JMU Powers Past Northeastern, 3-0

Friday, November 10

Harrisonburg, Va.

7 p.m.

James Madison University

19-5 (10-5,CAA)

Northeastern

17-12 (10-6,CAA)

Northeastern

James Madison

11/10/2017 9:45:00 PM | Volleyball

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HARRISONBURG, Va. – James Madison (19-5, 10-5 CAA) recorded double-digit blocks for the third consecutive match, to sweep Northeastern (17-12, 10-6 CAA) on Friday night inside Sinclair Gymnasium in a crucial Colonial Athletic Association matchup.

MATCH NOTES

JMU swept the Huskies in set scores of 25-20, 25-18, 25-12.
Sophomore M'Kaela White led the Dukes at the net with five total blocks, bringing her season total to 134.0.
Junior, Bryn Recker led the Dukes attack with nine kills on thirty swings.
Taylor Gail followed Recker with seven kills and also contributed four blocks at the net.
Sophomore setter, Sarah Martin led the Dukes in assists with 14.
The Dukes hit .414 in the second set with a match high 14 kills on 29 swings only committing two errors.
JMU held the Huskies to a .065 hitting percentage for the match.
Senior defensive specialist, Taylor Austin led the Dukes backline with 23 digs, followed by Kelly Vahos who added 11.
The Huskies were led by Amy Underdown who led their attack with 11 kills.

QUOTING COACH STEINBRECHER
"Tonight was just a really big team win and I was excited to see our team healthy and playing together. I was proud of the backlines effort tonight as they made a couple good scrappy hustle plays to keep points alive. We are going to use the momentum from the sweep tonight over a talented Northeastern team to finish out the regular season strong. It's a great feeling knowing that we will be at home throughout the CAA tournament next week, so now our job is to play our best volleyball together as complete unit."

BLOCK PARY

For the fifteenth time this season, James Madison recorded double-digit blocks with 11 total, out-blocking the Huskies 11 to 6.
The Dukes lead the league in blocks (177.0), averaging 2.95 per set. White is a top the CAA in blocks averaging 1.62 per set with 97 total blocks (7 solo blocks, 90 block assists).
Martin also ranks in the top five in blocks among the league, averaging 1.25 per set.
JMU has out-blocked its opponents 258.0 to 128.0, averaging 2.8 per set as a team.

UP NEXT
The Dukes host their final regular season game against Hofstra on Sunday, Nov. 12 at 1 p.m. JMU will celebrate its seniors post match with a short recognition and celebration.