Dukes Fall in Five to Towson

Wednesday, November 7

Towson, Md.

7 p.m.

James Madison University

20-6, 12-3CAA

Towson

15-14, 9-6CAA

James Madison

TOWSON

11/7/2018 9:44:00 PM | Volleyball

Box Score @JMUVolleyball Box Score

TOWSON, Md. – James Madison volleyball fell to Colonial Athletic Association rival Towson, 3-2 (20-25, 20-25, 25-16, 25-19, 15-7), Wednesday night on the road.

The Dukes (20-6, 12-3 CAA) nabbed victories in the first two sets, but the Tigers (15-14, 9-6 CAA) used the final three to catapult to the top.

Junior M'Kaela White and redshirt junior Kelly Vahos led the Dukes with nine kills apiece. White led the match with her eight blocks. Junior Sarah Martin produced a match-high 35 assists while junior. Sarah Driscoll's 32 digs led the match.

MATCH NOTES
- White also tallied a team-high .308 attack percentage on the night.
- In addition to her 35 assists, Martin registered 10 digs for her 10th double-double of the season.
- Two other Dukes added 10 digs to the defensive efforts: Bryn Recker and Savannah Marshall.
- Driscoll also led the match with three service aces, matching the career high that she set earlier this season. Marshall followed with two – one shy of her career best.
- As a squad, the Dukes hit .323 during the first frame with 13 kills on 31 one attempts with only three errors.
- Liv Crawley achieved a new season-high with her two digs.
- This is the first five-set match that the Dukes have dropped in CAA play this season and the first time since the CAA tournament in 2011 that they dropped a match after leading 2-0.

HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Dukes called their first timeout during a close first set then managed four points out of the break, ultimately leading to the 8-1 run that JMU would ride to a first-set win.
- Every time JMU attempted to pull away, TU made moves to stay close behind. A tiny 3-0 run put the Dukes' within two points from 25, which they reached after a Towson service error and a kill from Tilbe Yaglioglu.
- Jumping out to an early lead, the Tigers led by as much as eight in the third. The Dukes couldn't fight back and dropped the set.
- JMU flipped the script and gained an early lead in set four but TU powered its way into control of the scoreboard. Using small runs here and there, the Tigers found a fourth-set win.
- Towson dominated the fifth frame, going up 10-1 to begin. The Dukes' first two points came from Tiger service errors, and, though kills from Crawley, Vahos, White and Martin fended off match point for a while Towson took the set and the match.

UP NEXT
The Dukes close out the regular season as they travel to Newark, Del. to battle the Blue Hens on Sunday, Nov. 11 for a 1 p.m. match.