James Madison opens Sun Belt play with sweep of South Alabama

James Madison beat South Alabama 3–0 Friday, September 25, in Harrisonburg, taking the Sun Belt opener 25–21, 25–17, 26–24. The Dukes improved to 6–5 overall and 1–0 in conference play; the Jaguars fell to 5–8 and 0–1.

Kennedy Louisell led JMU with 15 kills and Addie Norman added 10. The Dukes hit .323 with 43 kills, compared with South Alabama’s .192 hitting and 37 kills.

JMU trailed 19–16 in the third set before scoring four straight points. After South Alabama tied the score at 24, the Dukes took the final two points to complete the sweep.

The rematch is Saturday, September 26, at 1 p.m. Eastern at the Convocation Center.

Official match report and results

Prepared with AI assistance by NSMT Newsroom from the linked official source. This article does not represent on-site reporting.