JMU Battles Georgetown for a 3-2 Victory on the Road

Friday, September 8

Washington, D.C.

7 p.m.

James Madison University

7-0

Georgetown

5-2

James Madison

Georgetown

9/8/2017 10:28:00 PM | Volleyball

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Behind a dominant tiebreaking set, James Madison volleyball won 3-2 on Friday night over host Georgetown to open the Georgetown Invitational. The Dukes are now 7-0 on the season, their best start since 1999, while the Hoyas fell to 5-2.

MATCH NOTES

The Dukes won 3-2, claiming the match by set scores of 25-20, 20-25, 25-11, 22-25, 15-6.
Sophomore M'Kaela White led two Dukes in double-digit kills with 11; junior Bryn Recker added 10.
The Dukes had a total of 14 blocks, led by junior Taylor Gail who had seven along with two aces.
Senior Taylor Austin led all players in digs with 21.
Sarah Martin (18 sets) and Tilbe Yaglioglu (17 sets) split setting duties for the Dukes.
Tilbe Yaglioglu also added four service aces to lead the Dukes, who totaled 10 aces on the night.
The Dukes held the Hoyas to a .000 hitting percentage in the third set, while JMU hit .179 for the match.
Georgetown's Olivia King led all players with 12 kills, while Paige McKnight led the setting game with 35.

STRONG START

At 7-0, the Dukes have matched their best start since the 1999 season, where they went on to win the conference championship.

QUOTING COACH STEINBRECHER
"Our team showed toughness tonight, finding a way to win against a strong Georgetown team at their place. I thought we did a great job serving, passing and blocking tonight to give us that opportunity to win. It's exciting to be 7-0 and it certainly shows the potential this team has, but more than anything, I know this team is hungry to continue to improve so we can be where we want to be at the end of the season."

UP NEXT
JMU will face Buffalo at 11 a.m. to start the second day of the Georgetown Invitational, followed by an afternoon matchup against Coppin State at 4:30 p.m.