{"id":255831,"date":"2022-09-02T19:56:16","date_gmt":"2022-09-03T00:56:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=255831"},"modified":"2022-09-02T19:56:17","modified_gmt":"2022-09-03T00:56:17","slug":"uj-womens-volleyball-wins-twice-fri-labor-day-classic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=255831","title":{"rendered":"UJ Women’s Volleyball Wins Twice, Fri, Labor Day Classic"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

NORTH SIOUX CITY, S.D. (UJ<\/a>) —\u00a0<\/strong>The sixth-ranked University of Jamestown volleyball team opened play Friday at the United Sports Academy\/CSM Labor Day Classic with a pair of victories, defeating Tennessee Southern and Saint Mary (Kan.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jamestown improves to 9-1 overall and will play two more matches at the Classic on Saturday. UJ takes on Rocky Mountain (Mont.) at 9 a.m. and Presentation (S.D.) at 1 p.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

#6 Jamestown 3, Tennessee Southern 0 (25-14, 25-18, 25-17)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Jimmies recorded their fifth sweep of the season with a straight set victory over Tennessee Southern (3-6).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After UT Southern pulled within a point at 13-12 in set one, Jamestown won the next three and 12 of the last 14 to take the opener. Lexi Olson<\/a> (SO\/Langdon, N.D.) had four kills and Aleah Zieske<\/a> (SO\/Spicer, Minn.) three as UJ outhit the Firehawks .367 to .156, making only three attack errors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jamestown trailed 3-2 early in the second set before opening up a 14-6 advantage on the way to a 2-0 match lead. Olson again paced the offense with four kills while Anna Holen<\/a> (SR\/LaMoure, N.D.) added three. The Jimmies again outhit UT Southern .293 to .229 on the strength of 17 kills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

UJ never trailed in set three, closing out the sweep with a 25-17 set win. Sixteen kills and a .375 hitting percentage were the key for the Jimmies, coupled with forcing the Firehawks into five attack errors against only seven kills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Olson finished the match with 12 kills and hit .588 on 17 attempts while Zieske hit .400 with eight kills. Kalli Hegerle<\/a> (SR\/West Fargo, N.D.) passed out 19 assists and Ellie Holen<\/a> (JR\/LaMoure, N.D.) led the defense with 17 digs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

#6 Jamestown 3, Saint Mary (Kan.) 2 (23-25, 25-19, 18-25, 25-16, 15-7)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

After the teams split the first two sets, UJ pulled ahead 15-13 before the Spires responded with five straight and nine of the next 10 to take a 2-1 match lead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With their backs against the wall, the Jimmies took a commanding 14-6 fourth set lead and did not allow Saint Mary to get any closer than six points. The final six Jamestown points came on kills, with Lexi Olson<\/a> and Anna Holen<\/a> putting back-to-back balls to the floor to even the match.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the deciding fifth set, UJ started off on a 5-0 run and led by as many as nine before ending with a 15-7 win. The Jimmies hit an even .500 while the Spires made six attack errors and hit just -.053.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Holen was one of three Jamestown players with at least 12 kills, finishing with 15. Olson hit .520 with 14 kills and Hegerle had a triple-double of 12 kills, 31 assists, and 12 digs. Paige Oswald<\/a> (JR\/Frazee, Minn.) passed out 27 assists to go along with seven digs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ellie Holen<\/a> (22) and Anna Holen<\/a> (15) led the defense in digs, while Olson (six block assists) and Logan Sherman<\/a> (JR\/Marshall, Minn.) (five) combined for 11 of UJ’s 16 block assists.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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