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Friday, September 22
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Davis Ties JMU Block Record, Dukes Outlast App State
9/22/2023 8:49:00 PM | Volleyball
BOONE, N.C. – Sophie Davis tied Lizzy Briones for the most blocks in JMU history with 495, and James Madison volleyball opened Sun Belt play with a four-set win over App State Friday evening.
Davis, who also picked up her 1,000th career kill on Sept. 9 against New Hampshire, needs just one block to surpass Briones. The senior from Fort Lauderdale finished with 12 kills and five total blocks on the evening.
The Dukes improved to 8-4 on the season (1-0 Sun Belt) with set scores of 25-22, 25-21, 19-25, and 25-21. With the loss, App State dropped its third straight match and fell to 9-3 (0-1 Sun Belt). JMU won its fourth straight meeting with the Mountaineers.
Miëtte Veldman paced the Dukes offense with a season-high 25 kills 16 digs, which ties her season-high. The senior also picked up her team-leading fourth double-double of the season. Brenya Reid added seven kills and Elizabeth Helmich and Annie Smith each pitched in with six.
As a team, the Dukes finished with more kills (63-38) and digs (79-66), the latter led by Jaydyn Clemmer (16) and Veldman. In a defensive battle, JMU outhit App State .173-.135, but the Mountaineers finished with more blocks (14-12).
App State was led by McCall Denny, who posted a double-double with 12 kills and 13 digs. Lulu Ambrose added nine kills and Maya Winterhoff finished with seven total blocks.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Set 1: JMU 25-22
Reid got the match started with a kill, and Veldman tallied four early kills to give the Dukes a 10-6 lead in the first, which forced an App State timeout. The Mountaineers battled back and tied it at 13 on a Reid attacking error. The two teams went back and forth, but a Veldman kill and block from Rebecca Watkins gave the Dukes a slim 18-16 advantage. App State once again tied the set at 19 on a kill from Ambrose, but JMU answered with two straight points on a service error and a Helmich kill to pull ahead 21-19. The Dukes pulled away from there, taking the first set on Davis' third kill of the set.
Set 2: JMU 25-21
JMU scored six consecutive points and gained an early hold on the second set. After App State cut the lead to three on a double block from Lauren Pledger and Denny, the Dukes responded with three straight and extended the advantage to 10-4 thanks to two kills from Veldman and Smith. The Dukes maintained a comfortable margin throughout the set, but after a setting error from Veldman cut the JMU lead to three (15-12), she registered two kills and put the Dukes back out in front by five (17-12). App State tallied three straight to make it 20-18, but JMU scored five of the next eight points to close out the set.
Set 3: App State 25-19
Veldman kicked off the third with two kills and a block, which gave the Dukes an early 4-2 edge. That lead disappeared quickly, as the Mountaineers quickly responded with an 8-3 run that gave App State its largest lead of the match (10-7). The advantage grew to double digits (22-11) before the Dukes flipped a switch with a 7-0 run, which forced an App State timeout with the score at 23-19. The Mountaineers quickly regrouped and capitalized off two JMU errors, forcing a fourth set after taking the third 25-19.
Set 4: JMU 25-21
The Dukes jumped out to a 5-1 lead on an App State attacking error. The Mountaineers fought to make it 7-4 before four straight from JMU capped off by two solo blocks by Smith pushed the lead to 11-4. After App State trailed by as many as eight (14-6), the home team methodically clawed its way back into the set. First, a 6-1 run forced a Dukes' timeout which brought the set to 15-12. Davis answered back with two kills to make it 17-13, but Maya Winterhoff recorded an ace which brought App State to within one point (20-19). JMU responded with a service ace from Julia McNeley which pushed the lead back to three (23-20), an advantage JMU would not give up as the Dukes opened Sun Belt play with a win.
UP NEXT
The Dukes will play their second match with the Mountaineers tomorrow at 1 p.m. The match can be streamed on ESPN+.
Davis, who also picked up her 1,000th career kill on Sept. 9 against New Hampshire, needs just one block to surpass Briones. The senior from Fort Lauderdale finished with 12 kills and five total blocks on the evening.
The Dukes improved to 8-4 on the season (1-0 Sun Belt) with set scores of 25-22, 25-21, 19-25, and 25-21. With the loss, App State dropped its third straight match and fell to 9-3 (0-1 Sun Belt). JMU won its fourth straight meeting with the Mountaineers.
Miëtte Veldman paced the Dukes offense with a season-high 25 kills 16 digs, which ties her season-high. The senior also picked up her team-leading fourth double-double of the season. Brenya Reid added seven kills and Elizabeth Helmich and Annie Smith each pitched in with six.
As a team, the Dukes finished with more kills (63-38) and digs (79-66), the latter led by Jaydyn Clemmer (16) and Veldman. In a defensive battle, JMU outhit App State .173-.135, but the Mountaineers finished with more blocks (14-12).
App State was led by McCall Denny, who posted a double-double with 12 kills and 13 digs. Lulu Ambrose added nine kills and Maya Winterhoff finished with seven total blocks.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Set 1: JMU 25-22
Reid got the match started with a kill, and Veldman tallied four early kills to give the Dukes a 10-6 lead in the first, which forced an App State timeout. The Mountaineers battled back and tied it at 13 on a Reid attacking error. The two teams went back and forth, but a Veldman kill and block from Rebecca Watkins gave the Dukes a slim 18-16 advantage. App State once again tied the set at 19 on a kill from Ambrose, but JMU answered with two straight points on a service error and a Helmich kill to pull ahead 21-19. The Dukes pulled away from there, taking the first set on Davis' third kill of the set.
Set 2: JMU 25-21
JMU scored six consecutive points and gained an early hold on the second set. After App State cut the lead to three on a double block from Lauren Pledger and Denny, the Dukes responded with three straight and extended the advantage to 10-4 thanks to two kills from Veldman and Smith. The Dukes maintained a comfortable margin throughout the set, but after a setting error from Veldman cut the JMU lead to three (15-12), she registered two kills and put the Dukes back out in front by five (17-12). App State tallied three straight to make it 20-18, but JMU scored five of the next eight points to close out the set.
Set 3: App State 25-19
Veldman kicked off the third with two kills and a block, which gave the Dukes an early 4-2 edge. That lead disappeared quickly, as the Mountaineers quickly responded with an 8-3 run that gave App State its largest lead of the match (10-7). The advantage grew to double digits (22-11) before the Dukes flipped a switch with a 7-0 run, which forced an App State timeout with the score at 23-19. The Mountaineers quickly regrouped and capitalized off two JMU errors, forcing a fourth set after taking the third 25-19.
Set 4: JMU 25-21
The Dukes jumped out to a 5-1 lead on an App State attacking error. The Mountaineers fought to make it 7-4 before four straight from JMU capped off by two solo blocks by Smith pushed the lead to 11-4. After App State trailed by as many as eight (14-6), the home team methodically clawed its way back into the set. First, a 6-1 run forced a Dukes' timeout which brought the set to 15-12. Davis answered back with two kills to make it 17-13, but Maya Winterhoff recorded an ace which brought App State to within one point (20-19). JMU responded with a service ace from Julia McNeley which pushed the lead back to three (23-20), an advantage JMU would not give up as the Dukes opened Sun Belt play with a win.
UP NEXT
The Dukes will play their second match with the Mountaineers tomorrow at 1 p.m. The match can be streamed on ESPN+.
Team Stats
JMU
APP
Kills
63
38
Errors
33
18
Attempts
173
148
Hitting %
.173
.135
Points
78.0
57.0
Assists
55
37
Aces
3
5
Blocks
12
14
Game Leaders
Kills
25
Aces
0
Blocks
3
Kills
12
Aces
0
Blocks
5
Kills
7
Aces
0
Blocks
0
Kills
6
Aces
0
Blocks
1
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