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HARRISONBURG, Va. – South Alabama volleyball fell in straight sets at James Madison Saturday in Sun Belt Conference action at Sinclair Gymnasium.

JMU (21-4, 15-1 SBC) won the opening set in extra points, taking a 1-0 lead with a 28-26 win in set one. The Dukes took set two 25-22 for a 2-0 lead, and clinched the match with a 25-23 win in the third set. The loss marked South Alabama's fourth straight on the road.

Hannah Maddux posted a game-high 18 kills, .282 hitting percentage, two digs and one block. Maddie Soboleski, who recorded nine kills in the first set, finished with 17 kills and three digs. Kailey Keeble finished with 41 assists and 10 digs to record her 19th double-double of the season, along with one kill and three blocks. Paige Lynn tallied 10 digs, two service aces and one assist.

JMU finished with a .277 team hitting percentage while South Alabama hit .163. The Dukes posted 12 team blocks versus the Jaguars' eight.

UP NEXT
South Alabama will return to action next week at the Sun Belt Conference Championship at the Foley Events Center in Foley, Ala.

QUOTES
Head Coach Jesse Ortiz
- On the loss:
"I like how we fought. I'm proud of the group for doing that. You have to test yourself and keep working against good teams so you can level up, and I thought we did that. I was absolutely proud of them and how they responded and kept on fighting to the very end. JMU is a tremendous team, and a great addition to our Sun Belt Conference. Kudos to them, they were better today and they've proved why they are the regular-season champions this weekend. They are really good."

- On where the team stands entering the SBC Championship:
"It's tough to lose, but I do like how we've matched up this year. Obviously, winning the regular season and the tournament last year was great, but at the end of the day we want to win the tournament so we can go into the NCAA tournament. I like where we're at, and I like our mentality and fight. I think we'll be ready for the rounds to come, so I'm excited for it."

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