Friday, August 25
Harrisonburg, Va.
12:30 pm
Gardner-Webb University
0-1
0
at
3
James Madison University
1-0
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | Final F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gardner-Webb | 16 | 19 | 16 | 0 |
| James Madison | 25 | 25 | 25 | 3 |
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Gardner-Webb Volleyball Drops 3-0 Decision to James Madison in Season Opener Friday Afternoon
August 25, 2017 | Volleyball
HARRISONBURG, Va. – The Gardner-Webb volleyball team was held to 21 kills, while James Madison posted a .263 hitting percentage, as the Runnin' Bulldogs fell in straight sets in the season opener at the JMU Classic on Friday afternoon.
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James Madison (1-0) took the match by scores of 25-16, 25-19, and 25-16, holding Gardner-Webb (0-1) to a .054 hitting percentage and 41 digs, while the Dukes attacked at a .263 clip with 40 kills.
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Kaelyn Dyson and Joy Rhodes led Gardner-Webb in kills, with each collecting six smashes. Keira Moore and Amanda Sahm each had two blocks, while Emma Milstead tallied 13 digs.
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James Madison was led by Briley Brind'amour with 13 kills, Taylor Gail and Bryn Recker with two blocks, and Taylor Austin with 27 digs.
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The first set was tightly contested early on, as there were five ties and three lead changes early on. GWU would lead 8-7 after a kill by Nicole Celarek, but James Madison would score four consecutive points to take an 11-8 lead and control of the set. The Runnin' Bulldogs would pull within one point of the Dukes at 15-14 after a service error by Tilbe Yaglioglu, but JMU would go on a 10-2 run to close out the set, taking the opener by a 25-16 score.
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Gardner-Webb would jump out to an early 3-0 lead to start the second set, highlighted by a service ace by Rhodes, but JMU would respond with a 5-1 run to take a 5-4 lead. The two teams would trade points until the Dukes would expand their lead to 11-8, but the Runnin' Bulldogs would answer with four consecutive points to retake the lead at 12-11 on a service ace by Sahm. James Madison would respond with a 6-2 spurt to take a 17-15 lead, and would go on take the set by a score of 25-19.
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The two teams would trade points to start the third set, with GWU tying the score at 3-3 after a kill by Rhodes, but James Madison would go on a 6-1 run to take a 9-4 advantage and would control the remainder of the set to win by a 25-16 score and seal the overall match win.
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Gardner-Webb will return to action tonight at 5:00 pm as the JMU Classic continues, taking on Rider.
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James Madison (1-0) took the match by scores of 25-16, 25-19, and 25-16, holding Gardner-Webb (0-1) to a .054 hitting percentage and 41 digs, while the Dukes attacked at a .263 clip with 40 kills.
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Kaelyn Dyson and Joy Rhodes led Gardner-Webb in kills, with each collecting six smashes. Keira Moore and Amanda Sahm each had two blocks, while Emma Milstead tallied 13 digs.
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James Madison was led by Briley Brind'amour with 13 kills, Taylor Gail and Bryn Recker with two blocks, and Taylor Austin with 27 digs.
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The first set was tightly contested early on, as there were five ties and three lead changes early on. GWU would lead 8-7 after a kill by Nicole Celarek, but James Madison would score four consecutive points to take an 11-8 lead and control of the set. The Runnin' Bulldogs would pull within one point of the Dukes at 15-14 after a service error by Tilbe Yaglioglu, but JMU would go on a 10-2 run to close out the set, taking the opener by a 25-16 score.
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Gardner-Webb would jump out to an early 3-0 lead to start the second set, highlighted by a service ace by Rhodes, but JMU would respond with a 5-1 run to take a 5-4 lead. The two teams would trade points until the Dukes would expand their lead to 11-8, but the Runnin' Bulldogs would answer with four consecutive points to retake the lead at 12-11 on a service ace by Sahm. James Madison would respond with a 6-2 spurt to take a 17-15 lead, and would go on take the set by a score of 25-19.
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The two teams would trade points to start the third set, with GWU tying the score at 3-3 after a kill by Rhodes, but James Madison would go on a 6-1 run to take a 9-4 advantage and would control the remainder of the set to win by a 25-16 score and seal the overall match win.
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Gardner-Webb will return to action tonight at 5:00 pm as the JMU Classic continues, taking on Rider.
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/ VolleyballTeam Stats
GWU
JMU
Kills
21
40
Errors
16
14
Attempts
92
99
Hitting %
.054
.263
Points
27.0
53.0
Assists
18
36
Aces
3
8
Blocks
3.0
5.0
Game Leaders
Kills
6
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
6
Aces
1
Blocks
0
Kills
5
Aces
0
Blocks
0
Kills
2
Aces
0
Blocks
2
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