JMU Remains Undefeated with 3-1 Win at William & Mary to Open CAA Play

Saturday, September 23

Williamsburg, Va.

7 p.m.

James Madison University

10-0, 1-0CAA

William & Mary

2-13, 0-2CAA

JMU

William & Mary

JMU Remains Undefeated with 3-1 Win at William & Mary to Open CAA Play

9/23/2017 9:57:00 PM | Volleyball

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WILLIAMSBURG, Va. – Behind an outstanding offensive performance, with three Dukes tallying double-digit kills, the James Madison volleyball team won 3-1 over William & Mary on Saturday night to open CAA Play. The Dukes are now 10-0 on the season and 1-0 in CAA play.

MATCH NOTES

The Dukes won 3-1, claiming the match by set scores of 25-14, 25-17, 21-25, 25-16.
Junior Bryn Recker led three Dukes in double-digit kills with 15, while M'Kaela White tallied 11 and Kelly Vahos added 10.
Redshirt Sophomore Kelly Vahos had her first double-double of the season, tallying 10 kills and 11 digs. The Cold Spring, N.Y. natives 10 kills ties her season-high, while her 11 digs sets a new season high, surpassing her previous of four versus Sacred Heart.
Junior Tilbe Yaglioglu led all players in the match with a season high of 41 assists.
The Dukes recorded 10.0 blocks for the match, led by junior Taylor Gail who had six. Bryn Recker and M'Kaela White followed with five and four, respectively.
Senior defensive specialist, Taylor Austin led all players with 20 digs
In the first and second set, the Dukes held William & Mary to .033 and .000 hitting percentages, respectively.
The Dukes hit .290 for the match, led by a first set mark of .457
William & Mary's Sydney Biniak led the Tribe with 14 kills, while Heather Pippus and Julia Brown recorded two blocks a piece.

MAKING A MARK IN HISTORY
The Dukes improved to 10-0 on the season and open CAA play with a 1-0 record. This overall mark ties the best start in program history in 33 years, as the 1984 squad was the last team to hold this record.

STRONG COMEBACK MENTALITY
The Tribe opened the third set with a 5-0 run, and the Dukes battled from behind the entire set. JMU would tie the set at 16-all after a five point rally, but the Dukes couldn't close it out, eventually falling 21-25. The Dukes didn't wavier as they opened set four in a back and forth battle with William & Mary. JMU capitalized on some crucial Tribe errors in the middle of the set, giving the Dukes the edge to close out the match.

QUOTING COACH STEINBRECHER
"It was nice to play again after a weekend off and it is always great to get a conference road win. I thought it was a total team effort and I was pleased with how we responded in the fourth set. We hope to continue seeing multiple players produce for us offensively, it makes us harder to defend and that was evident tonight with three players in double-digit kills."

UP NEXT
JMU heads down to Elon, N.C. to face CAA foe Elon. First serve is set for 7 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 25 inside the Schar Center.