– Jimmies Take #8 Warriors to the Wire in 5 Set Matchup

UJ – The University of Jamestown men’s volleyball team lost in five sets against #8 Westcliff University in their first match up at the Pirate Invitational in Parkville, Mo Thursday evening at the Breckon Sports Center

GAME INFORMATION
Score: Jamestown 2, #8 Westcliff University 3 (25-22, 25-18, 25-18, 25-23, 15-13)
Records: Jamestown 1-3, #8 Westcliff 1-0
Location: Breckon Sports Center | Parkville, Mo

INSIDE THE BOXSCORE

Tomasz Swiderski—17 kills, 1 block, 3 digs, 1 ace, 1 assist
Michal Niemiec—16 kills, 8 digs, 2 aces, 2 blocks
Gaven Hackley—13 kills, 6 digs, 2 blocks, 1 ace
Ethan Hoffert—1 ace, 5 digs, 2 assists
Kaden Jenkins—1 ace
Benjamin Allfred—2 kills, 1 block
Tysen Myers — 6 kills, 1 solo block (2 total), 3 digs
Gabriel Ocasio—48 assists, 1 ace, 1 block, 10 digs

HOW IT HAPPENED

The Warriors were off to a strong start and were on the board first by going on a 3-0 scoring run to start the first set
The Warriors held an 11-7 lead on the Jimmies but a 4-0 scoring run led by a kill by Michal Niemiec and two aces by Gabriel Ocasio and Tomasz Swiderski the Jimmies took a 13-12 lead
The set was back and forth but a late 2-0 score run by the Warriors gave them the first set
In the second the Jimmies went on a 4-0 scoring run going up 8-5 led by two errors and kills by Michal Niemiec and Tomasz Swiderski and was enough of a cushion for the Jimmies to take the second set
In the third set the Warriors went on a 3-0 scoring run to take the lead 8-5 and another 3-0 scoring run 24-15 to secure the third set but the Jimmies did finish on their own 3-0 scoring run 24-18
The Jimmies took the ending momentum of the third set and came out in the fourth on another 3-0 scoring run leading but the Warriors answered back and an error by the Jimmies had the fourth tied 8-8
The Warriors went an another 3-0 scoring run which led to a Jamestown timeout and sparked a 6-0 scoring run by the Jimmies to take the lead again 19-16
A pair of kills by Benjamin Allfred and Tomasz Swiderski sealed the fourth set win to head to a fifth set
The fifth set was a back and forth battle but a short 2-0 scoring run by the Warriors proved to be enough to defeat the Jimmies

UP NEXT

Jamestown continues to play in the Pirate Invitational against St. Thomas University (Fla.) at 2 p.m. and Park University at 6 p.m Friday January 31, 2025 at Breckon Sports Center, Parksville, Mo