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Volleyball Final Score vs JMU
2
James Madison JMU 20-6, 12-3 CAA
3
Winner TOWSON TOWSON 15-14, 9-6 CAA
James Madison JMU
20-6, 12-3 CAA
2
Final
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TOWSON TOWSON
15-14, 9-6 CAA
Winner
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 4 5 F
James Madison JMU 25 25 16 19 7 (2)
TOWSON TOWSON 20 20 25 25 15 (3)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball |

Tigers Rally Past League-Leading JMU in Five

TOWSON, Md. -- The Towson University women's volleyball opened its home schedule with a five setter, so why not play its final home match of the season in another five-set epic?

On Wednesday night, the Tigers did just that, climbing out of a 2-0 hole to race past James Madison 3-2 (20-25, 20-25, 25-16, 25-19, 15-7) and knock off the Dukes, who sat atop the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) standings.

Towson (15-14, 9-6 CAA) dominated the fifth set, winning 15-7 behind a .500 hitting percentage in the frame. The Tigers finished with another 14 total blocks, forcing the Dukes into a .109 hitting percentage for the evening.

Four Tigers reached double-digit kills, paced by 17 from Jocelyn Kuilan and 14 from Annie Ertz. The Dukes (20-6, 12-3) were held without a player in double-digit kills as M'Kaela White finished with a team-best nine.

How it Happened
  • Set one saw a back-and-forth from both sides. James Madison built a 6-3 lead, but Towson closed to make it a one-point affair. The Dukes surged again but the Tigers again fought back to within a point before going on a 3-0 run for a 10-9 advantage.
  • The Tigers grabbed a 15-13 lead after an Emily Jarome kill but James Madison countered with a 6-0 run of its own for a 19-15 lead. The Dukes went up 23-18 and the Tigers looked to rally, fighting off a pair of set points, but the Dukes took set one 25-20.
  • In the second set, James Madison held a narrow 5-4 lead before a 3-0 run made it 8-5 in favor of the visitors. A 4-1 run extended the Dukes' lead to 13-7.
  • James Madison held the Tigers at arm's length before Towson surged and pulled back within two, 18-16. The Tigers made it 23-20 James Madison with back-to-back points but a well-timed Dukes timeout set the visitors up for the final two points of the set and another 25-20 win.
  • Facing a 2-0 deficit, Towson came out of the extended break and surged out to a 6-2 lead. The sixth Towson point came on an epic rally that featured several key defensive plays, including a diving pancake dig from Marrisa Wonders before Annie Ertz put down the kill.
  • The Tigers continued the onslaught, building to an 15-7 lead behind a 7-2 run and fighting off a James Madison timeout. James Madison scored back-to-back points to breath life into the set and trim the Towson lead to 16-11, but with Anna Holehouse on to serve, the Tigers reeled off five straight points for a 21-11 lead.
  • The Dukes scored a 3-0 run but it was too little, too late as the Tigers scored three of the final four points for a 25-16 set win to make it 3-1 overall in the match.
  • Opening the fourth set, James Madison took a chance and jumped out to a 6-2 lead and eventually took an 8-3 advantage. Towson tied the set at 9-9 thanks to a 6-1 run. The Tigers broke the deadlock with another 5-1 run for a 14-11 lead and never looked back, holding off several James Madison attempts. Towson tied the match thanks to a 7-3 run and a 25-19 win in the fourth set.
  • The fifth set was all Towson as Jarome knocked down two service aces right out of the gate, forcing James Madison to call timeout just two points into the deciding frame. Towson shrugged off the pause and scored another two points for a 4-0 lead. After a service error, the Tigers continued to hit well and took an 8-1 lead before the court change.
  • After swapping sides, the Tigers scored back-to-back points for a 10-1 against the league-leaders.
  • Towson capped off the fifth set and handled its business by not allowing James Madison to score back-to-back points in the final frame until it was too late and evened the regular season series with James Madison behind a 15-7 set win and a 3-2 final score.
Behind the Numbers
  • Neither team hit the ball overly well; Towson finished with a .201 hitting percentage while James Madison finished at .109. However, the teams combined for 29 total blocks, including 14 for the Tigers and 15 for James Madison.
  • Silvia Grassini led the Tigers at the net with seven block assists. A pair of Dukes, White and Sarah Martin had seven block assists as well while the former finished with a game-best eight total blocks as she added one solo stop.
  • Kuilan and Ertz led the Tigers with 17 and 14 kills, respectively. Grassini and Olivia Finckel finished with 10 kills apiece.
  • Wonders added her 11th double-double of the season with 32 assists and 12 digs, including the aforementioned pancake. Peyton Moyles posted 10 assists while Kristin Spengler came in with a clutch six helpers.
  • Holehouse had a busy night on the back line with 24 digs while her counterpart, Sarah Driscoll had a match-high 32 digs. Ertz and Jarome joined Holehouse and Wonders in double digits with 14 and 11 digs, respectively.
  • The Tigers dropped in six service aces, including three from Jarome while Holehouse, Ertz and Camryn Allen each had one.
  • Towson continued its strong play late in the season as it won its fourth-straight CAA match and emerged victorious for the fifth time in the last six outings.
  • The Tigers evened the season series with James Madison while winning their sixth-straight match at SECU Arena over the Dukes, who have never won in this venue.
  • Towson is now 16-6 all-time at home against James Madison.
Up Next for Towson
  • Towson concludes the 2018 regular season with a quick trip up Interstate 95 on Friday night.
  • The Tigers take on longtime rival Delaware with a 6:30 p.m. first serve at the Bob Carpenter Center.
  • Delaware was idle Wednesday night as the Tigers and Dukes were the only CAA teams in action.
  • The Blue Hens enter Friday's match with a 9-17 overall record and a 3-11 mark in league play.
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