HARRISONBURG, Virginia – The No. 22 ranked Washington State Cougars began the 2019 campaign in the win column Friday morning, with a three set road victory over James Madison.
Set scores from the match were: 25-20, 25-13, and 25-15 in favor of WSU (1-0).
The Cougars, fresh off a Sweet Sixteen run, showed the Dukes of JMU (0-1) they were plenty confident heading into this new season, building a 7-2 run right out of the gate in this contest. A pair of service aces from , accompanied by kills from , , and helped fuel WSU out to the early lead.