Saturday, August 28
Harrisonburg, Va.
7:30 p.m.
Davidson College
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at
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James Madison
JMU Defeats Davidson, 3-0; Benedict and Chamblee Named All-Tournament
8/28/2010 9:59:47 PM | Volleyball
Box Score
HARRISONBURG, Va. -- Danielle Erb had 20 kills to lead the James Madison Dukes to a 3-0 (25-18, 25-19, 25-13) win over the Davidson Wildcats in the JMU Coca-Cola Classic finale Saturday evening at Sinclair Gymnasium/Godwin Hall. Erb earned Tournament MVP honors for her effort, while junior Madison Benedict and senior Jennifer Chamblee were named to the All-Tournament team to represent the Wildcats.
Davidson (2-1) dropped its first match of the season, after sweeping UNC Asheville and Stetson in earlier tournament play. Madison (3-0) closed out its tournament play with an unblemished record.
Erb led all players with 20 kills on 31 swings (.613), while Natalie Abel finished with eight kills and 14 digs for the Dukes. Holly Wall led all players with 15 digs, while Megan Wiechmann finished with a team-high 20 assists.
For Davidson, junior outisde hitter Christine Perzinski finished with seven kills for the Wildcats, who also got six kills from senior outside hitter Sarabeth Peele. Perzinski also led the Davidson defense with 12 digs, while Chamblee added 10. Sophomore setter Ariel Ley finished with a career-high 55 assists.
James Madison turned a 7-2 run into an 14-6 lead to open the match. The Wildcats put together a 3-1 run out of a timeout on a Peele kill and a Crenshaw ace, but Madison would use another 7-2 run to extend its lead to 22-11. Though Davidson would win seven of the last 10 points, the deficit proved too great as the Dukes took the opening set, 25-18.
The Dukes started hot in the second set, turning a 4-0 lead into a 14-4 controlling advantage. Though Davidson would put together a 7-3 run to get to 19-11, Madison would do enough, winning eight of the last 14 points to take a 2-0 edge with the 25-19 win.
The third set was close in the early goings, with Davidson holding leads at 3-2 and 5-4 before the Dukes started to pull away. A 3-0 run gave Madison a slight cushion before it opened up a 15-9 lead to force the Wildcats into a timeout. The teams went back and forth, until with the Wildcats trailing 20-13, the Dukes closed out the match by winning the final five points in the 25-13 win.
Davidson will return to action at the Radford University Tournament, taking on Canisius at 3 p.m. Friday. The Wildcats will also play ETSU (10 a.m.) and Radford (3 p.m.) Saturday to close tournament play.
HARRISONBURG, Va. -- Danielle Erb had 20 kills to lead the James Madison Dukes to a 3-0 (25-18, 25-19, 25-13) win over the Davidson Wildcats in the JMU Coca-Cola Classic finale Saturday evening at Sinclair Gymnasium/Godwin Hall. Erb earned Tournament MVP honors for her effort, while junior Madison Benedict and senior Jennifer Chamblee were named to the All-Tournament team to represent the Wildcats.
Davidson (2-1) dropped its first match of the season, after sweeping UNC Asheville and Stetson in earlier tournament play. Madison (3-0) closed out its tournament play with an unblemished record.
Erb led all players with 20 kills on 31 swings (.613), while Natalie Abel finished with eight kills and 14 digs for the Dukes. Holly Wall led all players with 15 digs, while Megan Wiechmann finished with a team-high 20 assists.
For Davidson, junior outisde hitter Christine Perzinski finished with seven kills for the Wildcats, who also got six kills from senior outside hitter Sarabeth Peele. Perzinski also led the Davidson defense with 12 digs, while Chamblee added 10. Sophomore setter Ariel Ley finished with a career-high 55 assists.
James Madison turned a 7-2 run into an 14-6 lead to open the match. The Wildcats put together a 3-1 run out of a timeout on a Peele kill and a Crenshaw ace, but Madison would use another 7-2 run to extend its lead to 22-11. Though Davidson would win seven of the last 10 points, the deficit proved too great as the Dukes took the opening set, 25-18.
The Dukes started hot in the second set, turning a 4-0 lead into a 14-4 controlling advantage. Though Davidson would put together a 7-3 run to get to 19-11, Madison would do enough, winning eight of the last 14 points to take a 2-0 edge with the 25-19 win.
The third set was close in the early goings, with Davidson holding leads at 3-2 and 5-4 before the Dukes started to pull away. A 3-0 run gave Madison a slight cushion before it opened up a 15-9 lead to force the Wildcats into a timeout. The teams went back and forth, until with the Wildcats trailing 20-13, the Dukes closed out the match by winning the final five points in the 25-13 win.
Davidson will return to action at the Radford University Tournament, taking on Canisius at 3 p.m. Friday. The Wildcats will also play ETSU (10 a.m.) and Radford (3 p.m.) Saturday to close tournament play.
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