Dukes Top Sun Belt East with Win Over Chanticleers

Friday, October 21

Harrisonburg, Va.

6 p.m.

James Madison University

15-4,9-1Sun Belt

Coastal Carolina

15-8,7-3Sun Belt

Coastal Carolina

James Madison

10/21/2022 9:09:00 PM | Volleyball

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HARRISONBURG, Va. – James Madison volleyball earned its place at the top of the Sun Belt East Division in their 3-0 (25-19, 25-18, 25-17) sweep over Coastal Carolina on Friday evening at Godwin Hall.

The Dukes improved to 15-4 (9-1 SBC) while the Chanticleers fell to 15-8 (7-3).

JMU had double the blocks of Coastal with 12, with Miëtte Veldman and Annie Smith recording 5 and Sophie Davis notching 4. Veldman also tallied 12 kills, followed by Bre Reid with 11. On offense, the Dukes hit .311, with Reid hitting a career high .360.

HOW IT HAPPENED
First Set
The Dukes started off the first set with a 6-0 run to put them up 7-4. A 4-0 run put the Dukes up 4 points and the Chanticleers could not recover.

Second Set
The set started off evenly, but JMU put together a 5-1 run to take a slight lead. The Dukes earned seven out of nine points to wrap up the set with a 2-0 advantage.

Third Set
A dominant 5-1 start set the pace for the Dukes in the final set. Another 7-1 run solidified the lead for the Dukes, allowing them to sweep the Chanticleers.

UP NEXT
The Dukes will head back down to Georgia to take on Georgia Southern on Oct. 28 & 29, with both matches being streamed on ESPN+.