Completed Event: Volleyball versus UT Rio Grande Valley on September 19, 2025 , Win , 3, to, 1 , (28-26, 21-25, 25-19, 25-16)
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James Madison University | Official Athletics Site
Saturday, November 12
Harrisonburg, Va.
7 p.m.
James Madison University
19-10 (11-5CAA)
3
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Towson
23-8 (10-6CAA)
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Towson
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James Madison
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Dukes Top Towson On Senior Night To Clinch Share Of Regular-Season Title
11/12/2016 11:17:00 PM | Volleyball
HARRISONBURG, Va. – Topping the Tigers for its eighth consecutive victory, James Madison volleyball earned a five-set, Senior Night triumph (22-25, 25-23, 23-25, 25-19, 15-9) over Towson Saturday evening inside Sinclair Gym as the Dukes clinched at least a share of the Colonial Athletic Association regular-season title.
Going undefeated in the second half of the conference season, JMU improved to 19-10 overall with an 11-5 record in league action. The Dukes sit on top of the conference standings with a one-game lead. Charleston and Northeastern, both 10-5 in the CAA, close their regular seasons tomorrow and can tie JMU at the top spot with victories. Towson fell to 23-8 overall and 10-6 in conference play.
Right side hitter Janey Goodman led a trio of Dukes with double-digit kills as the senior tallied 17. Sophomore outside hitter Bryn Recker garnered her fifth double-double of the season with 16 kills and 10 digs. Redshirt freshman Kelly Vahos fell one kill away from her career high with 11 while tallying a career-best five blocks.
For the second consecutive match, setters Sarah Martin and Tilbe Yaglioglu each recorded double-doubles. Martin dished out 22 assists with 12 digs, while Yaglioglu recorded 30 helpers with 15 digs to guide JMU to a .287 hitting percentage.
The Dukes garnered 15 total team blocks led by sophomore middle blocker Taylor Gail's season-best eight block assists. Eight different Dukes garnered at least one block against the Tigers. Libero Taylor Austin closed the regular season with another dominate performance as the junior raked up 23 digs.
JMU and Towson were locked in a back-and-forth opening set that feature 10 ties. With the set locked at 15-all, Jocelyn Kuilan and Lindsay Flaherty landed back-to-back kills to give Towson a lead. JMU used a 3-0 run late to pull back within two, 23-21, and fought off a set point before Flaherty tallied her third kill of the set to give Towson a 25-22 victory.
Trailing by as much as much as seven in the second stanza, JMU mounted an impressive comeback that featured a 6-2 run to put JMU ahead, 16-15. The squads traded points late before a 4-0 run by JMU that ended with a service ace from senior Kelly Robertson capped a 25-23 victory to even the match.
The Dukes fell in a close third set, 25-23, before roaring back in the fourth set with help of a 6-1 run to win 25-19 and force a decisive fifth set. In the final stanza, JMU trailed 8-6 before the Dukes racked up four consecutive kills to begin a 9-1 run to win 15-9 and earn the Senior Night triumph.
QUOTING COACH STEINBRECHER
"Tonight is one of the best nights since I've been coaching here over the last seven years. This team is so incredibly special because of the way they play together and our seniors and their leadership. It showed tonight, because when it mattered, we were able to execute and find a way for our seniors. I cannot put into words what our seniors mean to this program. We've got one more weekend, and we are going to play hard for them."
DOUBLE-DOUBLES FOR ALL
With Bryn Recker, Sarah Martin and Tilbe Yaglioglu all tallied a double-double against the Tigers, the trio became the first to complete the feast since Nov. 5, 2015 when Janey Goodman, Recker and Sara Patterson all tallied double-doubles at Northeastern.
SENIOR SPOTLIGHT
Spending much of her senior campaign on the sideline due to injury, middle blocker Hanna Radhi earned the start in Saturday's Senior Night match and made an immediate impact in the opening stanza. The Gainesville, Va. native tallied three huge block assists and landed a kill in her lone attack attempt of the night to rack up 2.5 points for the Dukes.
PHOTO OF THE MATCH - VIEW FULL GALLERY
The Dukes celebrate clinching a share of the regular-season title.
FOUR MORE KILLS
Senior Janey Goodman became just the second Duke in program history to record 500 or more kills in a single season as the right side hitter closed the regular season with 503 kills. The Powhatan, Va. native sit just four kills away from setting a new single-season record, taking down Lindsay Collingwood's 506 kills set back in 1996.
SENIOR NIGHT VICTORY
With its victory over Towson, JMU tallied its first Senior Day victory since Nov. 13, 2010 when the Dukes topped Hofstra in four sets.
HISTORIC WIN FOR STEINBRECHER
With a sweep of the final two matches of the regular season, Lauren Steinbrecher improved her career wins total to 124, tying Pat Sargeant (1976-1980) as the second winningest coach in JMU program history. Disa Garner (2000-2009) holds the program record with 157 career wins as the helm of the Dukes.
TWEET OF THE MATCH
CONFERENCE STANDINGS
UP NEXT
James Madison will travel to Wilmington, N.C. for the 2016 CAA Championships hosted by UNCW on Nov. 18-20. Clinching at least a share of the regular-season title and holding a tie-breaker advantage, the Dukes will be seeded no lower than second place, earning a bye into Saturday's semifinals and will await Friday's quarterfinal action to determine their opponent.
Going undefeated in the second half of the conference season, JMU improved to 19-10 overall with an 11-5 record in league action. The Dukes sit on top of the conference standings with a one-game lead. Charleston and Northeastern, both 10-5 in the CAA, close their regular seasons tomorrow and can tie JMU at the top spot with victories. Towson fell to 23-8 overall and 10-6 in conference play.
Right side hitter Janey Goodman led a trio of Dukes with double-digit kills as the senior tallied 17. Sophomore outside hitter Bryn Recker garnered her fifth double-double of the season with 16 kills and 10 digs. Redshirt freshman Kelly Vahos fell one kill away from her career high with 11 while tallying a career-best five blocks.
For the second consecutive match, setters Sarah Martin and Tilbe Yaglioglu each recorded double-doubles. Martin dished out 22 assists with 12 digs, while Yaglioglu recorded 30 helpers with 15 digs to guide JMU to a .287 hitting percentage.
The Dukes garnered 15 total team blocks led by sophomore middle blocker Taylor Gail's season-best eight block assists. Eight different Dukes garnered at least one block against the Tigers. Libero Taylor Austin closed the regular season with another dominate performance as the junior raked up 23 digs.
JMU and Towson were locked in a back-and-forth opening set that feature 10 ties. With the set locked at 15-all, Jocelyn Kuilan and Lindsay Flaherty landed back-to-back kills to give Towson a lead. JMU used a 3-0 run late to pull back within two, 23-21, and fought off a set point before Flaherty tallied her third kill of the set to give Towson a 25-22 victory.
Trailing by as much as much as seven in the second stanza, JMU mounted an impressive comeback that featured a 6-2 run to put JMU ahead, 16-15. The squads traded points late before a 4-0 run by JMU that ended with a service ace from senior Kelly Robertson capped a 25-23 victory to even the match.
The Dukes fell in a close third set, 25-23, before roaring back in the fourth set with help of a 6-1 run to win 25-19 and force a decisive fifth set. In the final stanza, JMU trailed 8-6 before the Dukes racked up four consecutive kills to begin a 9-1 run to win 15-9 and earn the Senior Night triumph.
QUOTING COACH STEINBRECHER
"Tonight is one of the best nights since I've been coaching here over the last seven years. This team is so incredibly special because of the way they play together and our seniors and their leadership. It showed tonight, because when it mattered, we were able to execute and find a way for our seniors. I cannot put into words what our seniors mean to this program. We've got one more weekend, and we are going to play hard for them."
DOUBLE-DOUBLES FOR ALL
With Bryn Recker, Sarah Martin and Tilbe Yaglioglu all tallied a double-double against the Tigers, the trio became the first to complete the feast since Nov. 5, 2015 when Janey Goodman, Recker and Sara Patterson all tallied double-doubles at Northeastern.
SENIOR SPOTLIGHT
Spending much of her senior campaign on the sideline due to injury, middle blocker Hanna Radhi earned the start in Saturday's Senior Night match and made an immediate impact in the opening stanza. The Gainesville, Va. native tallied three huge block assists and landed a kill in her lone attack attempt of the night to rack up 2.5 points for the Dukes.
PHOTO OF THE MATCH - VIEW FULL GALLERY
The Dukes celebrate clinching a share of the regular-season title.
FOUR MORE KILLS
Senior Janey Goodman became just the second Duke in program history to record 500 or more kills in a single season as the right side hitter closed the regular season with 503 kills. The Powhatan, Va. native sit just four kills away from setting a new single-season record, taking down Lindsay Collingwood's 506 kills set back in 1996.
SENIOR NIGHT VICTORY
With its victory over Towson, JMU tallied its first Senior Day victory since Nov. 13, 2010 when the Dukes topped Hofstra in four sets.
HISTORIC WIN FOR STEINBRECHER
With a sweep of the final two matches of the regular season, Lauren Steinbrecher improved her career wins total to 124, tying Pat Sargeant (1976-1980) as the second winningest coach in JMU program history. Disa Garner (2000-2009) holds the program record with 157 career wins as the helm of the Dukes.
TWEET OF THE MATCH
YES! Great game Dukes! https://t.co/gmNbQPfHrJ
— JMUSports (@JMUSports) November 13, 2016
CONFERENCE STANDINGS
| Conference Record | Overall Record | |
| James Madison | 11-5 | 19-10 |
| Northeastern | 10-5 | 20-9 |
| Charleston | 10-5 | 17-10 |
| Towson | 10-6 | 23-8 |
| Hofstra | 10-6 | 20-9 |
| Delaware | 8-8 | 14-15 |
| UNCW | 6-9 | 16-11 |
| Elon | 3-12 | 17-15 |
| William & Mary | 2-14 | 8-21 |
UP NEXT
James Madison will travel to Wilmington, N.C. for the 2016 CAA Championships hosted by UNCW on Nov. 18-20. Clinching at least a share of the regular-season title and holding a tie-breaker advantage, the Dukes will be seeded no lower than second place, earning a bye into Saturday's semifinals and will await Friday's quarterfinal action to determine their opponent.
Team Stats
TOWSON
JMU
Kills
66
65
Errors
30
18
Attempts
189
164
Hitting %
.190
.287
Points
79.5
83.0
Assists
65
62
Aces
4
3
Blocks
9.5
15.0
Game Leaders
Kills-Aces-Blocks
Kills
17
Aces
1
Blocks
3
Kills
16
Aces
0
Blocks
4
Kills
11
Aces
0
Blocks
5
Kills
9
Aces
0
Blocks
2
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