JONESBORO, Ark. (11/14/26) – Arkansas State volleyball (19-8, 15-1 SBC) will enter the Sun Belt Volleyball Tournament on a 12-match winning streak after defeating James Madison (12-14, 7-9 SBC) in a 3-0 (25-21, 25-20, 25-22) decision on Saturday afternoon inside First National Bank Arena.
Addison Collum led the team with 13 kills and two service aces while
Kaitlin Whitlock secured a double-double with 10 kills and 12 digs.
Erin Madigan also picked up a double-double with a team-best 26 assists and 13 digs, and
Calea Bush ended the contest with six blocks. As a team, A-State tallied 44 kills on a .283 attack percentage and landed five service aces alongside 48 digs and seven total blocks.
The Red Wolves matched the 2014 and 2016 teams for the second most conference victories in a single season. The program record was set in 2015 when A-State finished with an undefeated 16-0 record.
Set 1
Devyn Lewis bookended a kill from Bush with two more to cap a 5-0 run that moved the Scarlet & Black ahead 15-7. The lead narrowed over the next 18 rallies, as a kill from the Dukes put the margin at two points. Bush and Collum capitalized on a service error by posting a block to make the score 23-19, and Whitlock finished the set with back-to-back kills over the next four rallies.
Set 2
James Madison opened a 13-10 advantage before momentum shifted into A-State's favor. The Red Wolves tied the set after taking four of the next five points, and both sides traded scores until a 6-0 run highlighted by a kill and block for Bush and Whitlock established firm control. With a 23-17 lead in hand, A-State dropped three of the next four rallies before Collum moved A-State ahead 2-0 in the match with her fourth kill of the set.
Set 3
Madigan and Lewis fueled a 4-0 run that opened a 13-7 score, and the lead would max out at seven before the Dukes mounted a final comeback effort. An 8-2 stretch put the opposition within one point of a tie, but Whitlock stalled the final push with a kill while Collum added an ace to make the score 21-18. James Madison countered with four points and tied the set at 22-22, but the Red Wolves would not surrender another.
Collum landed her final kill of the match while
Keira Garinger's ace and
Calea Bush's lone solo block ended the match and the regular season.
Next Up
A-State's first match of the Sun Belt Volleyball Tournament in Foley, Ala., is scheduled for Friday, Nov. 20, at 4:30 p.m. The Red Wolves will play the winner of Match 2 on Nov. 19. Tournament pairings will be finalized following the completion of Saturday's conference matches. The contest will stream on ESPN+ and live stats will be available at AStateRedWolves.com/stats.
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