Dukes Outlast Defending Sun Belt Champions Coastal Carolina

Friday, October 18

Harrisonburg, Va.

6 p.m.

James Madison University

9-8,4-3Sun Belt

Coastal Carolina

8-10,4-3Sun Belt

Coastal Carolina

James Madison

Dukes Outlast Defending Sun Belt Champions Coastal Carolina

10/18/2024 10:44:00 PM | Volleyball

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HARRISONBURG, Va. – Brenya Reid had 23 kills and James Madison volleyball overcame a 2-1 deficit to take down defending Sun Belt Conference champions Coastal Carolina 18-25, 25-16, 16-25, 25-22, 15-12 on Friday evening inside the Convocation Center.

In a rematch of the 2023 Sun Belt Championship, JMU (9-8, 4-3 SBC) trailed 6-2 in the fifth set before storming back for its first win over Coastal Carolina (8-10, 4-3 SBC) in three tries. The Dukes finished with a season-high 11 service aces and added 10 blocks for their first win trailing 2-1 in sets since Nov. 4, 2022, at Marshall.

Along with her 23 kills, Reid registered 13 digs for her fourth double-double in her past six matches while adding three aces and blocks. Senior Jaydyn Clemmer recorded a season-high 29 digs and four aces and Annie Smith (12) and Sarah Schnell (10) chipped in with double-digit kills.

Coastal's Jalyn Stout notched her NCAA-leading 10th triple-double of the season, finishing with 17 kills, 19 assists, and 14 digs.

How It Happened
First Set: Coastal Carolina 25-18

The visiting Chanticleers raced out to a 16-9 lead on an ace from Stout.
The Dukes rattled off a 5-1 run to force a CCU timeout with the score 17-14.
JMU got to within three (21-18) on a block from Savanah Cockrill and Schnell, but the Chanticleers pulled away for a victory in the first.

Second Set: James Madison 25-16

The Dukes quickly flipped the script in the second, jumping ahead 7-3 on a trio of aces from Reid.
Coastal battled back to tie the score at 11-11 on a Schnell attacking error but JMU pulled ahead 18-14, aided by three kills from Reid.
The Chanticleers trimmed the JMU lead to 19-16 but the Dukes stormed to a triumph in the second set with a 6-0 run.

Third Set: Coastal Carolina 25-16

The see-saw affair saw Coastal gain a 7-2 edge early in the third.
The Chanticleers gained a commanding 16-16 advantage on a kill from Emily Fowler.
While the Dukes tried to make things interesting, Coastal took a 2-1 sets lead as Stout closed things out with a kill.

Fourth Set: James Madison 25-22

The Chanticleers were the first to 15 as the visitors pulled ahead 15-12.
CCU could not hold off JMU as the Dukes grabbed a 20-19 lead on an attacking error from Stout.
The Dukes scored four in a row to reach set point with the score 24-19. The Chanticleers staved off three set points before a service error gave JMU the fourth.

Fifth Set: James Madison 15-12

Coastal quickly jumped ahead 6-2, which prompted a JMU timeout.
An ace from Smith and a Rebecca Watkins dump set cut the Dukes' deficit to 8-7 before CCU called a timeout.
The Chanticleers edged ahead 11-10 on a Valentina Varani termination, but the Dukes scored five of the last six points of the set to take the come-from-behind victory.

Match Notes

James Madison improved to 3-3 in five-set matches this season.
The Dukes improve to 5-4 in the all-time series against Coastal Carolina.
In her past six matches, Reid has 121 kills (4.65 per set) and 64 digs (2.46 per set).
Clemmer's 27 digs mark the fifth time the libero has eclipsed 20 or more digs this season.

Up Next
JMU and Coastal Carolina will close out their two-match series tomorrow. The first serve from the Convocation Center is set for 1 p.m. and can be found on ESPN+.