Dukes Suffer Five-Set Heartbreaker to VCU

Monday, September 17

Richmond, Va.

6 p.m.

James Madison University

8-3

VCU

5-7

James Madison

VCU

9/17/2018 10:14:00 PM | Volleyball

Box Score @jmuvolleyball Box Score

RICHMOND, Va. – Despite a fairly even matchup between the two squads, James Madison volleyball fell at Virginia Commonwealth University, 3-2 (25-21, 21-25, 23-25, 25-23, 17-15), Monday night at the Seigel Center.

After dropping a close first set, the Dukes (8-3) won back-to-back games in the second and third sets. The Rams (5-7) utilized a 3-0 run in the final set to ultimately take the win.

Junior Briley Brind'Amour notched a team-high 16 kills, while four other players joined her in double-digit kills. Junior Sarah Martin turned in a double-double performance with a career-high 58 assists and 13 digs while junior Sarah Driscoll also tallied a career-high achievement with 34 digs. With nine blocks, junior M'Kaela White led the match.

MATCH NOTES
- Brind'Amour (16) was joined by White (14), Kelly Vahos (13), Taylor Gail (11) and Bryn Recker (11) in the double-digit kills category.
- Gail posted a team-high .450 attack percentage with her 11 kills on 20 attempts, only tallying two errors.
- Recker added 10 digs to her efforts to secure her seventh double-double on the season.
- With 13 digs on the night, Jacqui Koebel was one shy of her season high.
- Not only did Martin set a new career high in assists, she also accomplished a season high with her 13 digs.
- The Dukes slated a second-set .402 hitting percentage on 19 kills.
- In both the first and fourth sets, JMU curbed the VCU set point with 3-0 runs.
- JMU opened the fourth set on a 5-0 run which included three kills from Recker and two spikes from Vahos.

UP NEXT
The Dukes return to Harrisonburg to begin Colonial Athletic Association play against Northeastern Thursday, Sept. 20. First serve is slated for 7 p.m. and the match will be streamed live on MadiZONE HD SportsNet.