Dukes Down Delaware 3-1 To Notch Seventh Straight Win

Friday, November 11

Harrisonburg, Va.

7 p.m.

James Madison University

18-10 (10-5CAA)

Delaware

13-15 (7-8CAA)

Team	1	2	3	4	Final F
Delaware	18	13	25	22	1
James Madison	25	25	22	25	3

11/11/2016 10:22:00 PM | Volleyball

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HARRISONBURG, Va. – Snapping Delaware's five-match win streak, James Madison volleyball tallied its seven consecutive victory topping the Blue Hens in four sets (25-18, 25-13, 22-25, 25-22) Friday evening inside Sinclair Gym.

The Dukes improved to 18-10 overall with a 10-5 mark in Colonial Athletic Association play. JMU is now locked in a four-way tie for first place with Towson, Northeastern and Charleston with one match remaining in the regular season. Delaware fell to 13-15 overall and 7-8 in league action.

Four Dukes garnered double-digit kills led by senior right side hitter Janey Goodman's 16. Sophomore outside hitter Bryn Recker and senior outside hitter Kate Whitmire each added 11, while freshman outside hitter Briley Brind'Amour chipped in 10 kills on 16 swings for a team-best .562 hitting percentage.

Setters Sarah Martin and Tilbe Yaglioglu each recorded a double-double as Martin tallied 24 assists with 12 digs, and Yaglioglu racked up 22 helpers with 11 digs guiding the Dukes to a .271 hitting percentage. The Dukes were lethal at the backline with nine service aces. Sophomore middle blocker Taylor Gail garnered a career-best four while sophomore defensive specialist Jacqui Koebel tallied a career-high three aces.

Defensively, JMU garnered eight blocks as senior middle blocker Kelly Robertson paced the Dukes at the net with five block assists. Junior libero Taylor Austin posted 26 digs to average 6.50 per set.

The Blue Hens earned the first point and lead of the opening set with a service ace, but the Dukes answered with back-to-back kills from Goodman to gain a lead that JMU would never relinquish. The Dukes capitalized on Delaware errors to tally a 6-0 run to pull ahead 9-3. JMU continued to dominate defensively, holding the Blue Hens to a .030 hitting percentage in the set while Austin racked up 11 digs in the opening stanza alone as JMU picked up a 25-18 victory.

JMU continued to roll in the second set, attacking at an impressive .636 hitting percentage and committing only one error. The Dukes used a 4-0 run midway through the set to build its biggest lead, 12-6, before reeling off three consecutive points to cap the 25-13 victory to head into the break with a 2-0 lead.

Delaware tallied 10 of the first 15 points of the third set to take a commanding lead over the Dukes before Gail landed three straight aces as part of a 5-0 run by JMU to pull within one, 10-11. Powered by Autumn Jenkins' six kills, Delaware pulled away for a 25-22 victory to cut JMU's lead to 2-1.

With the fourth set knotted at 15-all, JMU used a Goodman kill, block from Brind'Amour and Gail and a service ace from Austin to pull ahead 18-15. Delaware closed the gap late fighting off four consecutive match points before Whitmire hammered home a kill the final point of the match to secure the Duke victory.

QUOTING COACH STEINBRECHER
"I was really pleased that the team was able to flip the switch midway through the fourth set. Delaware came on strong in the third set after dropping a couple, so I was really pleased we were able to switch it around and make it count when it mattered."

GOODMAN ZEROING IN ON SINGLE-SEASON RECORD
With her 25th double-digit kill performance of the season, Janey Goodman inched closer to JMU Athletics hall of famer Lindsay Collingwood's all-time single-season kills record. With 486 kills this season, Goodman moved into a tie for third place with Allyson Halls and has tallied the most kills in a season by a Duke since 2007. The Powhatan, Va. native is now just 21 kills away from topping Collingwood's record of 506 set during the 1996 season.

TWEET OF THE MATCH

WELCOME HOME! Big thanks to our fabulous alumni for joining us this weekend! Once a Duke, always a Duke! #GoDukes #DigTheDukes pic.twitter.com/bltM8IWM4C
— JMU Volleyball (@JMUVolleyball) November 12, 2016

CAA STANDINGS

	*Conference Record*	*Overall Record*
Towson	10-5	23-7
Northeastern	10-5	20-9
James Madison	10-5	18-10
Charleston	10-5	17-10
Hofstra	10-6	20-9
Delaware	7-8	13-15
UNCW	6-9	16-11
Elon	3-12	17-15
William & Mary	2-13	8-20

POSTSEASON PICTURE
With a win against Towson in the regular-season finale, James Madison will clinch at least a share of the 2016 CAA regular-season title and a potential first-round bye into the semifinals of the 2016 CAA Championship hosted by UNCW beginning on Friday, Nov. 18.

UP NEXT
The Dukes close out the regular season on Saturday, Nov. 12 when JMU hosts Towson on "Senior Night" inside Godwin Hall at 7 p.m. JMU will honor its 2016 seniors – Hailey Brooks, Janey Goodman, Hanna Radhi, Kelly Robertson and Kate Whitmire - with a special post-match recognition.