Wednesday UJ Women’s Volleyball GPAC Semifinals Jamestown Defeats<\/p>\n
Midland 3-1 25-19,19-25,25-21,25-19<\/p>\n
The top-ranked University of Jamestown <\/a>women’s volleyball team advanced to the finals of the GPAC postseason tournament with a 3-1 win over No. 12 Midland (Neb.) University Wednesday at Harold Newman Arena. Set scores were 25-19, 19-25, 25-21, and 25-19.<\/p>\n Jamestown (25-1), will host No. 5 Northwestern (Iowa) College in the GPAC final on Saturday at 2 p.m. The Jimmies will look to avenge their only loss this season, a 3-1 defeat at Northwestern back on November 5.<\/p>\n Set one saw the Jimmies take an 8-4 lead before Midland rallied to tie the set at 12. UJ was able to regain a four-point lead at 21-17 and eventually went ahead 23-18. A kill by Kalli Hegerle<\/a> (JR\/West Fargo, N.D.) clinched the first set for the Jimmies, one of four for her in the set. Corina Huff<\/a> (SR\/Breezy Point, Minn.) also had four kills in the opener as UJ outhit Midland .171-.045.<\/p>\n Midland fell behind 9-5 in the second set but came back to tie the set at 10. The Warriors then won six of the next nine points to take a 16-13 advantage, then stretched the lead to 19-14. Jamestown was only able to close the gap to four points (21-17) before a pair of Warrior kills and a Jimmie attack error helped even the match at one.<\/p>\n In set three, Midland led 16-14 before a Hegerle kill started a run of five straight points. Jackie Meiklejohn<\/a> (JR\/Dickey, N.D.) served back-to-back aces, and consecutive Warrior attack errors made it 19-16 Jimmies. Midland got within a point at 20-19, but an ace by Sydney Ellingson<\/a> (SR\/Langdon, N.D.), two attack errors, and a Taylor Sabinash<\/a> (JR\/Kensal, N.D.) kills gave UJ a 2-1 match lead.<\/p>\n Hegerle posted four kills and Nicole Schmitz<\/a> (FR\/Oakes, N.D.) added three as turned a slim 14-13 advantage into a 19-15 cushion. The Jimmies finished with five of the set’s final seven points, including another Meiklejohn ace, and Meiklejohn set Hegerle for the match-clinching kill.<\/p>\n UJ outhit Midland overall .150-.113 in a battle of two strong defenses. Midland finished with 10 total blocks while the Jimmies had 11. Jamestown had 77 digs to the Warriors’ 70. Ellingson had 22, while Hannah Schiele<\/a> (JR\/Jamestown, N.D.) and Anna Holen<\/a> (JR\/LaMoure, N.D.) finished with 15, and Megan Gaffaney<\/a> (JR\/Jamestown, N.D.) 10. Gaffaney also had 26 assists. Meiklejohn had 19 assists to go along with six digs.<\/p>\n