STATESBORO – Sophie Davis tallied 12 kills and eight blocks to lead James Madison to a 3-0 (25-22, 25-16, 25-14) Sun Belt volleyball win over Georgia Southern Saturday afternoon in Hanner Fieldhouse. 

Eagles of the Match
Emily Jarome posted 11 kills, four digs and a block to lead the Eagles (14-8, 6-4), and Paige Powers finished with eight kills and six digs. 

Key Moments
Georgia Southern trimmed a six-point deficit in the first set to 23-21 on consecutive kills by Jarome and Baylor Bumford. James Madison (17-4, 11-1) answered with a kill by Davis and after a service error, won the set 25-22 on a hitting error by the Eagles.

Key Stats
James Madison held a 12-6 edge in blocks and finished with 10 hitting errors compared to 23 for the Eagles.

Quotables from Coach Chad Willis
"It was a tough result today; we really struggled settling into a rhythm offensively this weekend. Today, our mentality on the defensive side of the ball was much better, but we need to find balance on both sides, especially when you're playing solid teams. There were some good stretches we'll look at and build off of heading down the stretch these next two weekends."

Next up
The Eagles travel to Boone to take on Appalachian State in two contests next weekend. Friday's match starts at 6 p.m., Saturday's tilt begins at 1 p.m. and both will air live on ESPN+.