JMU Volleyball Falls 3-0 in Regular Season Finale - James Madison University Athletics

Saturday, November 14

Jonesboro, Ark.

1 p.m. (Noon CT)

James Madison University

12-14,7-9Sun Belt

Arkansas State

19-8,15-1Sun Belt

Team	1	2	3	Final F
James Madison	21	20	22	0
Arkansas St.	25	25	25	3

Match Notes

11/14/2026 3:35:00 PM | Volleyball

Box Score

JONESBORO, Ark. - Saturday afternoon's 2026 regular season finale ended with James Madison volleyball falling 3-0 at Arkansas State.

Powered by a .283 team hitting percentage and a 7-5 block advantage, ASU (19-8, 15-1 SBC) secured a 25-21, 25-20, and 25-22 sweep over JMU (12-14, 7-9 SBC) to close out the regular season.

Kennedy Louisell led JMU with 17 points on 16 kills and a .170 hitting percentage. Arkansas State was led by Addison Collum with 16 points from 13 kills while recording a .244 hitting percentage.

The match featured 17 ties and seven lead changes over the three sets played.

Today's match marks the end of the 2026 regular season. The Sun Belt Championship Tournament kicks off on Nov. 19 in Foley, Alabama. JMU is set to enter as the fifth seed of the East Division. The Dukes will play the fourth seed out of the West Division at 2:30 p.m. ET. on Thursday.

How We Got Here
Set One - ASU 25, JMU 21

JMU opened the regular season finale jumping out to a tight 2-0 advantage before Arkansas State began taking control of the set.
The Red Wolves would go on a 15-5 scoring run, reaching the media timeout mark first.
Down eight points coming out of the media break, JMU quickly started to recover.
Before ASU could reach 20, the Dukes were nipping at the Red Wolves' heels, down 19-17.
Following a timeout by the hosts, ASU did just enough to stay in front and take the set, 25-21

Set Two - ASU 25, JMU 20

Set two opened with the teams trading leads through the media break.
Following the 12th tie of the set, ASU strung together a 6-0 run to take a 23-17 advantage.
JMU batted back to make it a 24-20 match, but ASU closed it out before the Dukes could inch any closer.

Set Three - ASU 25, JMU 22

JMU kicked off the third set grabbing a 3-1 lead.
ASU responded with a pair of quick scoring swings to take a 13-7 lead.
Down 17-10, the Dukes continued to battle, stringing together a 3-0 scoring swing to cut the deficit to four.
The teams traded points before JMU recorded another 3-0 scoring run to cut the Red Wolves' lead to 19-18.
The Dukes kept the match within striking distance until back-to-back JMU points locked the match at 22-22.
Coming out of an ASU called timeout, the Red Wolves answered with a 3-0 run to secure the win.

Match Notes

Louisell recorded her 57th consecutive match at JMU with double digit kills.
She recorded double digit kills in every match over both regular seasons with the Dukes.
Both teams totaled five aces, with five different Dukes tallying one.
The top-ranked Red Wolves ended the season on a 12-game winning streak.