Dukes Dominate with a Sweep Over UNCW

Saturday, October 21

Wilmington, N.C.

3 p.m.

James Madison University

15-3 (6-3CAA)

UNCW

8-14 (2-8CAA)

James Madison

UNCW

10/21/2017 5:28:00 PM | Volleyball

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WILMINGTON, N.C. – The James Madison volleyball team swept UNCW in three sets behind strong offensive rallies in each set on Saturday afternoon at Hanover Hall. The Dukes improved to 15-3 overall and 6-3 in the CAA, while UNCW fell to 8-14 and 2-8 in conference play.

MATCH NOTES

JMU won 3-0 in set scores of 25-22, 25-23 and 25-22.
Junior Bryn Recker earned her fifth double-double of the season, leading all players with 14 kills while adding 10 digs.
M'Kaela White and Kelly Vahos both contributed 12 kills for the Dukes. This is White's seventh match this season in double-digit kills and the sixth for Vahos.
JMU tallied 7.0 total blocks to UNCW's 4.5. M'Kaela White led all player with six blocks, all of which were block assists.
Defensively, the Dukes had three players with double-digit digs, led by Taylor Austin who had 16 in her first match back since the College of Charleston match in early October.
Tilbe Yaglioglu (23 sets) and Sarah Martin (17 sets) split the setting duties for the Dukes.
In set two, JMU hit .324 and held UNCW to a .189 hitting percentage. For the match, the Dukes hit .257 compared to UNCW's .190.
The Seahawks also had two players with double-digit kill performances, led by Kendall Bender and Sydney Brock.

RECKER RECORDS FIFTH DOUBLE-DOUBLE
This is the second time this season junior Bryn Recker has record a double-double in a three set match. Recker has recorded 14 double-digit kill performances this season along with five matches with double-digit digs. This improves her career double-figures mark to 34 and 26, respectively.

QUOTING COACH STEINBRECHER
"We were excited to have Taylor, our senior captain, back on the court with us today. I was really pleased with both M'Kaela White and Kelly Vahos this afternoon as they came up with some big points in crucial moments. It's always nice to get a win on the road against a talented UNCW team."

UP NEXT
The Dukes travel to face the College of Charleston on Monday, Oct. 23 at 7 p.m. The last time out, Charleston won in a five set back-and-forth battle.