these kind of opportunities early in the season to be pushed and see what you are made of," Head Coach Lauren Steinbrecher said. "Villanova played a strong match tonight and showed us some things we need to continue to improve on to earn our points in key moments. We will work hard this week to be our best for our final home tournament next weekend."

Tweet of the Tournament

Way to battle @JMUVolleyball Come home & get some rest. We're at home next weekend. Travel safely & #GoDukes https://t.co/xl3WjGycAO
— James Hickey (@PressBoxGuy) September 13, 2015

All-Tournament Team Members
Morgan Marlbrough – Howard
Christina Monroe – Siena
Janey Goodman – JMU
Taylor Austin – JMU
Allie Loitz – Villanova
Tournament MVP – Claire Crutchfield - Villanova

Tournament Results
JMU – 3 Howard – 0
JMU – 3 Siena – 0
Villanova – 3 Siena – 0
Villanova – 3 Howard – 0
Howard - 3 Siena – 0
Villanova - 3 JMU – 1

Next Up
James Madison returns to action Friday, Sept. 18 as they host the JMU Invitational. The Dukes will open the tournament against Georgetown at 7 p.m.on Friday, Sept. 18 before playing N.C. Central and Norfolk State on the second day of the tournament Saturday, Sept. 19 at 10 a.m. and 7 p.m., respectively.