Dukes Top Loyola, UMBC in Four-Set Triumphs

Friday, September 7

Baltimore, Md.

Noon

James Madison University

6-2

Loyola (Md.)

4-4

JMU

LOYOLA

9/7/2018 10:40:00 PM | Volleyball

Box Score 1 Box Score 2 @JMUVolleyball Match One Box Score Match Two Box Score

BALTIMORE, Md. – Head coach Lauren Steinbrecher became the winningest coach in program history as James Madison volleyball secured four-set victories over Loyola (Md.) (27-25, 16-25, 25-18, 25-13) and University of Maryland-Baltimore County (21-25, 25-10, 25-13, 25-23) in the first day of the Charm City Challenge.

The Dukes improve to 7-2 on the year. Loyola held a 4-4 mark after its match against JMU and UMBC fell to 2-6.

Steinbrecher, the 11th head coach in the history of the program dating back to 1969, owns a 158-93 overall record in her ninth season the Dukes. She surpassed Disa Garner, who guided the Dukes from 2000-2009 and was 157-129 in her 10 seasons.

Junior Briley Brind'Amour led the offense with 28 kills on the day, while junior Sarah Driscoll notched 35 digs. With 81 assists, junior Sarah Martin was the setting leader for the Dukes, and junior M'Kaela White notched 13 blocks. Senior Tilbe Yaglioglu tallied four aces on the day.

MATCH ONE NOTES – LOYOLA (MD.)
- Sarah Martin led the match with 40 assists, while Sarah Driscoll matched her career-high five assists. Driscoll added a match-high 19 digs.
- With nine kills, Martin hit a match-leading .471.
- Bryn Recker achieved her fifth double-double on the season with 10 kills and 13 digs.
- Briley Brind'Amour (13) and M'Kaela White (12) joined Recker with double-digit kill performances.
- Tilbe Yaglioglu matched her season high in service aces with three on the match.
- Savannah Marshall tallied a career-high three digs in two sets of action.
- JMU had two sets that it hit above a .300: the first set (.333) and the fourth set (.368).
- The Dukes had five aces while holding the Retrievers to only one.

MATCH TWO NOTES – UMBC
- The Dukes hit .323 as a team, hitting .455 in the second set and .467 in the third.
- Briley Brind'Amour posted a match-leading 15 kills.
- Bryn Recker slated her second double-double showing on the day after the senior had 11 kills and 13 digs, while Sarah Martin also added a double-double with a match-high 41 assists and 12 digs.
- Along with Recker and Martin, two other Dukes turned in double-digit digs: Sarah Driscoll (16) and Jacqui Koebel (10)
- Taylor Gail accumulated a .571 attack percentage off eight kills, no errors and 14 attempts.
- M'Kaela White registered a match-high eight blocks.
- Koebel and Tilbe Yaglioglu each put down an ace.

UP NEXT
The Dukes close out the Charm City Challenge, and tournament play, Saturday as they battle Robert Morris at 11 a.m.