Stage Set for Dukes in Opening Round of 2022 NCAA Championship - James Madison University Athletics

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HARRISONBURG, Va. – James Madison volleyball opens up NCAA Championship play with a first round match against No. 18 BYU on Friday, Dec. 2 on the campus of Pitt at the Petersen Events Center.
 
The first serve is set for 4:00 PM. The game will be broadcasted on ESPN+.
 
The winner of Friday's match will play the winner of Pitt and Colgate, which will be played on Friday at 7 PM. The second-round matchup will be on Saturday at 7 PM,
 

James Madison Dukes (24-4) vs. BYU Cougars (21-6)

 
DUKES BATTLE COUGARS IN FIRST ROUND

• This is the Dukes' fifth appearance in the NCAA Championship, with two additional DII appearances.
• JMU enters with a 15-match win streak starting on October 7.
• The Dukes received votes for the first time in program history this season in Week 13 with four total, and increased that number to eight votes in Week 14. The program has also never beaten a ranked opponent.
• -James Madison volleyball won the Sun Belt Championship after defeating Texas State 3-1 in the final match.
• Sophie Davis was named the tournament MVP, while Caroline Dozier made the All-Tournament team.
• The Dukes were named the Sun Belt Regular Season Champion after sweeping defending champions South Alabama the final weekend of the regular season for a conference mark of 15-1.
• The Dukes picked up two major conference awards, Sophie Davis being named the Sun Belt Defensive Player of the Year and Head Coach Lauren Steinbrecher earning the Coach of the Year honor.
• Miëtte Veldman and Davis were named First Team All-Conference and Caroline Dozier was named to the Second Team.

 
JMU IN THE TOURNAMENT

• JMU has made the Division I NCAA Tournament four times and the Division II tournament in 1984 and 1985, the year before the Dukes went DI.
• The team has never won a match in the tournament.
• The last time the Dukes qualified was in 2017 after winning the CAA Championship. They lost to Colorado 3-0 in the first round in Waco, Texas.
• In 2016 the Dukes faced now Sun Belt rival Coastal Carolina in a five set match, losing the final set 15-9. I
• t had been 16 years since the Dukes made the tournament. They lost to Penn State in the first round of the NCAA Championship in 2000. They also qualified in 1999, playing San Diego State and lost 0-3.
• The Dukes appeared in the Division II Tournament in 1984 & 1985, facing Portland State and Northeastern in '84 and Nebraska-Omaha in 1985.

 
NATIONAL RANKINGS

• Aces per set – 21^st (1.83)
• Blocks per set – 9^th (2.71)
• Hitting percentage – 19^th (.275)
• Match W-L percentage – 18^th (.857)

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