Completed Event: Volleyball versus UT Rio Grande Valley on September 19, 2025 , Win , 3, to, 1 , (28-26, 21-25, 25-19, 25-16)
VB
Final
James Madison
3
vs UT Rio Grande Valley
(28-26, 21-25, 25-19, 25-16)
1
James Madison University | Official Athletics Site
Friday, September 2
Tallahassee, Fla.
6 p.m.
James Madison University
3-2,0-0Sun Belt
0
vs
3
Yale
2-0,0-0Ivy League
1
2
3
F
Yale
25
25
25
3
James Madison
13
13
16
0
Dukes Drop Match to Yale
9/2/2022 8:45:00 PM | Volleyball
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – James Madison volleyball dropped its second match of the week on Friday evening, falling  3-0 (25-13, 25-13, 25-16) to Yale at Tully Gymnasium.
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The Bulldogs improved to 2-0 while the Dukes fell to 3-2.
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Miëtte Veldman led the Dukes with seven kills for the night, followed by Annie Smith with five, hitting .714 in the match.
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Yale was led by Gigi Barr who tallied 10 kills and Carly Diehl who earned all 33 of Yale's assists for the night.
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HOW IT HAPPENED
First Set
The Bulldogs got a quick lead in and the Dukes were unable to keep the pace.
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Second Set
The second set was back and forth in the beginning, but a 7-1 run from Yale put them ahead and JMU was unable to reply.
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Third Set
The Dukes were able to keep up with the Bulldogs early, going up 10-9, but Yale pulled ahead and took the third and final set to win the match.
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UP NEXT
The Dukes will play their final match down in Tallahassee, Fla. at Florida A&M on Saturday at 1 pm.
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The Bulldogs improved to 2-0 while the Dukes fell to 3-2.
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Miëtte Veldman led the Dukes with seven kills for the night, followed by Annie Smith with five, hitting .714 in the match.
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Yale was led by Gigi Barr who tallied 10 kills and Carly Diehl who earned all 33 of Yale's assists for the night.
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HOW IT HAPPENED
First Set
The Bulldogs got a quick lead in and the Dukes were unable to keep the pace.
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Second Set
The second set was back and forth in the beginning, but a 7-1 run from Yale put them ahead and JMU was unable to reply.
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Third Set
The Dukes were able to keep up with the Bulldogs early, going up 10-9, but Yale pulled ahead and took the third and final set to win the match.
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UP NEXT
The Dukes will play their final match down in Tallahassee, Fla. at Florida A&M on Saturday at 1 pm.
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Team Stats
Yale
JMU
Kills
41
24
Errors
5
14
Attempts
76
73
Hitting %
.474
.137
Points
54
28
Assists
33
23
Aces
7
2
Blocks
6
2
Game Leaders
Kills-Aces-Blocks
Kills
7
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
5
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
3
Aces
0
Blocks
0
Kills
3
Aces
0
Blocks
0
Players Mentioned
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