Completed Event: Volleyball versus App State on October 16, 2026 , Loss , 0, to, 3 , (22-25, 23-25, 18-25)
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James Madison
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James Madison University | Official Athletics Site
Friday, November 13
Jonesboro, Ark.
7 p.m. (6 p.m. CT)
James Madison University
at
Arkansas State
11/13/2026 9:09:00 PM | Volleyball
JONESBORO, Ark. - Friday night's road match at Arkansas State resulted in James Madison volleyball falling, 3-0, to the Red Wolves in game one of the regular season's final weekend of play.
Featuring 32 ties and 14 lead changes, JMU (12-13, 7-8 SBC) and ASU (18-8, 14-1 SBC) went back-and-forth throughout the match, but the red-hot Red Wolves would secure 25-22, 26-24, and 25-21 set wins thanks to late scoring runs.
Kennedy Louisell led the Dukes with 22.5 points from 22 kills while recording a .380 hitting percentage.
Arkansas State was led by Addison Collum with 18 points from 18 kills while recording a .381 hitting percentage.
JMU finished the night posting a .226 team hitting percentage while Arkansas State tallied a .336 hitting percentage. At the net, JMU outblocked the host, 7-2.
The Dukes return to First National Bank Arena tomorrow for the final regular season match of 2026. First serve is at 1 p.m., and the match will be streamed on ESPN+.
How We Got Here
Set One - ASU 25, JMU 22
Featuring 32 ties and 14 lead changes, JMU (12-13, 7-8 SBC) and ASU (18-8, 14-1 SBC) went back-and-forth throughout the match, but the red-hot Red Wolves would secure 25-22, 26-24, and 25-21 set wins thanks to late scoring runs.
Kennedy Louisell led the Dukes with 22.5 points from 22 kills while recording a .380 hitting percentage.
Arkansas State was led by Addison Collum with 18 points from 18 kills while recording a .381 hitting percentage.
JMU finished the night posting a .226 team hitting percentage while Arkansas State tallied a .336 hitting percentage. At the net, JMU outblocked the host, 7-2.
The Dukes return to First National Bank Arena tomorrow for the final regular season match of 2026. First serve is at 1 p.m., and the match will be streamed on ESPN+.
How We Got Here
Set One - ASU 25, JMU 22
- Coming off the bus ready to go, the Dukes raced ahead to a 7-4 lead, fueled by a pair of kills from Louisell.
- The Red Wolves quickly recovered, tracking the Dukes down by the 8-8 mark thanks to a 4-1 scoring swing.
- From there, the lead changed hands six times before a 4-1 run put Arkansas State ahead, 21-18.
- The Dukes closed the gap to 22-21, but the Red Wolves were able to run away with a 25-22 opening set victory.
- Highlighted by four JMU blocks, the Dukes opened the second set taking a commanding 8-1 advantage.
- Down seven points, the Red Wolves slowly clawed their way back into the match one volley at a time.
- By the 14-mark, the hosts caught up to JMU, built on the back of a 13-6 scoring swing.
- The teams traded leads the rest of the way, but the Red Wolves came up on top, 26-24, thanks to back-to-back kills.
- The match continued to stay ultra-competitive in the third set.
- Following short scoring swings by both teams, the two squads passed the lead back-and-forth all the way through the media timeout, with JMU reaching the 15-mark first.
- Coming out of the break, the hosts took a tight lead, but JMU stayed on the Red Wolves' tails.
- That was until a late 3-0 scoring run gave ASU a 23-20 lead, ultimately setting up the 25-21 win for the hosts.Â
- Louisell has now recorded 20 or more points in 14 matches this season. She has reached this figure in six straight matches.
- Tonight's win for ASU marked the Red Wolves 11th consecutive victory.Â
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