Dukes Stumble In Straight Sets At Towson

Friday, October 14

Towson, Md.

7 p.m.

James Madison University

11-9, 3-4CAA

Towson

17-5, 4-3CAA

James Madison

Towson

10/14/2016 9:12:00 PM | Volleyball

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TOWSON, Md. – Senior right side hitter Janey Goodman racked up a match-high 15 kills, but James Madison fell to Towson in straight sets (18-25, 16-25, 19-25) Friday evening inside the SECU Arena.

The Tigers improved to 17-5 on the season with a 4-3 mark in Colonial Athletic Association play as the Dukes fell to 11-9 overall with a 3-4 record in league action.

Goodman led the offense with a match-high 15 kills on 27 swings for a .324 hitting percentage, adding two digs and a block. Redshirt freshman outside hitter Kelly Vahos recorded five kills, while freshman middle blocker M'Kaela White and senior outside hitter Kate Whitmire each tallied three kills.

Sophomore setter Tilbe Yaglioglu garnered a match-high 17 assists and recorded seven digs. Junior libero Taylor Austin headed the defense with 14 digs as sophomore middle blocker Taylor Gail led the Dukes at the net with four blocks.

Goodman tallied the first point of the match hammering home a kill to give the Dukes an early lead, but Towson used a 4-0 rally to gain its first lead of the set, 6-3. The Tigers used a 9-0 run midway through the opening set to extend their lead by nine points as the Dukes fell, 25-18.

Towson and the Dukes were locked at 14-all in the second set before Towson pulled ahead with a 4-0 run. James Madison tallied two points on a Tiger error and a block from White and Yaglioglu, but the Tigers closed the match on a 7-2 run to take the set, 25-16. The Dukes battled from behind to pull within one of Towson, 16-15, but the Tigers held on for a 25-19 victory to record the sweep.

QUOTING COACH STEINBRECHER
"Towson outplayed us tonight. We have to get better production as a team to win a match on the road."

CAA STANDINGS

	CAA Record	Overall Record
Northeastern	6-1	16-5
Hofstra	5-2	15-5
Charleston	5-2	12-7
Towson	4-3	17-5
UNCW	3-4	13-6
James Madison	3-4	11-9
Elon	2-4	15-7
William & Mary	2-5	8-12
Delaware	1-6	7-13

DIGGING IT
Junior Taylor Austin recorded double-digit digs in her 19th consecutive match of the season to bring her season total to 364. The Ashburn, Va. native is averaging a career-best 5.52 digs per set, which ranks second in the nation and is the third-highest single-season mark in JMU history. Jena Pierson holds the single-season record with a 6.40 digs per set average during the 2007 season.

UP NEXT
James Madison continues its CAA road slate on Sunday, Oct. 16 when the Dukes face Delaware at 1 p.m. The Dukes return to Godwin Hall on Thursday, Oct. 20, hosting Northeastern at 7 p.m. to begin a three-match homestand.