App State finishes sweep of JMU’s two-match home series
App State beat James Madison 3–0 Friday, October 16, at the Convocation Center in Harrisonburg, completing a two-match series sweep after Thursday’s five-set win. Friday’s final box lists set scores of 25–22, 25–23 and 25–16.
App State beat James Madison 3–0 Friday, October 16, at the Convocation Center in Harrisonburg, completing a two-match series sweep after Thursday’s five-set win. Friday’s final box lists set scores of 25–22, 25–23 and 25–16.
JMU built promising leads in both opening sets. The Dukes led 15–12 in the first and 9–3 in the second, but the Mountaineers recovered each time. App State then opened the third with six straight points and completed the match in three.
Kennedy Louisell led JMU with 14 kills. Peri Linterman contributed five block assists, Shelby Davis had 10 digs, and Lindsey Large served three aces. Bella Hutchens led App State with 15 kills, while Meme Davis had 16 digs.
App State hit .333 with 45 kills, compared with JMU’s .193 and 38 kills. JMU had eight team blocks to the visitors’ six, but could not turn that advantage into a set win.
The Dukes are 10–8 overall and 5–3 in Sun Belt play. App State improved to 14–8 and 7–1. JMU next travels to Georgia Southern for matches October 23 and 24.