Dukes Drop Five-Set Heartbreaker to Towson

Monday, November 6

Towson, Md.

7 p.m.

James Madison University

18-5, 9-5CAA

Towson

25-4, 11-4CAA

James Madison

Towson

11/6/2017 10:32:00 PM | Volleyball

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TOWSON, Md. – The James Madison volleyball team dropped a five-set match to Towson on Monday night inside the SECU Arena. The Dukes fall to 18-5 overall and 9-5 in Colonial Athletic Association action, while Towson moves to 25-4 and 11-4 in league play.

MATCH NOTES

The Dukes fell in set scores of 23-25, 27-25, 22-25, 26-24, and 10-15.
JMU's performance was highlighted by M'Kaela White (13 kills, 10 blocks), Sarah Martin (21 assists, 13 digs) and Tilbe Yaglioglu (16 assists, 14 digs) who each tallied double-double performances.
The Dukes tallied 14.0 total blocks to Towson's 11.0. JMU was led by sophomore middle blocker, White who had 10, and sophomore setter, Martin who had seven.
Four Dukes produced double-digit digs, led by senior Taylor Austin with 31.
Martin and Yaglioglu split the setting duties for the Dukes with 21 and 16, respectively.
JMU had seven player contribute to the attacking game, led by White who had 13 kills. Bryn Recker and Briley Brind'Amour followed with nine each.
Towson was led by three players who produced double-digit kill performances and five who tallied double-digit digs. Anna Holehouse held down the back-court for the Tigers as she had a match high of 45 digs.

DOUBLE-DOUBLE PERFORMANCES

M'Kaela White added to her season accolades with her second double-double of the season with 13 kills and 10 blocks. Her 13 attacks were the tenth time this season the sophomore has posted double figure kills and the second time in blocks (10).
Sarah Martin posted her third double-double of the season with 21 assists and 13 digs. It's the twenty-first time this year the sophomore has set double-figures and the second time posting double figures in digs.
Setter, Tilbe Yaglioglu also posted her third double-double of the season in assists and digs with 16 and 14, respectively. It's the junior's twentieth time posting double-digits in assists and third in digs, this season.

DOMINATE BLOCKING
For the second consecutive match, and the fourteenth time this season, the Dukes have recorded double-digit blocks. JMU has out-blocked its opponents 247.0 to 122.0, averaging 2.8 blocks per set. Seven Dukes have tallied double-digit blocks, led by White with 129.0. The sophomore leads the league with 92 total blocks in conference play, averaging 1.61 per set.

UP NEXT
The Dukes are back at home for their final stand of the regular season as they face Northeastern and Hofstra in crucial CAA matches. They will face the Huskies on Friday, Nov. 10 at 7 p.m. and the Pride on Sunday, Nov. 12 at 1 p.m. Earlier this season, the Dukes dropped a five-set match to Northeastern and won a five set match over Hofstra.