ABERDEEN, S.D.\u00a0 (UJ<\/a>) —\u00a0<\/strong>Kat Miska<\/a> (JR\/Pequot Lakes, Minn.) pitched her second career no-hitter and broke her single-game strikeout record as the University of Jamestown softball team defeated Dickinson State (N.D.) 1-0 Saturday at the Fairfield Inn & Suites PC Dome Classic.<\/p>\n Miska (2-1) fanned 18 Blue Hawk batters, besting the previous UJ single-game record of 15 which she set earlier this season.<\/p>\n Katie Reisdorfer<\/a> (JR\/Fresno, Calif.)’s third-inning solo home run provided the only offense, as the Jimmies had just three other hits besides Reisdorfer’s homer.<\/p>\n The win was the third straight for the Jimmies against the Blue Hawks.<\/p>\n UJ 14, Dakota State 2 (5 innings)<\/strong> A five-run second inning put Jamestown in front as Gracie Fisher<\/a> (FR\/Bemidji, Minn.) and Santina Zito<\/a> (SO\/Boise, Idaho) both drove in a pair of runs with a single, and Morgan Geiszler<\/a> (JR\/Horace, N.D.) singled home another.<\/p>\n UJ broke the game wide open in the top of the fourth, plating eight runs on 10 hits. Zito’s double scored Lauren Diemert<\/a> (FR\/West Fargo, N.D.) and Mariah Wick<\/a> (JR\/Jamestown, N.D.) to make it 7-0, then Zito scored on a Megan Neiles<\/a> (FR\/Winnipeg, MB) double. Following a Trojan pitching change, Jenna Remenar<\/a> (FR\/Vancouver, Wash.) doubled to bring in Neiles. Sydney Prussia<\/a> (JR\/Detroit Lakes, Minn.) and Molly Haley<\/a> (FR\/Atwater, Calif.) singled to load the bases, then Fisher connected for a bases-clearing triple to make it 12-0. Diemert’s RBI groundout scored Fisher for a 13-0 lead at the end of the half inning.<\/p>\n Lorgian Steuben came home on a Dakota State error for UJ’s 14th and final run of the game.<\/p>\n The Trojans scored twice in the the bottom of the fifth and had runners on second and third before Katie Merchant<\/a> (SO\/South Haven, Minn.) (3-1) retired the final two batters to end the game.<\/p>\n Merchant went the distance, allowing two runs on five hits and struck out four.<\/p>\n Prussia was a perfect 4-for-4 at the plate and scored twice. Zito and Fisher had three hits each while Remenar, Diemert, Morgan Geiszler<\/a>, and Mariah Wick<\/a> finished with two hits.<\/p>\n Jamestown (7-3) won its 12th straight against Dakota State dating back to 2017.<\/p>\n Next up for the Jimmies is a set of games at Friends (Kan.) University March 5-7.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Men’s Volleyball<\/p>\n SIOUX CITY, Iowa (UJ<\/a>) —\u00a0<\/strong>The seventh-ranked University of Jamestown men’s volleyball team swept both of their matches Saturday at the GPAC Classic, defeating Ottawa (Kan.) 25-18, 25-13, and 25-21; and Morningside (Iowa) College 25-14, 25-11, and 25-10.<\/p>\n #7 Jamestown 3, #15 Ottawa (Kan.) 0<\/strong> UJ dominated the second set, taking a 17-7 lead which eventually became a 21-9 advantage. The Jimmies hit .579 in the set, compared to just -.036 for Ottawa, taking advantage of nine attack errors by the Braves. UJ made just one error in 19 attempts, finishing with 12 kills.<\/p>\n In set three, Jamestown led 9-5 only to have Ottawa score seven straight and go ahead 12-9. With the set tied at 17, the Jimmies went on a 3-0 run and gradually began to pull away. Two kills by Austin Jacob<\/a> (FR\/Houston, Texas) and an Ottawa attack error were the match-clinching points.<\/p>\n Derek Owens<\/a> (FR\/Andover, Minn.) had 10 kills and hit .615 for the match. Jackman added nine kills, Huynh seven, and Cox six. Cox hit .400 on 10 attempts and posted a team-high eight digs.<\/p>\n Derek Correa<\/a> (FR\/Vega Baja, Puerto Rico) passed out 32 of UJ’s 35 assists. Jacob finished with five block assists while Correa and Owens each had three total blocks.<\/p>\n #7 Jamestown 3, Morningside 0<\/strong> The Jimmies hit .552 for the match, making just three errors in 58 attempts. The Mustangs hit just .016 and had 19 errors to go along with 20 kills.<\/p>\n Clark Steele<\/a> (JR\/Lake Forest, Calif.) led the offense with 12 kills, and Derek Owens<\/a> was also in double figures with 10. Owens hit a team-best .769 on 13 attempts.<\/p>\n Derek Correa<\/a> had 29 of the Jimmies’ 32 assists. Steele added seven digs and Braden Neumann<\/a> (JR\/Costa Mesa, Calif.) had six. Ever Cancel<\/a> (FR\/Mayaguez, Puerto Rico) finished with four total blocks.<\/p>\n Jamestown, now 8-2 this season, returns home to host Ottawa (Kan.) on Thursday and Friday.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n FREMONT, Neb.\u00a0 (UJ<\/a>) —\u00a0<\/strong>Tommy Beringer<\/a> (FR\/Murrieta, Calif.) and Ramiro Macias<\/a> (SR\/Delano, Calif.) took third while Carston Toedter<\/a> (FR\/Atwater, Minn.) and Roman Carrillo<\/a> (FR\/Temecula, Calif.) placed sixth on Saturday\u00a0for the University of Jamestown men’s wrestling team at the GPAC Championships.<\/p>\n As a team, the Jimmies finished eighth of nine teams with 41 points, one point ahead of Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) University.<\/p>\n Beringer went 2-1 at 141 pounds to finish third. He lost his first match to Edrich Nortje of Hastings (Neb.), but came back with a 16-5 decision over Conner Dalton of Midland (Neb.) and a 5-3 decision over Morningside (Iowa)’s Noah Styskal in the third place match.<\/p>\n Macias responsed with four straight wins at 285 following his opening match loss. Macias picked up a win by medical forfeit, then pinned Dakota Wesleyan’s Kyle Mullaney in 2:08 and defeated Matthew Wilke of Briar Cliff (Iowa) by 14-1 major decision. In the third place match, Macias pinned Midland’s Matt Johnston in 3:26.<\/p>\n Carrillo (133) lost to Trey Schuck of Northwestern by fall in 5:29 in the fifth place match. Carrillo pinned Concordia (Neb.)’s Carter Willis in 1:36 and won by medical forfeit to stay alive in the consolation semifinals.<\/p>\n Toedter lost a 6-3 decision to Austin Hendrickson of Northwestern in the fifth place match.<\/p>\n Women’s Basketball…<\/p>\n MITCHELL, S.D\u00a0 (UJ<\/a>)\u00a0 .–\u00a0<\/strong>Kia Tower<\/a> (SO\/Bigfork, MN) scored 23 points and made five three-pointers in helping lead the University of Jamestown women’s basketball team to a 75-69 win at Dakota Wesleyan University Saturday afternoon.<\/p>\n The Jimmies will be the eighth seed in the GPAC postseason tournament and will face top-seeded Morningside (Iowa) College Wednesday.<\/p>\n Jamestown led 17-11 after one quarter behind five points each from Tower and Emma Stoehr<\/a> (SR\/Woodbury, MN). Stoehr’s three-pointer with 50 seconds left in the quarter gave UJ its biggest lead of nine points.<\/p>\n UJ went cold in the second quarter, making just three of 13 field goal attempts, and Dakota Wesleyan managed cut Jamestown’s lead to just two heading into halftime.<\/p>\n Tower put the Jimmies ahead by seven with a three-pointer at the 6:32 mark of the third. The Tigers scored 10 straight points over a 2:59 span for a 44-41 lead.<\/p>\n Macy Savela<\/a> (SO\/Mountain Iron, MN) and Tower hit back-to-back three-pointers, and the next possession saw Tower drive to the bucket for a layup that gave UJ a 49-44 lead with 1:50 to play in the third.<\/p>\n After the Tigers got within a bucket at 49-47, Tower’s half-court heave at the third-quarter horn was good, extending Jamestown’s lead to five entering the final 10 minutes.<\/p>\n DWU got as close as two points twice, the second time coming on Rynn Osthus’s free throws that made it 57-55 with 6:40 left. On the next trip down the floor, Savela knocked down another three, then Tower and Hannah DeMars<\/a> (SO\/Grand Rapids, MN) scored on consecutive possessions, giving UJ a nine-point lead.<\/p>\n Savela came off the bench to score 16, making 4-of-6 three-point attempts. Stoehr was also in double figures with 14. DeMars added nine points and eight rebounds.<\/p>\n Men’s Basketball…<\/p>\n MITCHELL, S.D.\u00a0 (UJ<\/a>)\u00a0 —\u00a0<\/strong>A cold-shooting first half put the University of Jamestown men’s basketball team in a hole, and the 21st-ranked Jimmies were unable to recover in a 77-70 loss to Dakota Wesleyan University.<\/p>\n Jamestown ends the regular season 18-7 overall and 14-6 in the GPAC, earning the third seed in the conference postseason tournament. UJ will host Dordt (Iowa) in the GPAC quarterfinals on Wednesday.<\/p>\n After Brock Schrom<\/a> (SR\/Grand Rapids, MN) drew the Jimmies level at 21\u00a0with 6:10 in the first half, Dakota Wesleyan scored 12 straight points over a 2:42 span to take a 33-21 lead. DWU pushed the lead to 15 just before the half, but Cole Woodford<\/a> (FR\/Redwood Falls, MN)’s three-pointer with three seconds left cut the lead to 12.<\/p>\n UJ shot just 33 percent (11 for 33) in the first half, and made just four of 16 (25 percent) three-point attempts.<\/p>\n Mason Walters<\/a> (SO\/Jamestown, ND) scored to open the second half and brought the Jimmies within 10. Koln Oppold connected on back-to-back three-pointers to push the lead back to 16, and UJ would get no closer than 10 the rest of the way.<\/p>\n Trailing by 20 with 2:27 in the game, Jamestown closed on an 18-5 run to make it a single-digit deficit.<\/p>\n Walters led UJ with 14 points and was joined in double figures by Marc Kjos<\/a> (SO\/Lake City, MN) with 13, Jack Talley<\/a> (SR\/Sioux Falls, SD) with 11, and Schrom with 10. Kjos and Schrom each grabbed nine rebounds.<\/p>\n DWU’s Nick Harden led all players with 22 points. Oppold recorded a double-double of 19 points and 11 rebounds. 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\nBats came alive for the Jimmies in Saturday’s second game, as UJ racked up 20 hits off of three Dakota State pitchers.<\/p>\n
\nThe Jimmies fell behind 10-4 against the Braves in set one, but went on a 17-4 run to take control. Ottawa got as close as five at 22-17 only to have kills by Downey Huynh<\/a> (FR\/Fountain Valley, Calif.), Samuel Jackman<\/a> (SO\/St. Jean Baptiste, Manitoba), and Caylor Cox<\/a> (FR\/Helena, Mont.) close out the set.<\/p>\n
\nUJ wrapped up their weekend trip with a sweep of Morningside College, winning 25-14, 25-11, and 25-10.<\/p>\n